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Fox Chapel resident Gregor Meyer wins his 1st Westmoreland County Amateur titleVideo
Talk about a timely weather delay Sunday during the final round of the Westmoreland County Golf Association’s Amateur Tournament at Hannastown Golf Club. First-round leader Gregor Meyer was struggling during the front nine. Then a thunderstorm roared through Greensburg and stopped play for about an hour. That break gave Meyer...
Fox Chapel’s Gregor Meyer holds 1st-round lead at Westmoreland County Amateur
Gregor Meyer shot a 1-under par 69 on his home course to grab the first-round lead Saturday at the annual Westmoreland County Amateur at Hannastown Golf Club. The final round is slated for Sunday. Earlier this week, Meyer, of Fox Chapel, shot a 62 at Edgewood Country Club at a...
Lower Burrell’s Caliguri to be honored at martial arts legends awards ceremony
Lower Burrell’s Frank Caliguri has been honored many times for his contributions to martial arts at the local, regional and national levels. He will be recognized again Saturday evening as the American Martial Arts Alliance Foundation will pay tribute to him during this weekend’s online convention. The AMAAF legends awards...
Local golf notebook: Pittsburgh Open is on; WPGA back in business
While the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association was advised not to hold the Amateur Championship this past week, the Tri-State PGA received no advisory and continued to play after Allegheny County officials changed restrictions concerning group gatherings. The Tri-State PGA did cancel three Isaly’s Junior Tournament events — at Valley Brook...
Riverhounds preparing for season opener against Louisville City FC
While the Pittsburgh Steelers are waiting for training camp to start, the Pirates are going through summer camp and the Penguins are getting ready for NHL’s restart, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds are preparing for their first game of the USL Championship season. The defending Eastern Conference champions are champing at the...
Steel City Slammin’ Sammies, Brilliance Baseball Sox earn wins in 1st night of baseball at Wild Things Park
The Steel City Slammin’ Sammies wasted no time lighting up the scoreboard on the first night of baseball at Wild Things Park this summer. Led by home runs in the first two innings, the Slammin’ Sammies earned their first win of the summer as they beat the Washington Wild Things,...
Fans take in 1st night of baseball at Wild Things Park
There’s nothing like the crack of a bat or the pop of a mitt on a warm summer night in Western Pennsylvania, and a brief rain shower didn’t stop fans from experiencing the first night of baseball at Wild Things Park. After the Frontier League canceled its 2020 season last...
Big East Youth Football League cancels 2020 fall season
Mike Martin was excited when Ar-Ken Youth Football and Cheer, which represents Arnold and New Kensington in Westmoreland County, agreed to join the Big East Youth Football League. “We were pumped up,” said Martin, the organization’s president. “At the end of the day, we felt the decision was the best...
Irwin’s Obremski shares 1st place in mini-tour event
Irwin’s Dan Obremski played great during his second-place finish at the Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational last week. He continued his hot shooting Tuesday in a Minor League Golf Tour tournament at Abacoa Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla. Obremski shot a 4-under par 67 and shared first place with Gavin...
Carnegie Mellon coach Dan Rodgers roars to win at Falling Rock Classic
Carnegie Mellon golf coach Dan Rodgers finished the final round of the Tri-State PGA Falling Rock Classic in style. He capped off his best career round on a par-72 course by shooting 6-under 66 with a birdie on No. 18 on Tuesday to claim victory at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort’s Mystic...
Oakmont assistant pro leads Tri-State PGA Falling Rock Classic
Oakmont Country Club assistant pro Chris Zumpano shot a 2-under par 70 on Monday to grab a three-shot lead at the Tri-State PGA Falling Rock Classic at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort. Zumpano, 32, lead Oakmont head pro Devin Gee and Saxonburg’s Joe Boros, who both shot a 1-over 73 on the...
West Penn Amateur postponed; announcement of new dates expected later this week
It has been a tough year for people trying to run golf tournaments. The West Pennsylvania Golf Association, Tri-State PGA and Pennsylvania Golf Association have been forced to change their schedules because on the coronavirus pandemic. Because Allegheny County shut down bars and restaurants and restricted gatherings to no more...
