Sports
North Allegheny AD Bozzuto pitches regular season baseball tournaments in PIAA board debut
August 7, 2021
High school baseball players can play dozens and dozens of AAU games each summer, at times more than one per day and often multiple days in a row.
Bethel Park girls volleyball has section title in its sights after near miss last year
Bethel Park came close to winning a section title in girls volleyball last season.
Rick Meister, championship-winning softball coach at North Allegheny, dies
Former North Allegheny softball coach Rick Meister, who led the Tigers to both WPIAL and PIAA gold, has died. He was 73.
Mt. Lebanon’s Eli Heidenreich follows family tradition, commits to Navy
August 6, 2021
Eli Heidenreich’s college choice involved more than deciding where he’d spend the next four or five years of his life. The Mt. Lebanon senior, whose grandfather and uncle both served in the Navy, followed a similar path and committed this week to play football for the Naval Academy.
Norwin set to hire veteran West Mifflin coach for boys basketball post
Norwin will recommend longtime West Mifflin coach Lance Maha to take over its boys basketball program.
Salvitti survives crazy round to win AJGA Southpointe Tournament
August 5, 2021
Rocco Salvitti’s final round at the American Junior Golf Association’s Southpointe Tournament on Thursday could only be simply described as crazy.
Laurel Highlands baseball coach DeBerry dies following stomach cancer diagnosis
A few years ago, Scott DeBerry of Uniontown needed a French drain around his home, but there really wasn’t room to bring a backhoe in to do the digging.
Central Catholic’s Rocco Salvitti still in the hunt at AJGA Southpointe tournament
August 4, 2021
Canonsburg’s Rocco Salvitti is one of the top golfers in the WPIAL.
WPIAL requests eligibility hearings for New Castle, Bishop Canevin transfers
The WPIAL will schedule an eligibility hearing for New Castle transfer DaJaun Young, a double-digit scorer for Kennedy Catholic’s boys basketball team last winter.
Michael Wareham, Victoria Witouski awarded inaugural Fuhrer scholarships
The first two recipients of the inaugural Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Junior Golf Scholarship were announced Wednesday by the Tri-State Section PGA.
Created out of pandemic necessity, league plays ball for a 2nd summer
The Western Pennsylvania Summer Baseball League’s second season didn’t have the same number of teams as the inaugural version last summer in the midst of the covid pandemic, but for programs such as Highlands, Fox Chapel and Kiski Area, the on-field experience held just as much weight.
Slippery Rock picked 1st in PSAC West preseason football poll
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference released the 2021 Coaches Preseason Football Poll Wednesday, and reigning champion Slippery Rock was voted the team to beat.
Salvitti a shot back after Day 1 of the AJGA Southpointe tournament
August 3, 2021
Central Catholic junior Rocco Salvitti knows Southpointe Golf Club well. Being from Canonsburg, Salvitti has played the course numerous times.
Former CMU, Saint Vincent assistant ready to attack Franklin Regional basketball job
August 2, 2021
Asked if he is ready to become a head basketball coach, Jesse Reed answered like he was finishing an alley-oop with authority.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Inaugural Cunningham memorial tournament a success
Organizer Tim Carney called the inaugural Tre Cunningham Memorial Basketball Tournament “a huge success.”
Deer Lakes soccer standout ready to kick off college career at St. Francis
The countdown has reached zeroes for Deer Lakes graduate Abigail Boulos as she embarks on a Division I soccer tenure at St. Francis (Pa.).
Penn-Trafford’s Nick Turowski among local golfers set to test their skills at AJGA Junior Tournament
Nick Turowski has big aspirations.
Hempfield softball team prepares for post-Bob Kalp era
August 1, 2021
With the namesake of Robert D. Kalp Field no longer the softball coach at Hempfield, the program has to take a lonely look into the future.
Penn Hills sophomore Sipple helps Nitro 14U softball capture World Series title
Sub-optimal results in pool play didn’t change Lauren Sipple’s feelings about the Nitro 14U softball team winning a tournament in Columbus, Ohio.
Baldwin’s Dryburgh ready to continue basketball career in college
Meghan Dryburgh enjoys a good challenge.
