Breaking News

Union City pulls away from Knights

RUSSELL — Caleb Jakubczak went 3 for 3, but it wasn’t enough for Eisenhower as Union City beat the Knights 13-4 in Monday’s Region 4 baseball game at Werner Park. The Knights got on the board first when Jakob Pikna singled in Jakubczak, who reached base on a single to center field, ...

Warren defeats St. Marys 7-2 in tennis

ST. MARYS — The Warren boys tennis team was on the road Monday for a last-minute scheduled match against St. Marys, and defeated the Flying Dutchmen by a 7-2 margin. “Being the last nonregion match of the season for both teams, we decided to play with the format a bit to maximize match play and get more kids into varsity play,” said Warren head coach Thomas Pellegrino. “It was a fun day of tennis and we had some good matchups that will help us prepare for districts.” Jaxon Thrift won at third singles and Karson McCollough won at fourth singles for the Dragons (13-1, 5-1 ...

Sabres look to clinch first series since 2007

The Buffalo Sabres have shed the burden of a 14-year absence from the Stanley Cup playoffs that set a dubious NHL record and surged toward their next big thing. Beat the Boston Bruins at home in Game 5 on Tuesday, and the Sabres will skate in the second round for the first time since 2007. "You can expect this to be the hardest game that we're going to have to play short-term here, because they're in the nothing-to-lose-and-everything-to-gain category," said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, whose first stint with the team was a 15-year run that included the most recent postseason appearance ...

Briefs

Golf leagues Tasta Pizza leads the standings in the Tuesday Night League at Jackson Valley Golf Course with 54.5 points. The other teams in the top five are 4-Score 54.0, Shults of Warren 47.5, Grip It and Sip It 3.0 45.0 and Shaw House 44.0. Ron Irwin (10 points), Robbie Bero and Jeremy Blymiller (9.0 apiece), and Ethan Benedict (8.5) recorded the high points for the week. Following are the low gross scores: Jesse McMichael 36, front nine; Matt Johnson 37, back nine; Larry Salapek 39, senior front nine; and Dale Johnson 41, senior back nine. Following are the low net scores: ...

Skenes rents a bounce house to celebrate Griffin’s 20th birthday

Paul Skenes rents a bounce house for Pirates' clubhouse to celebrate Konnor Griffin's 20th birthday PITTSBURGH (AP) — A bounce house stood in the middle of the Pittsburgh Pirates' clubhouse before Monday night's game against St. Louis, courtesy of NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes. Skenes rented the inflatable kids' attraction as a part of a belated celebration for rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin, who turned 20 on Friday and celebrated by hitting his first major league home run in a win at Milwaukee. "Unfortunately, I didn't get to get in it, but I love it," Pirates manager Don ...

Spiegel shines at McDowell Invite

ERIE — The Warren boys and girls track team competed at the 39th annual Joe Sanford McDowell Invitational on Friday and returned home with some impressive results. The girls finished in ninth place out of 16 teams, earning 43 total points. The boys finished 11th out of 18 teams with 28.50 points. The highlight of the day was Max Spiegel, who was the lone Dragon to win an event. He jumped 6 feet, 3 inches to claim the high jump crown. Contributing points for the Lady Dragons were: Morgan Alexander, 1,600 meters, 5:23.61, fourth; Lilly Newton, 400 meters, 1:02.83, eighth; Riley ...