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WEST MIDDLESEX — Kate Shippee paced the Warren girls golf team with a ninth-place finish out of 32 players at the Hickory Hornet Invitational held at Oak Tree Country Club on Wednesday, as well as a sixth-place finish out of 55 contestants on Thursday at the Warren Dragon Girls Invitational held at Cable Hollow Golf Course. "Kate has had a very good start to the season and has been striking the ball very solid with four top-10 finishes in a row the last two weeks,” reported Warren girls coach Scott Pearson. “I see her gaining confidence in her shot selection and is always ...

Moving day at Diethrick

Janesville, Wisconsin, trailed for most of Thursday’s first quarterfinal at the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series. The Ohio Valley Region champions made up for it late. Wisconsin used a pair of bunts to plate the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning en route to a 7-6 win over ...

Skenes has fallen back to earth in 2026

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes insists he has had stretches during his still-burgeoning career when he has had to grit his teeth and grind through it. The problem is, it rarely seemed like it. Spending two seasons doing things few pitchers in the history of the game have done — as Skenes did while winning NL Rookie of the Year in 2024 and the NL Cy Young in 2025 with a dazzling arsenal that was frequently unhittable — has a way of raising expectations. Maybe unfairly so to someone only a few months removed from his 24th birthday. The towering and remarkably mature right-hander ...

Survive & advance

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Host teams historically have not done well against the regional champions in the Babe Ruth World Series. In recent editions that have been hosted at Diethrick Park the local talent has fared much better, even reaching the quarterfinals in 2021. On Wednesday night, the ...

Bok makes history as first girl in local BRWS

Since 1980, in the 20 Babe Ruth World Series that Jamestown, New York, has hosted, many athletes have made their mark on baseball history. That includes Richie Sexson, who went on to be a two-time MLB All-Star, Ben McDonald, who was the No. 1 pick in the MLB Draft in 1989, and Kris Benson, ...

Stateline set for action-packed night of racing Saturday

BUSTI, N.Y. — As the dog days of summer begin to wind down and the number of remaining race nights shrinks, Stateline Speedway is hosting the perfect event for the whole family. This Saturday marks the highly anticipated Westfield Ag & Turf “Free Night,” presented by Rent To Hometown. Fans will be treated to free grandstand admission, an on-track autograph session to meet their favorite drivers and a massive giveaway where the first 500 K-5 students through the gates will receive a brand-new backpack filled with school supplies. While the fans enjoy the free promotions, the ...