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Pony League World Series to return to Washington in August
After a one-year hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Pony League World Series is returning to Washington in August. Games will be played Aug. 13-18 at Lew Hays Pony Field. Pony Baseball and Softball decided to bring the event back citing “significant domestic and international interest in resuming a...
WPIAL products fare well at U.S. Olympic Swim Trials
North Allegheny graduate Jack Wright said he was taken aback when he entered the CHI Health Center in Omaha for the Wave I U.S. Olympic Swim Trials last week. “It is a one-of-a-kind pool that is built up, and it is unlike anything I’ve swam in before,” said Wright, a...
Local golfers come up short in U.S. Open qualifying
There won’t be any Western Pennsylvania golfers in the 121st U.S. Open this month. There were 11 players with local ties that played in Monday’s U.S. Open Sectionals across the country and their efforts came up short. The players competed at five sites for the chance to participate in the...
Locals Palmer Jackson, Jason Li competing at star-studded U.S. Open qualifier
The old “look to your left, look to your right,” stock phrase often used on the first day of college could pertain to the U.S. Open qualifier going on Monday in Columbus, Ohio. Every time Palmer Jackson and Jason Li look around they see PGA stars. Jackson and Li, once...
Austin Bold FC nets early goal to blank Riverhounds
Austin Bold FC scored early and held on the rest of the way to deal a 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Sunday at Highmark Stadium. Collin Fernandez scored 55 seconds into the match for Austin Bold FC (2-2-1), which stiffled a intense Riverhounds attack for the remainder of...
Cutrell, DeNunzio twins capture Westmoreland County 3-man scramble
The annual Westmoreland 3-man scramble was held May 29, and, despite tough weather conditions, the trio of Arnie Cutrell, Ron DeNunzio and David DeNunzio shot a 14-under-par 58 at the Madison Club to win the title. An eagle on No. 18 proved to be the difference. The trio edged Brian...
Quaker Valley middle school boys lacrosse finishes undefeated
The future of the Quaker Valley boys lacrosse program looks bright. The Quakers high school boys lacrosse team made a run to the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs this season but fell to Indiana on the road, 7-5, in the first round. With the success of the middle school team this...
Bushy Run Legion off to good start
Bushy Run American Legion opened the season with two come-from-behind victories. They defeated Hempfield East, 4-1, on June 1 and downed West Hempfield, 6-4, on June 2. The weekend tournament at Latrobe they were in was postponed because of inclement weather. “Any time you start the season 2-0, you can’t...
Supporters donate thousands to Jeannette athletics in memory of dedicated fan
All his life, Jay Clayton celebrated Jeannette athletics. You might say he put the Jay in Jayhawks. Now, Jeannette athletics are celebrating him. Clayton, a longtime Jayhawks fan, died in April at age 84. In lieu of flowers, Clayton wanted donations to be made directly to the Jeannette athletic department....
Golf notebook: WVU’s Goetz named to All-Region team
West Virginia senior Mark Goetz was named to the Division I PING All-Midwest Region Team, announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Goetz is the second player in school history named to the PING All-Midwest Region Team. Matthew Sharpstene earned the same honor in 2019. The Greensburg native and...
Lemieux, Bettis selected as honorary chairmen of U.S. Amateur
Pittsburgh hall-of-fame athletes Mario Lemieux and Jerome Bettis will serve as honorary chairmen of the 121st U.S. Amateur golf championship set for Aug. 9-15 at famed Oakmont Country Club and Longue Vue Club, the USGA announced. Lemieux and Bettis are members at Oakmont. “For the event to be held at...
Palmer Jackson’s Notre Dame duo advances to USGA Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinals
The Notre Dame duo of Palmer Jackson (Murrysville) and Davis Chatfield just missed qualifying for the NCAA Division I Championships last week. But they were able to get into the United States Golf Association’s Amateur Four-Ball at Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash. Now they find themselves in the quarterfinals after...
District 31 American Legion baseball season set to begin
When American Legion pulled the plug on sponsoring baseball last summer, Region 7 director Jason Bush decided to hold a season for Legion teams within his area. The decision seemed to be a good one. Nine teams from District 31, along with member teams from from Cambria, Bedford, Blair, Mifflin...
