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Chestnut Ridge golf resort near Blairsville going up for auction
A former U.S. Steel executive is selling a 345-acre golf course and resort just across the Westmoreland County line near Blairsville. The online auction for Chestnut Ridge Golf Resort & Conference Center, planned for noon Saturday, has attracted local and national attention. “We are seeing quite a bit of interest...
Western PA Bruins director John Tate among 100 most influential people in women’s college basketball
The Western PA Bruins girls basketball program is known for producing Division I college recruits. Girls receiving scholarship offers and committing to top-level teams seems like an almost daily occurrence during the summer months. The outfit is like a factory when it comes to connecting talent to the next level....
Goetz, Schmidt, Jackson close to the leaders at Sunnehanna Amateur
JOHNSTOWN — Mark Goetz had a tournament-saving five-hole stretch Wednesday during the second round of the 67th Annual Sunnehanna Amateur to remember. The Greensburg native was stumbling at 3-over-par through six holes after he endured two weather delays when he turned around his day at Sunnehanna Country Club. He went...
Rain suspends Round 1 of Sunnehanna Amateur; Ryan Hybl holds early lead Jackson, Goetz among the leaders
JOHNSTOWN — Oklahoma men’s golf coach Ryan Hybl played most of his round rain-free during Day 1 of the 67th annual Sunnehanna Amateur on Tuesday. But a heavy thunderstorm moved through the area and delayed play for more than three hours. When play resumed, Hybl saw his early four-shot lead...
Summer baseball notebook: Latrobe locks up top seed for playoffs
Who knew a fluctuating and uncertain summer on the baseball diamond would turn out to be such a sure thing for Latrobe? The Jethawks not only jelled early in the new-look Westmoreland County American League but they kept the momentum on full blast and rolled to a regular-season title. Latrobe...
West Hempfield baseball team suspends play over health concerns
West Hempfield suspended play in the Westmoreland County American Baseball League over health concerns. As a result, it had its regular season record wiped away. The team was 4-5 but is now 0-0 and considered the last-place team out of nine in the standings. A West Hempfield player might have...
Riverhounds’ Griffin, Forbes named to USL Championship Team of the Week
For the second straight week, the Riverhounds had two players named to the USL Championship Team of the Week. Midfielders Danny Griffin and Kenardo Forbes were recognized for their performance in Pittsburgh’s 6-0 win over Philadelphia Union II on Saturday. Griffin posted one of the best games of his young...
Riverhounds prepare for home opener at Highmark Stadium
The Riverhounds have a tall task ahead of them as they get set to host Group E leader Indy Eleven for their home opener at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Highmark Stadium. The difficulty of Pittsburgh’s next contest doesn’t just come from the quality of play Indy Eleven brings to the...
Central Catholic grad Michael Grady continues training for shot at Olympics
Thanks to the pandemic, Bradford Woods product Michael Grady improved his chances of making next year’s U.S. Olympic rowing team. USRowing men’s coach Mike Teti said Grady, 23, will have more time to work on his mechanics after the Tokyo Games were postponed. “He was a candidate anyway,” Teti said....
Knapp’s good deed toward Goetz lands both in Sunnehanna Amateur
Sometimes people who do good deeds reap great rewards. Oakmont’s Sean Knapp is that person. Knapp was part of the field for the 67th annual Sunnehanna Amateur at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown. It would be his 28th consecutive appearance in the tournament. But Knapp asked event co-chairman John Yerger...
North Huntingdon artist Cody Sabol featured on SI.com
From their smiles and expressions to their in-game flair, Cody Sabol brings out the best in Pittsburgh sports greats through his paintings. The fast-rising, 24-year-old artist who graduated from Norwin has crafted stunning portraits of James Conner, Ben Roethlisberger, Sidney Crosby and many others. A speed-painter who also works as...
World of Outlaws series starts Pa. swing with Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup at Lernerville Speedway
Tuesday night should be an exciting one at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver as The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series will kick off its Pennsylvania swing of four races in five days with the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup. The World of Outlaws series also will race...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 42: Connie Hawkins soared first with Rens, Pipers
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 42: Connie Hawkins When its most common association with professional basketball is from a movie, “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh,” it doesn’t speak great...
