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Jeannette product Demetrious Cox taken in XFL Draft
Demetrious Cox is ready to start a new chapter in his football career. The former Jeannette and Michigan State standout was selected Wednesday in the XFL Draft. He was the second player picked in the fifth round — the 34th pick overall — by the New York Guardians. A safety,...
Hempfield grad Kason Harrell signs contract with NBA G League team
Kason Harrell is a man of faith and believes in the value of discipline and extra practice. Rewards are earned, not entitled. What happens in lonely gyms stays in lonely gyms. The former Hempfield basketball standout felt he had done all be could do in his pursuit of a professional...
Hempfield grad Kason Harrell signs NBA G League contract
Kason Harrell’s journey to professional basketball reached a high note Monday night when the former Hempfield star signed a contract with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers. Harrell, who graduated last year from Purdue Fort Wayne, had a tryout with the Mad...
Relief pitcher, Springdale grad Mike Devine key part of title-winning St. Paul Saints
Mike Devine played in the previous three American Association finals only to see his team lose in a deciding Game 5 twice and once in four games, so celebrating a championship on the field with the St. Paul Saints in September was a special moment. The fourth time was the...
JJ Matijevic is a fall league all-star
JJ Matijevic has made his presence known in the Arizona Fall League. The 23-year-old Norwin graduate and Houston Astros prospect was selected to play in the AFL All-Star Game set for 5 p.m. Saturday at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Maricopa County, Ariz. Matijevic, a first baseman for...
Interest in football skyrockets at Linton Middle School after Penn Hills state title
After Penn Hills won its first PIAA title since 1995 last year, coach Jon LeDonne hopes to make it a yearly occurrence. In order for that to happen, Penn Hills will need to rely on its feeder program to cultivate and develop the talent in the area. The Linton Middle...
Murrysville baseball trainer partners with Philly bat company to fund cancer researchVideo
Dave Muraco’s initial idea in starting up Grind 24/7 was to give Murrysville baseball players a local place to train and exercise. But when the business opens, he will be doing much more. Through a partnership with a Philadelphia bat company, he will also be raising money for cancer research....
Riverhounds starting to hit stride as playoffs near
The old saying goes, “Defense wins championships.” And as of late, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC has shown exactly why that’s the case. Before Tuesday’s 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Loudon United FC, the Hounds had not allowed a goal in 698 minutes, which ranks as the second-longest shutout streak in USL Championship...
South Fayette’s Janet DeCostro trades tennis racket for pickleball paddle
South Fayette resident and former Pitt women’s tennis player Janet DeCostro is shining in a new sport. DeCostro, 61, earned a gold medal with her mixed doubles partner in the 60-64 age group in the Super Senior International Pickleball Association East Championships in September in Griffin, Ga. She won silver...
Head of the Ohio Regatta a showcase for Pittsburgh rowing
More than 600 entries will take to the Allegheny River for the Head of the Ohio Regatta on Saturday and Sunday in downtown Pittsburgh. Race director Matt Logue of host Three Rivers Rowing said it will be the largest turnout since 2004. “We are expecting a slightly larger regatta than...
Cox’s EAF program to take participants to Penn State game
Educated Athletes First is providing another college tour experience and stepping up its game at that. EAF, the nonprofit venture of former Jeannette star athlete Demetrious Cox and his father, Dorsey, designed to help aspiring athletes and their parents along the path to college-level sports and academics, will hit the...
Point Park men’s basketball coach sets new team for 3×3 tourney in China
Point Park men’s basketball coach Joe Lewandowski has assembled another 3-on-3 team to represent the states overseas. Lewandowski, who guided Team USA to a FIBA 3x3 World Cup title with a 7-0 record over the summer in Amsterdam, will lead another four-player crew to the 2019 FIBA Men’s 3x3 U23...
Lackawanna’s Robert Kennedy gets 3 more Division I offers
Robert Kennedy knew there were no guarantees when he took the junior college route. The former Jeannette star quarterback and defensive back — Mr. PA Football for small schools in 2018 — decided to play at Lackawanna. The plan was to be patient, work on his game, get stronger physically...
