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When 19-year-old Russell native Derek Childs sets his mind to doing something, he will finish it, and he might just learn an awful lot about himself in the process. For Childs, he set a goal to hike the Appalachian Trail, the longest thru-hiking trail in the world, 2,200 miles of varying ...

BRWS begins north of border

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — A casual observer might have thought that Broomall-Newtown, Pennsylvania would have come out of the World Series opener with a victory. After all, the Mid-Atlantic Region champions had their first five batters of the game reach base en route to a 3-0 first-inning lead; ...

Buccaneers slip by Steelers 17-14 in preseason

PITTSBURGH (AP) — For a high school football coach, Teddy Bridgewater can still sling it. The well-traveled Bridgewater threw for a pair of first-quarter touchdowns in Tampa Bay’s 17-14 preseason win over Pittsburgh on Saturday night, thrusting himself into the competition with Kyle Trask ...

Swanson lifts Cubs past Bucs

CHICAGO — Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday in the rubber game of the weekend series. Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ian Happ each had two hits for Chicago, which had dropped four of five before a 3-1 ...

Play ball!

The Babe Ruth 13-Year-Old World Series begins today at Diethrick Park in Jamestown, N.Y. At 11 a.m., Stamford, Conn. will take on Broomall-Newtown, Pa., followed by Stevens Point, Wisc. vs. Eagle Pass, Texas at 1:30 p.m., Australia vs. Tallahassee, Fla. at 4:30 p.m. and Jamestown vs. ...