Long before the FIFA World Cup commanded a global audience, a determined band of miners from County Durham traveled to Italy to claim the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy. Their extraordinary victory is remembered as one of the greatest underdog stories in football history.

Once a local walk-on, sprinter Karsen Beitz now stands among the Big Sky Conference elites. Learn how this Missoula Sentinel graduate rose from obscurity to become a champion for the Montana Grizzlies.

An explosive five-run first inning propelled North Reading to a decisive 10-3 victory over Arlington Catholic, clinching their first Division 3 baseball championship at Polar Park in Worcester. The Hornets couldn’t have imagined a better start or a better ending.