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Riverhounds game to be partially replayed due to officiating error
In a stunning turn of events, the USL Championship admitted an “egregious” officiating error and ruled that last Saturday’s match between the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Miami FC will be replayed from the 67th minute on with the Riverhounds holding a 1-0 lead. The game, which originally ended in a 0-0...
Monroeville Mall to host Golden Gloves Western Regional finals
The Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League will host the PA Golden Gloves Western Regional Finals on Saturday at Gloria’s Gym on the second level of the Monroeville Mall. Eight bouts will be contested. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and bell time is 6. The 16 boxers who will compete for...
Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League holds first-round playoff games
The Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League has reached the playoffs, and all three classifications held first-round contests this past weekend. The quarterfinals are set for this weekend, Oct. 23-24 with the semifinals Oct. 30-31 and Super Bowl Weekend on Nov. 6-7. Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League Playoffs – First Round...
Colleges have a history of cutting programs when financial troubles arise
It should have come as no surprise when college athletic departments nationwide began instituting program cuts amid the covid-19 pandemic. It’s happened before. “When we see schools cutting teams in greater numbers, it’s almost always, if not always, due to economic downturns,” said Victoria Jackson, a sports historian and clinical...
Riverhounds fit to be tied after controversial call in Miami
After having an apparent second-half goal waved off by a controversial referee’s decision, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds played Miami FC to a scoreless draw Saturday night. The tie dealt a blow to the Riverhounds’ chances of finishing second in the USL Championship’s Atlantic Division and earning a home game in the...
Hempfield grad Kason Harrell again making impact in Ireland pro basketball league
If Kason Harrell is nothing else he’s grateful. Thoughtful. Humble. He literally stops to take inventory of his blessings, and playing basketball is always high on his list. “God is good,” said Harrell, a Hempfield and Purdue Fort Wayne grad who is back in Ireland playing professionally. Harrell, 24, has...
Gamal Marballie re-opens recruiting now that he is healthy
Coming out of high school, Gamal Marballie had small-college interest for football, but he seemed to disappear from the recruiting landscape. That is because he did. Marballie, a two-sport standout at Yough who also was a 1,000-point scorer in basketball, took a year off to rehab a knee injury he...
Fox Chapel grad Jake Pilarski excited to be home with Wild Things
The last three years have thrown some curveballs at Jake Pilarski. Now, the Fox Chapel grad is home and ready to toss some of his own. Pilarski, 23, was acquired by the Washington Wild Things via trade from the Lake Erie Crushers on Oct. 4, bringing the right-handed pitcher a...
Riverhounds hand Tampa Bay 1st loss since July 31, clinch playoff berth
For goalkeepers, Danny Vitiello likens penalty kicks to playing the lottery. If that’s the case, then Vitiello hit the jackpot Sunday night. With the Riverhounds holding a one-goal lead in the 57th minute, Vitiello stared down Tampa Bay’s Leo Fernandes and then dove to his right to make a save...
Pennsylvania Shotokan Karate Club athletes compete at national championships
Ten athletes from the Pennsylvania Shotokan Karate Club in Levelgreen competed at the USA National Karate Championships and Team USA Trials Sept. 1-5, in Chicago, Ill. Team PSKC earned 38 medals — 18 Gold, eight Silver and 12 Bronze. The team was coached by Dustin Baldis, a USA national team...
Kinol family wins 2nd gold medal at USA Karate national championships
Pennsylvania Shotokan Karate Club athletes Cristiano, Santino and Mila Kinol competed during the USA National Karate Championships and Team USA Trials from Sept. 1-5, in Chicago. The Kinols, ages 8, 9 and 11, won their second straight gold medal in the family team synchronized Kata. Kata is a series of...
Penn-Trafford football found its footing after 1981 conference championship
Penn-Trafford High School is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Here’s a look at the Warriors’ first conference championship football team as part of a series on the school’s athletics’ success: When Ron Smith took over as football coach at Penn-Trafford in 1979, he felt there was a still a...
Penn-Trafford notebook: 50-year celebration planned for homecoming
This being the 50th season since Penn-Trafford was formed in 1972, the school district is planning to celebrate the occasion during homecoming events Oct. 8. A parade will be held prior to the annual “Battle for the Bell” football game against rival Gateway. The game likely will decide the WPIAL...
