Too many 0’s for Scouts
XENIA — Xenia Scouts manager Bubba Cates pointed to the Grady’s Field scoreboard and took notice of all the zeroes on it. In Friday...
Scouts blast Settlers, 8-1
By John [email protected] — The host Xenia Scouts turned a pitcher’s duel into a slugfest, to win Thursday’s Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League baseball...
92-year-old Underwood still winning bike races
By John [email protected] — You will rarely see 92-year-old Francis Underwood rolling along at a leisurely pace on the Greene County-area bike paths. Francis...
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AUTO RACINGShady Bowl hosting doubleheaderDEGRAFF — Shady Bowl Speedway will host two big days of action this weekend. Saturday will feature late models, modifieds,...
A.J. Puk won’t pitch early in CWS for top-seeded Florida
The Associated PressGAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida left-hander A.J. Puk, the sixth overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft last week, will have to...
LeBron, Cavaliers pushing for Game 7
By Tom WithersAP Sports WriterCLEVELAND — LeBron James has watched “The Godfather” trilogy over and over during these playoffs. The Oscar-winning films about crime,...
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HIGH SCHOOLBoys BasketballTate named Bellbrook head coachBELLBROOK —The Bellbrook-Sugarcreek School District and the Bellbrook High School Athletic Department announced Wednesday that Donnie Tate has...
More than a century after its debut, Oakmont remains a stern test
By Will GravesAP Sports WriterOAKMONT, Pa. — Retirement made Henry Fownes restless. When the Pittsburgh native sold the family iron business to steel magnate...
Softball fun spans three generations
By John [email protected] — As Joanna Warner, 7, oh-so-patiently waited for her softball game to begin, she couldn’t stop smiling. With her mom and...
Russian athletes, state accused of obstructing drug tests
By James EllingworthAP Sports WriterThe World Anti-Doping Agency alleged Wednesday that Russian athletes and government agencies continued to obstruct and deceive drug testers, even...
