Other Local category, Page 33
Little League World Series announces return to full participant field, fan capacity for 2022
For the first time since 2019, the Little League World Series will enjoy a return to normalcy. After two years of covid-based restrictions on the size of the field and fan capacity, the Little League World Series announced on Wednesday that the 2022 tournament will be a standard competitor field...
Riverhounds treat crowd of more than 5,000 to 4-0 victory over Atlanta
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds drew their largest crowd post-pandemic Saturday night, and those in attendance were treated to a sterling performance. Dane Kelly scored twice, and Luis Argudo and Russell Cicerone added a goal each in a 4-0 win for the Riverhounds over Atlanta United 2 in front of 5,202 at...
Former Latrobe stars have map to follow to overseas pro basketball leagues
Professional basketball outside of the country could await former Latrobe teammates Austin Butler and Jake Biss, but what comes along with it remains somewhat of a mystery to the backcourt stalwarts. Should they not play stateside … There’s the living out of suitcases part. The strange cities part. The language...
Resurrected Pittsburgh Karate Championships begin Saturday
After nearly a decade, the Pittsburgh Karate Championships return to the Pittsburgh area. The event, which ran for nearly four decades prior to its hiatus, will kick off Saturday morning at the Quality Inn in New Kensington and will feature more than 300 competitors of all ages, from those who...
After weather delays, Lernerville racing season ready to begin Friday
The weather in Sarver early Friday evening calls for temperatures in the low 60s with no rain in sight. That is good news for area racing fans who plan to flock to Lernerville Speedway as the season finally gets started. Mother Nature put a halt to the first two attempts...
Norwin grad JJ Matijevic gets call up to major leagues with AstrosVideo
JJ Matijevic’s ascent through the minor leagues hit the ceiling Wednesday when he was called up to join the Houston Astros. For the first time, he is a major leaguer — at least for now. The Astros brought him up to replace infielder Jose Altuve, who is on the 10-day...
Riverhounds fall to MLS club FC Cincinnati in U.S. Open Cup
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds took an MLS team to extra time but fell 2-0 to FC Cincinnati in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday night. Alvaro Barreal scored both goals for Cincinnati. The Riverhounds fell to 1-6 all-time against MLS teams, but all six losses have come...
Father-daughter tandem trying to boost youth basketball in Penn Hills
Don Johnson referees youth basketball games and is always amazed at the traffic in the parking lot at North Allegheny. The school’s parking lot is always filled when he goes to call games. Johnson wants to see the same type of attendance grow at Penn Hills. Johnson has been volunteering...
Riverhounds go bust in Las Vegas
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds took their first loss of the season Saturday night, losing 1-0 to Las Vegas Lights FC. It was the first meeting between the Riverhounds (4-1-1) and Lights (4-3), who began play in the USL Championship as an expansion team in 2018. Las Vegas scored the game’s lone...
Kiski Area grad Moyer settles in to more prominent role with Fairmont State softball teamVideo
Courtney Moyer remembers the moment vividly. She was sitting in the Fairmont State dugout, watching as her team took on Notre Dame College last season. The next thing she knew, Courtney Worcester, the Falcons’ standout senior shortstop, was coming off the field with an injury. As if seeing one of...
Pittsburgh Passion win opener at Detroit
The Pittsburgh Passion women’s football team played a game for the first in two years Saturday and showed little rust in securing a 27-8 victory at Detroit. Marceline Chavez caught a 46-yard TD pass and ran for a 54-yard score, Arielle Smith scored on a 3-yard run, and Ellie Mularski...
Penn Hills grad makes successful jump to college volleyball
Alain Tamo-Noche knew going from playing volleyball at Penn Hills to playing at the NCAA Division II level was going to be a major change. Once Tamo-Noche made it to Wilberforce, Ohio, to play in the inaugural season for the Central State men’s volleyball program, he had another curveball thrown...
Albert Dikwa scores twice as Riverhounds edge Tulsa
Albert Dikwa had his first multi-goal game as a member of the Riverhounds on Saturday, helping lift Pittsburgh to a 4-3 victory over FC Tulsa at ONEOK Field in Oklahoma. Alex Dixon and Dane Kelly also scored for the Hounds, who improved to 4-0-1 in the Eastern Conference, the best...
