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ALVERTON -- The Southmoreland girls not only avenged an earlier loss to Belle Vernon Thursday night, but also grabbed a share of first place in Section 3-AAAA with a 61-51 victory against the visiting Lady Leopards.
Three local wrestling teams will be host sites when the WPIAL Class AAA/AA Team Wrestling Tournament gets underway on Wednesday.
Chase Henkins scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Waynesburg Central to a 49-46 victory in Section 4-AAA action over visiting Charleroi.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Lucas Raymond scored the only goal of the shootout and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2, on Friday night.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger isn’t the only one with longtime ties to the Pittsburgh Steelers who is stepping away.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Seattle Kraken picked up a rare road win — and made team history along the way.
Laurel Highlands’ girls basketball team earned its first win of the season, 50-40, over visiting Uniontown and dealt a big blow to the Lady Raiders’ playoff hopes in the process in Section 3-AAAAA action Thursday night.
Uniontown pulled away in the second half for a 79-68 non-section boys basketball victory over visiting Brownsville on Thursday night.
ALVERTON -- The Southmoreland girls not only avenged an earlier loss to Belle Vernon Thursday night, but also grabbed a share of first place in Section 3-AAAA with a 61-51 victory against the visiting Lady Leopards.
PITTSBURGH — No more comebacks for Ben Roethlisberger.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gene Clines, part of the first all-minority lineup in Major League Baseball history and a line drive-hitting outfielder for the 1971 World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates, died Thursday. He was 75.
FREDERICKTOWN -- Burgettstown left no doubt who the top team is in Section 1-AA with a 34-23 victory in the title match against host Beth-Center.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Tanner Groves scored 21 points, brother Jacob Groves added 12 and Oklahoma rolled to a 72-62 victory over West Virginia on Wednesday night.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jeff Carter still has plenty of hockey in front of him.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Xavier Johnson had 19 points, Race Thompson added 18 and Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 13 of his 15 in the first half to help Indiana cruise to a 74-57 win over Penn State on Wednesday night.
When Uniontown and Laurel Highlands meet on the basketball court it's always a major event but Wednesday night's game had an even bigger buzz about it than normal.
Connellsville fell behind host Latrobe early in the Section 2-AAA championship Wednesday night, and the Falcons were unable to recover for a 38-19 defeat in the title match.
Emma Seto made history Wednesday night as she joined Brownsville’s 1,000-point club, but it was Charleroi which picked up the key Section 2-AAA win, 54-38.
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Burrell's Luke Boylan not only turned around his fortune in the heavyweight bout, but provided momentum for the Bucs in the Section 3-AA title bout against host Mount Pleasant.
Lily King is making quite a splash so far in her first high school swimming season.
Waynesburg Central came within a one-point loss of earning a share of a girls basketball section championship last year and entered this season determined to finish the job.
John Carroll junior Gwyneth Hamilton was honored as the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Swimmer of the Week for her performance against Baldwin Wallace.
Belle Vernon scored 20 or more points in each of the first three quarters Tuesday night for an 82-55 victory over visiting Yough in Section 3-AAAA action.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jamarius Burton scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half as Pittsburgh shot 50% after halftime to beat Syracuse, 64-53, on Tuesday night.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang led a four-goal, third-period barrage to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 6-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night.
Rodney Gallagher poured in a game-high 28 points as unbeaten Laurel Highlands stomped visiting West Mifflin, 81-50, in a Section 1-AAAAA boys basketball game on Monday night.
California University of Pa. hosted Gannon in a PSAC basketball doubleheader Monday and it ended with mixed results.
Charleroi AD and football coach wants to spend more time with family.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Teddy Blueger will miss 6-to-8 weeks after having surgery to repair a fractured jaw.
HILLER — Brownsville girls basketball coach Patty Columbia was hoping to see senior Emma Seto join her two sisters in the 1,000-point club on Monday night.
Albert Gallatin pulled ahead in the fourth quarter and the Lady Colonials made the slim lead stand Monday night for a key 45-43 victory over Thomas Jefferson in Section 3-AAAAA action.
Alexandra Pohodich once again has the starring role in Frazier's spring musical.
California University of Pa. junior Dejah Terrell was named the PSAC West Conference Defensive Athlete of the Week for her play in the Vulcans' victory over Clarion.
Connellsville and Laurel Highlands will part of the same football conference without defending champion Belle Vernon this fall.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler retired on Saturday, less than a week after his 19th season with the team ended in a blowout playoff loss to Kansas City.
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Al-Amir Dawes scored 19 points on 5-for-8 shooting from behind the 3-point line, PJ Hall scored 16 and Clemson cruised to a 75-48 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Keegan Murray had 15 points, eight rebounds and three blocks and Iowa beat Penn State 68-51 on Saturday.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan isn’t thrilled with what he’s seeing on the ice these days.
Jaydis Kennedy poured in a game-high 28 points and Geibel Cathodic held off visiting Leechburg for a 57-54 non-section victory in a clash of top-tier Class A boys basketball teams on Saturday.
It wasn’t quite like that old saying about weather in some parts of the world -- “If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute” -- but it was radical.
Former Uniontown High School athletic standout Dierre Jenkins comes from a bloodline dotted with great athletes.
Notorious Grooms sc
The quest for a WPIAL team wrestling championship begins Wednesday with section tournaments hosted at seven different sites.
4 decades of coaching produce all sorts of champions
Penn-Trafford swept a Section 1-AAA meet Thursday night at Connellsville.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby scored, and the streaking Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Ottawa Senators 6-4 on Thursday night.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Frank Cignetti is ready for a third stint at Pittsburgh.
Belle Vernon took control in the third quarter and went on to defeat host Mount Pleasant, 40-28, in Section 3-AAAA girls basketball action on Thursday night.
Albert Gallatin's offense was clicking Thursday night with 46 first-half points as the Lady Colonials opened the second half of the Section 3-AAAAA schedule with a 68-30 victory at Laurel Highlands.
CANONSBURG – Cole Homet is at a crosswords in his wrestling career.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Reece Beekman had 19 points, Jayden Gardner scored 14 and Virginia continued its bedevilment of Pitt beating the Panthers 66-61 on Wednesday night.
