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Season to remember for Norwin youth football team
The fifth- and sixth-grade Norwin youth football team’s season was filled with big moments. It won the league’s offseason Lineman Challenge after finishing last in the competition last season, played at halftime at Heinz Field during a Steelers preseason game and ended its season in the Washington/Greene Football League Championship...
Tarentum’s James 5:16 Boxing Center to host amateur bouts
The James 5:16 Boxing Center in Tarentum will host amateur boxing Saturday. Chris Archer, a trainer at the facility, said there will be 13-15 bouts between fighters from local gyms throughout the area and region who continue to prepare for the Golden Gloves and USA Boxing tournaments early next year....
CV grad Marquis takes winding road to become D coordinator at Wittenberg
During his days as a football player at Chartiers Valley, Dave Marquis, by his own admission, didn’t apply himself perhaps as much as he should have. That revelation might be surprising considering his background. Marquis’ father, Gus, was the football coach (1988-94) and athletic director (1988-2006) at Chartiers Valley, so...
Youth football program hopes to grow, thrive in Penn Hills
Building a sustainable athletic program starts at the roots. The Penn Hills Midget Football Association is looking to create deeper roots in the community under new leadership. It has gotten off on the right foot after their Baby Scouts team captured the Western Pennsylvania Youth Athletic Association title in the...
Three Rivers Rowing Association earns USRowing Club’s top award again
For a record fifth time, the Three Rivers Rowing Association on Washington’s Landing received the USRowing Club of the Year Award. In announcing the 2019 selection, USRowing praised the club for offering junior and masters rowing programs, which compete on national and international levels; serving as home to high schools...
Clark leads Team Canada to hockey sweep of U.S.
Emily Clark is fine not being one of Team Canada’s top offensive threats. She had no problem putting the puck in the net Sunday, though, as her hat trick lifted the Canadians to a 5-3 win over Team USA at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. “It feels a little...
Team Canada bests Team USA in intense women’s hockey exhibition
It was called an “exhibition” but Friday night’s game between Team USA and Team Canada was anything but friendly. The women’s hockey teams brought the intensity of a regular international showdown. Team Canada emerged with a 4-1 win at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. “I think we did everything...
Nation’s best martial artists flock to Alle-Kiski Valley tournament
The Pennsylvania Karate Championships is the second-longest running event of its type in the United States, and Saturday’s 47th annual event at Valley High School again is expected to attract the top martial arts competitors from the Alle-Kiski Valley as well as the region, state and country. “It was one...
American Olympic hockey heroes reminisce about gold medal-winning shootout
It’s a generally accepted principle in hockey circles that it’s unfortunate at best and anticlimactic at worst when an important game is decided by a shootout. The women’s gold medal game in the 2018 Olympics in South Korea might be the exception to that rule. Jocelyne Lamoureax-Davidson’s jaw-dropping triple move...
Top women’s hockey players gather in Cranberry to fight for better pay, respect
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Maddie Rooney supplied the shootout heroics that gave the United States the gold medal in women’s hockey in the 2018 Olympics. You might bump into them in the toiletries aisle at Target tomorrow morning. Marie-Philip Poulin and Melodie Daoust are the faces of women’s hockey in Canada...
Ex-Norwin soccer standout Emily Harrigan makes impact for nationally ranked Rutgers
Norwin played North Allegheny for the WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer championship Thursday night, and Emily Harrigan intently watched the match from East Brunswick, N.J. When broadcasters mentioned Norwin’s 2017 state championship team, Harrigan took notice. After all, she played a key role in the run, earning Tribune-Review Player of...
Louisville City ends Riverhounds’ season with double OT win in semifinalsVideo
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds put together a special season. On Saturday night, in front of a record-breaking crowd of 6,073 at Highmark Stadium, that magical season came to an end as two-time USL defending champion Louisville City rallied for a 2-1 victory in double overtime in the semifinals. It was the...
Two-time defending champ Louisville City FC up next for Riverhounds in playoffs
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds worked hard to earn home-field advantage in the playoffs. They will get to use it for the second straight weekend, this time against two-time defending champions Louisville City FC at 7 p.m. Saturday in the semifinals of the USL Championship Eastern Conference. “We’re ready to go. We’re...