Greensburg-trained horse earns first win
Greensburg horse trainer Steven Grisenthwaite got a big win Monday at The Meadows when a horse he owns, Mystical Barb, captured the eighth race, a $7,500 trot. It was the first victory in eight career starts for the daughter of Explosive Matter-Twin B Angel and her initial race at The...
Redemption as Pittsburgh runner caps 3rd Great Race victory; Sewickley man takes men’s 10K
Last year, Jennifer Bigham attempted a three-peat in the Great Race. But, 2 miles into the race, Bigham tore her plantar fascia and finished sixth. On Sunday, redemption was on her mind. Bigham, 38, of Pittsburgh captured her third title in the women’s 10K open division in a personal best...
Brad Sweet wins at Lernerville, takes step in quest for World of Outlaws title
Brad Sweet and Donny Schatz brought their tight points battle in the World of Outlaws standings to Lernerville Speedway on Saturday night, and for a while, it looked like they would have a tight battle from start to finish in the A-Main. But while chasing down Sweet, Schatz was slowed...
LaMont “Showboat” Robinson starts new basketball hall of fame
Former Harlem Globetrotter LaMont “Showboat” Robinson is all about opportunity and recognizing the greats at their crafts — those at center stage and many more who work behind the scenes. He is known for basketball, but Robinson founded the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame. Now, he created a basketball...
Squirrel Hill runner Jennifer Bigham among favorites in Great Race
After a huge achievement earlier this year, Squirrel Hill runner Jennifer Bigham will be among favorites in the Great Race’s women’s 10K on Sunday. Bigham, 38, won the Eugene Marathon in Oregon in April and qualified for next year’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials in a personal best 2 hours, 41...
Plum native Cole Oravitz enjoys hockey homecoming with USHL club
Cole Oravitz suited up for the Madison Capitols at last year’s United States Hockey League Fall Classic in Cranberry, and he also played in a pair of games in April to wrap the 2018-19 season. The Plum product, a high school senior, said his first taste of play in the...
Raccoon found in Bethel Park tests positive for rabies
A raccoon brought to the Allegheny County Health Department has tested positive for rabies. The raccoon was spotted along Villahaven Drive in Bethel Park. This is the 21st rabid animal reported in Allegheny County in 2019, including 16 raccoons, four bats and one cat. Rabies is a virus transmitted by...
Norwin grad Justin Moose thrives on World Long Drive circuit
Nearly a year and a half ago, Norwin grad and professional long drive competitor Justin Moose — with a little encouragement from his wife, Nicole — made a life-changing choice. The verdict now, Moose said, “It’s definitely the best decision we’ve ever made.” Moose, who last year quit his job...
Good luck charm from daughter helps Rocco Mediate to latest win
Greensburg’s Rocco Mediate credits his lucky hat — the one decorated by his 4-year-old daughter — for having at least something to do with his latest victory on the PGA Tour Champions. Mediate this weekend won the Sanford International, his first win on the 50-and-older circuit in three years. His...
South Fayette swim club welcomes accomplished new coach
South Fayette Aqua Club coach Todd Clark has been on the job only a few weeks and already has made an impact. Mark Koutavas, the club’s assistant director said, there were close to 100 members after tryouts, compared with 80 last year. Koutavas said Clark, 54, a North Allegheny graduate...
Jeannette’s DePalma headed to coach at George Mason
Jeannette native Michael DePalma has been hired as an assistant wrestling coach at George Mason. DePalma spent last season as an assistant at Edinboro. The previous two seasons he was a resident athlete at Ohio State’s Ohio Regional Training Center, where he trained under world team member Tervel Diagnev. He...
Franklin Regional grad Palmer Jackson helps Notre Dame to another victory
Notre Dame freshman Palmer Jackson continued his hot summer with a fourth-place finish at the Windon Memorial championship in Chicago. The Franklin Regional grad and Murrysville native’s 4-under par 209 helped the Fighting Irish to their second-consecutive tournament title. Notre Dame finished at 10-under, defeating 13 other teams, including six...
