Cueto injured, while offense
again comes up empty
Righty suffers tight right lat muscle; Reds scoreless in past 22
innings - reds.com - ARLINGTON -- Triple-digit temperatures and high
humidity haven't caused hallucinations. The Reds are indeed in the
midst of a Texas-sized funk that was compounded on Friday by the loss
of their ace for the third time this season. As Johnny Cueto went down
with an injury in the second inning, the Reds lineup stayed down for a
4-0 loss to the Rangers... read
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DC
Heat take first place in soccer competition
DARKE COUNTY — The DC Heat U14 Soccer team of the Darke County Soccer
Association (DCSA) had a successful spring soccer season, coming in
first place in the U14 Miami Valley Youth Soccer Association (MVYSA)
Division 1 League with a 6-0-2 record while exhibiting great
sportsmanship, teamwork and individual skills.
With the help of guest players from the (DCSA) DC Elite U13 team (coach
Mark Coppess
... read
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Announcing
The Ford Soccer Skills Challenge!
Get Your Soccer Cleats On! Dave Knapp Ford Lincoln and Darke County
Soccer Association are excited to bring the Ford Soccer Skills
Challenge to our community!
We've teamed up with iSoccer, the Nation's premier online skills
assessment tool, to develop fun and exciting challenges to allow
children ages 8-13 to show off, compete and improve their skills and
get them on track to becoming a better soccer athlete!
All registered participants will receive a complimentary two-month
premium plus membership... read
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reds.com...Losing
trend continues as Reds shut out by A's Griffin
Backed by two hits, Bailey allows big fourth; club has lost five of
six- OAKLAND -- It didn't matter how good or bad Homer Bailey pitched
for the Reds vs. the A's on Wednesday. His lineup went down quietly,
too quietly.
Oakland jumped Bailey for four quick runs in the fourth inning, but the
Reds managed to scrape together just two hits against A.J. Griffin
during a 5-0 loss to drop both games in the two-game series at O.co
Coliseum. The complete game and shutout were the first of Griffin's
young career.
In... read
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Hernandez
charged with murder,
espn.com
ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- Aaron Hernandez has been charged with murdering his
friend after the two had a dispute during a trip to a nightclub.
Hernandez was arrested Wednesday and charged with the first-degree
murder of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, a semi-pro football player whose body
was found in an industrial park about a mile from the former New
England Patriots tight end's home. Hernandez, who was released by the
Patriots less than... read
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GTI
holds on for narrow victory,
By George Starks
VERSAILLES- GTI II jumped on Versailles for seven runs in the opening
two innings Tuesday but forgot about one thing. Versailles is a team
that has the ability to jump right back. Leading 11-4 going into the
bottom of the seventh, GTI gave up five runs before putting the game
away, clinging to a slim 11-9 victory over the Tigers. “We were looking
good,” said GTI coach Jacob Burke. “We quit throwing strikes, just like
the game at Vandalia. We didn’t... read
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Truex Jr.
ends drought with win at Sonoma,
nascar.com
SONOMA, Calif. -- For Martin Truex Jr., a welcome oasis called Sonoma
Raceway at long last ended one of the longest droughts in NASCAR
racing. With a convincing victory in Sunday’s Toyota Save Mart 350,
Truex ended a winless streak of 218 races dating to June 4, 2007 at
Dover, where he finished 7,355 seconds ahead of runner-up Ryan Newman.