New Kensington boxer Rich Cantolina fulfilling a promise inside the ringVideo
Heading into Saturday night’s fights at Printscape Arena in Canonsburg, New Kensington resident Rich Cantolina carries a professional boxing record of 5-0. But maintaining his undefeated record isn’t the only thing he hopes to accomplish. Boxing means a lot more to the Ambridge native. “It probably saved my life,” Cantolina...
Bradford Woods’ Michael Grady on track to make Olympic rowing team
Bradford Woods product Michael Grady is headed toward a spot on next year’s U.S. Olympic rowing team. Grady, 23, is one of 24 candidates for 14 spots among the eight, four and pair that will compete next summer in Tokyo, USRowing men’s coach Mike Teti said. The team will be...
Pennsylvania Karate Championships coming to the A-K Valley
The 47th annual Pennsylvania Karate Championships are coming to the A-K Valley. On Nov. 9, Valley High School will host the annual event as competitors from all over the state compete for top honors in the karate championships. It is an open tournament, so ages of contestants will range from...
Roger Huston, longtime voice of The Meadows, announces retirement
Roger Huston, track announcer at The Meadows for the last four decades, has announced his retirement from day-to-day duties at the Washington County harness racing venue. His last day will be Saturday. Huston, 77, called his first race at The Meadows on Feb. 8, 1976. He’s been behind the microphone...
Riverhounds beat Birmingham for club’s 1st playoff win since 2004
Neco Brett’s goal in the 71st minute was one of many indelible moments created by the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Saturday night at Highmark Stadium. The Riverhounds ended a 15-year drought without a playoff victory in style, crushing 10th-seeded Birmingham Legion, 7-0, in the USL Championship Eastern Conference quarterfinals. Brett, a...
Penn-Trafford grad John Gay finding his stride with Lafayette football team
When running back John Gay started putting up big numbers at Penn-Trafford, colleges took notice. Lafayette, an FCS school in eastern Pennsylvania, was among them. As Gay’s performances continued to surge, more colleges took notice. Bigger colleges. Once FBS schools came knocking, Gay said, many of the smaller schools backed...
North Allegheny grad swims into Richmond hall of fame
Former North Allegheny swimmer Jen MacKay Williams expects her induction into the University of Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame on Nov. 1 to get her some cred around her house. “At this stage of life, where my world is consumed with my kids and their sports, it’s nice to have...
Yough grad Scott Houseman draws offer from RMU
Scott Houseman decided it was best to attend a junior college when he was coming out of Yough so the mountain of a lineman could hone his skills and potentially land larger scholarship offers. His plan is taking shape. The 6-foot-4, 295-pound freshman offensive lineman who initially saw playing time...
Jeannette native Cody Elias at forefront of digital streaming with ‘A’s Cast Live’
He did not hit a home run or strike out a batter, but Cody Elias played a significant role for Oakland A’s during their run to the American League wild-card game. In his first year with the organization, the 30-year-old Jeannette native garnered significant attention for his role on “A’s...
Westmoreland County will mark ‘Dick Groat Day’
Dick Groat spent 40 years as part of the broadcast team calling University of Pittsburgh men’s basketball games. But the 2018-19 season was his last with good friend and broadcast partner Bill Hillgrove. Though the 88-year-old was disappointed when the university decided to part ways with him, he still loves...
Food Podcast: Pittsburgh Riverhounds join food bank’s fight against hunger
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are preparing for the USL playoffs, but they’re also participating in the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s fight against hunger. The Riverhounds hosted a Hunger Action Night at Highmark Stadium on the South Side, and HoundsTV host Justin McCauley joined the food bank’s Brian Gulish for this...
Frontier League announces merger with Can-Am League
The landscape of independent, professional baseball changed significantly Wednesday, as the Frontier League — the oldest independent league in the country — announced it will be absorbing five teams from the Can-Am League in a merger for the 2020 season. A process that started two years ago, according to Frontier...
