Curbstone to honor state champions

At Monday’s luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township, they will honor the following Ohio Spring sports state champions:

• Cooper Grim, Heartland Christian High School, Division II Boys Tennis Singles

• Cardinal Mooney High School, Track and Field Division IV Boys 4×200-Meter Relay

• Kellan Shipman, Howland High School, Track and Field Seated Division Boys Shot Put

• Claire Liposky, Heartland Christian, High School Track and Field Division V Girls Discus

• Chaya Murray, Salem High School, Track and Field Division III Girls 200-Meter Dash

The event begins at 11:45 a.m., and the public is welcome to attend. All sports fans are welcome. You do not need to be a current or former coach.

Crestview advances to LL title game

Crestview defeated Poland 15-14 in a Little League Ohio District 2 intermediate (50/70) division tournament game Friday at McCune Park in Canfield.

Crestview will meet Canfield in the District 2 championship game, which will be played at 7 p.m. on Monday on Field 7 at McCune Park.

Jonathan Toews retires from NHL

WINNIPEG, Mantitoba — Jonathan Toews announced his retirement Friday, ending a decorated NHL career that included three Stanley Cups, two Olympic gold medals and a comeback season with his hometown Winnipeg Jets.

The 38-year-old center returned to the NHL in 2025-26 after a two-year absence related to Chronic Immune Response Syndrome and long COVID, recording 11 goals and 18 assists while appearing in all 82 games for Winnipeg.

Toews spent 15 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks, captaining the franchise to Stanley Cup titles in 2010, 2013 and 2015 while winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2010.

He finished his NHL career with 383 goals and 529 assists in 1,149 regular-season games and was recognized as one of the league’s premier two-way forwards.

Toews also starred for Canada on the international stage, winning Olympic gold twice in 2010 and 2014, the World Cup in 2016, a world championship in 2007 and consecutive world junior titles in 2006 and 2007.

His final season allowed one of Manitoba’s most accomplished hockey players to complete a full-circle return home before stepping away from the game.

Dodgers’ Ohtani on paternity leave

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani wasn’t in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup on Friday night because he is “away from the team on paternity.”

The team announced in a post on X that the two-way superstar is expected to return this weekend, meaning he wasn’t placed on MLB’s paternity list.

The team’s lineup for the series opener against the Baltimore Orioles came out less than an hour before gametime, with Ryan Ward listed as the designated hitter, and batting seventh.

Asked three hours before the game about the delayed lineup, manager Dave Roberts said he was working out “some things with some position players” and made no mention of Ohtani.

Roberts was asked about Ohtani’s sore left knee and said he had not spoken to him Friday. “Just assuming that after the off day he’s in a good spot,” the manager said.

Roberts often mentions if a player is expecting a baby and the team typically announces they have been placed on paternity leave.

Ohtani, who turns 32 on July 5, and his 29-year-old wife, Mamiko Tanaka, became first-time parents in April 2025 with the birth of their daughter. He first announced on social media in December 2024 that the couple was expecting.

Green Bay’s Gottlieb earns extension

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay coach Doug Gottlieb has agreed to a contract extension that takes his deal through the 2030-31 season.

Athletic director Josh Moon announced the extension Friday. The school did not release financial details of the extension.

Moon, who hired Gottlieb in 2024, received his own contract extension Wednesday and now has a deal that also runs through 2031.

Gottlieb’s hire gained national attention because of his radio broadcasting background and his lack of college coaching experience.

Green Bay went 4-28 under Gottlieb in 2024-25, but improved to 18-15 last season. The Phoenix’s season ended with a loss to Northern Kentucky in the second round of the Horizon League Tournament.

From staff, wire reports