On Sunday at Sonoma, Truex beat second-place Jeff Gordon by an even
bigger margin -- 8.133 seconds -- as Juan Pablo Montoya dropped from
the... read
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Reds.com…
Reds
take finale vs. D-backs behind Latos
Given early lead, starter ties career high with 13 strikeouts -
PHOENIX- Back-to-back losses already made the series vs. the D-backs a
lost cause for the Reds by Sunday, but the three-city, eight-game road
trip is far from that. That made leaving Phoenix with a win heading
into Monday's off-day a little more paramount. Boosted by first-inning
home runs by Shin-Soo Choo and Brandon Phillips, Mat Latos tied a
career high with 13 strikeouts before the Reds hung... read
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Eldora
Speedway… Haudenschild
hold to true ‘Wild Child’
moniker with Eldora All Star win
Wooster, OH Veteran Captures 8th All Star Win in Leg #2 of Ohio Sprint
Speedweek as Sutter & Craig Shine - ROSSBURG, OH (June 22) – By
no
means is he a kid anymore, but his moniker remains ‘the Wild Child’ and
Jac Haudenschild lived up to those expectations with a classic Eldora
Speedway run Saturday night. For the 55-year old Wooster, OH
native, it was his 8th career UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint
Car victory on the famed .500-mile clay oval and it came in leg #2 of
the... read
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Heat
Baseball Looking For Players
The Miami Valley Heat Baseball Organization is looking for players for
the 2014 season. Heat Baseball is a select baseball team, based out of
the Greenville area and is open to players from the Darke, Miami,
Mercer and Randolph (IN) counties and surrounding areas. Players will
play 50 plus games per season, compete in the Midwest Ohio Baseball
League and travel to 6-7 tournaments throughout Ohio, including
Findlay, Columbus... read
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Former
sports editor elected to PVHS Hall of Fame
Don McDermott, sports editor of the Greenville Daily Advocate from 1962
through 1966 and 1987 through 2001, has been elected to the Pahrump
Valley High School (PVHS) Athletics Hall of Fame as a major community
contributor. McDermott was the sports editor of the Pahrump Valley
Times from June 2001 through April 2012. He retired (again), but
returned to the newspaper business in July 2002 as editorial manager of
the Pahrump Valley Mirror... read
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Glad
to have known him, By George Starks
Don McDermott was the sports editor of the Greenville Daily Advocate
from 1962 through 1966 and 1987 through 2001, has been elected to the
Pahrump Valley High School (PVHS) Athletics Hall of Fame as a major
community contributor. Don began his Pahrump Valley Times tour on May
7, 2001, after more than 40 years of working for newspapers in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Delaware and North Carolina. He has covered many of the
major sports events in the... read
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GTI I loses on the road...Coldwater
pitching too much, By George Starks
COLDWATER- It’s a rarity when two high school pitchers are throwing no
hitters.What makes it even worse is someone has to lose.
Such was the case for GTI I pitcher Tyler Netzley Wednesday night at
Coldwater.
With the Greenville based team recently coming off a big 7-5 win over
Coldwater last week, Netzley and head coach Tray Wolters wanted to make
it two in a row.
Despite a stellar pitching performance by the incoming... read
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Cincinnati
Reds… Hit
batters bother Latos more than snapping streak
Choo
takes another pitch off body as ace loses first game since August
- reds.com - CINCINNATI -- Mat Latos' personal unbeaten streak came to
an end Tuesday night against the Pirates, but that wasn't what drew the
ire of the Reds' starting pitcher. The Reds lost a 4-0 game to
Pittsburgh, but the tally Latos focused on was the hit batters between
the two clubs this season. In that battle, the Pirates have a 10-6
lead, which includes Shin-Soo Choo being hit six times alone. Choo was
hit in the leg on Pirates... read
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Prakel
and Murphy represent Darke
County
FORT WAYNE, In.- The Midwest Meet of Champions saw Versailles' Sam
Prakel and Tri-Village's Clayton Murphy represent Darke County at
Spuller Stadium in Ft. Wayne recently for graduating seniors. Both ran
the 1600 meters against runners from Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. In the
event, Prakel finished first with a time of 4:09.92 while Murphy was
second coming across the line in 4:15.11. Murphy and Prakel were state
champions... read
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GTI II
run-ruled in six,
By George Starks
GREENVILLE- Looking for the second win of the season, the GTI II team
had the wind taken out of its sails early Tuesday by Vandalia- Butler.
All hopes for that second win were pretty much dashed for the
Greenville team as Butler threw 10 runs on the board in the opening
frame. Greenville did put up three runs the rest of the way but when
then final out was made, the scoreboard had GTI losing 14-3. “Give
Vandalia credit, they are... read
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GTI III remains
undefeated
after beating Eaton, By George Starks
GREENVILLE- GTI III coach Matt Netzley could not have been happier with
his young eighth grade team Monday. Netzley watched his pitcher, Kyle
Mills, go six strong innings at Sater Diamonds as GTI posted a
convincing 6-1 victory over Eaton Monday, to go to 3-0 on the season.
Mills allowed one run in the six inning stint on six hits, striking out
three while not allowing a walk. “My pitching was stellar tonight. Kyle
was strong... read
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bleacherreport.com…Cingrani making it tough on
Baker
For Tony
Cingrani,
pitching out of the bullpen in Cincinnati is preferable to starting for
Louisville. And for the time being, the feeling is mutual. Cingrani,
who was called up while Johnny Cueto was on the disabled list and kept
in reserve on Sunday in case Cueto reinjured himself, will stick with
the Reds for now. “He fills what we need -- we need a power arm in the
bullpen, we need a left-hander,” Reds manager Dusty Baker... read
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reds.com…Four
homers back Leake as Reds win series opener
Righty goes seven strong;
Cozart,
Frazier, Votto, Bruce all go deep reds.com
CINCINNATI -- Four Reds hit solo home runs on Monday night against the
Pirates that traveled an estimated combined distance of 1,701 feet.
