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CHARLEROI -- Branson Auckerman came through with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh inning Thursday night as Mitch's Bail Bonds walked off with a 4-3 victory over visiting Masontown in Game 2 of the Fayette County Baseball League championship at Veterans Memorial Park.
The PIAA continues to hold out hope that sports can be played this fall.
Leopard Nation's over-worked pitching staff hit the wall during its third game in four days and Irwin took advantage in rolling to a 15-1, four-inning victory in the WPSBL championship game at Boyce Mayview Park on Thursday night.
CHARLEROI -- Branson Auckerman came through with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh inning Thursday night as Mitch's Bail Bonds walked off with a 4-3 victory over visiting Masontown in Game 2 of the Fayette County Baseball League championship at Veterans Memorial Park.
Rachel Rohanna rolled through the first 11 holes at 11-under Thursday, but carded back-to-back bogeys to finish with 1-under 70 in the first round of the Marathon LPGA Classic presented by Dana.
2016 — Joe Ruby shot 2-under 68 in the final round at Springdale Golf Club for a two-day total of 143 to win the Fayette County Open senior championship. Ruby’s final round vaulted him past John Kingora and Steve Superick for his third county title. Kingora (146), Superick (151), David Cumberland (155), and Tim Rosneck (156) rounded out the top five.
Belle Vernon baseball players didn't get to play a single WPIAL game this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but they wound up earning a trophy in the summer.
MASONTOWN -- Masontown manager John Palmer had a gut feeling when he told Ian Edenfield he'd be pinch-hitting for Kaine Frye in the bottom of the fifth inning while his squad was playing the field in the top of the inning.
TORONTO (AP) — Jeff Petry scored 5:33 into the third period as the Montreal Canadiens rallied from two goals down and beat Pittsburgh 4-3 in Game 3 on Wednesday night, pushing the Penguins to the brink of elimination in the best-of-five series.
Tyler Switalski's bat and fastball impressed Division I coaches enough that he has accepted an offer to play in 2022 at Gardner-Webb University.
The Milwaukee Brewers scored three runs in the top of the tenth inning on Avasail Garcia's three-run home run Wednesday to rally for a 6-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
2017 — Harison Laskey had one really bad hole out of 72, but that one hole was enough to allow Jeremy Enslen to rally past the Laurel Highlands graduate for his fifth Fayette County Open title. Enslen closed with a 1-under 70 for a four-day total of 3-under 279. Laskey shot 4-over 76 for a 283 total. The swing hole was No. 10 when Laskey got in trouble and took a nine on the par-5. Meanwhile, Enslen carded a birdie. Santino Marchitello, another former champion, finished second with a fou…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Randy Dobnak grew up in the Pittsburgh suburbs making regular pilgrimages to PNC Park. When he walked over the Roberto Clemente Bridge for the first time as a professional, the former undrafted prospect turned starting pitcher for the red-hot Minnesota Twins took a moment to drink it in. But only a moment.
2018 — Matt Carpenter kept his home run streak going with a solo shot and Jack Flaherty allowed three hits with seven strikeouts and a walk in six innings to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jedd Gyorko drove in the game-winning run with a single.
As more leagues and conferences across the collegiate sports landscape are slowly moving towards moving their fall sports to the spring, it could lead to very busy spring semester for athletic directors.
José Berríos pitched six strong innings, Nelson Cruz had three hits and the Minnesota Twins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 Tuesday in a game briefly delayed when an unauthorized drone flew over Target Field.
While most people in the WPIAL area were wondering if the PIAA or the state would cancel football season amid the onging coronavirus pandemic, Uniontown Area School District made its own decision on Monday night.
Garrett Greco singled in Mark Marion with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Leopard Nation a dramatic 3-2 walk-off win over the Summer Rams in a Western Pennsylvania Summer Baseball League quarterfinal game at DiVirgilio Sports Complex on Monday.
Tyler Chrise tossed six scoreless innings and Nick Kumor hit a tie-breaking, three-run homer to highlight a five-run fourth as Mitch's Bail Bonds defeated Carmichaels, 5-0, at Charleroi's Veterans Memorial Field on Monday to complete a 2-0 sweep of the Fayette County Baseball League best-of-3 semifinal series.
MILL RUN -- Zach Uhazie's bat gave visiting Masontown the lead in the top of the eighth inning, and his arm made the advantage stand for a 5-3 extra-inning victory over Mill Run Monday night for a sweep the Fayette County Baseball League best-of-3 semifinal series.
TORONTO (AP) — Any remnants of the Montreal Canadiens’ feel-good glow from their series-opening overtime win over Pittsburgh were quickly dashed Monday night.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nelson Cruz’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Minnesota Twins a 5-4 victory Monday night over the Pittsburgh Pirates for their fourth straight win, setting off an amusing socially distant celebration tailored for the COVID-19 era.
2019 — Harison Laskey didn’t waver in the final round of the 31st annual Fayette County Open at Duck Hollow Golf Club, and as a result, successfully defended his county golf title. The Mercyhurst and Laurel Highlands graduate shot an even-par 72 for a four-day total of 4-under 280 for his third title in the past four years. Jeremy Enslen, who last won the county tournament two years ago, carded a 1-under 71 to finish two strokes behind Laskey. Santino Marchitello overcome a slow start wi…
A mishandled third strike led to a pair of runs as Masontown fended off visiting Mill Run, 2-1, Sunday night in the opening game of the Fayette County Baseball League semifinals.
