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Riverhounds notebook: Team set for busy week without injured captain Kenardo Forbes
The Riverhounds took their largest group lead of the season Friday by defeating Hartford Athletic 3-0 on the road to earn another three points. It was a significant victory for the Riverhounds, one of their biggest of the season, but it was more than that as well. It signified an...
Penn-Trafford grad, Akron diver Paige Kalik earns academic honor
Penn-Trafford graduate Paige Kalik recently earned an impressive honor as a member of the Akron swimming and diving team. Kalik, a freshman diver, was named a first-team Division I Scholar All-American by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America. The award recognizes students who recorded a GPA of...
Riverhounds earn significant win over Hartford Athletic to capture group lead
The Riverhounds traveled to Connecticut on Friday for their first of three matchups with Hartford Athletic in the next month and came away with a significant victory that gave them sole possession of first place in Group F. Behind goals from Ryan James and the “Connecticut Kid” Danny Griffin, the...
Riverhounds to play Hartford Athletic for Group F lead
After their first nine games this season the Pittsburgh Riverhounds have put themselves in a prime position to secure a trip to the playoffs. Although they’ve had success, coach Bob Lilley still wants his team to improve their position. Friday’s contest with Hartford Athletic is the perfect opportunity. As the...
Greensburg native Rocco Mediate within reach of Phil Mickelson at PGA Tour Champions event
After 36 holes of the Charles Schwab Series, Phil Mickelson is in prime position to win his debut on the PGA Tour Champions. But a cigar-chomping veteran from Greensburg isn’t far behind on the leaderboard and is out to spoil Lefty’s fun at the rare, early-week tournament. Rocco Mediate followed...
Peters Township’s Connor Schmidt defends West Penn Amateur title
Connor Schmidt didn’t need any dramatic collapses from an opponent to defend his West Penn Amateur title. He shot a 5-under-par 30 on the front nine at Allegheny Country Club during the final round, finishing the second round with a 2-under 68 and a 6-under 134. He owned a two-shot...
Riverhounds Notebook: Pittsburgh set for chess match with Hartford Athletic
The first half of the Riverhounds’ 2020 season was tough with two matchups against Indy Eleven, Philadelphia Union and New York Red Bulls II and one against Louisville City FC. The second half will be just as crucial with three matchups against Hartford Athletic and one apiece against Loudoun United...
National Wiffle League Association bringing tournament to Canonsburg
For the past four years, Jacob Davey and the WIFF is Life wiffle ball team based out of Canonsburg have traveled to the National Wiffle League Association tournament in Michigan. He and his team won the tournament in 2018 and placed fifth last season. The trips created fun memories, exciting...
Hebrew Oilers, North Park Senators join Jefferson Hills as 2020 Pittsburgh NABA champions
The Hebrew Oilers (Class AA) and the North Park Senators (Class A) recently brought home Pittsburgh North American Baseball Association championships with sweeps in their respective finals series. Both teams also won NABA titles in 2018. The Senators, seeded first in Class A after compiling a 12-4-1 record in the...
Peters’ Connor Schmidt leads West Penn Amateur after 1st round
If Connor Schmidt is looking to defend his West Penn Amateur, the Peters Township native got off to a good start. Schmidt, a senior at Drexel, shot a 4-under-par 66 on Monday at Allegheny Country Club and holds a 1-shot lead over Bethel Park’s Darin Kowalski and Greensburg’s Brian Fajt....
Steel Army itching to return to Highmark Stadium, cheer on Riverhounds
When the Pittsburgh Riverhounds walked on the field at Highmark Stadium for their first home game of the season July 22, there was a large banner stretched over the Paul Child Stands in the East End. It read, “Physically Absent, Emotionally Present.” It was a placeholder for the normally rambunctious...
Sean Knapp adds Westmoreland Senior Amateur to his resume
Sean Knapp didn’t stick around to celebrate his first victory at Westmoreland Golf Association’s Senior Amateur. That’s because Knapp, one of the most accomplished amateurs in Western Pennsylvania, has an early tee time in Monday’s West Penn Amateur at Allegheny Country Club. The Oakmont native and Hannastown Golf Club member...