Surely, those will make the highlight shows, because homers always draw
attention. On the other hand, in less exciting form, Mike Leake keeps
rolling. Leake's seven innings were the foundation of the Reds' 4-1 win...
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Biffle
emerges late, lands
Michigan victory,
nascar.com
BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Greg Biffle feels right at home at Michigan
International Speedway. He took the lead for good on a late restart and
ran away from the field in the closing laps to win Sunday's Quicken
Loans 400. The No. 16 Ford driver won his second straight race here and
the 19th of his career. Four of those victories have come at MIS. "It's
definitely a special day," Biffle said after delivering Ford Motor
Company its 1,000th victory in... read
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Greenville
grad signs with Kansas
City,
njithighlanders.com
KANSAS CITY, MO—The Kansas City Royals signed 2013 NJIT graduate Tripp
Davis to a free agent contract this week, Royals scout Jordan Wyckoff
confirmed. Wyckoff reported that Davis, who was a four-year left-handed
ace starting pitcher for the Highlanders from 2010 until the end of the
2013 season late last month, flew to Arizona on Thursday morning and
completed the paperwork to turn pro with the Royals organization... read
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Cueto
quiets Crew in return from
DL,
reds.com
CINCINNATI -- In the first inning of the Reds' 5-1 win over the Brewers
on Sunday, Johnny Cueto was thinking too much. Coming back from injury
for the second time this season, he said he was trying too hard to be
perfect in locating his pitches. But mostly, he couldn't stop thinking
about getting hurt again. As a result, Cueto didn't come out as sharp
as he would have liked. Three batters into the game, he gave up a solo
home run to Carlos Gomez. In... read
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Cincinnati
Reds… Reds
looking to start Cueto Sunday,
bleacherreport.com
CHICAGO — Tony Cingrani was called up to make a start Tuesday at
Wrigley Field, but if things go according to plan, it will be his only
start with the reds for the foreseeable future. Right-hander Johnny
Cueto threw 35 pitches off the mound during a bullpen session before
Tuesday’s game and the Reds are hopeful he will start the next time his
spot comes up in the rotation, Sunday against the Brewers at Great
American Ball Park. Sunday is the first day Cueto is eligible to come
off the disabled list... read
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Sprint
car driver dies in horrific crash,
foxnews.com
BRIDGEPORT, N.J. – NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died after an
accident Wednesday night in a heat race at a dirt car event at
Bridgeport Speedway. The 37-year-old Leffler, a two-time winner on the
NASCAR Nationwide Series who had the nickname "LefTurn" above the
driver's side window on his race cars, was pronounced dead shortly
after 9 p.m., New Jersey State Police said. "NASCAR extends its
thoughts, prayers and... read
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GTI holds on for win over
Coldwater, Ward
pitches well in victory, By George Starks
GREENVILLE- Despite having six errors committed behind him by his
defense, GTI pitcher Cole Ward went six solid innings Wednesday,
overcoming the odds that would eventually plague him.
Ward went six solid innings, allowing six hits and five unearned runs
as GTI topped Coldwater 7-5 to go to 4-6 on the summer league season.
“Cole is a gamer,” said GTI coach Trey Wolters. “Cole is very good at
keeping his head in the game, every pitch of
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Vanover resigns position at
Greenville,
Wave looking for varsity coach, By George Starks
GREENVILLE- After two short season as the head basketball coach for the
Lady Wave, Kyle Vanover has called it quits, sighting personal reason
according to Greenville Athletic Director Randy Swisher.
"I never seen this coming," said Swisher in a phone interview. "I was
hoping he would have stayed on and turned this program around and get
it going. I'm not getting much out of him either even though he never
said why he was leaving so personal
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reds.com...Reds
complete sweep of Cubs
Frazier hits go-ahead HR; Cincy wins 12th straight at Wrigley - CHICAGO
-- In a battle between friends and former teammates, Mike Leake might
have had a bit more momentum on his side than Cubs starter, and former
Red, Travis Wood.
Leake, with the help of his Cincinnati teammates, outdid Wood on
Wednesday afternoon, and the Reds' 2-1 victory extended their winning
streak at Wrigley Field to 12 games, the most ever by an opponent at
the Friendly Confines.
