Brennan Valladares stories, Page 3
North Hills athletes buy in, earn postseason success on track
As North Hills assistant outdoor track and field coach, Wade Endress knows the importance of buy-in from top to bottom of the roster. Unlike most coaches, though, he and head coach Mark Timko oversee more than 100 athletes. “I think any coaching staff probably experiences this in some way, but...
Growth mindset helps North Hills softball to solid season, chance to build in future
After bowing out in the second round of the 2024 WPIAL playoffs, the North Hills softball team could have looked at the 2025 season as an opportunity for redemption. The Indians didn’t look at it that way, though, and that served them pretty well. “You know, the narrative for (the...
Despite late-season woes, coach optimistic about future of Gateway baseball
Two weeks into the 2025 season, Gateway baseball seemed to be on pace for a breakout year. Through the Gators’ opening six games, they had already surpassed their four-win total from the previous season with a series sweep of section rival McKeesport. Through 91/2 innings against the Tigers, the Gators...
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...
Gateway’s Adam Memije gains revenge in WPIAL Class 3A tennis finals; newcomer Max Henson of Belle Vernon wins 2A title
Gateway’s Adam Memije and Belle Vernon’s Max Henson took home gold at the WPIAL tennis finals Friday at Bethel Park. Memije, the No. 2 seed in Class 3A, took down top seed Advaita Sircar of North Allegheny in three sets. The Gateway senior dropped the first set, 7-5, before claiming...
Improving Gateway softball team ready to take a step forward
Gateway softball hasn’t had many wins to celebrate over the three years Donny Holl has been coach. Entering his fourth season with the program, Holl has overseen only four combined wins in the last three seasons. One of those wins came last year when the Gators went 1-16 and 0-10...
Austin Dzadovsky erupts for 5 goals as Avonworth beats Mars for 1st Penguins Cup title
With 2:39 left in the second period, Austin Dzadovsky chased down his miss behind the back of the net. After he recovered the puck, he snuck it in behind Mars’ goalie Adam Goul for his record-tying fifth goal of the game. “I was just going out to play,” Dzadovsky said,...
With women’s wrestling about to earn official NCAA championship status, WPIAL alumni compete on national stage
For the first time, former WPIAL girls wrestlers competed at the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships in Iowa. For the last time, they did so outside of the sport being an NCAA-sanctioned championship. The four wrestlers — Ana Malovich (Butler), Leyna Rumpler (North Allegheny), Abbie Miles (Laurel) and Grace O’Korn...
