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Pro wrestling star Dominic DeNucci dies at age 89
Dominic DeNucci, a professional wrestling star who teamed with Bruno Sammartino, lived in Western Pennsylvania for 50 years and trained several top pros at his Freedom wrestling school, died Thursday. He was 89. Born in Italy in 1932, DeNucci began his wrestling career in 1958 in Quebec. He appeared on...
Riverhounds lose 2-goal lead, game to Miami FC
When Kenardo Forbes scored early in the second half, it looked as if the Pittsburgh Riverhounds were on their way to a fifth consecutive victory. Instead, they ended up with their first loss in more than a month. Miami FC rallied with three goals in the second half, including the...
U.S. Amateur notes: Goetz has large following
If Mark Goetz was nervous teeing off No. 1 during the 121st United States Golf Association’s Amateur on Wednesday at Oakmont Country Club, he sure didn’t look like it. With more than 30 friends and family, the majority from Hannastown Golf Club in his hometown of Greensburg cheering, watching Goetz...
Kittanning’s Davis brothers hope home-track advantage pays off
Ryder Davis will be looking for redemption when he gets on his motorcycle at Pittsburgh International Race Complex in Wampum. A lap into last year’s event, the 11-year-old racer was taken out in an accident and broke his arm. But coming off a podium finish at his last race at...
Norwin grad Calahan Young part of U.S. Paralympic goalball team
Irwin’s Calahan Young is part of the 240-member U.S. Paralympic team that will compete in Tokyo later this month. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced team rosters Wednesday. Young will compete in goalball for the American side in the Paralympics, which begin Aug. 25. The games were postponed in...
Registration opens for Pittsburgh Marathon’s return to in-person racing
In-person racing for the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon returns in 2022, and registration for the weekend of races and events officially opened Wednesday. More than 40,000 runners of all ages and abilities are expected to participate. The Pittsburgh Marathon will be the weekend of April 29 to May 1....
Greensburg’s Mark Goetz earns medalist honors at U.S. Amateur, awaits weather delayed match play
All Mark Goetz wanted to do this summer was to qualify for the 121st United States Golf Association’s Amateur championship and make it to match play. Goetz achieved his goal and surprised many by winning medalist honors in stroke play. He entered match play as the No. 1 seed. The...
Oakmont Country Club to be anchor site for U.S. Open, with 8 more USGA championships scheduled
Western Pennsylvania golf fans will have plenty of chances to see some of the world’s top golfers. The USGA named Oakmont Country Club its second “anchor site” for future USGA championships Wednesday, and the famed course will host the U.S. Open in 2025, 2034, 2042 and 2049, as well as...
Mark Goetz continues solid play at weather-delayed U.S. Amateur at Oakmont Country Club
Mark Goetz spent most of his 23rd birthday at Oakmont Country Club. Just about dawn to dusk. His morning consisted of a range session, and he watched some friends play a few holes. In the afternoon, he sat through a 3-hour, 50-minute rain delay after playing just two holes. Then,...
U.S. Amateur notebook: Oakmont’s Sean Knapp misses out on coveted match play spot
The pressure of playing in his backyard did not sit as hard on Sean Knapp’s shoulders as a factoid. He was the second-oldest player in the 312-man field at the U.S. Amateur. It’s an achievement, no doubt. But Knapp wanted this one badly. The veteran just wanted a shot at...
Weather delay halts 2nd round of U.S. Amateur Championship
With lightning in the area and storms approaching, play was suspended Tuesday afternoon at the 121st U.S. Amateur at 1:34 p.m. There were 243 players that had not finished the second round of stroke play at Longue Vue Club and Oakmont Country Club when the stoppage occurred. The top 64...
U.S. Amateur notes: Clemson golfer ties Longue Vue’s course record
Jacob Bridgeman didn’t know who Bob Ford was when asked. But the Inman, S.C., native was impressed when he heard the credentials of the former Oakmont Country Club and Seminole Golf Club (Florida) head professional. Bridgeman shot a 7-under-par 63 on Monday during Day 1 of stroke play competition at...
Greensburg’s Mark Goetz 1 shot off lead after Day 1 at U.S. Amateur
Mark Goetz could not have drawn up a better first round at the 121st United States Golf Association’s Amateur Championship. It was nearly flawless. The Greensburg native and West Virginia University senior shot a 6-under-par 64 on Monday at Longue Vue Club. His round consisted of four birdies and an...
