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Heartland Christian holds off Warren JFK to improve to 5-0

High School Sports

WARREN — It took every second of the game, but Heartland Christian earned a hard-fought road win Tuesday over Warren JFK. The Lions, who defended their various leads throughout the night, successfully did so one more time in the closing moments to leave Warren with a 58-56 victory, their ...

Rowe scores 1,000th point as Vikings best Girard

High School Sports

LEAVITTSBURG — While one is manning a new bench, LaBrae coach Chad Kiser and Girard coach Nick Canterino are quite familiar with each other. The two battled as coaches over the last few seasons when Canterino was at Campbell. Competing for league and district titles is a quick way to brew a ...

High School Sports Roundup from Dec. 9

High School Sports

SOCCER The United Soccer Coaches announced the 2025 High School Boys and Girls Soccer All-America teams, and three locals were among the top 199 players in the country. Badger senior Dax Harnett, Canfield senior Drew Snyder and Niles junior Madelyn Yost joined 110 boys and 89 girls as ...

Steelers’ Metcalf to play vs. Dolphins

Local Sports

PITTSBURGH — A brief hospital visit won’t keep Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf from playing next week against Miami. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Metcalf was hit in the abdomen at some point during Pittsburgh’s 27-22 victory in Baltimore on Sunday and remained behind ...

Illinois victorious over OSU

Local Sports

COLUMBUS — Keaton Wagler scored 23 points and No. 13 Illinois opened its Big Ten schedule with an 88-80 victory over Ohio State on Tuesday night. David Mirkovic had 22 points, including 11 in the first eight minutes, and eight rebounds. Andrej Stojakovic scored 17 for the Fighting Illini ...

Sennecke beats buzzer to force OT; Ducks down Pens

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PITTSBURGH — Beckett Sennecke scored a short-handed goal with 1 second remaining to force overtime, Leo Carlsson scored in the shootout and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night for their fifth win in seven games. The 19-year-old Sennecke eluded three defenders ...