Other Local Sports category, Page 37
Pennsylvania Shotokan Karate Club athletes compete at national championships
Ten athletes from the Pennsylvania Shotokan Karate Club in Levelgreen competed at the USA National Karate Championships and Team USA Trials Sept. 1-5, in Chicago, Ill. Team PSKC earned 38 medals — 18 Gold, eight Silver and 12 Bronze. The team was coached by Dustin Baldis, a USA national team...
Kinol family wins 2nd gold medal at USA Karate national championships
Pennsylvania Shotokan Karate Club athletes Cristiano, Santino and Mila Kinol competed during the USA National Karate Championships and Team USA Trials from Sept. 1-5, in Chicago. The Kinols, ages 8, 9 and 11, won their second straight gold medal in the family team synchronized Kata. Kata is a series of...
Penn-Trafford football found its footing after 1981 conference championship
Penn-Trafford High School is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Here’s a look at the Warriors’ first conference championship football team as part of a series on the school’s athletics’ success: When Ron Smith took over as football coach at Penn-Trafford in 1979, he felt there was a still a...
Penn-Trafford notebook: 50-year celebration planned for homecoming
This being the 50th season since Penn-Trafford was formed in 1972, the school district is planning to celebrate the occasion during homecoming events Oct. 8. A parade will be held prior to the annual “Battle for the Bell” football game against rival Gateway. The game likely will decide the WPIAL...
Miami FC stakes claim for 2nd place in division with comeback win over Riverhounds
Miami FC staged a furious comeback in the final 10 minutes of regulation, scoring twice to record a 3-2 victory and deal a blow to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds’ chances of finishing in second place in the USL Championship’s Atlantic Division. Miami (14-7-6) and Pittsburgh (14-8-6) are tied for second place,...
Teenage Hampton golfer reaches national finals
Nearly 60,000 golfers participated this year in the PGA Jr. League and only 96 of them qualified for the 13-and-under national championship this month. One of them is an eighth-grader from Hampton. Rin Suyama will compete with the Westwood Golf Club team in its bid for a national title beginning...
Golden Gloves event set for Saturday at Monroeville Mall
Golden Gloves boxing returns to Monroeville on Saturday evening. The Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League will host eight bouts at Gloria’s Gym on the second level of the Monroeville Mall. The bell time is 6 p.m., and doors open at 5:30 p.m. The 16 boxers who will compete for victories...
Pittsburgh City United FC moves into 1st place in division
Pittsburgh City United FC blanked Athletic United FC, 6-0, on Sunday to move into first place in the United Premier Soccer League’s Northeast Conference-Beltway, North Premier Division. Pittsburgh City United is now 5-1 at the midway point of the season, with 15 points, two points ahead of FC Inter Atlantic,...
Peters Township, Pitt grad Nick Wolk sets record in winning 2021 Great Race
The Great Race returned from a one-year hiatus with a record-breaking performance Sunday. Nick Wolk, 23, of Pittsburgh, became the first runner to win both the 5K and 10K races in this year’s 44th running of the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race. The former Pitt cross country...
Salem man makes pitch to honor Baseball Hall of Famer’s Greensburg grid stint
Fans of Major League Baseball may know that Pennsylvania native and early pitching star Christy Mathewson was an inaugural member of the sport’s Hall of Fame — entering posthumously in 1936 with the likes of Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner. What many don’t know is that...
Alex Dixon’s late goal gives Riverhounds tie with Charleston
Alex Dixon scored in the 87th minute to help the Pittsburgh Riverhounds salvage a 3-3 tie in a matchup with the Charleston Battery on Saturday night at Highmark Stadium. Tommy Williamson sent an overhead volley from the right side of the penalty area to Dixon, who sent a one-touch rocket...
Connecticut driver Gravel gets 5th Lernerville win
The red clay at Lernerville Speedway again was covered by Gravel on Saturday night. David Gravel passed current points leader and two-time defending series champion Brad Sweet on a Lap 22 restart for what proved to be the winning move and earned $10,000 at the Commonwealth Clash World of Outlaws...
