CARROLL – Even though there is change in the air, the expectations for winning will never change for the Bloom-Carroll football team.
The Bulldogs have won or shared eight straight Mid-State League-Buckeye Division championships, and during the last four seasons, they have compiled an overall record of 42-12, including four consecutive playoff appearances and a Division III state runner-up finish in 2022.
Steve Daulton takes over as the new head coach. He had previous head coaching stints at Berne Union and Amanda-Clearcreek, and for the last three years, he was the offensive coordinator at Lancaster. Jeremy McKinney, who guided the Bulldogs the last four seasons, left to become the head coach at Lancaster.
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Daulton understands there are high expectations, and he and his team are meeting them head-on.

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Now that the Major League Baseball trade deadline has come and gone, the focus shifts from speculation to evaluation.
And from where I sit, it's hard not to view the Astros' deadline as a massive disappointment.
If the reports are true that Dana Brown could be on his way out at the end of the season regardless of how this year ends, then this deadline felt less like a calculated baseball strategy and more like a last-ditch attempt to save his job.
The Astros' biggest move was sending Spencer Arrighetti, a young starting pitcher with three years of team control, in exchange for outfielder Daulton Varsho, a player who can walk away after the season. Houston also took a chance on a veteran who enjoyed an outstanding campaign a year ago but has been a shell of that player for much of this season.
That's not the type of aggressive move a first-place team should be making.

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All streaks must eventually come to an end. Blue Jays 3 Astros 1 For Houston, their 6-game run might be history, but a new chapter has officially begun. A few hours prior to Monday's trade deadline, Houston would acquire Daulton Varsho in an effort to shore up their outfield production. Varsho would seize the moment, paying immediate dividends in the first inning. In some ways, it was only fitting that Nathan Lukes would start the night flying out to Daulton, and then in his Astros debut at the plate, he'd reach on a single to right field.
In the top of the second, Alejandro Kirk started the scoring with a solo shot to left field. That made the score 1-0. In the fourth, Toronto would increase their lead after a pair of hits from Kazuma Okamoto and George Springer, combined with an error from Taylor Trammell. That combination of events made things 3-0.
Houston would have their chances early but failed to capitalize. In their first and second innings they'd have multiple runners on base, but Christian Walker and Jeremy Pena each struck out swinging, stranding a pair of runners.
Cristian Javier would provide a quality start. Javier would go 6 innings and allow just 3 runs while scattering 7 hits. In the 7th inning, Tatsuya Imai would make his debut out of the bullpen and pitch three scoreless innings, at one point, striking out five in a row for an impressive relief outing.
In the bottom of the 6th, Houston would load the bases. They'd score their first and only run on Jeremy Pena's RBI single which brought in Yanier Diaz. In the frame, Yordan Alvarez would be intentionally walked for the 23rd time this season. The Astros all-time record is 27 free passes, which Jeff Bagwell registered back in 1997.

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HOUSTON — Daulton Varsho was taking swings in the visitors' batting cage at Daikin Park early Monday before the start of a series against the Houston Astros when he was called into Toronto manager John Schneider's office.
It was then that Varsho learned he was on a new team and he'd have an incredibly short trip to join that squad.
The first-place Astros acquired the center fielder from the Blue Jays for starting pitcher Spencer Arrighetti just before the trade deadline. A couple of hours later, Varsho finished his pregame preparations by taking swings in the home batting cage.
"It was definitely weird going from that cage to this cage," Varsho said, shaking his head.
The AL West leaders wasted no time putting Varsho in the lineup. Houston manager Joe Espada had him batting cleanup against his former team Monday night.

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TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 24: Jeff Hoffman #23 of the Toronto Blue Jays looks on from the dugout prior to Game One of the 2025 World Series presented by Capital One between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Friday, October 24, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
The Toronto Blue Jays entered the final hours before the MLB trade deadline on Monday facing difficult decisions amid a disappointing campaign.
While the front office continued weighing ways to improve the roster for the 2027 season, it appeared to be set on selling expiring contracts for future talent. The team traded away pending free agents Kevin Gausman and Daulton Varsho, and it also shipped off veteran reliever Jeff Hoffman even though he has another year under contract ahead.
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Hoffman had already experienced a whirlwind baseball journey before arriving in Toronto. He was drafted in the first round by the Blue Jays before debuting with the Colorado Rockies and struggling to meet expectations.

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TORONTO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Luis Urías broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run single and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 on Friday night.
Cardinals reliever Peter Strzelecki (0-1) exited after one-out walks to George Springer and Daulton Varsho. Gordon Graceffo came on and walked Ernie Clement to load the bases for Urías, who grounded a two-run single through the left side.
Jeff Hoffman (6-7) worked one inning for the win and Louis Varland finished for his 24th save in 24 opportunities as Toronto extended its home winning streak over St. Louis to seven games.
The Blue Jays have won five of their past eight games after losing the previous four.
St. Louis lost for the fifth time in six games. The Cardinals went 10-18 in July.

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Blue Jays 2 Mariners 0
The bad news? We only scored 2 runs, which is pretty normal.
The good news? They didn't score 2 runs.
We got both our runs in the third inning. Sean Keys started it with a single. Andrés Giménez doubled him home. John had Nathan Lukes bunt Giménez to third. IN THE THIRD INNING. When he was already in scoring position. Nathan Lukes, the one guy in the lineup who has been hitting (well, not the one guy, but hyperbola works when ranting). Vlad Guerrero singled Andrés home (he would have scored from second too). Kazuma Okamoto singled, but Daulton Varsho lined out and Alejandro Kirk ground out.
We only had six hits on the day (four of them in the third inning). Sean Keys had two hits. Lukes, Varsho, Kirk, and Ernie Clement had 0 fors.

Blue Jays 3 Braves 4
That wasn’t Kevin Gausman’s best game. 6 innings, 5 hits, 4 earned, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts and a home run. Of course, when you get 18 outs and 8 of them are strikeouts, it seems like it should be a good game. But, he gave up 2 in the first (a walk, a double and a sac fly), 1 in the third (double and a single) and 1 in the sixth (a Matt Olson home run).
Our bullpen put up two scoreless innings.
On offense, we had 9 hits, with a Kazuma Okamoto two-run home run and a Vladimir Guerrero double. You would think we could have scored more than 3 runs.
We got two hits each from Nathan Lukes, Ernie Clement, Yohendrick Piñango and Okamoto. But then there were 0 fors from George Springer, Daulton Varsho, Andrés Giménez and Brandon Valenzuela. Being 0 for 6 with RISP is a recipe for a loss.