Other Local Sports category, Page 48
Riverhounds capture playoff berth with dominating win over Hartford Athletic
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds clinched a USL Championship playoff berth for the third straight season Saturday and did so in dominating fashion. Ropapa Mensah and Ryan James scored two goals apiece, and Anthony Velarde scored a penalty kick as Pittsburgh (9-3-1) defeated Hartford (6-3-1) opponent 5-0 to take a nine-point lead...
Greensburg Salem grad Paul Matthews joins Ave Maria coaching staff
Greensburg Salem graduate Paul Matthews has joined the Ave Maria University men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. Ave Maria is located in Florida. “I am ecstatic to join the Ave Maria community and Coach Copeland’s staff,” Matthews said in a release. “I believe that Ave Maria is an incredible...
Penn-Trafford Little League team finds success by sticking together
Travel baseball and softball teams have a reputation for swiping players from community teams and leaving the local leagues scrambling for talent. But not at Penn-Trafford. The Penn Township rec leagues have found ways to thrive and keep players home. Those players have also found great success in recent seasons....
Riverhounds look to stay sharp for important matchup with Hartford Athletic
Every win matters for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds at this point in the season, but Saturday’s contest with Hartford Athletic is one of utmost importance. Heading into their second meeting of the season, the teams are battling for first place in Group F. Although the Riverhounds lead the group by six...
Riverhounds Notebook: Team looks to build on perfect week
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are coming off of their best week of the season. From Aug. 28 to Sept. 5, the Riverhounds played three games and went undefeated without allowing a goal and scoring nine. It was a week most coaches dream of, and it put the Riverhounds in prime position,...
In just over a year, Moon native Khama Worthy rockets to top of UFC fight card
The last year has been a little weird for Moon township native Khama Worthy, as the 33-year-old UFC fighter has gone from a last-minute replacement to a co-main event star. On Aug. 17 last year, Worthy took a fight against Devonte Smith, who was 10-1 at the time, on four...
Former Blackhawk, Slippery Rock infielder Joe Campagna signs with Wild Things
Although his summer at Wild Things Park was cut short, it looks like former Blackhawk and Slippery Rock infielder Joe Campagna was able to make an impression on the Washington Wild Things. After recording a .303 batting average for the Slammin’ Sammies this summer, the New Castle native became the...
Life is good for former Springdale standout Mike Devine, a rover of independent league baseball
Journeyman sidearmer Mike Devine is still delivering strikes on the independent professional baseball circuit. The former Springdale ace has bounced around obscure winter leagues in Mexico and the Dominican Republic and these days pitches for the St. Paul Saints (Minn.) of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. He is...
Paul Schofield: Reporter’s 1st competitive golf tournament wasn’t pretty
A few weeks ago, I approached my boss and asked him if it was OK to write about my experience playing in a golf event that I covered. With his blessing, I paid my entry fee and headed to the Latrobe Elks Golf Course with my 16 handicap Aug. 23...
Riverhounds complete perfect week with win over New York Red Bulls II
The Riverhounds completed their best week of the season Saturday when they beat New York Red Bulls II, 3-0, on the road. The Riverhounds’ Ropapa Mensah scored just before halftime, then Robbie Mertz scored his fifth goal of the season to tie Steevan Dos Santos for the team lead in...
Riverhounds prepare to deal with New York’s intense pressure in rubber match
The Riverhounds are in the middle of one of their best weeks of the season and they are looking to finish strong when they head to New Jersey on Saturday to face off with New York Red Bulls II. Last Friday, the Black and Gold got an important 3-0 win...
Blairsville powerlifter, 63, keeps pushing himself to do more
Lou Eleuteri doesn’t plan on slowing down any time soon. The 63-year-old competitive powerlifter, with 11 national and five world championships to his credit, has Oct. 18, the date of the Ohio Powerlifting Championships in Youngstown, circled on his calendar. In his gym at his house in Blairsville, Eleuteri, who...
Former Quaker Valley star Jimmy Perkins back with RMU lacrosse for 7th year of eligibility
It’s not every day a college athlete receives a seventh year of athletic eligibility. In fact, there are only two men’s lacrosse players in NCAA Division I that have received that seventh year this season. The first is Rutgers’ Adam Charalambides and the second is Jimmy Perkins, a former WPIAL...
