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Podcast: What’s it like to run 26.2 or 13.1 miles. Training for the Pittsburgh Marathon and Half Marathon
Pittsburgh will be off and running this weekend with the annual marathon and events. Since it was first held in 1985, the event now includes a marathon, half-marathon, marathon relay and 5K races that run through the heart of the city, across many of the city’s iconic bridges, and through...
Winchester Thurston grad Will Loevner ready to again contend at Pittsburgh Marathon
Will Loevner returned to long-distance running two years ago after five years of success in mountain bike racing. The 2016 Winchester Thurston graduate who ran two years at Penn State won the Cleveland Marathon in 2023 and qualified for the Olympic marathon trials at the Philadelphia Marathon later that year....
Pittsburgh Passion set to open 2025 season
The Pittsburgh Passion will kick off the Women’s Football Alliance Pro Division six-game season Saturday at Tampa against the Inferno. Led by WFA Coach of the Year Teresa Conn, the Passion finished the 2024 regular season 6-0 and went 1-1 in the playoffs, falling to Boston in the semifinals. Conn...
Plum native Justin Patton part of co-main event for Brawl in the Burgh 28
When one chooses to become a professional fighter, sacrifices have to be made. Whether it’s time, the rigid diet or the ultimate toll that it takes on the body, fighters go through a lot to achieve their goals and become a top performer. Justin “The General” Patton has made those...
Logistics shaping up for Saturday’s Pittsburgh Karate Championships in New Kensington
Frank Caliguri has a lot on his mind with the Pittsburgh Karate Championships just a day away. While there is so much to get done before Saturday’s annual event at the Quality Inn in New Kensington, he knows the preparations are in good hands. “Everything is on track,” Caliguri said...
West Mifflin native Logan Cooley selected to United States’ roster for IIHF World Championship
Utah Hockey Club forward Logan Cooley, a native of West Mifflin, has been selected for the United States Men’s National Team for the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament. USA Hockey announced the first 18 members of the roster on Thursday via a release. In his second...
With familiar races and new wrinkles, green flag about to drop at Lernerville Speedway
With the arrival of spring, folks will start making their way to Sarver, much like they have over the past 58 years, as the season kicks into high gear at Lernerville Speedway. With a schedule that runs into October, expect plenty of rubbing and racing along the way. The first...
Jeannette grad Marcus Barnes confident his name will be called in NFL Draft
He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in February, but all that did was give him more mental leverage, more fuel to prove the doubters wrong. Jeannette’s Marcus Barnes could have a life-changing week, have his dreams come true, but he won’t hide the giant chip on his...
Fox Chapel, Seton Hill product Patrick Monteverde promoted to Marlins
Pitcher Patrick Monteverde is on his way to the big leagues. The 27-year-old left-hander out of Fox Chapel received a call-up Saturday to the Miami Marlins. He had been with the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp of the International League. Monteverde, who played at Seton Hill and is the first Griffins...
Jeannette to name basketball court at playground after Lamont ‘Showboat’ Robinson
Showboat’s got next. Jeannette is honoring a proud alum by naming the longtime basketball court at the West Jeannette playground after him. Lamont “Showboat” Robinson Court will be dedicated in August to honor a former Jayhawks player who made a name for himself on the comedy hoops circuit with the...
New Kensington native James Threatte looking to give area girls leg up in flag football
Five years ago, amidst the covid-19 pandemic, James Threatte of New Kensington noticed an issue impacting local children. “There were no youth sports programs in the summer for the kids around the New Ken area,” Threatte said. “I knew that needed to change.” A year later, he established the Skillz...
Allegheny Valley YMCA swim team enjoys success at states
After a successful showing at districts, where 33 swimmers participated, the Allegheny Valley YMCA Gators sent 12 to the state competition held at the Mylan Park Aquatic Center on West Virginia University’s campus March 21-23. “Everyone did a great job,” coach Nathan Petrak said. “Some swimmers hit their best times...