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Eldora
Speedway… Ms.
Eldora Speedway pageant to kick off Kings Royal – July 11
Three
young women to be chosen to represent Eldora Speedway in Victory Lane
- ROSSBURG, OH (June 12) – Entry applications for Eldora Speedway’s
annual ceremony to select representatives to assist with trophy
presentations and other functions around the historic speed plant can
now be downloaded from www.EldoraSpeedway.com. The 8th annual Ms.
Eldora Speedway pageant (July 11) will be the... read
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Learning Is Cool Academic
Achievement,
bengals.com
CINCINNATI- More than two dozen Bengals players helped the Marvin Lewis
Community Fund celebrate the "Learning Is Cool" Academic Achievement on
Monday night at the Cincinnati Zoo. The event honored students from
Cincinnati Public, Covington Independent, North College Hill and
Middletown City school systems who have achieved the "A" honor roll
twice in the 2012-2013 school year. Since the inception of the
"Learning Is Cool"... read
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Phillips' slam lifts Reds amid
heavy fog at
Wrigley
Bailey strong over eight; Cincinnati wins 10th straight on North Side -
reds.com - CHICAGO -- It wasn't so much the distance, but Brandon
Phillips' third-inning grand slam was hit out of sight for many of the
spectators at Wrigley Field. Phillips crushed a 1-1 curveball from Cubs
starter Scott Feldman through a thick fog that blanketed the air all
night and into the left-field seats for his fifth career grand slam and
10th homer of the year. Those four runs in... read
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nascar.com…Johnson rebounds at Pocono for
third win of
season
LONG POND, Pa. -- It’s not a good idea to rile up Jimmie Johnson.
A week after a penalty for jumping the final restart at Dover knocked
Johnson out of a near-certain victory, Johnson absolutely scorched the
field in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Party in the Poconos 400,
beating Greg Biffle to the finish line by 1.208 seconds.
The win was Johnson’s third of the season, his third at the Tricky
Triangle and the 63rd of his career. Johnson increased... read
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reds.com…Reds upended by Cardinals in extras
Bullpen meltdown ends with St.
Louis'
seven-run 10th reds.com
CINCINNATI -- The Reds had a chance to win a series against the St.
Louis Cardinals for the first time in almost a year and, more
importantly, pull within two games of the National League Central
leaders. They even had a two-run lead in the seventh. Unfotunately for
the Reds, they couldn't hold that lead, they lost a... read
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Eldora
Speedway… Vintage
Bloomquist
style rewards Tennessee driver with $100,000 at Eldora
Patience Key to 6th Rich Dirt Late Model Dream by Ferris Commercial
Mowers Payday - ROSSBURG (June 8) — As the race leaders pulled away in
the Dirt Late Model Dream XIX presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers,
veteran Scott Bloomquist bided his time. It was vintage Bloomquist at
Eldora Speedway on Saturday night as the Mooresburg, Tenn., driver,
known for his classic late lap charges through the field, replicated
that effort to pocket another $100,000-to-win, 100-lap victory at the
historic... read
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Cincinnati
Reds… Latos
continues to stymie
Cards as Reds even set
Righty
extends streak to 20 regular-season starts without a loss
- CINCINNATI -- Mat Latos did it again. Facing the Cardinals for the
third time this season, Latos delivered yet another solid outing,
guiding the Reds to a 4-2 win in front of a sellout crowd of 40,740 at
Great American Ball Park on Saturday. "That's a great lineup," Latos
said. "They used to kick the crap out of me pretty good, but this year
I've adjusted to them." Latos -- who allowed just one... read
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Eldora
Speedway… Matt
Miller and Dennis
Erb, Jr., rule Night Two of the Dream
ROSSBURG, OH (June 7, 2013) — Matt Miller’s Dream week continued at
Eldora Speedway on Friday night, as he won his second 25-lap feature in
as many nights on the famed .500-mile clay oval. With twin
25-lap
A-Features on the docket, Joining him on the victory stage was Dennis
Erb Jr. Both drivers scored $5,000 for their winning efforts.
The
payday — and the laps, of course — amp up Saturday (June 8) for the
Dirt Late Model Dream XIX presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers. The
100-lap feature... read
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Eldora
Speedway…Tremendous Racing Highlights Start Of
New
Expanded Dream Format
ROSSBURG, OH – June 6, 2013 – Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., and
Matt Miller of Whitehouse, Ohio, kicked off the new expanded Dirt Late
Model Dream XIX Presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers weekend with
victories in Thursday night’s Twin 25-lap features at Eldora Speedway.
