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Laurel Highlands' Rodney Gallagher is the Herald-Standard Boys Basketball Player of the Year for the second straight season and Frazier's Zach Keefer is the Coach of the Year.
Waynesburg junior Aubrey Wingeart was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week for her performance at last Saturday's Grove City Invitational.
Cole Rankin went 3 for 4 with three RBIs as Brownsville rode a 16-hit attack to a 14-4 six-inning win over visiting Waynesburg Central in Section 4-AAA baseball action Tuesday.
Infielder Neil Walker announced his retirement Tuesday at age 35 after 12 major league seasons.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins can play dazzling hockey at times. They can also occasionally flirt with disaster. They managed to do both in a 7-6 victory over New Jersey on Tuesday that started as a blowout before stunningly turning into something far more harrowing.
The Ringgold boys edged Connellsville and breezed past Elizabeth Forward Tuesday afternoon for a Section 2-AAA triangular meet sweep at Connellsville.
Andrew Sokol’s two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning lifted Belle Vernon past visiting Laurel Highlands, 5-4, in a key Section 3-AAAA baseball game with a roller-coaster finish Tuesday night.
PITTSBURGH -- Neshannock accomplished a feat Tuesday night that no other PIHL has been able to do in over two seasons -- hand Ringgold a loss in regulation.
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Defense, pitching and fundamental offensive baseball were the staples of Fran Celaschi’s Charleroi High School program for many seasons.
Grace Smith and Carlee Soukup both had three hits with a double and an RBI as Elizabeth Forward remained unbeaten in Section 2-AAAA and alone in first place with an 11-0, five-inning softball win at Bentworth on Tuesday.
PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin wants to be part of the post-Ben Roethlisberger era in Pittsburgh.
Nick Kumor struck out 15 and stroked a pair of doubles Monday afternoon to lead Laurel Highlands to an 8-1 Section 3-AAAA victory over visiting Belle Vernon.
Laurel Highlands' Rodney Gallagher is the Herald-Standard Boys Basketball Player of the Year for the second straight season and Frazier's Zach Keefer is the Coach of the Year.
Washington & Jefferson freshman and Connellsville graduate Sydney Petrowski was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference Softball Rookie of the Week for her performance last weekend.
Abby Fabin's two-out single in the bottom of the eighth inning brought home Lexi Daniels with the winning run in Belle Vernon's 3-2 victory over visiting Yough Monday afternoon in Section 2-AAAA action.
Laurel Highlands' Rodney Gallagher is the Herald-Standard Boys Basketball Player of the Year for the second straight season and Frazier's Zach Keefer is the Coach of the Year.
Rachel Rohanna slipped down the leaderboard in the final round of the Casino Del Sol Golf Classic after closing with a 2-over 74.
A California Area High School student barred from participating in the basketball and football playoffs this year because he recently transferred from Brownsville is suing the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association in order to receive a waiver.
Ringgold's Ryan Pajak shattered the school record in the 3,200 with his second-place finish Saturday at the TSTCA Invitational at held West Mifflin.
Waynesburg Central moved ahead of Mount Pleasant into second place in Section 3-AAA with an 11-10 win over the Lady Vikings in girls softball action Saturday.
If you’re a turkey hunter, you may have noticed something, or rather a scarcity of something, while traveling around the district this spring — wild turkeys.
There has been a lot of pro wrestling news over the last week, so let’s get to it.
Forming a Fayette County football conference is an idea whose time maybe has come.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brett Anderson pitched seven effective innings and the Milwaukee Brewers built a big lead early and breezed past the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 on Saturday night.
Rachel Rohanna entered the third round of the Casino Del Sol Golf Classic in 15th place, and closed the third round Saturday in the same spot.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tristan Jarry stopped 27 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins jumped into second place in the East Division standings with a 3-2 win over Buffalo, eliminating the Sabres from playoff contention on Saturday.
The Section 2-AAA meet at Uniontown came down to the 1,600 relay, and the Elizabeth Forward boys came through for deciding points in a 74-74 meet that came down to a tiebreaker.
Brownsville and Southmoreland combined for 27 runs and 37 hits Friday afternoon as the Falcons returned home with a 16-11 victory in Section 4-AAA action.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — JT Brubaker struck out eight in six impressive innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates extended their recent surge by beating the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-1, on Friday night.
Madison Bednar tossed a no-hitter and drove in four runs to lead Frazier to a 15-0 victory over visiting Beth-Center in Section 3-AA action.
Rachel Rohanna shot a 2-under 70 in Friday's second round to qualify for the weekend rounds of the Casino Del Sol Golf Classic in Tucson, Ariz.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier scored in the shootout and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Thursday.
Payton Conte went 4 for 4 with a home run and five RBIs to spark California in an 8-7 victory over visiting Belle Vernon in non-section baseball action Thursday.
CONNELLSVILLE -- Connellsville's offense put together some big numbers, but it was Beau Bigam's performance on the mound Thursday afternoon that provided the spark in the Falcons' 13-4 non-section win over visiting Laurel Highlands.
Drake Long drove in three runs with a home run and a single and pitched a one-hit shutout as unbeaten Carmichaels cruised past visiting Waynesburg Central, 10-0, in a six-inning, non-section baseball game Thursday.
Ethan Saylor's goal on a spectacular assist from Hunter Hodgson 15:42 into overtime Thursday night lifted Ringgold to a 4-3 victory over Bishop Canevin in the PIHL Class B Division semifinals at RMU Island Sports Center.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vince Williams isn’t going anywhere after all.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Hall of Fame women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer has agreed to a five-year contract extension that will keep her at Rutgers through the 2025-26 season.
Grace Sokol's two-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning brought home the deciding run Wednesday afternoon to lift Belle Vernon to a 6-5 victory over visiting Ringgold in Section 2-AAAA play.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gregory Polanco homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres, 5-1, on Wednesday night, beating Joe Musgrove in his first start since throwing the first no-hitter in franchise history.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jacob Stallings had three hits and three RBIs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates chased Blake Snell in the first inning of an 8-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.
Cameron Palmer pitched a three-hit shutout and had two hits to help carry Beth-Center past visiting Frazier, 8-0, in Section 1-AA baseball action Tuesday.
Grace Henderson accounted for four first-place finishes Tuesday afternoon in Belle Vernon's sweep of a Section 2-AAA triangular at Connellsville.
This year's Roundball Classic will feature 22 area seniors.
WAYNESBURG -- The Brownsville and West Greene boys track teams were undermanned and overmatched Tuesday afternoon, and Waynesburg Central made the most of the advantage for a Section 6-AA triangular sweep.
WAYNESBURG -- The Waynesburg Central girls, sparked by four first-place finishes from Ashlyn Basinger, swept a Section 6-AA triangular meet at home from West Greene and Brownsville.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The San Diego Padres have the best bullpen in the majors at the moment. The most overworked one, too.
Kailey Larcinese accounted for every out Monday afternoon in Elizabeth Forward's 11-0 win in five innings over visiting Laurel Highlands.
Nate English has left a lasting imprint on Albert Gallatin basketball as a four-year starter and 1,000-point scorer who helped the Colonials reach the WPIAL playoff three times. He also recently was invited to play in the Roundball Classic at Geneva College.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Colton Sceviour scored two, quick goals just hours after coming off waivers and the streaking Pittsburgh Penguins rolled to a 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday night.
