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YSU softball takes home HL awards INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — After winning the regular-season championship by three games, the Youngstown State softball team earned a total of nine Horizon League Softball postseason awards, the conference announced on Tuesday. Kennedy Kimball was named the 2026 Horizon League Pitcher of the Year and Freshman of the Year, and Brian Campbell was named the 2026 Horizon League Coach of the Year. The Penguins also placed a program-record six players on the all-league teams, including four on the first team and one on both the second team and third ...

Chase Elliott already eyeing another victory

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FORT WORTH, Texas — Chase Elliott never before had won two Cup races this early in a NASCAR season. After first winning at Martinsville at the end of March, the most popular driver in the series opened May in Victory Lane at Texas. That 1 1/2-mile track is growing on Elliott after he had not been much of a fan of the repave and reconfiguration done there nine years ago. “I think having a win early at Martinsville ... I said it to you guys then and there, it’s not like, oh, hey, the pressure is off, we have a win,” he said Sunday at Texas after another 1-2 finish ahead of ...

Cavs, Pistons have to regroup quickly

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Detroit’s Cade Cunningham and Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell didn’t have much time to revel in reaching the Eastern Conference semifinals after surviving grueling first-round matchups. The Central Division rivals must quickly prepare for their series, which starts Tuesday night in ...

High school scoreboard - 5/4

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SOFTBALL Lakeview 5, Poland 4 - A four-run fifth inning from Lakeview erased a 4-1 deficit. The Bulldogs were led by Annaliese DeJulio who had a two RBI single in the fifth inning. Rylee Barnot and Paige Schwartz also drove in runs during the rally. Isabella Isenberg had another strong start with 12 strikeouts in a complete game outing. For Poland, Cassie Blanch led the offense with two hits and an RBI. Sydney Bulick and Ali Blinsky had a hit and an RBI each and Leanna Boccieri had two hits for Poland. LaBrae 5, Crestview 2 - Riley Rowe struck out 13 for LaBrae, allowing just two ...