The Western Brown softball team plays Dover in a Division III state semifinal at 10 a.m. Friday at Firestone Stadium in Akron.

The Lakers (14-0) now advance to the state semifinals on June 13 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in ...

For the past decade anyway, it’s usually been solely the Wheelersburg Pirates making that voyage all the way to Akron’s Firestone Stadium — and the annual state softball tournament. But this year, the ...