With the DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned event’s 84-car field split in half by
time-trial results, Richards captured the frenetic first A-Main for
odd-numbered qualifiers and Miller soared to the checkered flag in the
nightcap... read
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Versailles
track looks to become the first
in the MAC,
By George Starks
VERSAILLES- The Midwest Athletic Conference has long been revered as
one of the best in the state. With domination in football and more
recently, volleyball and basketball, the MAC owns 102 state titles over
its 40 years of existence. With some of the best athletes in Ohio, the
conference has never taken a state title in track. The Tigers will
looks to add that championship in track this year. Versailles enters
Friday and Saturday’s... read
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“Say
Hey” Shay is headed back to STATE!
By Don Selanders
Shay LaFollette will be returning to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY to compete in the 100 Meter Hurdles with Josh
Hoelscher and Bailey Brewer joining her. All had record setting seasons
with Lafollette setting seven records to date - quite an
accomplishment. Hoelscher broke the Pool Vault record set by Dean
Shafer from 1958 at the height of 11’6”. The new record set by
Hoelscher is now 12’2”. Brewer set... read
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Votto, Phillips lead way at
positions in NL
ASG vote
Reds
first baseman far and away in front at spot; Choo within striking
distance
- All season long, Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips have paced the Reds
and been two of the most exciting players in baseball. It's not
surprising, then, that the heart of the Cincinnati order and the right
side of the club's infield lead the way at their respective positions
in the first National League All-Star balloting update, released
Tuesday. Votto, who ranked fourth in the... read
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Lady Wave pitcher named to first
team all
Ohio,
By George Starks
GREENVILLE- Rarely will a sophomore make all-state on any team. Lady
Wave pitcher Ally Russell has done exactly that by the Ohio High School
Fastpitch Coaches Association, making her the 11th Wave player in as
many years to receive all-state status. Russell was just one of 17
players in D-II in Ohio to be named as a first team player. "She was
very deserving of this honor," said Wave coach Jerrod Newland. "I'm
very proud of her. She kept... read
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Lady Wave falls
short of
state appearance, by George Starks
MASON- Looking to make another trio to Akron, the Greenville Lady Wave
softball team fell one game short of that goal Saturday. Giving up six
first inning runs to Kenton Ridge in the regional final, Greenville
could overcome that deficit, falling to the Cougars 6-2. "It was very
disheartening," said Wave coach Jerrod Newland. "The better team won
this time." Going into the game, the Wave was ranked number one in D-II
... read
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huffingtonpost.com…Deacon Jones dies at age 74
David "Deacon" Jones, the original sackmaster, has died. The Hall of
Fame defensive end, credited with coining the word "sack" for how he
knocked down quarterbacks, was 74. The Washington Redskins said Jones
died of natural causes at his home in Southern California on Monday
night. "Deacon Jones was one of the greatest players in NFL history.
Off the field, he was a true giant," said Redskins general manager
Bruce Allen ... read
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Reds.com…Arroyo
dominates Rox backed by Bruce's bat…Righty
throws eight scoreless as right fielder goes 3-for-4, homers
CINCINNATI -- After a dreadful outing in Cleveland last week, Bronson
Arroyo said he didn't have the "weapons" to be successful on that
night. So on Monday, when he tossed eight shutout innings against the
potentially lethal Rockies offense, he must have felt much better about
what he had to work with. Right? "I didn't particularly have amazing
stuff," Arroyo said after. ... read
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Wave
tracksters place at regionals, by George
Starks
DAYTON- Two Greenville girls placed in the top eight in the girls pole
vault to earn spots on the podium Friday night in an Ohio High School
Athletic Association Division I regional track and field meet at
Dayton’s Welcome Stadium. Junior Paige Keller placed sixth in the girls
pole vault with a vault of 10 feet 6 inches while junior Harmony
Kolling tied for eighth place with a vault of 10 feet. Greenville
senior Emily Hayes also competed Friday night, finishing 15th in the
girls 800-meter run with a time of. ...
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Reds.com…
Reds
squander early lead in extra-innings loss to Bucs
Miss chance at a sweep to fall into a tie for second in the NL Central
- PITTSBURGH -- The Reds and pitcher Mat Latos may have wanted to gain
a measure of revenge on behalf of Brandon Phillips against the Pirates
on Sunday for his plunkings over the past two days. But, the real and
lasting satisfaction that could have been gained from sweeping a series
got away in rather ugly fashion: a 5-4 Reds loss to the Pirates in 11
innings that... read
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