BERLIN CENTER — With how unpredictable the weather conditions have been this spring, the Western Reserve baseball team has played in everything from snowflakes and subfreezing temperatures to sunshine and warmth. That experience dealing with the elements came in handy on Friday, as the Blue ...

GIRARD — Entering Friday’s playoff game vs. Crestwood at Liberty Park, Girard starting pitcher Cam Herrick wanted to just play baseball and not think about the back injury from which he had been suffering. The senior ace got his wish. Herrick, who had been dealing with a “really ...

BASEBALL DIVISION IV Northeast 2 Cardinal Mooney 14, Niles 1 — Kaden Reese and Ryan Reese each had a pair of hits and drove in three runs for Mooney. Johnny Brenner added a hit and three RBIs as the Cardinals rolled in their tournament opener. Vince Gentile, Ford Stacy and Luke Kollar ...

The fifth fish Ray hoisted over the gunwale of the Bass Cat was the proof I needed that I should accept his offer to share one of his lures. Sometimes I need the evidence to hit me in the head. Fishing buddy Ray Halter and I teamed up last week to explore one of our favorite lakes in ...

NEW YORK — Donovan Mitchell insists he is feeling good. Actually even better than that. He had better be, or the Cleveland Cavaliers are in trouble. Questions about Mitchell’s health persisted after he and his teammates lost Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals to the New York Knicks ...

TORONTO — Kevin Gausman pitched into the seventh inning, Yohendrick Pinango and George Springer had two-run doubles and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 on Friday night for their third straight victory. After Springer scored Toronto’s first run in the third inning, ...