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Dragons score early, fall 17-4 at McDowell

ERIE — The Warren girls softball team was on the road as they faced the McDowell Trojans in what would be the only Warren High School sporting event of the day as the other four events were postponed due to weather. Warren scored early, but ultimately fell 17-4 in Region 6 action. The Dragons came out swinging as Emma Gray hit a single followed by Alanna Warrior’s first-ever career home run to put the Dragons up 2-0. The Trojans responded with full force, crossing the plate 10 times in the bottom of the first to take the commanding lead. The Dragons would tack on one run in ...

Lakers outhit Knights 17-5

ERIE — The Eisenhower Knights played their third game in four days, falling to Mercyhurst Prep 13-3 in Region 3 softball Tuesday. Eisenhower scored twice in the first inning, thanks to an RBI triple down the first-base line from Marli Rectenwald and an Abbie Darr sacrifice fly. Mercyhurst got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first, but gave that run back to the Knights with an error in the second inning. The Lakers were then able to get a 5-3 lead in their half of the fourth inning, the big hit coming on a triple by Kara Dugan, which drove in a pair of runs. The home team ...

Abrams’s three-hit game includes HR as Nats beat Pirates

PITTSBURGH — CJ Abrams went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double and two RBIs as the Washington Nationals held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Tuesday night. Abrams hit a solo shot down the left-field line in the fourth inning to extend the Nationals’ lead to 4-1. He also hit the third of three consecutive RBI singles in the first inning, following Brady House and Daylen Lile, as Washington took a 3-0 lead. The shortstop is 9 for 17 in his last five games with three home runs and seven RBIs. Recalled from Triple-A Syracuse earlier in the day, left-hander Mitchell Parker (1-0) ...

Briefs

High school softball It was all Harbor Creek on Monday as the Huskies defeated the Warren Dragons 14-0 in five innings. The visiting Huskies were strong offensively and defensively en route to the victory, including an impressive performance from Addison Lucas that included a home run and a no-hitter. Golf leagues The first round of the Jackson Valley Golf Course Monday Night League was played this week. Bill Andrews and Casey Moyer teamed up with Denny Beedle and Scott Dexter to shoot a 29. Chet Loomis and Rob Ritchie teamed up with Paul Johnson and Shawn Desnerck to fire ...

Warren continues perfect start to tennis season

ERIE — Playing its seventh consecutive road match to start the season, the Warren boys tennis team continued its strong run with a 5-0 win over Mercyhurst Prep. It’s been an unusual start to the year, as the Dragons have yet to play on their home courts through seven weeks. Despite that, the team has handled the challenge well, opening the season with an impressive winning streak away from home. Lucas Thrift, Gabe Dougherty and Jaxon Thrift won singles matches for the Dragons. Gaven Mealy and Karson McCollough were winners at first doubles while Bill Bennett and Tobiah Reinard ...

Erie outlasts Dragons 9-8 in 12

Erie High needed almost two full games to defeat Warren on Monday afternoon at Old Legion Field. In a dramatic back-and-forth battle between the visiting Royals and the Dragons, 12 innings were required to determine the winner. Unfortunately for the home team, they could not overcome a two-run 12th inning and lost 9-8. The Royals struck first, opening an early 3-0 lead after the first inning. The Dragons would respond nicely as they would tie the game in the fifth inning at four runs apiece, then went on to take a 6-4 lead after six innings of play. Three runs in the seventh inning ...