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MLBST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas was one strike from a no-hitter when he gave up a double to Cal Mitchell with two outs in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1 to sweep a doubleheader Tuesday night.Mitchell drove a 2-2 curveball over the head of Gold Glove center fielder Harrison Bader and just beyond his outstretched mitt as he tried to make a running catch with his back to home plate.The ball bounced on the warning track 383 feet from the plate and over the wall in straightaway center for a ground-rule double.The hit came on the 129th pitch from Mikolas (5-4), a career high. He was lifted right after that for Packy Naughton, who got the final out to hand the Pirates their ninth straight loss.The 33-year-old Mikolas bent over at the waist for...

Photo by Jay W. Bennett Williamstown’s Maxwell Molessa follows through on a swing during a baseball game this spring. The sophomore Molesaa was named first team All-Little Kanawha Conference for the second straight year. PARKERSBURG — It was a season to remember for the Tyler Consolidated baseball team of head coach Rob Jones. Not only did the Silver Knights amass a school record 23 victories, but coach Jones also watched his team secure the first Little Kanawha Conference championship in TCHS history. Leading that charge was junior left-hander Ty Walton, who was honored by league coaches as the LKC’s Player of the Year. “Ty has worked extremely hard to get to the point he is. He is the first LK...

GOLFDustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson launched tee shots in the Saudi-funded golf league on Thursday, and it wasn’t long before the PGA Tour said its players who took part were no longer welcome, even if they already had resigned.PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan held a hard line on his pledge that players could choose one tour or the other, but not both.Those who had resigned from the PGA Tour — Graeme McDowell said he did so 30 minutes before he teed off — were no longer eligible on any PGA Tour circuit. Those who remained members, such as Mickelson, were suspended.COLLEGE SOFTBALLOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kinzie Hansen and Grace Lyons hit three-run homers, Jayda Coleman made two spectacular defensive plays and No. 1 seed Oklahoma defeated unseeded Texas 10-5 on Thursday night to win its s...

The Middle Tennessee High School Sports Awards presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans was held Wednesday night at Marathon Music Works.Here are this year's winners:Boys cross country runner of the year: Miles Ramer, Ravenwood, So.Ramer won the Class AAA state championship with the fastest time in the state championships. That came after finishing 109th in 2020.Girls cross country runner of the year: Faith Cheeseman, Webb School-Bell Buckle, Fr.The Tennessee Gatorade female cross country runner of the year had the fastest time of any runner in the state championships and was an all-state runner. Boys golfer of the year: Evan Woosley-Reed, Cascade, Sr.The Tennessee signee won three state championships in his career, including this past season where he shot 12-under-par in the 36-hole tourn...

JAMESTOWN — Despite Fargo Shanley starter Jordan Leininger suffering from an ankle injury that put his status for the start against the Dickinson Midgets in doubt, the sophomore toughed it out to pitch a complete game while allowing only four hits to power his team to a 5-2 win in the semifinals of the 2022 NDHSAA State Tournament at Jack Brown Stadium.“I’ve played through a lot of injuries before and it’s just a game but it's a game that I love playing and I’ll do anything to play sports,” Leininger said. “Sports are my getaway.”Shanley had a big top of the first inning when Thomas Simon hit a single to center to score Samuel Ovsak and make it a 1-0 game. Later in the inning, the Deacons’ Landon Meier singled up the middle to score Simon and Avery Haus tried to score but ...