Sports shorts
Correction Scholarship photos
Brownsville’s female winner in the Fayette County Student/Athlete Scholarship Program was not identified in photos regarding the program’s luncheon held Sunday at Historic Summit Inn.
Brownsville’s female winner was Lisa Fraley. She was the fifth person from the left in the bottom photo.
Attorneys Samuel Davis and James T. Davis also were misidentified in the top photo, but they were properly identified in the bottom photo.
We apologize for the errors.
Zitney signing photo
In the Brad Zitney letter-of-intent signing photo that ran in June 2 editions the man incorrectly identified as Brady’s father, Paul Zitney. The correct identity was Sonny Popovich.
We apologize for the error.
Golf
Battaglia shines
Laurel Highlands graduate Maria Battaglia fired rounds of 83 and 92 (total 175) at the Hershey Spring Golf Event at Hershey Golf Club on May 4-6 as part of the International Junior Golf league.
She placed ninth at the event.
On May 29-31, Battaglia finished tied for 18th at Kearney Hill Golf Links with rounds of 82, 84 and 79. There were a total of 34 golfers in the field.
Baseball
Piniella suspension set
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella’s suspension was set at four games Monday by Major League Baseball for his weekend dirt-kicking tantrum against an umpire.
The commissioner’s office originally planned to suspend Piniella for five games, then reduced the penalty by one game after the manager spoke with John McHale Jr., MLB’s executive vice president for administration.
Piniella started serving the penalty Sunday, when baseball said he was being suspended indefinitely pending his talk with McHale.
He was ejected by umpire Mark Wegner in the eighth inning of Saturday’s 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field after Angel Pagan was thrown out trying to steal third.
Piniella ran onto the field and kicked dirt as he argued and tossed his cap. The commissioner’s office said Piniella made contact with Wegner, an allegation the manager denied.