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Familiar faces top local USGA Amateur qualifier
There is something about being familiar with a golf course. You kind of know the ins and outs. That’s true for some of the golfers who participated Tuesday during Day 1 of the United States Golf Association’s Amateur qualifier at Sunnehanna Country Club, Johnstown. There are some familiar players at...
Riverhounds game at Charleston bumped up due to Hurricane Elsa
Looking to avoid the brunt of Hurricane Elsa, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds will kick off a few hours earlier than originally scheduled Wednesday. The Riverhounds will play the Charleston Battery at 4 p.m. in a game closed to spectators at Patriots Point Stadium in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. The game was originally...
Franklin Regional alum Palmer Jackson eyes spot in U.S. Amateur
“This close,” Palmer Jackson points out, pinching his index finger and thumb together like he’s holding a SIM card. “I was this close to (automatically qualifying for the U.S. Amateur), but I just missed,” Jackson said of previous summers. “Looking back, I realized I was close a few times.” The...
Fox Chapel youth baseball standout makes headlines with long ball prowess
Talk about a baseball phenom. Tristan Blum of the Fox Chapel Foxes 12U travel team went 10 for 12 at a recent weekend tournament in Fox Chapel, highlighted by a remarkable stretch in which he socked six consecutive home runs. Tristan, son of Damian and Valerie, finished with seven round...
Norwin grad out to make an impression with Washington Wild Things
The Washington Wild Things of the Frontier League added a local name to the roster recently, announcing the signing of former Norwin and Pitt standout Connor Perry. Perry, who most recently played in the minor leagues for the Low-A Lakeland Flying Tigers, also spent the 2019 season with the Gulf...
Riverhounds finally get victory vs. Charlotte
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds celebrated the Fourth of July weekend by finally beating Charlotte Independence. After going winless in their first dozen tries against Charlotte, the Riverhounds broke through with a 1-0 victory Saturday night at Highmark Stadium. The Riverhounds had seven losses and five draws against the Independence, but Anthony...
Seton Hill baseball coach Marc Marizzaldi earns regional honor
Seton Hill baseball coach Marc Marizzaldi was honored by the American Baseball Coaches Association as the ABCA/ATEC NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year. Marizzaldi led the Griffins, who finished 39-8, to their most successful season. They were Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division champions, PSAC runners-up and...
Joe Rutter: Boo-boo that denied no-no lingers four decades later
Forty years later, I still swear it was an error. The ball came off the bat like a top, spinning down the first base line. I was ready to field it when it changed direction and scooted through my legs. The umpires conferred. Base hit. The only one our pitcher,...
Plum native Scott McGough to play for USA baseball team at Olympic Games
USA Baseball certainly didn’t have to scour the globe to find its Olympic closer. The notion doesn’t even make sense. But that is what it did to locate Scott McGough. And the organization found McGough in a rather ironic location — Japan. McGough, a Plum and Oregon alum who bounced...
JJ Matijevic uses long ball to earn Triple-A promotion with Astros
Home runs make the crowd ooh and aah, like fireworks or a photo finish. They also can get minor leaguers promotions. Right, JJ Matijevic? Call what the former Norwin standout and Houston Astros prospect is doing a power trip. After showing he can still go yard with the best of...
New Pittsburgh soccer team hires noted Italian scout
Pittsburgh United FC, the newly formed United Premier Soccer League club, announced a signing Thursday that it hopes will make a major impact on its roster when it begins play in the fall. It’s not a striker or goalkeeper. It’s a scout. The team announced the addition of Nicola Martini...
Loudoun United ends Riverhounds’ winning streak at 3 games
Ted Ku-DiPietro and Jovanny Bolivar scored on long-range strikes to help Loudoun United FC to a 2-1 victory Wednesday night, ending the Pittsburgh Riverhounds’ winning streak at three games. Louis Perez scored for the Riverhounds (5-4-2). It was the second win of the season for Loudoun United (2-7-0), which received...
Chase Koepka wins Fuhrer Invitational on first playoff holeVideo
A double-bogey caught Chase Koepka by surprise on his 71st hole Wednesday during the final round of the Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational. Jumped up and grabbed him. Suddenly, his two-shot lead was gone, and the one hand he had on the crystal trophy slipped off. What, Koepka, worry? Not...
