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Alcaraz returns to the US Open with a victory, Sabalenka also wins her first match

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NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz was nervous. He was excited. Best of all, he was pain-free. Alcaraz beat Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Monday, showing no problems with the right wrist injury that had sidelined the 23-year-old Spaniard since April. "I don't know how it looked from outside, but from inside, my feeling was that I was hitting normal," Alcaraz said. "I was playing pretty normal, playing my style, and yeah, the arm, the wrist, everything felt great." In that case, don't rule out a run at a repeat. Following fellow two-time U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka onto ...

Toronto gets going, sweeps Weir High

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TORONTO — The Toronto volleyball team wanted to put forth a strong showing against Weir in the team's home opener. The first set was back-and-forth, however, the Red Knights took control in the second and third sets on the way to sweeping the Red Riders, 25-22, 25-15, 25-15, Monday night ...

Prep Roundups

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GOLF BEAVER TOPS BIG RED, CREEK STEUBENVILLE — The Beaver Local golf team topped Big Red and Indian Creek Monday in a tri-match at Steubenville Country Club, while a Creek golfer was the top individual. The Beavers carded a team score of 160, eight strokes better than Steubenville and 23 better than Creek, to take the top spot. Individually, Indian Creek's Riley Guskea carded a one-under par 35 to take match medalist honors by two strokes over Big Red's Andrew Matzorkis and one shot ahead of Beaver Local's Eli Stewart. Also for Big Red, which saw their overall season mark go ...

Big Red hands St. C its first loss

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STEUBENVILLE - Seven proved to be a lucky number for the Big Red girls' soccer team against undefeated St. Clairsville. Sophomore Jaylin Crites scored with 9:59 remaining in the game to lift Big Red to a 4-3 victory against the Red Devils knocking them from the ranks of the undefeated Saturday afternoon on Reno Saccoccia Field inside historic Harding Stadium. "Jaylin has been phenomenal up front," Big Red (2-1-1) head coach Annie Cutri said. "She has great playmakers behind her who are feeding her the ball. We are working on different combinations. She is working hard. All of the ...

Two inducted to Buckeye Local Ring of Honor

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YORKVILLE – A former football coach known for his winning ways on and off the field and an imposing defensive lineman who also has distinguished himself in industry were the latest to be inducted to the Buckeye Local Football Alumni’s Ring of Honor on Friday. Nathan Schaal, a 2009 ...