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Skenes perfect into 7th, Griffin hits first homer in Pirates win
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (312+ words) Associated Press FIRST BLAST " The Pirates' Konnor Griffin reacts after hitting his first major league home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Friday, in Milwaukee. Skenes (4-1), the NL Cy Young winner, didn't allow…...
Take Me Out to Community Night: Pirates Trip Returns to PNC Park
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (621+ words) Ross Gallabrese COMMUNITY NIGHT PLANS " Discussing this year's Steubenville-Weirton Community Night at PNC Park are, from left, Kevan Brown, business manager for Local 246 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; John Hale, publisher of the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily…...
Creek bounces back, pulls away from Brooke
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (664+ words) Andrew Grimm AROUND THIRD " Indian Creek's Hunter Rusnak races around third base to score a run against Brooke on Thursday. Suffice it to say, they were pretty happy with what they saw Thursday evening. The Redskins went on the road…...
Cruz powers Pirates to 8-4 win over Rangers
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (369+ words) Associated Press BIG HIT "The Pirates' Oneil Cruz celebrates after hitting a three-run home run in the ninth inning of a game against the Rangers Wednesday, in Arlington, Texas. The Pirates took a 5-4 lead in the ninth when Nick Gonzales…...
Alvarez hits MLB-leading 11th homer, powering Astros over Guardians
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (333+ words) Associated Press PLAY MADE " Guardians first baseman Kyle Manzardo, right, tosses the ball to pitcher Tanner Bibee in the second inning of a game against the Astros in Cleveland, Wednesday. Alvarez's two-run shot in the first inning off Tanner Bibee…...
Edison bounces back with big win at Big Red
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (725+ words) Andrew Grimm STRONG OUTING " Edison starting pitcher Nolan Haught fired a complete game for the Wildcats in an 8-4 win at Big Red on Tuesday. The Wildcats, one day after getting run ruled by rival Indian Creek at home, bounced back…...
Owens breaks her own home run record in Madonna win
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (938+ words) Contributed ANOTHER RECORD " Madonna junior Madi Owens blasted her state-leading 12th homer of the season Tuesday, breaking her own program record. WEIRTON " The Madonna softball team is potent offensively, and the Blue Dons can deliver a big inning at any time....
Paredes, Astros power to 9-2 victory over Guardians
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (291+ words) Associated Press SCORING " Guardians catcher Bo Naylor, left, stands near home plate as the Astros' Christian Walker scores in the fifth inning of a game in Cleveland, Monday. Walker lined a two-run shot to left-center in the first inning to…...
Reynolds, Keller lift Pirates to 6-3 win over Rays
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (579+ words) Associated Press SERIES WIN - The Pirates' Spencer Horwitz celebrates as he rounds the bases on his home run off Rays pitcher Mason Englert in the sixth inning of a game in Pittsburgh, Sunday. Reynolds" two-run single to left field capped…...
Brooke softball storms back to stun Potters
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (860+ words) WELLSBURG " Senior night is always special, and teams always want to honor their seniors with a win on their special night. It did not look good early on, however, the Brooke softball team was able to do just that Friday…...