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Riverhounds sign veteran midfielder Angelo Kelly-Rosales
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds announced Monday they have signed veteran midfielder Angelo Kelly-Rosales to a one-year deal, pending the approval of both the United Soccer League and the U.S. Soccer Federation. The contract also includes a team option for 2023. Kelly-Rosales, 28, spent the past four seasons with the Charleston Battery....
Murrysville fighter prepares for 2nd MMA bout at ‘Brawl in the Burgh 10’ in Monroeville
Growing up in Murrysville, hockey had always been Craig Perry’s sport, but he spent a good deal of time watching mixed martial-arts competitions, too. “Connor McGregor was my favorite, and I always told myself that if I ever got the chance, I’d try MMA,” Perry said. After he stopped playing...
Riverhounds sign former Pitt player Robby Dambrot, son of Duquesne basketball coach
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds signed defender Robby Dambrot to a one-year contract Wednesday, securing a player who logged more than 2,000 minutes last year for divisional opponent Loudoun United FC. Dambrot, the son of Duquesne men’s basketball coach Keith Dambrot, spent the past three seasons with Loudoun. Dambrot (6-foot-2) began his...
Hempfield alum Kason Harrell scores 56 in Irish pro league game
Kason Harrell felt like his play had been slumping lately and he wasn’t living up to his own expectations. So much for that. The former Hempfield standout and second-year professional put on a show Saturday for the Killestar Basketball Club’s Team Pyrobel, scoring 56 points in an Irish Super League...
Fox Chapel grad builds massive social media following for sports-themed videos
Usually, when someone from the Pittsburgh region has success in the business or entertainment world, that person or company often relocates to New York City or Los Angeles. But for Fox Chapel graduate Frank Smith, the reverse is true. Smith recently moved his entertainment operation — consisting mainly of sports...
Riverhounds release 2022 schedule
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Wednesday released their 2022 USL Championship schedule. The Riverhounds will face a mix of new and familiar foes throughout the 34-game slate. Highlights include four road trips to face Western Conference teams. It will be the first time Pittsburgh will play in the Mountain or Pacific...
Pittsburgh fighter will compete for IBA Super Featherweight title in Harmar
Pittsburgh junior lightweight Matt “Sweet Child” Conway will go up against a Philadelphia fighter for the IBA super featherweight championship title in the 130-pound division on Jan. 15, as another full night of boxing returns to the Pittsburgh Shrine Center in Harmar. “We have some fighters on this card from...
Riverhounds’ Wharton announces retirement from professional soccer
Todd Wharton’s brief career with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC has come to a close. The veteran midfielder announced Tuesday via his personal Instagram account that he is retiring from professional soccer. Wharton, 27, joined the Riverhounds prior to the 2021 season and appeared in all 32 matches. He scored four...
Racehorse TSM Photo Bugger retires after long, decorated career
Ted Tomson has a special connection with TSM Photo Bugger, starting all the way back at the racehorse’s birth on his farm in Natrona Heights. The horse was stuck in an awkward position in the womb of his mother, Rewarding Wink, and Tomson had to help guide him out. “Normally,...
Monroeville’s Ahmad Matour earns International Federation of BodyBuilders pro card
Ahmad Matour’s focus at last month’s National Physique Committee National Championships was clear. Weeks of weight training and a proper diet regimen fueled the Monroeville resident’s goal of earning his International Federation of BodyBuilders pro card at the Dec. 18 contest in Orlando, Fla. Mission accomplished. Matour, 28, one of...
Riverhounds sign USL Championship all-time leading scorer Dane Kelly
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC announced the signing of veteran striker Dane Kelly, the USL Championship’s all-time leading goal scorer on Friday. Kelly signed a one-year deal with a club option for 2023, pending USL and U.S. Soccer Federation approval. Kelly, 30, won a championship with the Charleston Battery in 2012, and...
Lernerville Speedway’s 2022 schedule announced
It looks to be another busy season ahead on the dirt track at Lernerville Speedway. The 2022 schedule will include more Fab4 Revved Up and Marburger Farm Dairy events in addition to national and regional sanctioned events — the 16th annual Big River Steel Firecracker 100, the Don Martin Memorial...
