Greg Macafee stories

At this point in the season, teams around the WPIAL are still developing their “brand,” or the style of soccer that allows them to play at their highest level when the games matter most. That often involves moving players around, trying new things, focusing on fundamentals and getting comfortable with...

Coach Pat Narduzzi and the Pitt Panthers won’t be taking Duquesne lightly when the two square off at noon Saturday at Acrisure Stadium in the first City Game since 1939, but they are still looking to answer a few questions. During his final news conference of the week Thursday, Narduzzi...

Pirates right-hander Bubba Chandler is checking off boxes and he’s doing it quickly. Chandler, the top pitching prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline, picked up his first major-league win Wednesday night at Busch Stadium in St. Louis as the Pirates held off the Cardinals to earn a 2-1 win,...

The Pirates offense scored early and often Tuesday night at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, collecting eight hits in the first three innings, including a Henry Davis home run, to cruise to an 8-3 win over the Cardinals. Jared Triolo extended his hitting streak to seven games with a single...

No lead was safe Monday night at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The Pirates and Cardinals each gave up multi-run leads in the series opener of their four-game set, but the Cardinals got the last laugh as first baseman Alec Burleson connected on a 1-1 slider from Pittsburgh reliever Dennis...

As the Pittsburgh Pirates inch toward September, Jared Triolo is making the most of his opportunities on the field. Since the July 31 trade deadline, Triolo has seen an uptick in playing time to prove he could be a viable option for the team’s future. In 18 games, he’s slashed...

Last season didn’t go as planned for the Brashear football team, but there’s excitement surrounding the program heading into the 2025 season. After a year in which they battled with low numbers and took just 24 players to their Week Zero matchup against Cornell, coach Andrew Moore and the Bulls...

Allderdice’s players and coaches were left with a bad taste in their mouths after the 2024 season. The Dragons started 4-1, earning wins over Fox Chapel, Perry Traditional Academy, Uniontown and Brashear by a combined score of 115-24 while pitching two shutouts. Their only loss in that stretch came against...

The Carrick football team is looking to build off its best season in quite some time, but the Raiders will have to address some holes left by a large and talented senior class. The Raiders won three games last season, beating Brashear and Brownsville by a combined score of 80-2...

The Westinghouse Bulldogs may have lost starting quarterback Khalil Green and a talented senior class that helped them capture their 40th City League title and fifth in the past six seasons, but don’t expect them to take a step backward. The Bulldogs have reloaded and are preparing to put together...

The University Prep Panthers felt like they were on the verge of accomplishing something special a year ago. They put together a 4-6 overall record and went 3-1 in City League play. However, an unfortunate incident in their final regular season game against Westinghouse, which resulted in several University Prep...

Perry Traditional Academy didn’t have the success it would’ve liked last season, but the Commodores are ready to build on what they did accomplish. Perry (1-6, 1-3) was shut out in two of its first three games and scored just six points. In their final three games, the Commodores scored...

Over the last seven years, the Deer Lakes boys soccer program has found a way to insert itself into the WPIAL championship conversation on an annual basis. First, it was the trio of Michael Sullivan, Colton Spence and Devin Murray — who’s now an assistant coach with the program —...

Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller hit Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer with his second pitch of Tuesday’s game at PNC Park and everything went downhill from there. Keller worked 3⅓ innings, allowing seven hits, five earned runs and three walks. The offense tallied eight hits but failed to capitalize in...

Right-handed pitcher Johan Oviedo will make his second start of the season Wednesday afternoon when the Pittsburgh Pirates host the Toronto Blue Jays, Pirates manager Don Kelly said Tuesday afternoon at PNC Park. Oviedo joined the team in Pittsburgh ahead of Tuesday’s matchup against the Blue Jays but has not...

There’s no slowing down the Milwaukee Brewers. The Pittsburgh Pirates can attest to that. The Pirates lost their fifth straight game and were swept for the ninth time this season Wednesday afternoon at American Family Field in Milwaukee as the Brewers punished Mitch Keller and the Pirates’ bullpen on the...

The Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse team had its storybook-type season come to an end June 8 in the semifinals of the PIAA Class 3A tournament, but this year was nothing short of spectacular for the Panthers. They produced a record of 17-3, took third place in the WPIAL after losing...

The Mohawk girls basketball team is replacing one WPIAL championship coach with another. After leading the Warriors to back-to-back WPIAL titles the past two seasons, Mike O’Lare is taking over the boys basketball program at the school. To fill the opening, Mohawk recently announced the hiring of former Vincentian Academy...

Jeff Capel and the Pitt men’s basketball team officially added another transfer Tuesday when the Panthers announced the signing of 2021 American East defensive player of the year, Mouhamadou Gueye. The 6-foot-9 forward from Stony Brook averaged 9.7 points and 7.1 rebounds, while recording a single-season school-record 3.1 blocks per...

The Ligonier Valley softball team is moving on in the PIAA Class 2A tournament after another special performance from junior pitcher Maddie Griffin. In a pitchers’ duel with Sharpsville’s Breanna Hanley, Griffin allowed only two runs and three hits while striking out nine as the Rams (20-2) earned a 3-2...

PIAA softball playoffs Monday’s games Class 5A First round 7-1 North Hills (16-5) vs. 7-4 Fox Chapel (13-8) 6:30 p.m. at North Allegheny Coaches: Libby Gasior, North Hills; Chris Olbrich, Fox Chapel Winner plays: Winner of 6-1 Bellefonte (18-2)/7-3 Chartiers Valley (14-8) on Thursday in the quarterfinals, (site and time,...

PIAA baseball playoffs Monday’s game Class A First round 10-1 Kennedy Catholic (9-10) vs. 7-2 Riverview (11-7) 1 p.m. at Slippery Rock University Coaches: Steve Pinney, Kennedy Catholic; Bill Gras, Riverview Winner plays: Winner of 9-1 Dubois Central Catholic (10-11)/7-3 Eden Christian (17-5) on Thursday in the quarterfinals (Time and...

The future of the Quaker Valley boys lacrosse program looks bright. The Quakers high school boys lacrosse team made a run to the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs this season but fell to Indiana on the road, 7-5, in the first round. With the success of the middle school team this...

For the second straight year, former Sewickley Academy golfer Jason Li has been recognized as one of the top golfers in NCAA Division III competition. At the end of May, the Carnegie Mellon senior was named a finalist for the NCAA Division III Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year...

Shady Side Academy coach Cam Thompson and the Bulldogs boys lacrosse team set their expectations high every year. WPIAL championship or bust. Whether the team had just lost a season due to the coronavirus pandemic didn’t matter, Thompson and his team had their eyes set on WPIAL gold and they...