Bailey Parshall's walk-off single gave Belle Vernon a 3-2 win over Southmoreland in their WPIAL Class AAA semifinal softball game on Thursday.
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Casey Phelan finally settled on the path her collegiate vaulting and academic careers would travel, only to have the global pandemic created by COVID-19 set up a roadblock to her journey.
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As I settled into my seat on a cool Wednesday night at PNC Park, I anticipated that I would be home at a decent time.
Both Erik Harris and Eric Kush have extended their stays for Division II players in the National Football League. Now, eight seasons after playing with at Cal, the two are teammates again.
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Albert Gallatin graduate Ally Bezjak and her teammates at St. Francis University (Pa.) had just returned from a tournament in California when they found out that they would not be doing something that the majority of them had been doing for spring and summers on end for most of their lives: Play softball.
Ryan Balentine would be a three-year letterman in track & field and holds the school record in the 110 high hurdles, 300 hurdles and 1,600 relay. A team captain, he qualified for the WPIAL championships in the both hurdles events last year. Kathryn Barch would be a four-year letterman in softball and helped her team win the WPIAL title in 2017 and the PIAA championship last year. She was named all-section three times and all-state in 2019. Kathryn also is a four-year letterman in vol…
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Uniontown’s Mya Murray had many opportunities to play basketball at a prep school throughout her time in high school, but the Lady Red Raider senior remained committed to her hometown and recently wrapped up an outstanding career.
A proposed PIAA golf rule change would make it harder for girl golfers competing in the boys championships. However, what it really brings to light is a rule by the WPIAL that has forced the possible change.
WWE presented WrestleMania 36 over the course of Saturday and Sunday, and it produced about as entertaining a show as possible considering the circumstances.
Following is an update of the Pittsburgh Pirates 2020 baseball season as played on PlayStation Franchise Mode under the guidance of Brian Lohr for the Herald-Standard.
Sadie Miller and Kara May are not only teammates on the Connellsville softball team, but share other interests and outlooks, as well. Ms. Jennifer Furajter and her AP Biology course rates as their favorite class, and both acknowledged the importance of last year's WPIAL playoff run by the Lady Falcons with Miller noting the semifinal victory over Penn-Trafford as her favorite sports moment and May said being WPIAL runner-up was her top moment. For all those reasons, including excellence …
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The Fayette County sports community is mourning the death of one of the greatest football and basketball players to come out of Uniontown High School as Dr. Ron Sepic lost his battle with cancer and passed away on Saturday, March 28 at the age of 75.
From missed opportunities to missed paychecks, it's a tough time to be a high school or college referee in Pennsylvania.
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No freshman player in Fayette County had received as much preseason hype as Rodney Gallagher, but the Laurel Highlands’ star lived up to the pressure in helping lead the Mustangs to their first WPIAL Championship in 52 years.
With the first half of WrestleMania having taken place Saturday night and the second part of the card taking place tonight, there is plenty to discuss in the world of pro wrestling.
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Emile Etheridge has taken note of what's going on around Fayette County, the rest of the state and country thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.
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PITTSBURGH — Eric Ebron isn’t worried about Ben Roethlisberger’s surgically repaired right elbow. The same goes for Ebron’s balky ankle, which the newly signed Pittsburgh Steelers tight end said had “a whole lot of mess” in it before getting cleaned up in December.
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The sports world is at a stand-still, but Connellsville graduate Kyle Martin believes it is better to embrace the adversity than worry about something that can’t be controlled.
I've been riding my bike a lot of late with the decent weather and, when not on the lookout for automobiles and potholes as I cruise around the streets of Connellsville, I try to come up with story ideas to help get us all through this lack of sporting events.
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John Nurminen's career has taken him far away from Bear Rocks, but the Geibel Catholic graduate credits the roots he established in the area for his professional success.
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For the first time in nearly 70 years, the Tri-County Coach of the Year banquet is in danger of not being held.
One student-athlete who will not accept the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA is University of Louisville senior Gianna Gaul.
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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert isn’t concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic from altering his team’s preparations for the 2020 draft.
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The Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers are two teams in the recent past who would've benefited from the new expanded NFL playoffs.
Sarah Hess is a three-year letterman in track & field and helped set the 3,200 relay school record. She was a four-year starter and team captain for a volleyball team that made the playoffs four times, and played basketball two years. She is on track to be valedictorian. Brandon Lincoski is a three-year letterman in track & field. His team qualified for the 2019 playoffs. He is part of the school-record 400 relay and 1,600 relay teams, accomplishing the former for the second time…
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From time to time, with the coronavirus wiping out just about every national, collegiate and high school sporting event for the foreseeable future, we at the Herald-Standard will run a story from our archives.
