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Franklin Park teen Sophia Gentile among nation’s top powerlifters
In only 16 months of competition, Sophia Gentile has made a name for herself as one of the nation’s top teen powerlifters. The Franklin Park resident’s efforts have translated into competition victories and both national and world records, and she is excited to keep pushing forward in the sport. “This...
Upper St. Clair’s Josh Matheny, Oakland Catholic grad Leah Smith earn top 5 finishes at U.S. Olympic Trials
Josh Matheny made a push for a top-two finish and a spot on Team USA on Monday evening in the finals of the men’s 100-meter breaststroke at the Wave II U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Omaha, Neb. The Upper St. Clair grad and Indiana commit swam slightly faster than his...
Upper St. Clair’s Josh Matheny to swim in 100 breaststroke finals at U.S. Olympic Trials
Upper St. Clair’s Josh Matheny kicked off his first U.S. Olympic Swim Trials competition Sunday night with a pair of top-eight swims in the preliminaries and semifinals of the Wave II men’s 100-meter breaststroke. Those finishes propelled him to Monday evening’s finals and a chance to earn a spot on...
Golf notebook: Tri-State Section PGA Open, Sunnehanna Amateur on schedule
Golf fans around the area couldn’t ask for a better week of competition. Monday is the start of the Tri-State Section PGA Open, which will be held at Wildwood Golf Club in Allison Park. Pros and amateurs will compete over two days. Oakmont Country Club pro Devin Gee is the...
Gateway baseball players look forward to summer season in WPBL
Last summer, a group of baseball players from Gateway High School and one from South Fayette formed the Monroeville Gators team in the Western Pennsylvania Baseball League. The WPBL came about after the cancellation of the spring high school season because of the covid pandemic, and players from throughout the...
Monroeville’s Ritson to join Team Pennsylvania teammates at Las Vegas tournament
Beau Ritson is no stranger to high-level youth hockey as a member of the Pens Elite travel program. The 11-year-old Monroeville resident now is gearing up for play as part of Team Pennsylvania at a top-flight youth tournament in Las Vegas on July 6-9. The Kings of Vegas tournament was...
Riverhounds work Miami FC to draw at Highmark Stadium
Pittsburgh Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley was much more pleased with the energy and overall fight his team showed Saturday compared to the first two home games it had this season. The positive that came from the inspired effort was its first home goal of the season. That first home victory,...
Freeport grad Brestensky gets his shot at pro baseball
Growing up, J.J. Brestensky was no different than many other young baseball players in that he had aspirations of one day playing professionally. The Freeport graduate is getting that chance for the first time this summer as a member of the Trinidad Triggers in the Pecos League, one of the...
Franklin Regional grad Samantha Pickens falls short of U.S. Olympic diving berth in 1-meter, will compete in 3-meter Saturday
INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. has named its first divers to the Olympic team, with newcomers Krysta Palmer and Alison Gibson earning berths in women’s 3-meter synchronized. The duo came into the finals with a 21-point lead over second-place Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon. Palmer and Gibson consistently hit their dives...
Palmer Jackson wins state match play championship
A pair of college players dueled for the 18th R. Jay Sigel Match Play title Thursday. While only one could raise the trophy, one thing was clear: The game’s future is in good hands. Notre Dame rising junior Palmer Jackson, the former PIAA champion from Franklin Regional, held off Patrick...
Pony League World Series to return to Washington in August
After a one-year hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Pony League World Series is returning to Washington in August. Games will be played Aug. 13-18 at Lew Hays Pony Field. Pony Baseball and Softball decided to bring the event back citing “significant domestic and international interest in resuming a...
WPIAL products fare well at U.S. Olympic Swim Trials
North Allegheny graduate Jack Wright said he was taken aback when he entered the CHI Health Center in Omaha for the Wave I U.S. Olympic Swim Trials last week. “It is a one-of-a-kind pool that is built up, and it is unlike anything I’ve swam in before,” said Wright, a...
Local golfers come up short in U.S. Open qualifying
There won’t be any Western Pennsylvania golfers in the 121st U.S. Open this month. There were 11 players with local ties that played in Monday’s U.S. Open Sectionals across the country and their efforts came up short. The players competed at five sites for the chance to participate in the...
