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Hebrew Oilers, North Park Senators join Jefferson Hills as 2020 Pittsburgh NABA champions
The Hebrew Oilers (Class AA) and the North Park Senators (Class A) recently brought home Pittsburgh North American Baseball Association championships with sweeps in their respective finals series. Both teams also won NABA titles in 2018. The Senators, seeded first in Class A after compiling a 12-4-1 record in the...
Peters’ Connor Schmidt leads West Penn Amateur after 1st round
If Connor Schmidt is looking to defend his West Penn Amateur, the Peters Township native got off to a good start. Schmidt, a senior at Drexel, shot a 4-under-par 66 on Monday at Allegheny Country Club and holds a 1-shot lead over Bethel Park’s Darin Kowalski and Greensburg’s Brian Fajt....
Steel Army itching to return to Highmark Stadium, cheer on Riverhounds
When the Pittsburgh Riverhounds walked on the field at Highmark Stadium for their first home game of the season July 22, there was a large banner stretched over the Paul Child Stands in the East End. It read, “Physically Absent, Emotionally Present.” It was a placeholder for the normally rambunctious...
Sean Knapp adds Westmoreland Senior Amateur to his resume
Sean Knapp didn’t stick around to celebrate his first victory at Westmoreland Golf Association’s Senior Amateur. That’s because Knapp, one of the most accomplished amateurs in Western Pennsylvania, has an early tee time in Monday’s West Penn Amateur at Allegheny Country Club. The Oakmont native and Hannastown Golf Club member...
Riverhounds, St. Louis battle to 2-2 tie at Highmark Stadium
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds didn’t hold an early lead Saturday night at Highmark Stadium. Although Pittsburgh (5-3-1) took a 2-0 lead on St. Louis (4-3-1) with two goals in the first 40 minutes, the Black and Gold couldn’t hold on as the skies opened up on their home field in the...
McKeesport resident Keith Perry earns American Cornhole League professional contract
McKeesport resident Keith Perry has been playing cornhole for a majority of his life, but until recently it was never more than a game he played in his backyard during family barbecues or tailgating for a local sporting event. Then, in April 2019 Perry had a revelation. He and his...
Norwin grad Max McDowell earning his stripes with Yankees taxi squad
One day Max McDowell was out of a job, a pro baseball catcher with nowhere to play. The next he was wearing pinstripes and practicing on the hallowed grounds of Yankee Stadium. McDowell, a former Norwin standout who played with four teams in five years in the minor leagues but...
Gordon Vietmeier rallies to win Tri-State PGA Senior title
Gordon Vietmeier started the second round of the Tri-State PGA Senior Section Championship three shots behind Jim Cichra, who posted a pace-setting 65 to open the tournament. But as Cichra faded Friday, Vietmeier seized the opportunity and rallied for a one-shot win over Cichra and Joe Boros at Green Oaks...
5 things to watch as the Riverhounds host St. Louis FC
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds return home to Highmark Stadium for their third game in eight days when they take on St. Louis FC at 7 p.m. Saturday. Pittsburgh (5-3) beat Loudoun United, 2-0, on Wednesday night, and St. Louis FC (4-3-1) is fresh off a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City...
Pittsburgh Riverhounds score 2 early goals to take down Loudoun United
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds got back in the win column Wednesday as they took down Group F opponent Loudoun United FC, 2-0. “I think Loudoun showed they have the ability to be a dangerous team,” Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley said. “We did better as the game went on. We got two...
Oakmont’s Devin Gee wins Tri-State PGA match play event
Devin Gee continued his sizzling summer on the golf course. The head professional at storied Oakmont Country Club downed five opponents to capture the three-day Tri-State PGA OMEGA Match Play Championship at Southpointe Golf Club in Canonsburg. Gee, who earlier this season won the Tri-State Open, held off Sharon’s Denny...
Former Fox Chapel, Seton Hill pitcher Pat Monteverde transfers to Texas Tech
Former Fox Chapel pitcher Pat Monteverde is ready to see what he can do at the highest level of college baseball. On Sunday, Monteverde announced his plans to transfer from Seton Hill to Big 12 powerhouse Texas Tech to finish his college career. “Their track record speaks for itself, and...
