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Final preparations underway for opening of annual Freeport International Baseball Invitational
When last year’s Freeport International Baseball Invitational wrapped up, plans already were in the works for this year’s event, the 29th installment of the Alle-Kiski Valley summer tradition. Meetings, phone calls, emails and other planning sessions over the past 12 months have come down to just a few days left...
NASCAR star Kyle Larson wins Don Martin Silver Cup to continue mastery of Lernerville
Kyle Larson added to what has become an impeccable run of results at Lernerville Speedway on Tuesday night. Larson passed Buddy Kofoid on lap 18 en route to a second consecutive win in the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup, earning a $25,000 pay day with the All Star Circuit of...
Bushy Run Legion’s season ends with 1st loss of regional tourney
Beech Creek captured the American Legion Region 7 title Tuesday by winning three games. It started the day by defeating Murrysville, 11-4, in the completion of a game suspended by rain and darkness Monday at Bald Eagle Area High School in Milesburg. It followed by knocking off unbeaten Philipsburg, 5-3,...
Kiski Area grad Sye Lynch living dream running full time on All Star Circuit of Champions
In May, Sye Lynch got a phone call from Logan McCandless that provided him with an opportunity for which he’s been waiting. McCandless Motorsports recently parted ways with full-time driver Parker Price-Miller and was in need of a replacement for their car in the All Star Circuit of Champions series....
Westmoreland Saints youth football program folds as Greensburg Central Catholic starts flag, middle school programs
An ordinary Friday turned into All Saints Day. When news began to travel last week that the Westmoreland Saints youth football program out of Greensburg was folding, former players took to social media to pay their respects to the middle school-level team. The Saints are stepping aside now that Greensburg...
Bushy Run stays unbeaten, Latrobe eliminated from Region 7 American Legion tournament
Bushy Run used a strong pitching performance from Robbie Andrews to finish Pool A play at the Pennsylvania American Legion Region 7 undefeated Monday. Andrews pitched six scoreless innings, and Eric Birosak drove in two runs with a single in the fifth inning to lead Bushy Run (3-0) to a...
Apollo’s AJ Flick ready to take on top-notch field in Don Martin Silver Cup at Lernerville
AJ Flick has had some pretty good years behind the wheel of his sprint car at Lernerville Speedway. The Apollo native has won six track championships, with five of those coming in the last six years. But this might be his best season yet. Flick won four features in a...
Lernerville’s Autism Awareness 50 with pumped-up purse to raise funds for charity
Autism awareness is a cause that’s close to Jeff Stull’s heart. His youngest son, Cody, was diagnosed with autism as a baby and worked with early intervention specialists, who made a positive impact. He also has a passion for racing, and with the help of some friends from local businesses...
Pitt wrestler runs MMA record to 3-0 with submission win at Brawl in the Burgh 17
Nine of the 12 fights ended by knockout or submission at the 247 Fighting Championships’ Brawl in The Burgh 17 on Saturday night at the Monroeville Convention Center. The submission of the night was a highly contested honor, but the nod went to Pitt wrestler James “Las Vegas” Lledo (3-0),...
Bushy Run stays unbeaten in American Legion baseball regional tournament
District 31 champion Bushy Run stayed unbeaten in the Pennsylvania American Legion Baseball Region 7 tournament Sunday, while Latrobe and Murrysville suffered their first losses. Pool play continues Monday with four games. Bushy Run (2-0) faces St. Michael (0-2) at 12:30 p.m. at Governor’s Park in Bellefonte. The other games...
Bushy Run, Latrobe win opening games at Region 7 tournament
Play began on Day 1 of the Pennsylvania American Legion Baseball Region 7 tournament Saturday. It didn’t quite finish, though. Murrysville and St. Michael were tied 8-8 after seven innings when play was suspended because of darkness. The game will resume at 10 a.m. Sunday at Governor’s Park in Bellefonte....
American Legion baseball teams vie for spots in state tournament in Latrobe
The Steelers aren’t the only team arriving in Latrobe this month. The Pennsylvania American Legion Baseball state tournament will be held in the area beginning July 23. Things will kick off with the Hall of Fame dinner at Huber Hall in Latrobe at 6 p.m. July 23. Games will begin...
