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Bad weather doesn't stop Lady Dragons from soccer win Tuesday

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The Warren High girls soccer team is off to a great start in 2026 as they defeated the Franklin Knights Tuesday evening by a 4-1 margin. The game was all Warren as the Lady Dragons controlled the pace from the beginning to the end. Warren's first goal was scored by Ellise Wilson who found the back of the net off a Lani Wenzel indirect kick. Wenzel decided it was her time to score, so that's what she did off a nice throw-in from Delaney Moore. With the Dragons now up 2-0, the Knights had to battle. A Franklin goal just before the half put them in striking distance. After a ...

Shippee ties for medalist honors

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NORTH EAST — Warren senior Kate Shippee tied McDowell’s Bella Deaton with scores of 85 for medalist honors as the Dragons finished third in a Region 6 mega match held at the Green Meadows Golf Course. Warren’s combined three-of-five girls score of 319 narrowly finished one stroke behind Harbor Creek’s 318. The McDowell Trojans won with a score of 277 and Meadville came in fourth at 322. “Green Meadows is a very challenging course as it measures out at 5,177 yards for the ladies tees and is heavily guarded by trees and thick grass,” said head coach Scott Pearson. “I ...

Porter unsure if he'll play Week 1 without deal

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PITTSBURGH — Joey Porter Jr.'s balky back felt good enough to return to practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. At the moment, his health appears to be the least of his concerns. The fourth-year cornerback didn't commit to playing in Pittsburgh's season opener against Atlanta on Sept. 13 if he and the team can't come to terms on a new contract. "I don't know," Porter said. "I've got to talk to (the front office) and my agents about that one." The 26-year-old is entering the final season of the rookie contract he signed after being selected with the first pick of the ...

Briefs

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Golf leagues WARREN — Shults of Warren leads the team standings in the Tuesday Night League at Jackson Valley Golf Course with 217 points. The other top-five teams are Eagles Club, 214, Sons of the Legion, 205.5; Davies & Sons, 198; and Mountain Laurel Credit Union, 195. Garrett Bailey was the high-point individual leader with 9, followed by Michael Hamrick, Skete Williams, DJ Rose, Gail Spicer and Jason Rafalski with 8 apiece. Following are the low-gross scores: Jesse McMichael 34, front nine; Rob Ritchie 38, and Skete Williams 38, back nine; Tom Morelli 40, senior front nine; ...

Eisenhower boys roll 7-1

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HADLEY — The Eisenhower Knights played their third game in four days, but showed no signs of being tired as they defeated Commodore Perry 7-1 in a nonregion boys soccer game. Eisenhower’s Rever Caudill scored three goals in the game, the first coming less than four minutes in and the second coming just 18 seconds later to stake the Knights to an early 2-0 lead. Caudill would score his third-and-final goal just five minutes later to put the Knights up 3-0 and they never looked back. Getting into the scoring column next for Eisenhower were Jayden Fry and Braden Frank to close out ...

Hendricks takes 4th for Warren boys

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EDINBORO — The Warren boys golf team was on the road Tuesday at Culbertson Hills for their fourth Region 6 mega match of the season. “Overnight rain made for a very soggy course,” said head coach Nate Sandberg. “We were able to take advantage of lift-clean-place everywhere, and came out with our best team score of the season so far.” Hayden Hendricks paced the Dragons with a score of 77, followed by an 80 from Michael Palmieri. Also competing for the Dragons were Xander Russell at 83, Gavin Haibach 86 and Presley Weldon coming in at 88. “I think we just needed the ...