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Pony League World Series set to begin Friday
The 2022 Pony League World Series begins Friday with two games and two fun contests for the players. Home run hitting and fastest runner contests will be held 11 a.m. Two games and opening ceremonies will be held in the evening beginning at 5:30 p.m. A full field of 10...
Incoming Norwin freshman set to take Pony League World Series stage
A game-winning hit to the gap or a highlight catch to seal a victory. That is the way Liam O’Donnell wants to go out at the PONY League World Series. He has dreamed about playing on this stage, and now he wants to make his mark. An incoming freshman at...
High-end Pittsburgh summer basketball league features fierce competition, fun trash talk
Every Monday through Thursday afternoon during the summer, Gilmore Cummings comes to A Giving Heart Community Center, a small, gritty gym located on Climax Street in Allentown, to prepare for the night’s basketball games. “I want to build a culture for the pros and college kids here in Pittsburgh,” Cummings...
George Guido: Skyy Moore showing Chiefs his best
New Kensington native Skyy Moore quickly is becoming the hit of the Kansas City Chiefs training camp. The second-round draft pick from Western Michigan and former quarterback at Shady Side Academy has been making his share of spectacular plays for the Chiefs at their St. Joseph, Mo., facility. Among the...
Gateway notebook: Olivia Miller nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year
Olivia Miller enjoyed a standout gymnastics career at the University of Pittsburgh, and her accomplishments during her four years on the Oakland campus extended beyond the court to her academic studies and extensive community service. Pitt recently honored the 2022 graduate as its nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year,...
Washington County’s Pony World Series returns to normal
When the 2022 Pony League World Series begins Aug. 12, things will be back to normal. After the 2019 tournament was cancelled by covid-19, the 2020 version had only eight teams. A full field of 10 teams, including three international teams, will be converging on Washington County next week. The...
High-end darts tour takes flight in Western Pennsylvania
In the world of darts, Mike Porterfield is on target. The Sharon resident, who will celebrate his 32nd birthday Wednesday, is one of the top competitors on the Dart Players Pittsburgh tour which, in its fourth season, provides both seasoned and less experienced throwers the chance to compete in one...
Knoch alum will take on former Bellator interim heavyweight champion on Aug. 12Video
When he steps into the ring at Bellator 284 on Aug. 12, “Tall” Steven Mowry will do so as the No. 5-ranked Bellator heavyweight contender, facing former interim heavyweight champion Valentin Moldavsky in Sioux Falls, S.D. That’s a long way from the gym at Knoch High School, where the Butler...
Seton Hill football aims to improve; IUP, Slippery Rock picked 1st in PSAC West
With nine starters returning on defense and seven on offense, the Seton Hill football team could be looking for a banner season in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in 2022. Led by preseason All-American defensive back Damonte Pratt, the Griffins will look to build off a season in which they...
Golf notebook: Strong finish lifts Jimmy Ellis to Pittsburgh Classic title
Amateur Jimmy Ellis of Venetia birdied the final two holes and rallied to win the Pittsburgh Classic at St. Clair Country Club. Ellis was trailing first-round leader Greensburg amateur Kevin Fajt when he made the final charge. Ellis shot a 3-under par round 69 and finished 8-under 136. Fajt, who...
Katie Miller Gee wins 3rd straight state mid-amateur — by 16 shots
Katie Miller Gee wasn’t altogether sure what her golf life would be like after she became a mother for the first time. Could she regain her balance, her form, her touch? Moreover, could she win again? Yes, yes, yes and — yes! Miller Gee, the former Hempfield and North Carolina...
Murrysville Junior Legion team wins state title
For the second consecutive season, a team from Westmoreland County has won the American Legion Junior state title. This year it was Murrysville, which defeated Upper Perkiomen, 8-3, in the championship game Tuesday at First Commonwealth Bank Field in Homer City. Penn-Trafford was the champion last season. This was the...
8 Latrobe players named to District 31 American Legion first team
District 31 American Legion regular-season and playoff champion Latrobe had eight players named to the league’s All-Star team announced Friday. Bushy Run and Yough had two players each and Unity and Young Township one each. The Jethawks named were pitchers Rayce King and Peyton Henry; catcher Logan Short; infielders Lou...