After collecting one trophy, Bushy Run American Legion sets sights on the next
After Bushy Run secured the final out and collected its District 31 championship trophy, players shouted, “We won the WPIAL.” The reference is meant to draw a parallel to the high school baseball season, where teams win the WPIAL then play for a PIAA state title. It’s a progression. For...
American Legion District 31 announces all-stars
With its season complete, the American Legion District 31 baseball league announced its all-district teams, based on a managers’ vote. Of the 24 first- and second-team players, league runner-up Latrobe led with six, while champion Bushy Run had five. Homer City had three, while Murrysville, Young Township, Hempfield East and...
Bushy Run unseats Latrobe for American Legion District 31 title
Jason Sabol came back four games ago from a torn right hamstring, an injury that plagued him since early March. The setback, which happened during high school tryouts, cost him most of his junior baseball season at Penn-Trafford and most of this American Legion season. The Bushy Run center fielder...
Penn-Trafford grad Anthony Sherwin signs with Astros
During the third day of the 2023 MLB amateur draft, 2020 Penn-Trafford grad Anthony Sherwin was sort of paying attention. “I was hoping to get drafted, but if I didn’t that was OK because I still had another year of school left,” Sherwin said. As the 20th round was set...
Sean Knapp wins record 9th West Penn Amateur
If there is one thing you must know about Sean Knapp, it’s that he knows how to win championships. The 61-year-old Oakmont native captured a record ninth West Penn Amateur on Tuesday at Hannastown Golf Club by outlasting 37-year-old Darin Kowalski with a simple game plan: keep it close until...
Legion playoff capsule: Bushy Run, Latrobe meet for District 31 title Wednesday, July 12
American Legion District 31 baseball playoffs Championship 1-Bushy Run (18-3-1) vs. 3-Latrobe (21-5) 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Penn-Trafford High School, Harrison City Coaches: Scott Peyman, Bushy Run; Jason Bush, Latrobe Players to watch: Carmen Metcalfe, Penn-Trafford; Erik Batista, Latrobe Scouting report: The district final comes down to a pair of teams...
WestCo Roller Derby team hosts final home game of the season
WestCo Roller Derby will host its fourth and final home game on Saturday in Salem. The team will take on the Black Rose Riveters from Hanover in a 7 p.m. match at Palmer Imaging Arena, 100 Center Ice Drive in Salem. Established in 2012, the team includes women from Westmoreland,...
Kowalski leads West Penn Amateur; Knapp a shot back
For Sean Knapp, age is just a number. The 61-year-old Oakmont native enjoys competing with the younger players from Western Pennsylvania. Why else would the wily veteran drive 35 miles almost every day to compete against the youthful membership and practice at Hannastown Golf Club? “I love playing against these...
Hempfield alum Bridget Williams headed to world championships in pole vault
A few years out of college but perhaps as sharp as she has ever been, Bridget (Guy) Williams continues to compete at a high level of track and field. The former Hempfield and Virginia standout is headed to a world-championship event after another strong finish in the pole vault. Williams...
‘Damar Hamlin Day’ in Pittsburgh celebrated with CPR awareness event at PNC Park
Damar Hamlin has been recognized and honored a number of ways for the way he responded after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest during a Jan. 2 game in Cincinnati. On Sunday, he received an honor that hit close to home. Mayor Ed Gainey declared Sunday “Damar Hamlin Day” in the...
Latrobe Legion advances to district final to face Bushy Run
Stop Jason Bush if you’ve heard him say this before: “A lot of people have baseball teams. No disrespect to anybody else, but I think we have a baseball program.” The Latrobe American Legion coach continued to abide by that axiom Sunday at Latrobe High School as his two-time defending...
Steel City Kickers kickball league provides community, mentorship for women
Rene Robinson had been an athlete all her life — she played college basketball at Carlow — but this game was as competitive as any she ever played. It happened four years ago, but she remembers it well. “Our hearts pounding and hands sweating in the championship game against the...
Bushy Run rallies past Hempfield East, Latrobe tops Murrysville in American Legion semifinal openers
Bushy Run baseball coaches said they requested a morning start time for Saturday’s semifinal opener because several players were going to a wedding in the afternoon. With a late rally in its first extra-inning game of the season, Bushy Run left visiting Hempfield East at the altar. Brody Hoffman homered...