CARMICHAELS -- Gage Gillott had a no-hitter through five innings and Mitch's Bail Bonds made the most of three Carmichaels errors for a 4-1 victory Sunday night in Game 1 of the Fayette County Baseball League semifinals at Carmichaels High School.
Chris Minerd, who led California's girls basketball team to unprecedented heights and was a well-respected athletic director at the school, is now out of job.
The Pittsburgh Pirates avoided being swept by the visiting St. Louis Cardinals Sunday afternoon with a 5-1 victory.
2019 — Harison Laskey picked up a couple shots on the field to enter the final round of the 31st Fayette County Open with a three-stroke lead. The defending champion finished with a 3-under 67 at Springdale Golf Club in the third round for a three-day total of 4-under 208. Laskey played in the final group with Jeremy Enslen and Santino Marchitello, both former champions. Enslen and Marchitello both shot 1-under 69 to remain tied in second place with a three-round total of 1-under 211.
Every summer for the past seven years some of the greatest coaches in WPIAL football history past and present have gathered at the Grand View Golf Club in North Braddock for a unique luncheon.
Tyler Chatwood matched a career high with 11 strikeouts in another terrific performance, and the Chicago Cubs used the long ball to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Saturday night.
TORONTO (AP) — Montreal coach Claude Julien figured his young, largely inexperienced Canadiens had a real opportunity to grow after being given a second life by the NHL’s restart.
One high school spring sport that did finish its season during the coronavirus pandemic is the Pennsylvania State Clay Target League and its champion was Connellsville for the second time in three years.
The Fayette County Baseball League begins play in the semifinals Sunday afternoon with games at Masontown and Carmichaels.
2019 — Harison Laskey retained the top spot on the Fayette County Open leaderboard, but a pair of former champions were nipping at his heels after the second round. The defending champion shot a 2-over 73 at Uniontown Country Club for a two-day total of 1-under 141. Jeremy Enslen gained four shots by posting a 2-under 69 for a two-round total of 142. Santino Marchitello also sits at 142 after shooting a 1-over 72 in the second round. Also in the mix is another former champion with Pat Ca…
Sometimes, an injury or bad luck to one wrestler leads to an opportunity for another.
Austin Dinkfelt is set to rev up his engine and compete in the largest amateur motocross race in the world.
Rachel Rohanna birdied the first hole, but bogeyed three of the final six holes to finish at 2-over 74 Friday in the first round of the LPGA Drive On Championship.
Alan VanSickle tossed a one-hitter and Cade Warrick hit a two-run home run to lead Mill Run to a 3-0 victory Friday night over the visiting Fayette Raiders in the Fayette County Baseball League play-in game.
The WPIAL football season has been pushed back to Sept. 11 and shortened to seven weeks, while the start of all other fall sports have been delayed.
West Greene's softball team was ready to take a page from its girls basketball team's book this spring before the coronavirus pandemic took away their season.
2019 — Uniontown Junior Legion (24-5-1) lost in the state championship to the Boyertown Grizzlies, 2-1, in eight innings, at First Commonwealth Field in Homer City. Uniontown’s Nick Kumor won the tournament MVP and top pitcher awards, and teammate Brett Lemansky won the sportsmanship award. Braeden O’Brien scored Uniontown’s lone run on Tyler Sankovich’s suicide squeeze.
Smithfield-Fairchance advanced to the quarterfinals in the Western Pennsylvania Summer Baseball League playoffs after rallying from an 8-0 deficit for an 11-10 victory over Central Catholic on Wednesday.
Milwaukee's Brandon Woodruff allowed one hit and struck out 10 while working into the seventh inning as the Brewers beat the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday night.
Megan Joyce posted the low score on the back nine at Nemacolin Country Club Tuesday to pull into a tie for second place at the 54th annual WGAWP Junior Championship.
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded Chris Archer and Ke'Bryan Hayes to the Minnesota Twins for third baseman Miguel Sano Wednesday before the trade deadline.
Noah Hansen’s one-out single brought home Garrett Stevenson with the deciding run as Mitch’s Bail Bonds closed the Fayette County Baseball League regular season Wednesday night with a 5-4 win over a feisty Fayette Raiders squad.
MILL RUN -- The playoffs were already set when Carmichaels traveled to Mill Run Wednesday night for their Fayette County Baseball League regular season finale.
2019 — Carmichaels defeated visiting Mill Run, 9-7, to sweep the Fayette County Baseball League best-of-5 championship series. The FCBL title was the 14th for the Copperheads (21-3). Mill Run lost in the finals for the fifth-straight year. Chuck Gasti’s double brought home the eventual winning run in the bottom of the fifth. Chuck Gasti and Joby Lapkowicz were named co-MVPs of the championship series. Jake Kinsell preserved the win for Joe Sabolek.
The PIAA announced fall sports would proceed with a flexible approach offered to school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zach Uhazie allowed only one runner on an error Tuesday night as Masontown closed the Fayette County Baseball League regular season with an 8-0 road victory over the Fayette Raiders.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam Frazier hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for an 8-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.