Recently graduated Franklin Regional football player battling brain cancer
Pain is temporary. The long-used refrain has pushed many football players to overcome the rigors of training camp, the grind of preparation and long, sometimes injury-plagued seasons. The same words are motivating Joe Purdue to fight cancer. Purdue graduated from Franklin Regional in June. Less than two months later, during...
Abington rallies to win Little League 8-10 state title at West Point
Abington Little League bounced back Monday to defeat Morrisville and win the Pennsylvania Little League 8-10 state title at West Point. A three-run fourth inning helped Abington rally for a 4-2 victory. Shane Goldberg and Jerry Jordan had clutch two-out RBI singles for the winners. Jake Kwiatkowski had an RBI...
Racehorse deaths drop sharply in Pa. following new rules to protect thoroughbreds
Pennsylvania recorded 17 thoroughbred racehorse deaths in April, May and June, down from 30 during the same period a year ago. The decline in deaths comes as the commonwealth on March 1 began implementing a batch of new measures intended to reduce fatal breakdowns of thoroughbreds and increase safety for...
Former Gateway standout Todd Jeter has hopes of XFL contract
When Todd Jeter’s football eligibility ended at Westminster College after the 2017 season, thoughts turned to what options were available to continue his playing career, including the National Football League. With the XFL re-launching this year, the Gateway graduate again found an opportunity, and he says he’s excited for what...
Norwin notebook: North Huntingdon’s Morgart earns promotion
John W. Morgart, Jr. of North Huntingdon received a promotion. The successful sensai is now a fifth-degree black belt in Tang Soo Do under Grandmaster Cynthia Rothrock. Morgart, who has won on a world stage and taught dozens, is known for forming and cultivating his own style called, “Wei Son...
Freeport International Baseball Invitational organizers celebrate another successful event
When South Buffalo Township’s Debbie Daugherty and Newmarket, Canada’s Deb Butt met at the 1996 Freeport International Baseball Invitational, a friendship sparked that has stood the test of time. Their sons played on the fields throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley, and the now-longtime friends sat in the bleachers and got to...
Morrisville scores late to defeat Newtown and advance to Little League state final
Holden Perry singled home Seamus Burke in the top of the seventh inning, and Morrisville defeated Newton, 5-4, in the Pennsylvania Little League 8-10 State Tournament on Saturday at West Point. It was the second time Morrisville defeated Newtown in the tournament. Morrisville now will face Abington in the championship...
8-1 underdog Bythemissal wins Adios Pace for the Orchids
Coming into Saturday’s $350,000 final of the Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids, Bythemissal had five wins in six career starts. In the one race he didn’t win, an Adios elimination last week, he finished 5 3/4 lengths behind Pebble Beach. On Saturday, Bythemissal had his revenge. Going off...
Abington advances to championship game over 8-10 Little League state tournament
Abington punched its ticket to the championship game of the 8-10 Little League baseball state tournament with a victory Friday night at the West Point Little League Complex. Jake Kwiatkowski had two singles, a double and an over-the-fence home run to lift Abington to a 6-3 win over Morrisville in...
8 Latrobe players named to District 31 American Legion first team
District 31 American Legion regular season and playoff champion Latrobe had eight players named to the league’s All-Star team announced Friday. Bushy Run and Yough had two players each, while Unity and Young Township one each. The Jethawks named were pitchers Rayce King and Peyton Henry; catcher Logan Short; infielders...
Chad Sperski, Ryan Volek honored at Freeport International Baseball Invitational old-timers game
It was a great night in Freeport for residents and volunteers Chad Sperski and Ryan Volek. The two received the annual Mike Westerman Memorial Unsung Hero Award prior to the old-timers game Thursday night. Both singled and scored in the first inning to stake Old School to a 3-0 lead....
Newton, Blue Mountain stay alive in Little League tournament
The field is down to four at the Pennsylvania Little League 8-10 State Tournament following Thursday’s results at West Point. Newton kept the Hermitage bats silent in a 9-0 victory in one of the loser’s bracket games. Newton will now face Blue Mountain, which held on to defeat Somerset in...
