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Bushy Run, Trafford get tournament wins; Murrysville, Hempfield East stay alive
Bushy Run and Trafford Juniors picked up huge wins Sunday in two American Legion tournaments. Bushy Run knocked off Philipsburg, 9-1, in the Region 7 tournament at Claysburg, whereas Trafford built a huge early lead and held on to defeat Titusville, 7-6, in the Junior Western Regional at Homer City....
Greensburg’s Mark Goetz has best finish in Korn Ferry Tour
Greensburg native Mark Goetz began the final round of the Korn Ferry Tour’s Price Cutter Charity Championship tied for the lead. While he didn’t win his first event, he did have his best finish. Goetz began the day at 19-under-par and finished at 21-under tied for third. It was the...
Gateway Heights takes trophy, hundreds of swimmers compete in Monroeville Invitational
The second Saturday in July usually brings hot weather for any outside activity. That was the case July 13 as the sun and heat baked Garden City Pool, the site of an annual youth swimming tradition. Despite the warm temperatures, more than 200 competitors from five area swim clubs gathered...
Shaler grad Colleen ‘Chaos’ Davis develops into ‘boxer with attitude’
Colleen “Chaos” Davis initially saw her entrance into boxing as a way to channel her aggression as a teenager. But when Davis went from a more fitness-oriented routine to a professional mindset, there were changes that had to be made. Davis, 33, felt like she already had a few pieces...
Bushy Run whips St. Michael in American Legion Region 7 Tournament
Anthony Monroe drove in three runs, and Bushy Run rolled to a 13-4 victory Saturday against St. Michael in the Pennsylvania American Legion Region 7 tournament at Claysburg. Chuck Fontana, Jonny Lovre and Colton Tyburski each had two hits, and Brody Hoffman and Tyburski had doubles. Bushy Run took advantage...
Trafford Junior Legion baseball wins Westmoreland County title
Trafford Junior Legion team captured the Westmoreland Junior League title July 16 by defeating 14th Ward (Woodland Hills), 6-1. Trafford combined a strong pitching performance by Dom Delio and the clutch hitting of Evan Gigliotti to pull out the win. Delio took a perfect game into the seventh inning before...
Penn Hills Midget Football Association going strong
Penn Hills Midget Football Association CEO James Bradley has seen plenty of action at Turner Friendship Park this summer. Bradley, who works to help maintain the football field in addition to other volunteer duties, has been amazed by the increased attendance at the park after a splash pad was installed...
Allegheny Shotokan students qualify for WKC World Championships
Thirteen students from North Huntingdon’s Allegheny Shotokan Viola Karate Dojo will compete at the World Karate and Kickboxing Commission World Championships, set for Oct. 26-Nov. 1, in Albufeira, Portugal. The group qualified at the WKC national championships June 7-8, in Detroit. Those who finished in the top four in their...
It’s a g’day for baseball as FIBI celebrates 30th anniversary with team from Australia
At this time of the year, Chuck Sarver is full of anxious anticipation and optimism. The president of the Freeport International Baseball Invitational, which begins Monday evening at James E. Swartz Sr. Memorial Field in Freeport Borough, is ready to greet more than two dozen youth baseball teams to the...
Trafford crushes unbeaten Saint Marys at Junior American Legion regional
Trafford extended its winning streak to 16 games by handing Saint Marys its first loss of the season in the Junior American Legion Western Regional on Friday at Homer City. After spotting Saint Marys an early lead, Trafford brought out the bats and rolled to a 15-2 victory in a...
District 31 American Legion baseball unveils all-star team
Division champions Latrobe and Bushy Run each had seven selections as District 31 American Legion baseball league announced its all-star players for the season. District champion Latrobe, along with Hempfield East, Bushy Run, and Murrysville will play in the Region 7 tournament this weekend in Claysburg. District 31 held its...
Captain Albano headlines eliminations for Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids
A total of 15 contenders, including Captain Albano, the Dan Patch Award Winner for 2-year-old male pacers as well as Pennsylvania’s champion, will enter Saturday’s pair of eliminations for the Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. The elimination heats, both of which will...
Latrobe wins District 31 American Legion baseball championship
Playing fundamental baseball proved to be the right recipe for the Latrobe American Legion team in the District 31 championship game Wednesday. Despite two delays, an hour and 45 minutes because of rain and 25 minutes because the lights went out, Latrobe rolled to a 7-0 victory. The Jethawks will...
