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Charlotte locked-in for play-in tourney

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jalen Duren had 20 points, Duncan Robinson scored 19 and the Detroit Pistons beat Charlotte 118-100 on Friday night, locking the Hornets into the play-in tournament. Already assured of the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons played their regular starters against the Hornets. Cade Cunningham scored 14 points, Ronald Holland II had 13 and Ausar Thompson added 12 for Detroit, which is one win shy of its first 60-win season in 20 years with one regular-season game remaining. Duren also had a game-high nine rebounds. LaMelo Ball had 27 points and ...

Tigers battle for 13-8 win over ’Jackets

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MARIETTA — What happens when two teams who refuse to quit go up against one another? You get a hard fought battle like the one Marietta and Williamstown played Saturday at Phillips Field. The Tigers got down 5-0 early and rallied for a lead, but had to fend off a Yellowjackets squad that ...

Bats come alive as Fort Frye defeats Waterford, 10-3

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WATERFORD – The first four innings of Friday night’s rivalry showdown between visiting Fort Frye and the Waterford Wildcats was a pretty good pitchers duel between Fort Frye’s Elle Casto and Waterford’s Zoey Smithberger. Then all of the sudden the Fort Frye bats came to life and ...

McIlroy joins elite group with Masters victory

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy joined more elite company Sunday at the Masters when he pulled away with a pair of birdies around Amen Corner and, as usual, saved a little drama for the end before taking his place in Augusta National history as only the fourth back-to-back champion. In ...

Local Schedule

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Monday, April 13 High School Baseball: St. Marys at Magnolia, 5 p.m.: Parkersburg South at Marietta; Williamstown at Fort Frye, 5 p.m.; Wahama at Ritchie County, 5 p.m.; Waterford at Meigs; Frontier at Federal Hocking High School Softball: Parkersburg at Williamstown, 5 p.m.; South Harrison at Gilmer County, 6 p.m.; Magnolia at Wirt County, 5 p.m.; Marietta at Federal Hocking; Warren at Fort Frye, 5 p.m.; Waterford at Meigs; Belpre at Frontier High School Tennis: Hurricane at Parkersburg; St. Marys at North Marion, 5 p.m.

High School Track

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St. Marys Invitational GIRLS TEAM SCORES: Warren 156; Williamstown 108; Doddridge County 73.5; Tyler Consolidated 70; Ripley 53.5; St. Marys 53; Wheeling Central Catholic 52; Clay-Battelle 38.5; Ritchie County 22; Valley (Wetzel) 22; Wahama 18; South Harrison 17.5; Wirt County 10; Magnolia 8. Individual placers 100: Ally Jefferson (Wheeling Central) 13.02; Emma Parker (Warren) 13.23; Laken Dawson (Valley Wetzel) 13.23; Maggie Johnson (Williamstown) 13.27; Juliana Huffman (Warren) 13.31; Payton Trent (Doddridge County) 13.43; Audrey Lefebure (Williamstown) 13.54; Aleena Johnson ...