Miami FC stakes claim for 2nd place in division with comeback win over Riverhounds
Miami FC staged a furious comeback in the final 10 minutes of regulation, scoring twice to record a 3-2 victory and deal a blow to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds’ chances of finishing in second place in the USL Championship’s Atlantic Division. Miami (14-7-6) and Pittsburgh (14-8-6) are tied for second place,...
Teenage Hampton golfer reaches national finals
Nearly 60,000 golfers participated this year in the PGA Jr. League and only 96 of them qualified for the 13-and-under national championship this month. One of them is an eighth-grader from Hampton. Rin Suyama will compete with the Westwood Golf Club team in its bid for a national title beginning...
Golden Gloves event set for Saturday at Monroeville Mall
Golden Gloves boxing returns to Monroeville on Saturday evening. The Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League will host eight bouts at Gloria’s Gym on the second level of the Monroeville Mall. The bell time is 6 p.m., and doors open at 5:30 p.m. The 16 boxers who will compete for victories...
Pittsburgh City United FC moves into 1st place in division
Pittsburgh City United FC blanked Athletic United FC, 6-0, on Sunday to move into first place in the United Premier Soccer League’s Northeast Conference-Beltway, North Premier Division. Pittsburgh City United is now 5-1 at the midway point of the season, with 15 points, two points ahead of FC Inter Atlantic,...
Peters Township, Pitt grad Nick Wolk sets record in winning 2021 Great Race
The Great Race returned from a one-year hiatus with a record-breaking performance Sunday. Nick Wolk, 23, of Pittsburgh, became the first runner to win both the 5K and 10K races in this year’s 44th running of the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race. The former Pitt cross country...
Salem man makes pitch to honor Baseball Hall of Famer’s Greensburg grid stint
Fans of Major League Baseball may know that Pennsylvania native and early pitching star Christy Mathewson was an inaugural member of the sport’s Hall of Fame — entering posthumously in 1936 with the likes of Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner. What many don’t know is that...
Alex Dixon’s late goal gives Riverhounds tie with Charleston
Alex Dixon scored in the 87th minute to help the Pittsburgh Riverhounds salvage a 3-3 tie in a matchup with the Charleston Battery on Saturday night at Highmark Stadium. Tommy Williamson sent an overhead volley from the right side of the penalty area to Dixon, who sent a one-touch rocket...
Connecticut driver Gravel gets 5th Lernerville win
The red clay at Lernerville Speedway again was covered by Gravel on Saturday night. David Gravel passed current points leader and two-time defending series champion Brad Sweet on a Lap 22 restart for what proved to be the winning move and earned $10,000 at the Commonwealth Clash World of Outlaws...
Promoter hopes to return to Murrysville SportZone for future boxing cards
Pittsburgh junior lightweight Matt “Sweet Child” Conway racked up his 20th career victory Saturday night with a win over Rodolfo Puente at “Murrysville Madness,” held at the Murrysville SportZone. With the win, Conway (20-2, 9 KOs) will begin preparing for an International Boxing Association World title fight. Promoter Derek Gionta...
Kevin Shields leads Tri-State Section PGA Open after Day 1
Kevin Shields shot a 7-under par 65 Monday to grab the first round lead at the Tri-State Section PGA Open at Montour Heights Country Club. Shields holds a three-shot lead over Adam Corson, who shot a 4-under 68, and a five-shot lead over amateur Darin Kowalski, who fired a 3-under...
Greensburg Salem grad runs into Washington and Lee hall of fame
Amy Mears DeMatt thinks back to her time in high school. She remembers finishing track or cross country practice, piling into a car with a group of friends and driving to Sideshow Pizza in Greensburg to have a slice. “Just hanging out with that group, joking around and having fun,”...
Charlotte snaps Riverhounds’ unbeaten streak
Irvin Parra scored in the 81st minute Saturday night, leading the Charlotte Independence to a 1-0 victory and ending a six-game unbeaten streak for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. The Riverhounds (14-7-5) remain in second place in the USL Championship’s Atlantic Division, five points behind first-place Tampa Bay and five points ahead...