Gateway Heights synchronized swimmers shine during 1st year
As Molly Goss watched the Gateway Heights synchronized swimmers perform their summer routine at the swim club’s pool earlier this month, she said she was overcome with pride for all that the 18 members accomplished throughout the previous month and a half to two months of work. “All of the...
Riverhounds take advantage of 2 early goals to beat Loudoun UnitedVideo
For the second time this season, the Riverhounds took advantage of scoring two goals in the first 11 minutes of the game to defeat Loudoun United and earn another three points. Mark Forest and Anthony Velarde converted penalty kicks in the fourth and seventh minutes of the game. Then, in...
Plum youth softball team rolls to league championship
The Plum Stephans 12U girls fast-pitch softball team dominated the competition this summer to claim the World Series title in its Eastern Girls Fast Pitch Softball League division. In 12 games — nine in the regular-season and three in the playoffs — Plum posted six shutouts and outscored its opponents...
Riverhounds look to put together ‘complete game’ against Loudoun United
About two weeks ago, the Riverhounds traveled to Virginia to take on Loudoun United. Now, Pittsburgh’s Group F opponents are coming to Highmark Stadium for their second matchup in 13 days. The Riverhounds (6-3-1) are coming off a 3-0 victory against Hartford Athletic, and Loudoun United (1-5-2) is coming off...
Riverhounds notebook: Team set for busy week without injured captain Kenardo Forbes
The Riverhounds took their largest group lead of the season Friday by defeating Hartford Athletic 3-0 on the road to earn another three points. It was a significant victory for the Riverhounds, one of their biggest of the season, but it was more than that as well. It signified an...
Penn-Trafford grad, Akron diver Paige Kalik earns academic honor
Penn-Trafford graduate Paige Kalik recently earned an impressive honor as a member of the Akron swimming and diving team. Kalik, a freshman diver, was named a first-team Division I Scholar All-American by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America. The award recognizes students who recorded a GPA of...
Riverhounds earn significant win over Hartford Athletic to capture group lead
The Riverhounds traveled to Connecticut on Friday for their first of three matchups with Hartford Athletic in the next month and came away with a significant victory that gave them sole possession of first place in Group F. Behind goals from Ryan James and the “Connecticut Kid” Danny Griffin, the...
Riverhounds to play Hartford Athletic for Group F lead
After their first nine games this season the Pittsburgh Riverhounds have put themselves in a prime position to secure a trip to the playoffs. Although they’ve had success, coach Bob Lilley still wants his team to improve their position. Friday’s contest with Hartford Athletic is the perfect opportunity. As the...
Greensburg native Rocco Mediate within reach of Phil Mickelson at PGA Tour Champions event
After 36 holes of the Charles Schwab Series, Phil Mickelson is in prime position to win his debut on the PGA Tour Champions. But a cigar-chomping veteran from Greensburg isn’t far behind on the leaderboard and is out to spoil Lefty’s fun at the rare, early-week tournament. Rocco Mediate followed...
Peters Township’s Connor Schmidt defends West Penn Amateur title
Connor Schmidt didn’t need any dramatic collapses from an opponent to defend his West Penn Amateur title. He shot a 5-under-par 30 on the front nine at Allegheny Country Club during the final round, finishing the second round with a 2-under 68 and a 6-under 134. He owned a two-shot...
Riverhounds Notebook: Pittsburgh set for chess match with Hartford Athletic
The first half of the Riverhounds’ 2020 season was tough with two matchups against Indy Eleven, Philadelphia Union and New York Red Bulls II and one against Louisville City FC. The second half will be just as crucial with three matchups against Hartford Athletic and one apiece against Loudoun United...
National Wiffle League Association bringing tournament to Canonsburg
For the past four years, Jacob Davey and the WIFF is Life wiffle ball team based out of Canonsburg have traveled to the National Wiffle League Association tournament in Michigan. He and his team won the tournament in 2018 and placed fifth last season. The trips created fun memories, exciting...