5 things to watch for as Riverhounds take on Loudoun United
The Riverhounds are heading to Virginia on Wednesday for the first time this season to take on Group F opponent Loudoun United. Pittsburgh (4-3) is coming off a 1-0 setback on Saturday, its third loss of the season and its second to Indy Eleven. Loudoun United (1-3-1) is coming off...
Nick Novak, Jake Biss help team of ex-WPIAL standouts to ‘dream’ season
This dream team had to earn its distinction. When a crop of talented local basketball players were thrust onto a summer-league roster, many of whom didn’t know one another and had not played together, the thought of doing something special on the court did not exactly cross their minds. While...
Latrobe’s Mikayla Bisignani honored for swimming, academics
Greensburg Central Catholic graduate Mikayla Bisignani continues to shine in and out of the pool for the Johns Hopkins women’s swimming team. Bisignani, 20, a junior out of Latrobe, was named recently to the Academic All-America Division III Women’s At-Large first team by the College Sports Information Directors of America...
Riverhounds fall to Indy Eleven for 2nd time this season
The Riverhounds suffered their third loss of the season Saturday, and it looked awfully familiar. In the 13th minute of the game, former Riverhound Tyler Pasher received a pass on the right wing in open space and made a quick move past Pittsburgh keeper Tomas Gomez in the box to...
Ambridge boxing coach Tom Yankello training Roy Jones Jr. for comeback bout against Mike Tyson
For the past year and a half, professional boxing coach Tom Yankello has been using his World Class Boxing YouTube channel to create instructional videos for his subscribers. His videos touch on different boxing techniques, like how to step while punching or how to defend and counter a right-hand jab....
Upper St. Clair’s Brent Colella wins Tri-State Amateur Championship
Upper St. Clair resident Brent Colella didn’t know he was going to be able to play in the Tri-State Amateur Championship at Chartiers Country Club until Wednesday. The eight-year member of the course took advantage of the opportunity Friday and carded five birdies, including four on the back nine, to...
Riverhounds expect different dynamic in second matchup with Indy ElevenVideo
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds travel to Indianapolis this weekend for their second meeting of the season with Group E leader Indy Eleven. The last time the Riverhounds (4-2) met with Indy Eleven (5-2-1), they put together one of their best performances of the season, if not the best. Still, former Riverhound...
Despite covid-19 restrictions, teams in Pittsburgh’s NABA league enjoy playoff competition
The Pittsburgh chapter of the National Adult Baseball Association continues with its playoff tournaments this week, and league president Joe Graff said the postseason is an extension of a successful regular season despite the challenges of the covid-19 pandemic. “Everybody really worked together through everything from the start in June...
Three Rivers baseball facility in McKees Rocks gets donation, renovation
An upgrade is coming to the Three Rivers baseball facility in McKees Rocks thanks to a partnership between the Tull Family Foundation and local fitness studio Ramp ‘N’ Rize. The two partners announced their partnership and a $500,000 donation last week to upgrade the entire baseball facility and its three...
Trib partners with investigative nonprofit Spotlight PA
Trib Total Media on Thursday became a partner in Spotlight PA, the nonprofit investigative newsroom based in Harrisburg that covers state government. Spotlight PA was launched in September 2019 through The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, which operates the Inquirer. Trib Total Media joins PennLive/Harrisburg Patriot-News as...
Patience, consistency pay off for PA Open winner Jimmy Ellis
It doesn’t take the longest hitter to win a tournament at Oakmont Country Club. It takes one who is patient and willing to take what is given. Par wins tournaments at Oakmont. Risks rarely pay off. Peters Township’s Jimmy Ellis, 34, wasn’t flashy during the three rounds of the Pennsylvania...
Palmer Jackson, Sean Knapp fall short at USGA Amateur
Palmer Jackson and Sean Knapp fell short of advancing to the United States Golf Association’s Amateur Match Play round of 64. Tough Day 1 performances were too much for them to overcome Tuesday at Bandon Dunes Resort in Oregon. Jackson, a Murrysville native and Notre Dame sophomore, followed 9-over-par 80...
Oakmont bares its teeth, humbles field in second round of PA Open
So you think Oakmont Country Club can be had? You may want to rethink that. Yes, there are times the mighty grand old course hovering above the Allegheny River will produce low scores. Johnny Miller’s 63 during the final round of the 1973 U.S. Open is an example. But more...
