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2022 - 7 - 10

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Eastern Bay chasing De Francis Dash berth * The Racing Biz (theracingbiz.com)

Veteran Eastern Bay, a 16-time winner, could earn a return to the De Francis Dash with a victory Sunday at Laurel Park.

A change of routine might freshen horses a little bit, and then the weight coming off. “I think it’s a combination of just being there at the right time and maybe changing things up just a little bit that maybe freshens a horse. “Instead of running around the track with an extra seven pounds on your back, it’s got to help to be lighter.” “Outlier is usually a distance horse, but he likes the front end. If we get the win, then we’ve got to look up and up the claiming price. “We have a second horse in there, too, this time that has a little front speed that might actually help the race set up,” he added.

Irvine Bronco all-stars rally and top Torrance, earning berth in super ... (OC Sports Zone)

Irvine Pony's Bronco 12-and-under all-stars are headed to the super regionals. (Photo courtesy Irvine Pony Baseball).

Santa Ana scored a run in the bottom of the ninth. “But in the top of the seventh, Torrance struck back and put up two runs to take a 4-3 lead. We were down 2-0 much of the game but scored three in the bottom of the fifth to take the lead 3-2. Our shortstop Anton Le, slid on his knees to make a backhand play in the hole and threw him out at first.” “In the bottom of the eighth inning, Santa Ana loaded the bases with two outs. Santa Ana scored to make the game 4-4 in the bottom half of the seventh.

Tormenta FC women's team clinches playoff berth (WSAV-TV)

STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV) – Tormenta FC's women's team clinches a spot in the playoffs in their inaugural season. Tormenta won in dominating fashion Sunday ...

Knights down OABCIG, set up showdown with Clarinda for State ... (Carroll Daily Times Herald)

Kuemper had downed West Monona to get to the district championship game. OABCIG had stunned top-seeded Cherokee in the district semifinals to reach the district ...

Cascade looks to overturn rematch for fifth state baseball berth (The Gazette)

West Liberty defeated Cascade, 10-4, on June 28. The two teams meet again Tuesday in a Class 2A substate baseball final in Clinton.

Lisbon (23-5) has been in and out of the rankings this season, bringing back everybody from last year’s state quarterfinal team. The two small schools met up on June 28 at Don Bosco. Lisbon escaped with a 9-8 victory in eight innings after the Dons built early 6-0 and 7-2 leads. North Linn was the 2A runner-up in 2019 and reached 2020 2A semifinals. The Golden Hawks will face No. 6 West Marshall (28-8) in the nightcap of a 1A/2A doubleheader at Solon. Cascade’s Dubuque County rival Dyersville Beckman (23-13) returns to the substate finals for the second straight season. Hummel has a team-best 57 strikeouts in just 35 2/3 innings.

Albany Empire Clinch Playoff Berth (WRGB)

The reigning National Arena League champions Albany Empire will have a chance to become repeat champions this summer. Despite having a bye week this past ...