Riverhounds, St. Louis battle to 2-2 tie at Highmark Stadium
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds didn’t hold an early lead Saturday night at Highmark Stadium. Although Pittsburgh (5-3-1) took a 2-0 lead on St. Louis (4-3-1) with two goals in the first 40 minutes, the Black and Gold couldn’t hold on as the skies opened up on their home field in the...
McKeesport resident Keith Perry earns American Cornhole League professional contract
McKeesport resident Keith Perry has been playing cornhole for a majority of his life, but until recently it was never more than a game he played in his backyard during family barbecues or tailgating for a local sporting event. Then, in April 2019 Perry had a revelation. He and his...
Norwin grad Max McDowell earning his stripes with Yankees taxi squad
One day Max McDowell was out of a job, a pro baseball catcher with nowhere to play. The next he was wearing pinstripes and practicing on the hallowed grounds of Yankee Stadium. McDowell, a former Norwin standout who played with four teams in five years in the minor leagues but...
Gordon Vietmeier rallies to win Tri-State PGA Senior title
Gordon Vietmeier started the second round of the Tri-State PGA Senior Section Championship three shots behind Jim Cichra, who posted a pace-setting 65 to open the tournament. But as Cichra faded Friday, Vietmeier seized the opportunity and rallied for a one-shot win over Cichra and Joe Boros at Green Oaks...
5 things to watch as the Riverhounds host St. Louis FC
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds return home to Highmark Stadium for their third game in eight days when they take on St. Louis FC at 7 p.m. Saturday. Pittsburgh (5-3) beat Loudoun United, 2-0, on Wednesday night, and St. Louis FC (4-3-1) is fresh off a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City...
Pittsburgh Riverhounds score 2 early goals to take down Loudoun United
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds got back in the win column Wednesday as they took down Group F opponent Loudoun United FC, 2-0. “I think Loudoun showed they have the ability to be a dangerous team,” Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley said. “We did better as the game went on. We got two...
Oakmont’s Devin Gee wins Tri-State PGA match play event
Devin Gee continued his sizzling summer on the golf course. The head professional at storied Oakmont Country Club downed five opponents to capture the three-day Tri-State PGA OMEGA Match Play Championship at Southpointe Golf Club in Canonsburg. Gee, who earlier this season won the Tri-State Open, held off Sharon’s Denny...
Former Fox Chapel, Seton Hill pitcher Pat Monteverde transfers to Texas Tech
Former Fox Chapel pitcher Pat Monteverde is ready to see what he can do at the highest level of college baseball. On Sunday, Monteverde announced his plans to transfer from Seton Hill to Big 12 powerhouse Texas Tech to finish his college career. “Their track record speaks for itself, and...
5 things to watch for as Riverhounds take on Loudoun United
The Riverhounds are heading to Virginia on Wednesday for the first time this season to take on Group F opponent Loudoun United. Pittsburgh (4-3) is coming off a 1-0 setback on Saturday, its third loss of the season and its second to Indy Eleven. Loudoun United (1-3-1) is coming off...
Nick Novak, Jake Biss help team of ex-WPIAL standouts to ‘dream’ season
This dream team had to earn its distinction. When a crop of talented local basketball players were thrust onto a summer-league roster, many of whom didn’t know one another and had not played together, the thought of doing something special on the court did not exactly cross their minds. While...
Latrobe’s Mikayla Bisignani honored for swimming, academics
Greensburg Central Catholic graduate Mikayla Bisignani continues to shine in and out of the pool for the Johns Hopkins women’s swimming team. Bisignani, 20, a junior out of Latrobe, was named recently to the Academic All-America Division III Women’s At-Large first team by the College Sports Information Directors of America...
Riverhounds fall to Indy Eleven for 2nd time this season
The Riverhounds suffered their third loss of the season Saturday, and it looked awfully familiar. In the 13th minute of the game, former Riverhound Tyler Pasher received a pass on the right wing in open space and made a quick move past Pittsburgh keeper Tomas Gomez in the box to...
Ambridge boxing coach Tom Yankello training Roy Jones Jr. for comeback bout against Mike Tyson
For the past year and a half, professional boxing coach Tom Yankello has been using his World Class Boxing YouTube channel to create instructional videos for his subscribers. His videos touch on different boxing techniques, like how to step while punching or how to defend and counter a right-hand jab....