Kings of the Court league offers chance for young players to learn basketball
After a successful run last summer with the Kings of the Court adult basketball league, organizer Ian Benson thought it might be nice to see how many youngsters were interested in such an endeavor. Answer: The response was overwhelming. About 120 youths, ages 5 to 14, are coming out on...
Jeannette alum ‘Showboat’ Robinson again nominated for pro hoops hall of fame
It’s becoming a holiday tradition, Lamont “Showboat” Robinson landing on the pro basketball hall of fame ballot. The question is, is this the year? Robinson, a Jeannette graduate and well-known personality on the comedy basketball circuit, is a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame nominee for the fourth straight year....
Top 10 Westmoreland County sports stories of 2021
They lined roads and highways to welcome their championship teams home, the night sky glowing red with the flashing lights of fire trucks. Championship teams in football, wrestling, baseball, softball and other sports brought titles home to Westmoreland County. They lined fairways at Oakmont to watch their local boy chase...
Coach Bob Lilley agrees to multi-year contract extension with Riverhounds
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC and coach Bob Lilley agreed to a three-year contract extension, the team announced Thursday. Lilley, 55, just completed his fourth season with the Riverhounds and is the club’s all-time leader in wins and games coached with a 66-25-34 record. “Since Bob came to Pittsburgh, he has turned...
Murrysville’s Jackson makes ace in third round of South Beach Amateur
A hole-in-one can do wonders for a round of golf. Palmer Jackson would know. The Notre Dame junior and former Franklin Regional standout made an ace on the 153-yard third hole at Miami Beach Golf Club Tuesday in the third round of the South Beach International Amateur. The highlight helped...
Adversity ‘fuels’ Tulsa to win over Old Dominion in Myrtle Beach BowlVideo
CONWAY, S.C. — Tulsa cornerback Tyon Davis thinks his team needs a little adversity to get themselves going. That was certainly true at the Myrtle Beach Bowl, where the Golden Hurricane endured Old Dominion’s stunning start — a 100-yard return touchdown by LeMareon James on the opening kickoff — on...
Wexford native’s racing career takes left turn into full-time NASCAR truck series ride
If someone told Kris Wright in November of 2019 that he’d be racing full time in NASCAR in three years, he would’ve told them they were crazy. That’s because he had just signed a deal to race in Formula 3 in Europe. Little did Wright or anyone else know in...
Monroeville’s Ahmad Matour chasing pro card in International Federation of BodyBuilders
Ahmad Matour was surrounded by a bevy of savory food selections on Thanksgiving Day. But the Monroeville resident and one of the region’s top bodybuilders was disciplined and focused. Matour has let nothing stand in the way of his goals in the lightweight division at Saturday’s National Physique Committee National...
Riverhounds re-sign 9 players, including team captain Kenardo Forbes
Kenardo Forbes, an All-USL second-team selection, will continue his role as the Riverhounds’ longest-tenured player next season after the Hounds announced they have picked up his contract option, and that of eight of his teammates, for the 2022 season. It will the fifth season in the black and yellow for...
Manager Tom Vaeth, Wild Things agree to 4-year extension
The Washington Wild Things announced Wednesday that manager Tom Vaeth has agreed to a four-year extension through the 2025 campaign. In his first season this past summer, Vaeth led the Wild things to their seventh division championship and fourth trip to the Frontier League Championship Series. “I’m very pleased to...
Penn-Trafford captures Big East Youth Football League title
It was quite a turnaround for the Penn-Trafford 11-12 youth football team. After stumbling early in the regular season and falling to Woodland Hills and McKeesport, the team righted the ship and did something unexpected: It won the Big East Youth Football League championship. Penn-Trafford (10-3) defeated McKeesport, 34-6, in...
Pittsburgh Maulers franchise returning in 2022 USFL reboot
Go dust off that purple pennant buried in the attic, and ask your dad if you can borrow his old Mike Rozier jersey. The Pittsburgh Maulers are back. The Maulers were one of eight teams announced for the United States Football League’s re-boot scheduled for this coming April. They’ll play...
Garrett Smithley, NASCAR driver from Ligonier, to attend Latrobe race track reunion
NASCAR driver Garrett Smithley has been racing since his sophomore year in high school. On Saturday, the Ligonier native and the only NASCAR Cup Series driver from Pennsylvania will be attending the Greater Latrobe Speedway Reunion at St. James Lutheran church in Youngstown. The annual event honors the drivers who...