Acclaimed boxing trainer Tom Yankello among newest inductees in Pa. sports hall of fame
Boxing trainer Tom Yankello and two former Pittsburgh Steelers are among 11 individuals who’ll be honored this month by the Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Yankello, who first started training fighters at the Beaver County Boxing Club in 1991, was chosen as the “Inductee of Distinction”...
With baseball season heating up, buzz builds for Freeport International
High school baseball in the All-Kiski Valley is in its fourth week, while college teams have been knocking it out of the park for nearly two months. The Pirates, despite their inauspicious start, are giving baseball fans something to talk about in the early season. While those games are in...
With more basketball to play, Hempfield grad makes plans to head to Europe
Sarah Liberatore is proof Division II college basketball can be the right fit. It can even open doors to the next level, just like Division I can. Liberatore, a Hempfield graduate who recently finished her college playing career at NCAA Division II Florida Tech, signed with an agency and is...
Local pro, amateur, junior golfers set for 2025 season
The U.S. Open is not the only big golf event in Western Pennsylvania this summer. There are several Tri-State Section PGA and Western Pennsylvania Golf Association events for golf pros and amateurs. The Pennsylvania Golf Association also will host events across the state, and there are numerous junior events, including...
5 Westmoreland teams leave Western Pa. Youth Football League to form their own
Pennsylvania’s largest youth football league got a little smaller this week, as five Westmoreland County teams opted to leave and form a league of their own in the wake of a police investigation. The Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League, in which the Westmoreland teams had been playing, is under scrutiny...
Greensburg Salem wrestler claims 2 junior state titles to lead long list of Westmoreland County champs
Greensburg Salem’s Colton Writt recently captured two junior wrestling state titles. He was among nine wrestlers from Westmoreland County to win titles at the Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling tournament and/or the Keystone State tournament. Writt won the 8U 75-pound title at the PJW tournament and the 74-pound title in the 7-8...
Washington Wild Things’ stadium renamed EQT Park
The Washington Wild Things’ baseball stadium has a new name: EQT Park. On Tuesday, Sports Facility, LLC, which owns the club, announced a three-year naming rights partnership with natural gas firm EQT Corporation. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The former Wild Things Park, home to the ball...
Allegheny Valley swimmers sending large contingent to state meet again
After Allegheny Valley YMCA sent 11 swimmers to the state championships in 2024, the Gators sent another 12 in 2025. “We had a really steady season with consistent improvement,” head coach Nathan Petrak said. The Gators again had a strong showing at the district championships, which were held March 7-9...
North Allegheny senior brings home synchronized skating gold
At the U.S. Figure Skating Eastern Championships in Hershey on Jan. 24, the Steel City Blades Open Juvenile (Blue) synchronized skating team was chosen to go first among the 23 competing teams. As nervous as the team felt just being in the championships, the thought of having to perform their...
College summer league baseball team to call Highlands High School field home
The former Butler BlueSox, a summer league team for college baseball players, is moving to Natrona Heights after many years at Pullman Park. The team has a new home — the ballfield at Highlands High School — and soon a new nickname that’s still to be determined, said Mike McNabb,...
Pine-Richland students bring home gold with Steel City Blades synchronized skating
One shot. The Steel City Blades Open Juvenile (Blue) synchronized skating team had one opportunity to impress the judges with their 2 minute, 40 second routine at the U.S. Figure Skating Eastern Championships at Hershey on Jan. 24. Like a classroom filled with students nervous to see who would be...
Gibsonia’s Brandon Saad bets on himself by joining the Golden KnightsVideo
If you’re going to bet on yourself, Las Vegas is quite the place to do it. That is essentially what Brandon Saad is doing these days. And so far, the Gibsonia native has largely come up aces since he joined the Vegas Golden Knights a few weeks ago. “It’s been...
Plum resident steps into boxing ring at age 46 to fulfill lifelong dream
When Plum resident Dan Borowski stepped into the ring at the 2025 Las Vegas Masters Championships, he was living out a lifelong dream. Borowski never thought he’d be a 46-year-old boxer, but there he was, taking on Maurice F. Comstock Jr. in the Sin City. Borowski, a full-time contractor who...
