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Palmer Jackson shoots 66, leads Westmoreland County Amateur
Palmer Jackson shot a 4-under-par 66 on Saturday to grab the first-round lead of the annual Westmoreland Golf Association’s Amateur Championship at Hannastown Golf. Jackson, the Murrysville native and graduate of Franklin Regional High School and Notre Dame, played a solid round and leads the Turowski brothers — Nick and...
Latrobe, Murrysville Legion squeeze out wins; West Point stays alive
Haden Sierocky beat out an infield single to deep shortstop that scored Erick Batista, and Latrobe edged Hempfield East, 1-0, on Saturday in Game 1 of the District 31 American Legion semifinal playoffs at Latrobe High School. Game 2 of the best-of-3 series will be at 11 a.m. Sunday at...
Runners from 30 states compete in America’s Mile on Pittsburgh’s North Shore
The America’s Mile on Friday evening on the North Shore was a new take on an annual summer running tradition. But while the name changed — it formerly was the Fleet Feet Liberty Mile — and the location moved from the Cultural District Downtown to a finish line in the...
West Point Little League falls at state softball tournament; Legion semifinals set
The West Point Little League U12 team fell to 1-1 at the state tournament in Wellsboro on Friday, losing 7-5 to Pittston Area. West Point was led by Morgan Maiers, who went 2 for 3 with three RBIs. Lexi Stabile singled, doubled and drove in a run, Jayelyn Luft had...
Golf notebook: Neal Shipley in the hunt at PGA Tour event in Kentucky
Mt. Lebanon native Neal Shipley is playing in his third consecutive PGA Tour event this weekend, and for the second time, he has made the cut. Shipley shot a 7-under par 65 Friday and is 12-under for the tournament at the ISCO Championship at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville,...
Hempfield East rallies to defeat Young Township; West Point girls open with win
Hempfield East rallied from an early deficit to defeat Young Township, 7-3, on Thursday in Game 3 of the District 31 American Legion playoffs to win the best-of-three series. The win advances Hempfield East to Saturday’s semifinals against No. 1 seed Latrobe and qualifies it for the Region 7 tournament....
A household name in local bowling, Rich Nesbit passes baton after 47-year career at lanes
Rich Nesbit had a routine he followed thousands of times. As the owner of his family’s namesake Nesbit’s Lanes in Plum, he would arrive at the facility, make sure all the machines were on, get the snack bar started, check to see if all the bathrooms were clean and do...
Head-clearing trip to Japan helped refocus Spencer Lee for Olympic bid
Frustrated with nagging injuries, Spencer Lee said he thought about putting wrestling down for a while, maybe even shelving it altogether. Had he done that, though, he wouldn’t be heading to Paris to represent his country and compete for Olympic gold. He took a break, reflected and let his body...
Hempfield East Legion forces Game 3; Latrobe, Bushy Run and Murrysville advance to semifinals
Pitchers Grayson Willis and Josh Cayer combined on a three-hit shutout, and Hempfield East forced a Game 3 in the District 31 American Legion playoffs with a 9-0 victory against Young Township. Game 3 will be played 5:30 p.m. Thursday at West Lebanon. Willis worked into the six inning. He...
Lower Burrell Legion team makes most of busy schedule
From June 5 to July 3, the Lower Burrell American Legion baseball team played 18 District 31 league games. It was a four-week sprint to the finish, and while the Post 868 Bulldogs, one of the younger teams in the 14-team league, didn’t finish with the record it had hoped,...
U.S. Open trophy visits Oakmont to begin 2025 celebrations
Members of Oakmont Country Club take pride in having one of the toughest courses in the country. When the 2025 United States Golf Association brings the Open to Western Pennsylvania for a record 10th time next June, they want the best players in the game to work for their title....
Latrobe grad Jared Kollar racking up wins for Padres’ Double-A affiliate
Jared Kollar is not considered a top 30 prospect in the San Diego Padres’ farm system, but his stock certainly isn’t falling, either. The right-hander from Latrobe who starts for the San Antonio Missions in Double-A has 15 wins in two seasons in the minors. This season, he is 8-3...