Tri-State PGA brings back Amateur tournament
The Tri-State PGA announced Friday the Amateur will return Aug. 14 at Chartiers Country Club. The last time the Amateur was held was in 2012. After coronavirus restrictions forced the WPGA to cancel a few early season tournaments, leaving its annual schedule lighter than usual, the organization decided to bring...
Golf notebook: Palmer Jackson working on game; 4 qualify for state Open
Palmer Jackson continued to work out the kinks in his golf game during the third round of the 114th annual Southern Amateur on Friday. The Murrysville native and Notre Dame sophomore shot a 3-over par 75 and is 8-over 224 for the tournament. The final round is set for Saturday...
Pa. teams ask state to allow fans in the stands
HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvania approached 100,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus Friday, several professional, semi-professional, amateur and college sports teams have submitted plans to the state Department of Health to have fans in the stands, the agency said. The Wolf administration declined to reveal which organizations, teams or colleges have...
Bushy Run Legion to retire late pitcher’s numberVideo
Bushy Run Legion will retire jersey No. 7 before Sunday’s home baseball game against Murrysville. That number belonged to star pitcher Maclean Maund, who was killed in an auto accident in January. The former Penn-Trafford standout, a hard-throwing left-hander, would have been a freshman at Seton Hill and left an...
Palmer Jackson improves, survives cut at Southern Amateur
When Palmer Jackson gets hot, he’s one of the top golfers in the country. The 2019 season was unbelievable for the Murrysville resident and 2019 Franklin Regional graduate. He shot 10 consecutive tournament rounds in the 60s. He continued his strong play in the fall at Notre Dame. But the...
Murrysville’s Jackson shoots 3-over 75 at Southern Amateur
Palmer Jackson shot a 3-over par 75 on Wednesday during the first round of the Southern Amateur in Carrolton, Texas. The Murrysville native and Notre Dame sophomore is tied for 45th. Round two of the tournament is Thursday. This is the start of three busy weeks for Jackson, who will...
Pittsburgh’s Stimmel falls in R. Jay Sigel state amateur match play finals
Golf can be a very frustrating game. Just ask Pittsburgh native Rick Stimmel. After winning his semifinal match against Max Siegfried, 5 and 3, Stimmel lost to Norristown High School senior Joshua Ryan, 1-up, in the finals of the 17th annual R. Jay Sigel Amateur Match Play event sponsored by...
Stimmel, Young advance to R. Jay Sigel state amateur semifinals
Rick Stimmel was the medalist during the qualifying round at the 17th annual R. Jay Sigel State Amateur Match Play tournament at the Country Club of York on Monday. But match play is a different animal. After breezing to a win in the Round of 16, the Pittsburgh native found...
Chip-in sparks Bethel Park’s Kowalski to home-course victory at Pittsburgh OpenVideo
Darin Kowalski skipped the final round of the Westmoreland County Amateur on Sunday. He withdrew because of a sore back. The rest did him well. The 34-year old played the two rounds of the Tri-State PGA Pittsburgh Open at South Hills Country Club, his home course, like a veteran professional....
Fox Chapel grad Gregor Meyer is having a winning summer on the golf course
Not too many Western Pennsylvania golfers have had a summer quite like Gregor Meyer’s. The Fox Chapel grad has won four tournaments — two this past week, including a course-record 62 at Edgewood Country Club on Thursday to win the Pennsylvania Open qualifier. Meyer capped his successful week with back-to-back...
West Liberty senior leads Pittsburgh Open
For most of the first round of the Pittsburgh Open on Monday, Darin Kowalski’s name appeared on top of the leaderboard. But late in the afternoon, amateur Alex Easthom of Ravenswood, W.Va., emerged as the leader in the Tri-State PGA event at South Hills Country Club. That’s because the scoring...
Stimmel, Goetz lead 7 Western Pa. golfers into state match play final 16
Rick Stimmel had it going during the qualifying round of the R. Jay Sigel State Amateur on Monday. The Pittsburgh native bogeyed his third hole of the day, No. 12, and then he got hot. Change that to sizzling. He birdied seven of 12 holes and then eagled No. 9,...
