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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GOLF Dist. Tournament: (E) Division I Boys At EagleSticks Golf Club Qualifiers: Top 1 teams and 1 individual not on a qualifying team. *Indicates state qualifying team or individual Team Place: 1. Marietta* 311 (Anthony Discini 67, Keaton MacE 79, Blake Lauer 77, Colsen Lang 88, Torin Baker 110); 2. New Philadelphia 317; 3. Jackson 318; 4. Gallia Academy 326; 5. Sheridan 326; 6. Tri-Valley 327; 7. Maysville 334; 8. Warren 338; 9. Athens 0; 10. Chillicothe 0; 11. Dover 0; 12. Miami Trace 0; Individual Scores: 1. Anthony Discini(Marietta) 67; 2. Austin ...

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Friday, Oct. 2 High school football: Parkersburg at George Washington, 7:30 p.m.; Williamstown at Marietta, 7 p.m.; Oak Glen at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m.; Ravenswood at Roane County, 7:30 p.m.; Ripley at Brooke, 7:30 p.m.; Webster County at Wirt County, 7 p.m.; Wahama at Tyler Consolidated, 7 p.m.; Doddridge County at Petersburg, 7 p.m.; Calhoun County at Madonna, 7 p.m.; Ritchie County at Gilmer County, 7 p.m.; Belpre at Trimble, 7 p.m.; Bishop Rosecrans at Caldwell, 7 p.m.; Eastern at Federal Hocking, 7 p.m.; Conotton Valley at Frontier, 7 p.m.; Barnesville at Fort Frye, 7 p.m.; Monroe ...

Steelers deal Porter to Cowboys

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have acquired disgruntled cornerback Joey Porter Jr. from the Pittsburgh Steelers, a move to try help an injury-plagued secondary and boost a defense that remains among the NFL's worst. Pittsburgh will receive two draft picks from Dallas, a ...

The tyranny of one man’s opinion (syndicated column for 10/2)

Thomas Cromwell was the Lord Chancellor of England for much of the reign of King Henry VIII. He engineered the convictions and executions of many whom Henry wanted out of the way, including his two predecessors in office -- one of whom was St. Thomas More -- and even the king's second wife, Queen Anne. When Cromwell's son Gregory, who became sickened as he watched his father devolving from counselor to monster, learned that an executioner for the queen had been sent for from France a week before her trial, he asked his father what the purpose of her trial was if the king had ...

Jaguars QB seeks first win vs. Bengals

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has beaten every AFC opponent except one during his professional career: Cincinnati. Lawrence is 0-3 against the Bengals, with each loss being more gut-wrenching than the previous one. He gets a chance to end the ...

Time with Teddy: It’s good to share a dog’s life (syndicated column for 10/2)

"Everyone thinks they have the best dog," wrote W. R. Pursche, "and none of them are wrong." Those who've never had a dog don't get it, and you can't blame them. People who've never had a Toll House cookie likewise have every right to be ambivalent on the subject. On the other hand, my family and I have had five Golden Retrievers over the past 30 years, and if you're ambivalent about a Golden Retriever, you've got problems. I've been besotted with each of them, to the point that my then teenage children were ready to stage an intervention. "Did you actually just ask if the dog had had ...