Sports
AJGA tournament coming to Southpointe next month
June 6, 2019
A popular youth golf tournament is coming to Washington County on July 8-12.
Pine-Richland sack leader Miguel Jackson announces 1st Division 1 offer
Pine-Richland sack leader Miguel Jackson, who earned all-conference recognition last season as a sophomore, announced his first Division 1 offer Wednesday from Akron.
PIAA postpones 3 softball playoff games, moves Class 6A baseball quarterfinal
The PIAA postponed three softball games scheduled Thursday at Slippery Rock University and moved the North Allegheny vs. Pine-Richland baseball game to a different site.
Franklin Regional ‘revved up’ for PIAA quarterfinal matchup
Michael Klingensmith led off first base after drawing a walk in the top of the first inning in Monday’s PIAA first- round game when Cathedral Prep pitcher Colin Kelly made a pick-off throw to first.
After falling in PIAA 1st round, Knoch reflects on special softball season
A young team, a new head coach and more question marks than players, the 2019 Knoch softball team had no idea what was in store this season.
WPIAL Class 2A baseball teams find success in PIAA tournament
In Class 2A of the 2019 PIAA baseball playoffs, five letters provide the answer to how the west was won.
WPIAL suspends McKeesport basketball assistant 1 year for recruiting
McKeesport pays Troy Blackwell to convince charter school students to return to the school district, but the WPIAL ruled Wednesday that the assistant girls basketball coach’s efforts violated recruiting rules.
WPIAL delays eligibility decision on Moon basketball star Donovan Johnson
Donovan Johnson’s senior season remains in limbo.
Central Catholic basketball coach avoids 1-year suspension, must sit 2 games
Central Catholic boys basketball coach Brian Urso avoided a one-year ban for recruiting, but the WPIAL still wants him suspended for a scrimmage and two regular-season games next season.
PIAA softball/baseball capsules for games of Thursday, June 6, 2019
Thursday’s games
WPIAL duo selected for all-star baseball classic
Freeport junior Jarrett Heilman and South Fayette sophomore Ryan McGuire will represent the WPIAL on the Pennsylvania roster for the Big 26 Baseball Classic on July 25-28 in Harrisburg.
North Allegheny volleyball beats Bethel Park again, this time in PIAAs
June 4, 2019
It was a WPIAL finals rematch the Bethel Park boys volleyball team waited 12 days for and one WPIAL and defending PIAA champion North Allegheny knew was coming. It wasn’t if — the only question was where it would be held.
High school scores, schedules for June 4, 2019
High Schools
Ambridge falls to Meadville in PIAA Class AA volleyball semifinals
Ambridge’s hopes of reaching the PIAA boys volleyball championships for the sixth time fell just short Tuesday night.
Sophomore standouts help Westmoreland softball teams reach state quarterfinals
Hempfield, Penn-Trafford and Mt. Pleasant have more in common this softball season than section titles and postseason runs that have stretched into the PIAA quarterfinals.
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Penn-Trafford’s Mario Disso, Hempfield’s Laura Fox
Mario Disso
Moon’s Mancini relishes opportunity with USA Rugby All-American Sevens
Moon junior Sofia Mancini underwent a positive transformation during her first tour with the USA Rugby Girls High School All-American Sevens U18 team.
George Guido: Remembering A-K Valley war hero, football legend
Thursday marks the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on the shores of Normandy, France, that ultimately turned the tide of World War II.
