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‘Austin’ City Limits inside Fort press box

July 11, 2018

Austin Baumgartner鈥檚 got a new 鈥榙o. The Fort Frye High senior is sporting a very cool-looking, short Mohawk. It鈥檚 kinda reddish in appearance or in that family of colors. It also kind of lights up the Cadet baseball press box, where Baumgartner has been stationed during Beverly/Lowell Post 389/750 games this summer. Baumgartner is the voice of 鈥淏evLow鈥� 鈥� sort of. He doesn鈥檛 actually do play-by-play. But he does announce over the PA (public address) system the starting line-ups for both the home and visiting teams. He also lets you know who鈥檚 batting, and what changes ...

Sports Talk with Ron Johnston: LeBron鈥檚 excellent adventure

July 4, 2018

What does Los Angeles have that Cleveland doesn鈥檛? Well, the most obvious answer right now is National Basketball Association superstar LeBron James. But then, there are other things, too, and some are not so very pleasant, like.... Earthquakes. With $154 million in his pocket, LeBron should be able to afford the home insurance. Smog. I think all big cities have to deal with that but in the case of Los Angeles...do you know what happens when the smog clears? U.C.L.A. Probably didn鈥檛 see that one coming, did you? Moving right along... Melanoma. Yes, Los Angeles ...

I don鈥檛 wanna grow up

July 3, 2018

While the title of this column may not lend itself to being worthy of the sports pages, I ask you to keep reading for a deeper meaning. Toys 鈥楻鈥� Us stores around the world closed their doors for the final time late last week. Reaction among millennials, including myself, was shock as many of our parents could tell stories of the thousands of dollars they and we (the children) spent inside the walls of the toy giant in the 1990s. Geoffrey Giraffe鈥檚 (the company鈥檚 mascot) many hangouts had all the latest and trending toys. Those buildings were the places to be for many ...

Anna Hayton鈥檚 life stays eventful

June 25, 2018

Former Parkersburg South center Anna Hayton has had an eventful two years while a member of the University of Charleston women鈥檚 basketball program. Dull moments have been hard to come by as she has dealt with everything from injuries and culture shock to an increased school workload and becoming an avid boater during her time as a Golden Eagle. Life wasted little time throwing Hayton her first curveball after the UC women鈥檚 basketball season got underway. Rebounds and starting time were usually hers for the taking during her four years at Parkersburg South. Her physical brand of ...

Reds鈥� legends open camp

June 19, 2018

VIENNA 鈥� Micah Atkinson is looking forward to working on his pitching this week at the silver edition of the Cincinnati Reds Legends Clinic. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 have much control of my fastball,鈥� said the 12-year-old, who plays for the Blue Jays in Vienna. 鈥淪o, I鈥檓 a slow pitcher.鈥� Atkinson, who will be making his sixth appearance at the Reds Legends event, said he鈥檚 also a shortstop and second baseman. 鈥淚 can play anywhere,鈥� he said. The annual 3-day youth baseball and softball camp got underway Monday morning at the Vienna Rec Fields in Jackson Memorial Park. Bronson ...

Lucas on other side of BACF

June 14, 2018

Friday evening in St. Marys, the 25th annual Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis All-Star Football Classic will take place. A pair of old colleagues have had the chance to hang out and enjoy some memories from the past as Ohio head coach Mike Flannery, who is the head man at River, asked former Wirt County gridiron boss Mike Lucas to join him as an assistant. Of course, Lucas and Flannery had a few head-to-head battles back in the day with Lucas leading the Tigers while Flannery was in charge at Paden City. 鈥淗e had some really good teams at Paden City and we were fortuante to have ...