Signature holes, views make Oakmont, Longue Vue perfect venues for U.S. Amateur
There is no better golfer in Southwestern Pennsylvania than Sean Knapp to talk about what players will face at the 121st United States Golf Association’s Amateur Championship this week. The second oldest player in the field at 59, the Oakmont resident knows how to attack Oakmont Country Club, which is...
Alle-Kiski Valley swimmers hope to make splash at USA Eastern Zones meets
Numerous age-group swimmers, including those from the Alle-Kiski Valley, hope to make a splash for Allegheny Mountain Swimming this weekend at the USA Swimming Eastern Zones long course championship meets in Buffalo, N.Y., (ages 15 and up) and Richmond, Va. (14 and under). Many of them posted qualifying times for...
Monroeville promoter plans amateur, pro boxing cards at Murrysville SportZone
Monroeville boxing promoter Derek Gionta had just put on a successful evening of fights in March 2020, and planned to continue cards in larger Pittsburgh-area venues. Then the covid-19 pandemic hit. Sports in general went by the wayside, to make no mention of a full-contact sport like boxing. “I stepped...
Oakmont’s Sean Knapp taking aim at U.S. Amateur in 19th appearance
If Sean Knapp wanted to, he could walk to Oakmont Country Club to play in the 121st United States Golf Association’s Amateur tournament. The wily veteran is playing in his 19th U.S. Amateur which begins Monday with stroke play competition at Oakmont Country Club and Longue Vue Club in Verona....
Golfers with Pittsburgh-area ties set to compete in 2021 U.S. Amateur
The 121st U.S. Amateur Championship starts Monday at Oakmont Country Club and Longue Vue Club. Here’s a look at the 11 players with Pittsburgh-area ties who qualified for the event. Local qualifiers Ian Bangor Residence: Pittsburgh Age: 29 High school: Sewickley Academy (2010) College: Carnegie Mellon (2014) Notable: This is...
Quaker Valley grads join forces to win golf tournament for brothers
Alex Tanabe was living in Philadelphia last year when the covid-19 pandemic hit, and when his employer told him to start working from home, he decided to move back to Pittsburgh to be closer to his family. Returning home allowed him to reconnect with his younger brother Chris on the...
Alex Dixon powers Riverhounds to 4th straight win
Alex Dixon scored a pair of goals for the second straight game, leading the Pittsburgh Riverhounds to a 3-2 road victory over the Charleston Battery on Friday night. The Riverhounds (10-4-3) have won four in a row and are 5-0-1 in their last six. They lead the USL Championship’s Atlantic...
Oakmont Country Club a familiar site for USGA’s U.S. Amateur
Oakmont Country Club will host the U.S. Amateur for the sixth time beginning Monday. The USGA’s national championship was last played at the storied course in 2003 — 84 years after the first amateur was staged there. Past champions include Nick Flanagan (2003), Steve Melnyk (1969), Willie Turnesa (1938), Bobby...
Fox Chapel teen a rising star in climbing world
Gavin Youkers just keeps climbing off the charts. Youkers began rock climbing four years ago at the age of 9 while at Climb North in Wildwood. It was there that his love of climbing was launched by his coach, Justin Mech, and his teammates. “It was fun,” Youkers said. “We...
Power surge puts Norwin grad JJ Matijevic on doorstep of major leagues
Left, right, center. Doesn’t matter. JJ Matijevic can spray the baseball all over the park — and deep into the bleachers — with some of the best middle-order hitters in the minor leagues. But the Norwin graduate wants to prove he can hit home runs in the majors, too. He...
Century West girls soccer celebrates national championship
The Century West U15 girls soccer team put it all together throughout the spring and into summer and brought home the championship trophy from the U.S. Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup tournament last month in Des Moines, Iowa. “It just came down to a total commitment from the group,” coach...
Mother-to-be Katie Miller Gee claims 10-shot win at PA Mid-Amateur
Katie Miller Gee took a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Pennsylvania Women’s Golf Association Mid-Amateur on Tuesday. Then, she hit the accelerator and raced past everybody. No bumps on this road. Well, maybe one. Miller Gee, the newly named girls golf coach at her alma mater of...
