Sports

The Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association, with the second-largest membership in the United States, held its 5th annual "1st Pitch Recognition Night" at Progressive Field prior to Saturday's Indians vs. Reds...  Read Story.

Greg and Andrew Lancaster of Magnolia reigned as Bocce champs at the St. James Italian Festival held in June. There were 20 teams participating in this year's tournament. The single-elimination tournament was off...  Read Story.

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The local young men did not win the VIP trip to the Bejiing Olympics, but their Malone College cross country video definitely had a respectable finish in the video contest sponsored by Flo Track, a running...  Read Story.

Val Strasser, a member of the Canton South varsity softball team who is going into her senior year, recently was chosen to play in The Ohio Coaches' Association tournament. Strasser tried out for the team in ...  Read Story.

The Canton South lady Cats 12 and under team, below, recently were named champions of their league. They finished the season 14-0. Members of this years team are front row from left, Julie Morris; second row, Audrey Leahy,...  Read Story.

Canton South soccer club fall season signups are open to boys and girls from all districts, preschool age through 8th grade. Signups will be held at Canton South High School from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 8 and at Canton...  Read Story.

The Canton South boys varsity basketball team will hold open gyms for all players in the high school gym. The open gyms will be offered from 9 a.m. until noon on Mondays and Wednesdays through the middle of July. Canton...  Read Story.

Traditionally, Bocce is to be played on an oyster shell court, but has adapted to many surfaces such as asphalt, decomposed granite or grass. Courts can be set at approximately 20 to 30 meters in length and 3 to 4 meters in width....  Read Story.

Malone College is hosting track and field and cross country camps this summer. Cross country camp will be held from July 13 to 16. For more information visit http://www.malone.ed 7828 for track camp and http://www.malone.edu/3842 for...  Read Story.

You can call her Dr. Renee Powell now. PGA Professional Renee Powell, the 2003 PGA First Lady of Golf, marked another historic chapter in her career, becoming the first female golfer...  Read Story.

The 21st annual Alive Christian Music Festival was held June 18-21 in Canal Fulton. There were many musical artists and speakers to be heard, including Skillet, Chris Tomlin, Casting...  Read Story.

More than 50 runners were welcomed by sunny skies and pleasant temperatures on Saturday for the annual Loy Memorial Road Races in East Canton. The races are in honor and remembrance of both the late Ben...  Read Story.

The Grand Rental Station Waynesburg team took the championship title from the Magnolia Taggarts team on Saturday. The teams participated in a 7-8-year-old coach pitch...  Read Story.

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Sandy Valley 14U Softball Coached by Scott Anthony and Ray Hall June 17 Sandy Valley 10, Greentown 0 (run rule in 5...  Read Story.

Superstar Tamika Catchings of the WNBA's Indiana Fever will be the featured speaker and camp instructor at a girls' basketball camp at First Friends Church in Canton. The...  Read Story.

There are a few more openings for girls in Canton Local entering grades 3 through 6 to cheer for football this fall. Registration for new cheerleaders is Tuesday, July 1 from 6-8 p.m. Registration and uniform sizing for returning cheerleaders is...  Read Story.

Yoga classes are being offered in the Sandy Valley area by instructor Pam Sewell. Pam instructs Yoga for health. Age, size and flexibility are different for each individual; and slow, easy stretches are the key to...  Read Story.

When Joe Siebert and Mike Coates of the Sandy Valley area heard about a video contest with a grand prize of two VIP passes to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, they believed Joe's season documentary of...  Read Story.