Club time: Fifty-five hopefuls, including area golfers Michael Bernard, Pete Samborsky and Jeff Scohy, battle today for two qualifying spots to the U.S. Amateur championship. The historic Donald Ross 1919 design at Miami Valley Golf Course will put the golfers to the test with 36 holes in the sectional qualifier. Golfers tee off on both the No. 1 and No. 10 tees at 7:30 a.m. The U.S. Am is Aug. 12-18 in Brookline, Mass.
Second-half surge?: The third-place Cincinnati Reds can take a major step toward climbing back atop the National League Central when they open the second half of the season Friday. Cincinnati hosts the Pittsburgh Pirates for three games. Then its off to the West Coast with stops in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego for another key stretch that could play a key role for the remainder of the season.
Go West, young men: The West Side little leaguers from Hamilton open state tournament play 2 p.m. Sunday in Ashtabula, the next step toward again qualifying for the Little League World Series. West Side held off a challenge from Lebanon to win the District 9 title 11-4 on Saturday.
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