Matthew Purucker stories, Page 4
With 1st-year coach, Mt. Pleasant American Legion baseball looks to build on solid foundation
After the Mt. Pleasant high school baseball team took first place in Section 4-3A with an 11-1 record this past season, the Mt. Pleasant American Legion baseball team, sponsored by Legion Post 446, is looking to build off of that success in District 31 play. Several players from the section...
Chiefs WR, New Kensington native Skyy Moore holds Summer Slam to benefit community
There is nothing like winning the Super Bowl. A minuscule percentage of players earn the opportunity to play in the big game. Even fewer can hoist the Lombardi Trophy, and even fewer can do it twice. As a two-time Super Bowl champion wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, Skyy...
Local coach, Franklin Regional grad help Team USA win gold at Pan Am karate championships
USA Kumite head coach Dustin Baldis, chief instructor at the Pennsylvania Shotokan Karate Club in Level Green, took part in dozens of international competitions during his days as an athlete. He sometimes finds coaching to be harder. “It tends to be a little stressful based on wanting each and every...
Derry’s Mazzoni wins javelin championship at New Balance Nationals
What does it take to become a national champion? For javelin thrower Sophia Mazzoni, it was hours upon hours of training that propelled her to one of the highest mountaintops in all of track and field: placing first in the New Balance Nationals on June 16 in Philadelphia. The Derry...
Young Township seeking return to American Legion league regionals
The Young Township Renegades are off to a solid start in District 31 American Legion baseball. Starting the season with a 3-2-1 record, they could be on track to compete for a postseason berth. However, Young Township is not just hoping to make the playoffs. Young Township manager Ryan Staats...
WPIAL finalists headline 2024 All-WPIAL girls lacrosse teams
WPIAL Class 3A champion Mt. Lebanon, Class 3A finalist Pine-Richland, Class 2A champion Mars and Class 2A finalist Chartiers Valley each had three players selected for the All-WPIAL girls lacrosse first team, which was released this week. Players from those schools accounted for 12 out of the 28 players chosen....
Shelby Telegdy’s big day boosts Elizabeth Forward past Chartiers Valley into state semifinals
It is always a special occasion when a player drives in six runs. It is even more special when the occasion is the PIAA quarterfinals and the player also has a spectacular outing in the pitching circle. It truly was Shelby Telegdy’s day. At the plate, she went 4 for...
Jake Black’s 8 shutout innings propel IUP baseball to Division II College World Series semifinalsVideo
Jake Black allowed two hits over eight shutout innings, and Elijah Dunn’s RBI single helped lift IUP to a 1-0 victory over Point Loma (Calif.) in a Division II College World Series elimination game Wednesday in Cary, N.C. No. 5-seeded IUP (40-17), now one of the final four teams remaining...
Robert Morris receives $450K gift to support hockey programs
A Robert Morris graduate is gifting his alma mater $450,000 to support the school’s men’s and women’s hockey Division I teams. Welling Fruehauf, a 1963 RMU graduate and president and CEO of his company, Fruehauf Manufacturing Group LLC, also made a $250,000 contribution to help rejuvenate the programs, which returned...
