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Moyer’s double helps Bentworth fend off C-H

ELLSWORTH – Bella Moyer’s first goal was a standard penalty. Her second one was anything but standard. Moyer lined up for a free kick from 42 yards out and drilled a picturesque, high-arching shot that found the goal. And it turned out that Bentworth needed both of Moyer’s goals to ...

O-R Athlete of the Week: Dennis Hawkins, Ringgold

Name: Dennis Hawkins Grade: Junior School: Ringgold Sport: Football Hawkins’ week: The current times for Ringgold football are about as good as they’ve been in the last decade and Hawkins has been at the center of it as the quarterback after coming to the team as a transfer from ...

Happ homers as Cubs clinch postseason berth by beating Pirates

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ian Happ homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs clinched their first postseason berth since 2020 with an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. Chicago has won four in a row and seven of eight overall. It leads the NL wild-card standings with an ...

Burke’s Louprint ready for Little Brown Jug

By John Sacco For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com Having overcome an emergency surgery that temporarily interrupted his perfect 3-year-old pacing campaign, Louprint is ready to slice through the opposition Thursday at the Delaware County (Ohio) Fairgrounds and capture ...

Cubs chase Skenes, move to cusp of playoff berth

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Busch greeted Paul Skenes with the fourth leadoff home run of his career and the Chicago Cubs moved to the brink of their first playoff berth in five years with a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. The Cubs winnowed their magic number to one ...

Steelers’ Johnson demoted after kick-returning flub

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kaleb Johnson's mental lapse in Pittsburgh's loss to Seattle has temporarily cost the rookie his job returning kicks. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Johnson is off the kick-return team in the short term after the third-round draft pick opted not to chase ...