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Quaker Valley middle schoolers win lacrosse national titles
Three district boys won a lacrosse national championship over Memorial Day weekend as members of The Circuit youth program. Midfielder Will Bauersmith and close D Luke Dunda, both sixth-grade students representing the class of 2031 in the Quaker Valley School District, were members of the Red Hots team that captured...
Penn-Trafford grad Grabowski turns juco baseball opportunity into spot with Division I Liberty
As he wound down his scholastic baseball career at Penn-Trafford, Dylan Grabowski wondered what his next move would be. He had only lukewarm interest from college recruiters, so he considered putting his cleats in the closet and going to trade school. That’s when a Westmoreland County connection nearly 400 miles...
Bushy Run American Legion baseball enjoys unique mix of young, veteran talent
Scott Peyman has been coaching the Bushy Run American Legion baseball for 11 seasons. But the 2025 season is something new for the coach. Bushy Run has a mixture of old and young players. “I have never had this happen,” Peyman said. “I usually have an older team or I...
Young Township enters 2025 seeking bounce-back season
The Young Township Renegades fell short of the American Legion baseball Region 7 tournament last year. Coach Ryan Staats would be the first to say it was a disappointment. The goal for Young Township is to move on from past results and focus on qualifying for the regional tournament this...
Lower Burrell American Legion baseball excited to improve in 2nd season in District 31
Now in its second season, the Lower Burrell American Legion baseball team is ready to hit the ground running, kicking off the schedule last week. Coach Steve Scheftic recognizes how much the team can grow and learn in its second go-round in the league. “We believe we are a contender...
Stars come out as New Kensington dedicates JFK Park courts to Valley basketball greats Flenory, Pipkins
The first day of June in New Kensington marked a nostalgic celebration at the city’s downtown JFK Park, bringing to it a collection of Who’s Who among friends and family of two city basketball legends. They had come to honor Baron “B.B.” Flenory and Tom Pipkins, two of the most...
North Allegheny grad Cole Young delivers walk-off RBI in MLB debut with Seattle
SEATTLE — Cole Young hit a fielder’s choice in the 11th inning in his major league debut for his first RBI, giving the Seattle Mariners a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night. Promoted from Triple-A Tacoma prior to the game, the North Allegheny graduate hit a dribbler...
Murrysville American Legion baseball looking to continue winning tradition
The Murrysville American Legion baseball team has a new coach this season. While it may be a new face taking over, the expectations remain the same – to contend for a District 31 title. Ryan Catello replaces Bob Bozzuto as the head coach for the Eagles, one of the premier...
West Mifflin’s Logan Cooley helps United States win gold at IIHF World Championship
Utah Mammoth forward Logan Cooley, a native of West Mifflin, recorded the primary assist on the only goal of the United States’ 1-0 overtime win against Switzerland in the championship game of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament at at Avicii Arena in Stockholm on Sunday. Buffalo...
Riveters get 1st goal, 1st win in Rochester
Tanum Nelson scored the first two goals in Pittsburgh Riveters history in a 3-2 win over Flower City 1872 on Saturday in Rochester, N.Y., sending the USL W League club to its first victory. Lucia Wells also scored for the Riveters (1-0-1), who played to a scoreless draw with Cleveland...
West Miffin’s Logan Cooley helps United States reach IIHF final
Utah Mammoth forward Logan Cooley, a native of West Mifflin, recorded the primary assist on the game-winning goal for the United States in a 6-2 victory agianst Sweden in a semifinal round game of the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship tournament at Avicii Arena in Stockholm on Saturday. With...
Facing tough competition, Shaler graduate climbing women’s boxing ranks
Jose Caraballo insists Colleen Davis was on the verge of springing a big upset on May 9 at the Caribe Royale Orlando. But Davis, a Shaler Area graduate, didn’t get to see if she could hand Elise Soto her first professional loss. A clash of heads in the second round...
Overflow crowd watches Pittsburgh Riveters women’s soccer team debut with scoreless draw
An overflow crowd at Highmark Stadium on a picture-perfect Friday night came to witness the debut of the Pittsburgh Riveters pre-professional women’s soccer club. A standing-room-only crowd of 6,077 witnessed the Riveters play the Cleveland Force to a scoreless draw in a USL W League game. It was the fourth-largest...