Pro wrestlers ready to ‘Brawl Under the Bridge’
As KSWA heavyweight champion, “the Face of Pittsburgh” Lou Martin has competed in hundreds of professional wrestling matches in dozens of venues. There’s something special about the Brawl Under the Bridge. “The venue for the event under the historic Homestead Grays Bridge is pretty unique for an event,” Martin said....
Top seeds win in District 31 American Legion playoff openers
All the top seeds in the District 31 American Legion playoffs won their games in the opening round of the playoffs. Three of the games were blowouts, and one was a nail-bitter. No. 1 Latrobe defeated No. 8 Yough, 10-1; No. 2 Bushy Run downed No. 7 Somerset, 8-1; and...
Latrobe gets top seed for District 31 American Legion baseball playoffs
It was no secret that the strongest division in District 31 American Legion baseball this season was the Western. Even though Eastern champion Latrobe finished with the best record (16-0-3), the Western had five of the eight teams that made the playoffs. Pairings for the playoffs, which begin at 5:30...
District 31 Legion regular-season concludes; playoffs next
The District 31 American Legion regular season concluded Sunday with two games. Unity rallied in the sixth inning to defeat Derry, 9-7, and Somerset topped Trafford, 16-8. The 14-team league was divided into two divisions — Eastern and Western. The top two teams in each division will be seeded in...
Inaugural America’s Mile welcomes runners of every ability to North Shore
A new one-mile race is coming to Pittsburgh, which promises to feature some elite runners sprinting across the North Shore. The inaugural America’s Mile seeks amateur and accomplished runners to test themselves on the roads of the Steel City and vie for several substantial cash prizes. The event takes place...
Wet track, forecast force Lernerville Speedway officials to cancel evening racing
Lernerville Speedway officials canceled Friday night’s racing because of wet grounds and the threat of thunderstorms in the Sarver area. Racing will resume at Lernerville on Tuesday for the Test & Tune featuring mini stocks and vintage modifieds. The July 12 schedule includes the BRP Modified Tour, as well as...
West Point softball wins Section 2 title, headed back to Little League state tournament
Winning Pennsylvania Little League state softball titles is nothing new at West Point. The league has seen 38 teams win titles, including the Minors 11U team in 2023. Now that squad, with a few roster changes, is headed back to the state tournament after winning the Section 2 best-of-three series...
Mt. Lebanon’s Shipley shoots under par again but loses ground at Rocket Mortgage Classic
Mt. Lebanon’s Neal Shipley turned in his seventh consecutive subpar round as a professional Saturday at the PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic, but he fell back on the leaderboard. Shipley, playing in his first PGA Tour event as a pro on a sponsor’s exemption after making his pro debut a...
Neal Shipley within 4 stokes of lead after 2 rounds of his 1st PGA Tour event
Mt. Lebanon’s Neal Shipley turned in a second straight big-time round in his first tournament on the PGA Tour, moving within four strokes of the lead at the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Friday in Detroit. Shipley made one bogey and five birdies to shoot a 4-under-par 68. He’s at 9-under...
After 6-0 regular season, Pittsburgh Passion enter playoffs with championship vibes
Seventeen years ago, the Pittsburgh Passion won their first national title in an undefeated season that offensive lineman Eden Pleva deemed “magical.” Nearly two decades later, that feeling is coming back. “When we won our first championship, there was something magical in the air, and you could tell that season...
Fighters climbing the regional MMA ladder converge on Monroeville for latest Brawl in the Burgh
With a knockout of Martin Justiz at the Brawl in the Burgh 21 in April, Plum’s Justin Patton staked his claim as one of the top MMA fighters in Western Pennsylvania. But climbing the regional ladder isn’t the only motivation for Patton to climb into a cage and fight. “Nothing...
Neal Shipley makes 5 straight birdies, shoots 67 in 1st round on PGA Tour
Neal Shipley’s first round in a PGA Tour event ended with a bang Thursday afternoon. Playing the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club on a sponsor’s exemption, Shipley made five consecutive birdies on his back nine to shoot a 5-under 67 for the day. He’s tied for ninth place,...
Heavyweight champion Michael Moorer to be honored at Monessen community celebration
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Michael Moorer will return to his hometown of Monessen this weekend, where he will be honored at the city’s Celebration in the Park on June 29 for his recent induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. “It’s an honor,” said Moorer, 56, who lives...