West Point softball wins U12 state championship
Don’t look for Tina Madison to schedule any more trips to Wellsboro very soon. Even though West Point has won consecutive Pennsylvania State Little Major Division state titles there, Wellsboro is a hike. It’s in the north-central part of the state near the New York state line. The closest city...
Trafford wins Junior title; West Point advances to finals
Dom Delio took a perfect game into the seventh inning Tuesday to lead Trafford to a 6-1 victory against 14th Ward (Woodland Hills) in the Westmoreland Junior League Championship. Jason Peyton led off the top of the seventh inning with a single to center. He came around to score on...
Murrysville, Latrobe set to battle for District 31 American Legion baseball title
With the Pennsylvania American Legion Region 7 tournament beginning Saturday, how do Murrysville coach Bob Bozzuto and Latrobe coach Jason Bush handle Wednesday’s District 31 championship game, set for 5:30 p.m. at Greater Latrobe High School? Both coaches are taking the same approach by agreeing with former New York Jets...
Nathan Smith receives exemption in U.S. Mid-Amateur
Brookville native and Pittsburgh resident Nathan Smith received an exemption into the 43rd U.S Mid-Amateur. The tournament is Sept. 21-26 at Kinloch Golf Club in Manakin-Sabot, Va., and Independence Golf Club in Midlothian, Va. The five-time USGA champion and 2025 USA Walker Cup captain is the only player to win...
Luft twins lead West Point to win, spot in Pa. Little League Softball final
Jayelyn Luft tossed a no-hitter, twin sister Jocelyn Luft drove in four runs and West Point moved into the Pennsylvania Little League Softball Major Championship with a 12-1 win Monday against Pittston. West Point will face unbeaten Indiana at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Wellsboro. If West Point wins, the two...
Deer Lakes grad Madeline Boulos hoping to have breakout season for Mount Union women’s soccer
When the Mount Union women’s soccer team gathers for preseason camp in a few weeks, Deer Lakes alumnae Madeline Boulos will be entering her third season with the Raiders. But, in many respects, Boulos feels like she is just getting started and just scratching the surface of her potential at...
Sanctuary Boxing’s Makya Wade claims gold at national boxing competition
For the third summer in a row, Sanctuary Boxing Club in New Kensington took boxers to USA Boxing’s national competition in Wichita, Kan. This time around, the group returned with gold and bronze medals. Makya Wade, 10, joined Sanctuary Boxing Club one year ago and quickly became a national champion...
West Point girls stay alive; Latrobe, Murrysville sweep District 31 series
Pitcher Lexi Stabiles tossed a two-hit shutout, and Jocelyn Luft smacked a two-run single in the fourth inning to lead West Point to a 2-0 victory against Caln Township on Sunday in the Pennsylvania Little League Softball Major Division state tournament at Wellsboro. Stabiles struck out 12 and didn’t walk...
Trafford Junior American Legion baseball looking to stay hot, make state playoff run
The Trafford Post 331 Junior American Legion team would love to repeat what the 2021 Penn-Trafford squad did, winning a state title. That team featured eight starters from this year’s WPIAL Class 5A champion Penn-Trafford high school team. Trafford reached the finals of the Westmoreland County Junior League by defeating...
Gateway youth track and field athletes heading to AAU Junior Olympic Nationals
Last year in its inaugural season, the Gateway Gators Youth Track and Field club began with 60 athletes ages 7 to 18 before that number tailed off somewhat as the season progressed. But both the coaches and athletes were able to draw a lot of positives from that first season,...
3 Pittsburgh Elite teams headed to NFL’s flag football national championships
The Pittsburgh Elite flag football team will be well-represented at the NFL Flag National Championships on July 18-21 in Canton, Ohio. Three of the organization’s travel teams, the 9U, 12U and 13U teams, all won regional championships. The organization, which runs an in-house league that plays at Linton Middle School,...
Pine Creek Journal notebook: Pine-Richland grad racks up eagles to win at Nemacolin
A unique round of golf helped Pine-Richland grad Mike Van Sickle defend his title at the Falling Rock Classic at Nemacolin Woodlands on July 9. Van Sickle eagled all four par-5s in the final round of the two-day event to finish 5-under par and win by one stroke over Eddie...
