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Mooney's Durst taken off life support

High School Sports October 2, 2026

On Tuesday, the news no one wanted to hear became reality. Late that night, Cardinal Mooney boys soccer player Luke Durst was taken off life support. Durst, a freshman Cardinal, was involved in an ATV accident on Sunday. He was taken to Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland, according to cleveland.com. On Tuesday, Cardinal Mooney Principal Patrick Kiraly released a statement announcing the cancellation of the boys soccer game against Central Christian, as well as the postponement of the Homecoming dance and the Prospective Parents Night. The Cardinals have one more home ...

High School Sports Roundup from Oct. 1

High School Sports October 2, 2026

FOOTBALL Ursuline 44, Steubenville 40 BY QUARTERS Steubenville-6-15-6-13—40 Ursuline-15-7-7-15—44 TEAM STATISTICS First Downs: S: 25, U: 22; Rushes/Yards Rushing: S: 42-210, U: 48-328; Yards Passing: S: 269, U: 138; Comp-Att-Int: S: 15-23-0, U: 9-16-0; Penalties: S: 13-76, U: 11-85; Fumbles-Lost: S: 0-0, U: 1-1; Total Yards: S: 470, U: 466; Offensive Plays: S: 66, U: 65 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Passing: Steubenville: 15-23-269; Ursuline: Patrick Reardon 9-16-138 Rushing: Ursuline: Vinnie Fecko 31-238 Receiving: Ursuline: Dale Peterman 2-53 Scoring summary First ...

Valley native Pluchinsky qualifies, finishes top-16 at U.S. Mid-Amateur

Local Sports October 2, 2026

For years, Brandon Pluchinsky has sought to play in some of the United States Golf Association’s biggest golf tournaments. He’s attempted qualifying for the U.S. Open five times, the Mid-Amateur and Amateur Four-Ball Championship each three times and the U.S. Amateur once. He made it to ...

Ohio State's defense searching for answers

Local Sports October 1, 2026

COLUMBUS — Defense is often the topic when a team is getting set to play at Iowa. The 14th-ranked Hawkeyes have developed a reputation as a consistent force on that side of the ball, and the 2026 version looks no different through four games for the undefeated Hawkeyes, who host No. 5 Ohio ...

Malkin scores, Silovs stops 19 shots as Penguins beat Flyers in teams' opener

Local Sports October 1, 2026

PHILADELPHIA — Evgeni Malkin, Hendrix Lapierre and Filip Hallander scored in the second period and Arturs Silovs stopped 19 shots to help the Pittsburgh Penguins steamroll the Philadelphia Flyers 7-0 on Wednesday night. Silovs posted his third career shutout in his 57th start. Nick ...

Bohm homers in 10th as Phillies beat Braves to force Game 3

National Sports October 1, 2026

ATLANTA — Bryce Harper's misplay in right field put Philadelphia in a hole. His homer an inning later put the Phillies in position for a comeback win that extended their postseason. Alec Bohm put Philadelphia ahead with a two-out homer in the 10th inning, and the Phillies beat the Atlanta ...