GKC CPAs scored a total of nine runs in the first three innings to beat Exchange Bank 9-1 in player pitch Saturday in New Franklin Little League Girls Softball. GKC CPAs never trailed in the game against Exchange Bank and held a 2-1 lead after one before pulling away in the final two innings with three in the second and four again in the third.
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Elite swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk doesn’t know if his father was able to see him winning a medal for Ukraine at the swimming world championships. Romanchuk’s father is fighting in the east of Ukraine, where pockets of resistance are still denying Russia full military control of the region almost four months after it unleashed its invasion.
Trailblazers picked up two wins Friday night in the Boonslick High School Softball League at Rolling Hills Park by beating Pilot Grove Purple and Pilot Grove Gold 11-4 and 14-2, respectively. In the first game, Trailblazers broke out the bats early with five runs in the first and three again in the second to go up 8-0.
WK Auto left little doubt in Midget League action Thursday night at Harley Park by leading Tint Shop from start to finish for an 8-3 victory. WK Auto, improving to 8-2-1 on the season, opened the game with five runs in the top half of the first and then sent three runs across in the fourth to nail down the win.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The prevailing narrative was that the Kansas City Chiefs signed Justin Reid away from the Houston Texans in free agency when they decided to move on from three-time All-Pro safety Tyrann Mathieu.
NEW YORK (AP) — The 16 cities of the first World Cup spread across three nations were revealed, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino made a bold statement summing up the goal of the 2026 tournament, to be played largely in the United States.
In New Franklin Little League Girls Softball Thursday night in New Franklin, Shelter Insurance defeated Exchange Bank in a player pitch game 4-3. Exchange Bank took the early lead against Shelter Insurance with one run in the top half of the first.
WK Ford and Creations by Diana played to a 1-1 tie in 8U softball Thursday night at Lions Park. Creations by Diana scored its only run of the ballgame in the bottom half of the first to take a 1-0 lead while WK Ford rallied back two innings later with one run to tie the game.
Pilot Grove Purple first baseman Claire Rentel hauls in a fly ball for the out against Trailblazers in the Boonslick High School Softball League at Rolling Hills Park. (Photo by Chris Bowie) .