Bulldogs shock Waverly to reach regional final in bid for title
Athens uses a big first inning and strong rally to erase an early 4-0 deficit, defeating Waverly 12-5 in the OHSAA Division II Region 7 semifinal at Gant Municipal Stadium. The Bulldogs (18-12) advance to face Steubenville (24-2) Friday at 5 p.m. at the same venue.
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Raptors hope home court fuels comeback against Cavaliers
Cleveland routs Toronto 116-78 to move one win from the NBA Finals as LeBron James Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love lead a dominant 43 point second half. Raptors host Game 6 at Air Canada Centre where they are 8-2 at home in playoffs and 32-9 in the regular season. DeRozan and Lowry face a daunting elimination game after a lopsided loss.
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Blowout filled NBA postseason distracts announcers
Associated Press reports a blowout dominated Eastern Conference finals as the Cavaliers held a 41 point lead over the Raptors in Game 5. Commentators Mike Breen Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson ran out of material amid the lopsided score.
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Regional semifinals set in Ohio high school baseball and softball
Scores from eight regional semifinal games across divisions I II and IV at venues in Zanesville Chillicothe Lancaster and Springfield. Steubenville beat New Philadelphia Athens defeated Waverly in baseball while Berlin Hiland topped Wheelersburg Minford beat Harrison Central Newark Catholic edged Waterford Toronto defeated Danville Sidney Lehman Catholic beat Reedsville Eastern. Wheelersburg won 12 2 Buckeye Trail in softball. Friday and Saturday finals schedule listed with Steubenville Athens and Alexander Wheelersburg matchups.
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Athens hurdler Terry takes fifth in high jump at regionals
At the Division II Regional Track and Field Championships at Athens High School, Athens County athlete Terry cleared 5 feet and finished fifth, short of a state berth as top four advanced. Logan Elm's Maria Boldoser won at 5 feet 5 inches with Chaddock and Ritz close behind.
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Meet the man Indy 500 champions say saved the race
INDIANAPOLIS It was 1945 when the Indianapolis Motor Speedway faced ruin after a fire and a wartime hiatus. Anton Tony Hulman, a Terre Haute businessman, bought the track for about 750000 and drove major renovations. AP poll of 27 surviving winners crowned Hulman the most important non-driver in Indy history.
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