Golden Gloves Western Pa. finals set for Saturday in Monroeville
The Western Pennsylvania Golden Gloves winter and spring 2022 schedule comes down to Saturday evening and a card full of championship bouts at Pro Sports in Monroeville. Boxers representing Butler Cubs, Team 412 WPAL, Wolfpack Boxing, Jack’s Gym, 3rd Avenue WPAL, Pittsburgh Boxing, Scorchin Boxing, Erie Boxing Academy, South Park...
Back from covid-related hiatus, Pittsburgh Passion to open 2022 season this weekend
Like much of the rest of the world, the Women’s Football Alliance was not immune from disruption in 2020 and 2021. This weekend, the WFA is back — and so are the Pittsburgh Passion. The Passion are scheduled to open their season at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Detroit Venom....
Wet forecast forces Lernerville Speedway to again cancel opening night
Lernerville Speedway officials have canceled opening night races scheduled for Friday, as rain and cold temperatures are in the forecast. This is the second consecutive week track officials have decided to delay the start of the season. Lernerville Speedway will now kick off the 2022 season April 22 to not...
Steel City Ice Renegades, Selects hockey teams capture national championships
The Steel City Ice Renegades boys Tier II 16U 3A and Steel City Selects girls Tier II 19U A hockey teams were not to be denied Monday as they finished title runs at their respective USA Hockey national championship tournaments. Both teams played six games. The Ice Renegades finished 5-1,...
Toby Sims nets pair of goals in 1st experience at midfield, leads Riverhounds to win
Toby Sims saw his name penciled in as a midfielder on the lineup board after Monday’s practice and did a double take. “I was like … I’ve never played that position before,” he said. Sims is a defender by trade, but Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley gave him an opportunity to...
Monroeville SNAP program a success for quartet of swimmers
When Jamee Kovacs helped get the Special Needs Aquatic Program off the ground in September, she hoped to give her son, Caleb, and others throughout the Monroeville area more opportunities to find comfort in the water. Now, seven months later, Kovacs, a board member with the Monroeville Marlins Swim Club,...
Riverhounds get goals from bench in win vs. Loudoun
It’s not often someone comes off the bench to score two goals in a soccer game, but Dane Kelly isn’t your average substitute. Kelly, the USL Championship’s all-time leading scorer, got a rare night off from the starting eleven, but when he entered in the 60th minute he made a...
Hempfield alum Kason Harrell selected as all-star in Irish pro hoops league
Kason Harrell has proven he can play at the next level. He has become one of the most popular players in Ireland’s Super League. On Friday, the former Hempfield and Fort Wayne star capped another productive season with an all-star nod. Harrell, a second-year pro for Killester Basketball Club, was...
Wet, cold forecast pushes opening night at Lernerville back a week
Thanks to a forecast that calls for rain and cold, opening night at Lernerville Speedway will have to wait a week. Track officials announced Thursday that the season’s first night of racing action has been pushed back to Friday, April 8. The opening night schedule includes Peoples Natural Gas Sprint...
Highlands Little League cancels season due to lack of players
Highlands Little League officials announced Wednesday that the 2022 spring season has been canceled because of a lack of players registered at any of the age levels. A statement on the league’s Facebook page also informed those families who had players register that their fees would be refunded Saturday from...
Shaler’s Brooks Blasko looking to carve his own piece of wrestling history
Brooks Blasko has the benefit of having two people who left a legacy in wrestling to help guide his career. Blasko, who is 13 and a seventh grader at Shaler Area Middle School, was inspired to start wrestling at age 6 by his grandfather “Jumpin” Johnny DeFazio, who wrestled professionally...
Riverhounds settle for draw in Detroit
A successful penalty kick by Maxi Rodriguez in the 73rd minute prevented the Pittsburgh Riverhounds from picking up their third consecutive victory, but they remained unbeaten on the season in a 1-1 draw at Detroit City FC on Saturday afternoon. Detroit City (1-1-1) was awarded a penalty after a foul...