Jackson Palmer, Nathan Smith square off at USGA Amateur Four-Ball
Two of the top amateur players in Western Pennsylvania, Murrysville’s Jackson Palmer and Brookville’s Nathan Smith, will square off Tuesday at the United States Golf Association’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash. They meet in the Round of 16. Jackson and Davis Chatfield won 2-up against fourth...
Goetz, Jackson come up short in NCAA Regional tournament
West Virginia senior Mark Goetz and Notre Dame sophomore Palmer Jackson played well at the NCAA Division I Regionals last week. Goetz fell one spot short of winning the regional and advancing to the NCAA championship during final round at The Sagamore Golf Club in Noblesville, Ind. Goetz and Cole...
Despite a man advantage, Riverhounds fall to Charlotte in home opener
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds returned to Highmark Stadium on Saturday for their home opener in front of 2,079 fans, but it didn’t quite go as planned. Despite playing with a man advantage for nearly 30 minutes in the second half, the Riverhounds couldn’t counter a first-half goal by the Charlotte Independence...
Riverhounds set for 2021 home opener, return of fans to Highmark Stadium
Teams often feed off the energy from their fans. It is one of the many things that make home-field advantage so important. For the past three years, the Riverhounds have benefited from large crowds and sold-out games at Highmark Stadium on Pittsburgh’s South Shore. It’s one thing that has made...
Playoff no-hitter highlights big year for Pine-Richland grad at Penn State Behrend
Thomas Zbezinski first realized he had a no-hitter going in the fourth inning of Penn State Behrend’s AMCC quarterfinal game with Pitt-Greensburg on May 8. It was a fleeting thought. He went right back into his routine. A couple of innings later, however, the reality of the situation started to...
Man-down Riverhounds play to draw with Hartford Athletic
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds allowed a goal three minutes into stoppage time, leading to a 1-1 draw with Hartford Athletic on Saturday night at Dillon Stadium in Hartford, Conn. Luka Prpa scored for Hartford (2-0-1), heading in a free kick from Danny Barrera. The Hounds (0-1-1) played a man down after...
Golf notebook: A third Peters Township grad advances to U.S. Open sectional
A third Peters Township graduate has qualified for the U.S. Open Sectional on June 7. Connor Schmidt joined Jimmy Ellis and Jake Sollon on the list of golfers hoping to qualify for the 121st U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Schmidt, a senior at Drexel, earned his berth at the Country...
Fox Chapel grad Abby Pitcairn helps North Carolina win 3rd straight NCAA field hockey title
When Abby Pitcairn was a senior at Fox Chapel, she never envisioned the type of success she’d have when she set off to continue her field hockey career at North Carolina. But here she is, three years later, with three NCAA championships under her belt. “Coming into North Carolina, I...
Sewickley Academy grad Luke Ross to begin next chapter after tennis career comes to an end
Tennis has always been a main focus for former PIAA and WPIAL singles champion Luke Ross. During his time at Sewickley Academy, between 2014-17, Ross won three WPIAL singles titles, two PIAA singles titles, and was a PIAA runner-up his freshman year. He could’ve won an additional title but took...
Riverhounds fall to Tampa Bay in season opener
The defending Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Rowdies blanked the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, 3-0, in the local team’s season opener Saturday night at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Fla. “It was a good measuring stick for us,” Hounds coach Bob Lilley said. “You’re not going to learn a lot more...
Local golf notebook: Ellis, Li, Huber qualify for U.S. Open Sectional
Peters Township’s Jimmy Ellis shot a 3-under-par 67 to take medalist honors Wednesday at the USGA local qualifier May 5 at Butler Country Club. Ellis and three others qualify for the U.S. Open Sectional on June 7. Others to qualify were Carnegie Mellon teammates Jason Li and Benjamin Huber, both...
Fox Chapel to honor 6 inductees in 24th annual Hall of Fame class
The Fox Chapel Area Schools Hall of Fame will induct six new individuals and a championship team as part of the 24th annual class during a banquet June 5, at the Harmar House in Cheswick. Each inductee excelled at Fox Chapel and solidified a legacy throughout decorated high school careers....