Promoter hopes to return to Murrysville SportZone for future boxing cards
Pittsburgh junior lightweight Matt “Sweet Child” Conway racked up his 20th career victory Saturday night with a win over Rodolfo Puente at “Murrysville Madness,” held at the Murrysville SportZone. With the win, Conway (20-2, 9 KOs) will begin preparing for an International Boxing Association World title fight. Promoter Derek Gionta...
Kevin Shields leads Tri-State Section PGA Open after Day 1
Kevin Shields shot a 7-under par 65 Monday to grab the first round lead at the Tri-State Section PGA Open at Montour Heights Country Club. Shields holds a three-shot lead over Adam Corson, who shot a 4-under 68, and a five-shot lead over amateur Darin Kowalski, who fired a 3-under...
Greensburg Salem grad runs into Washington and Lee hall of fame
Amy Mears DeMatt thinks back to her time in high school. She remembers finishing track or cross country practice, piling into a car with a group of friends and driving to Sideshow Pizza in Greensburg to have a slice. “Just hanging out with that group, joking around and having fun,”...
Charlotte snaps Riverhounds’ unbeaten streak
Irvin Parra scored in the 81st minute Saturday night, leading the Charlotte Independence to a 1-0 victory and ending a six-game unbeaten streak for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. The Riverhounds (14-7-5) remain in second place in the USL Championship’s Atlantic Division, five points behind first-place Tampa Bay and five points ahead...
Full day of amateur, pro boxing set for Saturday in Murrysville
Boxing promoter Derek Gionta of Monroeville is back on his mission to return boxing to a prominent place among Pittsburgh sports. That mission continues with a full day of amateur and pro fights Saturday at the Murrysville SportZone. “The key is to have enough shows to keep fighters busy so...
Lernerville switches to Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series for Firecracker 100 weekend
There will be a major change to one of Lernerville Speedway’s marquee events next year. Officials at the Buffalo Township track announced Monday they will be switching from the World of Outlaws Late Model Series to the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series as the sanctioning body for the 2022...
Thomas Jefferson youth baseball clinic a hit
Officials initially discussed holding the inaugural Thomas Jefferson youth baseball clinic in the spring. However, due to covid restrictions the event was pushed back to a later date — Aug. 29. And it proved to be a thundering hit. The inaugural day-long clinic took place at Andrew Reilly Memorial Park...
Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League scores for Week 4
The Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League again was busy over the weekend with Week 4 division games in all three classifications. The 40 member organizations will continue regular-season play through Oct. 9-10. Class AAA Division I (5th-6th grade) Rostraver 27, Albert Gallatin 13 Norwin 26, Greater Latrobe 7 Montour 19,...
Special Needs Aquatic Program, Monroeville Marlins team up for new initiative
When Monroeville resident Jamee Kovacs sees her son, Caleb, having fun in a swimming pool, her heart is filled with excitement and also the desire to give him more opportunities in the water. That was the main impetus for Kovacs, a board member with the Monroeville Marlins Swim Club, to...
Riverhounds overcome slow start to rout Loudoun United
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds did what they needed to do Saturday night against last-place Loudoun United, earning a lopsided 5-0 victory at Highmark Stadium, but coach Bob Lilley feels his team needs to be better from start to finish. After a somewhat sloppy first half, the Riverhounds scored four times in...
Greensburg’s Mark Goetz up for monthly Ben Hogan Award
An impressive showing at the U.S. Amateur has Mark Goetz in position to win a prestigious award. Goetz, a Greensburg native, Hannastown Golf Club member and fifth-year senior at West Virginia, is one of three finalists for the Ben Hogan Award August Golfer of the Month. He joins U.S. Amateur...
Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League wraps up Week 3 with 59 games
Week 3 in the Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League is in the books, and teams in nine divisions from all three classifications took to the field. For more information on the league, including schedules and standings, visit wpyfl.org. CLASS AAA Division I (5th-6th grade) Seneca Valley 31, Norwin 0 Washington...
Alex Dixon’s late goal gives Riverhounds a draw at San Antonio
Alex Dixon scored a dramatic goal in the 90th minute Saturday night, giving the Pittsburgh Riverhounds a 1-1 draw at San Antonio FC. The tie allowed the Riverhounds (13-6-5) to move into sole possession of first place in the USL Championship Atlantic Division, one point ahead of Tampa Bay. San...