Baseball is returning to Wild Things Park on July 9
Baseball will be played at Wild Things Park this summer, after all. Late last week, the Washington Wild Things, along with three other teams, announced a four-team league that will play Thursday through Sunday, starting July 9. Opening Day July 9th at Wild Things Park pic.twitter.com/uOFCIreHCn— Washington Wild Things (@WashWildThings)...
West Penn Amateur postponed amid Allegheny County order
With an alarming increase of positive covid-19 cases surfacing daily in this corner of the state, the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association thought best to postpone one of its marquee events. The 120th West Penn Amateur, scheduled for July 6-7 at Allegheny Country Club, has been shelved until a later date...
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Hot bats get Yough off to good start
Yough has been spending a lot of time on the basepaths so far in the Westmoreland County American League. And even more time clearing them. Through eight games, Yough (6-2) had scored 66 times to take a substantial lead in runs over the other eight teams in the summer wooden...
Penn Hills’ Longue Vue Club celebrating 100th anniversary, gearing up for next year’s U.S. AmateurVideo
This place has come a longue way. Situated high atop Penn Hills Township, the venerable Longue Vue Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a look at its storied past and an eye toward a promising future. Longue Vue, a registered National Historic Place and one of the top multiservice...
McCarthy rallies to win 2nd Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. InvitationalVideo
Daniel McCarthy earned his second Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational victory Wednesday by rallying to edge Penn-Trafford graduate Dan Obremski during the final round. It was a par on the final hole that gave McCarthy the one-stroke win. He also won in 2018. Obremski’s brilliant birdie on No. 17 allowed...
Irwin’s Dan Obremski shoots 64, leads Fuhrer by 3 strokesVideo
Dan Obremski wasn’t perfect during the third round of the Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational on Tuesday. But the Penn-Trafford graduate didn’t flinch when things went awry. Obremski, 33, used strong iron play and sensational putting to fire a 6-under par 64 at the Pittsburgh Field Club and takes a...
Riverhounds will open season at Louisville City FC on ESPN2
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Louisville City FC gave fans an exciting show when they battled in the USL Championship semifinals in front of a record-breaking crowd at Highmark Stadium last season. Louisville City handed the Riverhounds a 2-1 loss on the fateful night in November and ended a magical season....
Former Fox Chapel golfer Mike Marsico hoping to carry summer success into strong senior year at Gannon
Since last fall, it has been kind of difficult to keep former Fox Chapel golfer Mike Marsico off the course. Over the past couple of months, Marsico estimated he has played somewhere between 50 and 60 rounds, but the Tri-State Open at Williams Golf and Country Club on June 15-16...
Former Plum golfer Andrew Reynolds on top of his game headed into West Penn Amateur
A week and a half ago, former Plum golfer Andrew Reynolds was playing his home course at Willowbrook Country Club when he recorded his first hole-in-one. He used a pitching wedge on the 123-yard 15th hole. “I played well that day, and I’ve kind of just continued to play well...
Daniel McCarthy, 2018 champ, leads Fuhrer; Irwin’s Dan Obremski lurking
Daniel McCarthy couldn’t be blamed if he went to bed early Monday night. Sunday, he flew from Utah to Detroit and then drove to Pittsburgh to compete in the annual Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational at Pittsburgh Field Club. Despite getting only two hours of sleep, McCarthy was able to...
Stimmel wins WPGA spring stroke play title
Rick Stimmel is known around local golf circles as a steely veteran, someone who has played in USGA championships, bounced around mini tours and ground through qualifiers. His name always seems to surface on the leaderboard. Stimmel added another victory to his resume Monday by winning the 27th Western Pennsylvania...
USA Football plans return to play for youths in 2020
USA Football has developed a phased approach for the return of youth football this year. The plan is based on phased reopening guidelines from the CDC. The governing body for the sport in this country advises youth leagues to consult their city or county health departments to determine which CDC...
Western Pa. golfers look to end drought at Fuhrer Invitational
The last golfer from Western Pennsylvania to win the Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational was Mike Van Sickle in 2013. That doesn’t mean the locals haven’t been in the hunt. Michael Gligic needed eight extra holes to defeat Washington native Steve Wheatcroft in 2019. Gligic, Wheatcroft and Michigan native Ryan...