Deer Lakes grad shows 2-way prowess in All-American season at Cal U.
Jacob McCaskey is spending the summer in sunny Palm Springs, a popular vacation spot in the Sonoran Desert of Southern California. Thousands of tourists might be there to enjoy the hot springs, golf courses and spas or maybe some hiking or horseback riding. McCaskey is there to work. A recently...
Chip Ganassi sells entire NASCAR team to Trackhouse Racing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chip Ganassi sold his NASCAR team to Justin Marks, owner of Trackhouse Racing, and declared Wednesday he will pull out of the nation’s top stock car series at the end of this season. Ganassi fields two cars in the Cup Series but will transfer his North Carolina...
Chase Koepka climbs into lead after 3 rounds at Fuhrer InvitationalVideo
Third-round leader Chase Koepka keeps making headlines at the Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational, but not entirely for his golf. First, he lost his clubs and suitcases on a layover flight while on his way to the tournament. Then, with one hole to play in Tuesday’s third round, he and...
Replacement clubs no problem for Chase Koepka on Day 1 of Fuhrer Invitational
Essentially playing with a rental set of clubs, Chase Koepka grinded his way into contention in his first Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational. The younger brother of four-time major champion Brooks Koepka, Chase lost his clubs and clothes in transit when he left Hartford, Conn., after playing in the PGA...
Young Township Legion ‘playing some great ball’ with playoff berth secured
Although the song “Renegade” is not played during the Young Township American Legion Renegades games like the Steelers at Heinz Field, the baseball team has its sights set on a District 31 title. The Renegades (10-3) secured a spot in the upcoming Westmoreland County playoffs with an 11-1 victory over...
Palmer Jackson hopes to make noise at Fuhrer Jr. Invitational
It’s one of the most elite golf tournaments in Western Pennsylvania. It features some of the top amateur players in the Pittsburgh area and some up-and-coming pros from across the country. The 37th annual Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational begins with two rounds Monday at Pittsburgh Field Club. The third...
Excessive heat delays Olympic track trials for Maddie (Holmberg) Nickal, Hanna Green
Because of excessive heat in the Eugene, Ore., area, the U.S. Olympic trials were suspended Sunday until midnight. Temperatures exceeded 100 degrees, and the stadium was evacuated because of the heat. Hempfield graduate Maddie (Holmberg) Nickal has one event left to compete in the heptathlon. She placed fifth in the...
Penn Hills grad staying sharp with Monroeville summer ball team
Anthony Tucci’s arm was in midseason form when Clarion University wrapped up its pandemic-shortened baseball season. The Penn Hills native, a junior pitcher for the Golden Eagles, found a spot where he could keep throwing when his coach at CCAC Boyce, Bill Spina, reached out and asked if he would...
Brandon Overton shakes off contact, wins 2nd Firecracker 100 at Lernerville
Brandon Overton won his second Firecracker 100 on Saturday at Lernerville Speedway, but he had to overcome a close call to do so. While under caution on lap 51, Brent Larson came out of the infield work area and while driving by the field to assume his spot at the...
Green gets Olympic reprieve; Williams, Wiltrout come up short
Latrobe native and graduate Hanna Green received good news late Friday at the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore. Her appeal in the 800-meter semifinals was upheld, and she went from missing the finals Sunday to becoming the ninth runner in the field. Green finished fourth in her heat of...
Riverhounds beat New York for 3rd straight win
Albert Dikwa scored a goal and helped set up another to lead the Pittsburgh Riverhounds to a 2-1 victory over New York Red Bull II on Friday night at Highmark Stadium. It was the third straight win for the Riverhounds (5-3-2). The Riverhounds took a 1-0 lead in the 14th...
World of Outlaws feature win at Lernerville brings back memories for Brandon Overton
Lernerville Speedway has plenty of sentimental value for Brandon Overton. He won his first World of Outlaws feature at the Buffalo Township race track in 2016, and it was a launching pad for his career. Overton won the Firecracker 100 in 2017 and recently pocketed $273,000 for winning the 2021...