Locals Palmer Jackson, Jason Li competing at star-studded U.S. Open qualifier
The old “look to your left, look to your right,” stock phrase often used on the first day of college could pertain to the U.S. Open qualifier going on Monday in Columbus, Ohio. Every time Palmer Jackson and Jason Li look around they see PGA stars. Jackson and Li, once...
Austin Bold FC nets early goal to blank Riverhounds
Austin Bold FC scored early and held on the rest of the way to deal a 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Sunday at Highmark Stadium. Collin Fernandez scored 55 seconds into the match for Austin Bold FC (2-2-1), which stiffled a intense Riverhounds attack for the remainder of...
Cutrell, DeNunzio twins capture Westmoreland County 3-man scramble
The annual Westmoreland 3-man scramble was held May 29, and, despite tough weather conditions, the trio of Arnie Cutrell, Ron DeNunzio and David DeNunzio shot a 14-under-par 58 at the Madison Club to win the title. An eagle on No. 18 proved to be the difference. The trio edged Brian...
Quaker Valley middle school boys lacrosse finishes undefeated
The future of the Quaker Valley boys lacrosse program looks bright. The Quakers high school boys lacrosse team made a run to the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs this season but fell to Indiana on the road, 7-5, in the first round. With the success of the middle school team this...
Bushy Run Legion off to good start
Bushy Run American Legion opened the season with two come-from-behind victories. They defeated Hempfield East, 4-1, on June 1 and downed West Hempfield, 6-4, on June 2. The weekend tournament at Latrobe they were in was postponed because of inclement weather. “Any time you start the season 2-0, you can’t...
Supporters donate thousands to Jeannette athletics in memory of dedicated fan
All his life, Jay Clayton celebrated Jeannette athletics. You might say he put the Jay in Jayhawks. Now, Jeannette athletics are celebrating him. Clayton, a longtime Jayhawks fan, died in April at age 84. In lieu of flowers, Clayton wanted donations to be made directly to the Jeannette athletic department....
Golf notebook: WVU’s Goetz named to All-Region team
West Virginia senior Mark Goetz was named to the Division I PING All-Midwest Region Team, announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Goetz is the second player in school history named to the PING All-Midwest Region Team. Matthew Sharpstene earned the same honor in 2019. The Greensburg native and...
Lemieux, Bettis selected as honorary chairmen of U.S. Amateur
Pittsburgh hall-of-fame athletes Mario Lemieux and Jerome Bettis will serve as honorary chairmen of the 121st U.S. Amateur golf championship set for Aug. 9-15 at famed Oakmont Country Club and Longue Vue Club, the USGA announced. Lemieux and Bettis are members at Oakmont. “For the event to be held at...
Palmer Jackson’s Notre Dame duo advances to USGA Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinals
The Notre Dame duo of Palmer Jackson (Murrysville) and Davis Chatfield just missed qualifying for the NCAA Division I Championships last week. But they were able to get into the United States Golf Association’s Amateur Four-Ball at Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash. Now they find themselves in the quarterfinals after...
District 31 American Legion baseball season set to begin
When American Legion pulled the plug on sponsoring baseball last summer, Region 7 director Jason Bush decided to hold a season for Legion teams within his area. The decision seemed to be a good one. Nine teams from District 31, along with member teams from from Cambria, Bedford, Blair, Mifflin...
Jackson Palmer, Nathan Smith square off at USGA Amateur Four-Ball
Two of the top amateur players in Western Pennsylvania, Murrysville’s Jackson Palmer and Brookville’s Nathan Smith, will square off Tuesday at the United States Golf Association’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash. They meet in the Round of 16. Jackson and Davis Chatfield won 2-up against fourth...
Goetz, Jackson come up short in NCAA Regional tournament
West Virginia senior Mark Goetz and Notre Dame sophomore Palmer Jackson played well at the NCAA Division I Regionals last week. Goetz fell one spot short of winning the regional and advancing to the NCAA championship during final round at The Sagamore Golf Club in Noblesville, Ind. Goetz and Cole...
