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ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — Butler residents George Stiles and Jason Erdos will be competing as part of a mixed martial arts card Friday night at the James Carnes Arena in St. Clairsville, Ohio.

Gates open at 6:30 p.m. and fights begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the gate.

District 9 announced its boys and girls basketball pairings on Wednesday.n In Class A boys, No. 12 seed A-C Valley will play at No. 5 Johnsonburg at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and No. 10 Union will play at No. 7 Port Allegany at 7 p.m. Wednesday.In the second round, the A-C Valley-Johnsonburg winner will play at DuBois Central Catholic while the Union-Port Allegany winner will travel to Keystone for 7 p.m. tip-offs Feb. 20.• In Class A girls, No. 6 Union will host No. 11 DuBois Central Catholic at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The winner of that game will play at Coudersport at 7 p.m. Feb. 19.• In Class AA boys, No. 4 Moniteau will host No. 5 Brookville at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The winner will advance to the semifinal round at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at Clarion University.• In Class AA girls, Moniteau received a bye and will face Kane at Clarion High School at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24 in semifinal round action.

MONTREAL — Hockey great Guy Lafleur was ordered to stand trial in April on a charge of obstruction of justice.Lafleur was charged last year after he testified during son Mark's bail hearing on various charges, including uttering death threats, forcible confinement and assault.

SEVILLE, Spain — David Beckham equaled Bobby Moore's record for most appearances by an England player other than a goalkeeper.Beckham replaced Stewart Downing in the 46th minute of an exhibition game in Spain on Tuesday. That gave him 108 appearances for his country, second only to goalkeeper Peter Shilton's 125.

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