Riveters add three more WPIAL alums to inaugural roster
The Pittsburgh Riveters put the finishing touches on their first roster a day before the pre-professional women’s soccer team kicks off its inaugural season. Riveters SC continued to build with local players from the Riverhounds Development Academy, adding Aris Lamanna (Franklin Regional), Mackenzie Dupre (Upper St. Clair) and Aleena Ulke...
Greensburg Central Catholic alum Warren Schaeffer named interim manager of Rockies
The Colorado Rockies’ firing of longtime manager Bud Black means a former WPIAL product will try to get the club back on track. Warren Schaeffer, a native of Vandergrift and a Greensburg Central Catholic alum, was named interim manager Sunday. He had been the third base coach since 2023. Schaeffer,...
Franklin Regional grad Nico Megaludis retires from wrestling
Nico Megaludis has decided to hang up his singlet. The three-time PIAA Class 3A champion at Franklin Regional finished with a 170-1 career record in high school before becoming a NCAA champion, two-time runner-up and third-place finisher at Penn State. He recently announced on Instagram that he was going to...
Fox Chapel basketball alumnus scratches competitive itch in Pittsburgh Marathon
Russell Fenton felt the void when his time playing high school basketball at Fox Chapel ended. When he moved on to the Georgia Institute of Technology, playing on the club basketball team didn’t fully satisfy what he was looking for. Fenton, despite never running track or cross country, chose to...
Bodybuilding is still big, but wide array of power sports join Pittsburgh fitness festival this weekend
Jim Manion has been promoting bodybuilding competitions in the Pittsburgh area for more than 50 years. But in his time as the president of the National Physique Committee and the International Federation of Body Builders Professional League, he’s never put on an event quite as big as the Pittsburgh Power...
Jane Bareikis defends title, photo finish among highlights at 2025 Pittsburgh Marathon
Jane Bareikis had a title defense on her mind as she took to the streets of Downtown Pittsburgh and its surrounding neighborhoods Sunday morning as part of the Pittsburgh Marathon’s series of races. The Chicago resident and American citizen who is a native of Kenya made her Dick’s Sporting Goods...
Plum grad Lauren Ferragonio motivated during 10th season with Pittsburgh Passion
The Pittsburgh Passion women’s football team enjoyed an undefeated 2024 regular season and was victorious in its Women’s Football Alliance first-round playoff game against Tampa Bay. The victory over the Inferno propelled the Passion to the National Conference Championship game against the Boston Renegades. Unfortunately for Pittsburgh, it wasn’t able...
Elite runners aim to defend titles at Pittsburgh Marathon
Andrew Bowman came to Pittsburgh on Thursday ready to enjoy its various attractions and to prepare to challenge for another victory on the city’s streets and bridges. Last year, the 31-year-old Michigan resident covered the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon 26.2-mile course in 2 hours, 15.52 minutes. He is switching...
Podcast: What’s it like to run 26.2 or 13.1 miles. Training for the Pittsburgh Marathon and Half Marathon
Pittsburgh will be off and running this weekend with the annual marathon and events. Since it was first held in 1985, the event now includes a marathon, half-marathon, marathon relay and 5K races that run through the heart of the city, across many of the city’s iconic bridges, and through...
Winchester Thurston grad Will Loevner ready to again contend at Pittsburgh Marathon
Will Loevner returned to long-distance running two years ago after five years of success in mountain bike racing. The 2016 Winchester Thurston graduate who ran two years at Penn State won the Cleveland Marathon in 2023 and qualified for the Olympic marathon trials at the Philadelphia Marathon later that year....
Pittsburgh Passion set to open 2025 season
The Pittsburgh Passion will kick off the Women’s Football Alliance Pro Division six-game season Saturday at Tampa against the Inferno. Led by WFA Coach of the Year Teresa Conn, the Passion finished the 2024 regular season 6-0 and went 1-1 in the playoffs, falling to Boston in the semifinals. Conn...
Plum native Justin Patton part of co-main event for Brawl in the Burgh 28
When one chooses to become a professional fighter, sacrifices have to be made. Whether it’s time, the rigid diet or the ultimate toll that it takes on the body, fighters go through a lot to achieve their goals and become a top performer. Justin “The General” Patton has made those...
