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Frontier seeks first 4-0 start since 2020

NEW MATAMORAS – The Frontier Cougars have not begun a season 4-0 since 2020. The Shadyside Tigers have not achieved that feat since 2021. One of the two will see their three-game winning streak come to an end Friday night when the undefeated Tigers battle the unbeaten Cougars. To be ...

Gauff rallies from set down in U.S. Open quarterfinals

NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff knows what she is up against in her U.S. Open semifinal against Elena Rybakina, whose firepower has vaulted her to the top of the tennis rankings. "I know I'm going to have some aces hit on me and some winners hit on me, but I'm going to keep fighting and give ...

Pirates extend win streak to three straight

CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez hit a solo shot, rookie Konnor Griffin singled in two runs in Pittsburgh's three-run seventh inning and the Pirates held on to beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Rafael Flores Jr. added an RBI single ...

Schwarber goes deep as Phillies defeat Astros

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit a grand slam for his majors-leading 44th home run, Trea Turner also homered and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame two deficits to beat the Houston Astros 11-7 on Wednesday night. The Phillies' offense masked a shaky performance from starter ...

Local Calendar

Friday, Sept. 11 High school football: Hurricane at Parkersburg, 7:30 p.m.; Parkersburg South at Woodrow Wilson, 7:30 p.m.; Belpre at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m.; Roane County at Clay County; Lincoln County at Ripley, 7:30 p.m.; Calhoun County at Wirt County, 7 p.m.; Tyler Consolidated at Doddridge County, 7 p.m.; Poca at Ravenswood, 7:30 p.m.; Magnolia at River, 7 p.m.; Caldwell at Monroe Central, 7 p.m.; Eastern Pike at Eastern, 7 p.m.; Bridgeport at Federal Hocking, 7 p.m.; Shadyside at Frontier, 7 p.m.; Waterford at Fort Frye, 7 p.m.; Marietta at Watkins Memorial, 7 p.m.; Shenandoah at ...

Japanese ‘Hit Machine’ Isao Harimato dies at 86

TOKYO (AP) — Isao Harimoto, the baseball great who survived the Hiroshima atomic bomb and still holds Japan's hits record, has died. He was 86. The Golden Players Club, an organization for elite baseball players, said Harimoto died on Wednesday without specifying the cause of ...