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Peters Township’s Schmidt 3 back at Western Amateur
Connor Schmidt opened the Western Amateur in good fashion on Tuesday. The Peters Township grad and Drexel senior shot a 1-under par 71 during Round 1 of the tournament at Crooked Stick Country Club in Carmel, Ind., and is three shots behind five players. Schmidt’s round included four birdies and...
Energized FIBI organizers already looking forward to next year’s tournament
The chalk that surrounded home plate and trailed down the first- and third-base lines at Freeport Borough’s James Swartz Memorial Field hadn’t begun to fade away before Freeport International Baseball Invitational officials were thinking ahead to next year’s weeklong event in the Alle-Kiski Valley. “There’s a lot of positive energy...
Baldwin-Whitehall area youth baseball, softball organizations merge
For the first time in the nearly seven decades of youth baseball and softball in the communities that serve the Baldwin-Whitehall School District, players will compete under the umbrella of a single organization. The Baldwin Whitehall Athletic Association has agreed to merge into the Greater Baldwin Whitehall Athletic Association, effectively...
Central Catholic’s Rocco Salvitti wins WPGA Junior Championship
Central Catholic sophomore Rocco Salvitti shot a 4-under par 68 on Monday to capture the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s 100th Junior Championship at Grove City Country Club. The Canonsburg native who led the Tri-State Open after the first day in June edged Riverside’s Justin Hand, who shot a 3-under 69....
Riverhounds won’t allow fans for Aug. 1 contest at Highmark Stadium
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are coming back to Highmark Stadium on Saturday for their second home match of the 2020 season. But, just like in their home opener, the Black and Gold won’t have fans in the stands. Although it was expected, with only a few teams around the country allowing...
New York hands Riverhounds second loss of the week on late penalty kick
Bob Lilley teams don’t generally lose two games in a row, but on Sunday night the New York Red Bulls II handed the Riverhounds their second straight loss with a late penalty kick in stoppage time. New York was pressing in the 94th minute and a pass came in to...
Western Amateur next for golfers Schmidt, Jackson
Connor Schmidt and Palmer Jackson will head West on Monday to play in the prestigious Western Amateur at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. The site of the event is where John Daly became a household name when he won the 1991 PGA Championship. Schmidt finished fourth last week...
West Point Little League reaches $500 donation for scoreboard project
State Farm Insurance recently gave all its agents $500 to donate to a charity or an organization of their choice because of the coronavirus. Matt Knizner, an agent in Hempfield Township, decided to donate his $500 to the West Point Little League. The donation, said West Point president Tom Rennie,...
AMS club swimmers earn All-American status
Allegheny Mountain Swimming recently announced its swimmers who earned scholastic All-American honors for the 2018-19 academic year based on requirements set by USA Swimming. The All-American recognition combines the swimmer’s accomplishments in the pool for his or her club programs as well as achievements in the classroom. To make the...
Schmidt nails 1st hole-in-one, surges to finish Sunnehanna AmateurVideo
JOHNSTOWN — Peters Township’s Connor Schmidt simply ran out of holes Friday during the final round of the 67th Sunnehanna Amateur. The Drexel senior, who carded his first hole-in-one, made a run on the back nine and finished the four-day tournament at Sunnehanna Country Club tied for fourth at 9-under-par...
Riverhounds look to get back on track against New York Red Bulls II
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds suffered a disappointing ending to their regular-season home unbeaten streak Wednesday when Indy Eleven’s Tyler Pasher delivered a left-footed strike in the final moments to secure a 1-0 win. The black and gold were 14-0-11 in their past 25 regular-season games at Highmark Stadium heading into their...
3-time All-Star Brandon Phillips set to play at Wild Things Park this weekend
Three-time MLB All-Star Brandon Phillips is returning to the diamond in Western Pennsylvania. No, it won’t be at PNC Park for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 39-year-old four-time Gold Glove winner will be 35 minutes south at Wild Things Park playing for the Baseball Brilliance Sox. He is set to play...
Wild Things experiencing success through first few weeks of league
Washington Wild Things general manager Tony Buccilli always has considered himself a spokesman for the sport of baseball. The Murrysville native has been involved with the sport all his life. He played college ball at Wingate and IUP and has been with the Wild Things since 2012. He also had...
Under the lights, Old-Timers Game gives past stars another chance to shine
Joe Rice stepped to the plate and swung for the fences. He made contact with a second-inning offering from pitcher Rob Toy. The ball sailed into shallow center and dropped in for an RBI single. While he didn’t crush the ball, it turned out to be an effective at-bat. For...
Playoffs set for Western Pennsylvania Summer Baseball League
The inaugural Western Pennsylvania Summer Baseball League, an offshoot of a WPIAL season that never happened because of the coronavirus outbreak, announced its playoff pairings. The single-elimination tournament has 24 teams and opening-round games begin Monday. The semifinals are set for Aug. 1 at Boyce-Mayview Park in Upper St. Clair....
Pair of locals in hunt at Sunnehanna Amateur golf tourneyVideo
JOHNSTOWN — If you want to win the Sunnehanna Amateur, you have to play and putt well. Thursday was moving day, and many took advantage of the soft conditions to shoot good scores. Unfortunately, only one of the Western Pennsylvania players took advantage. Peters Township’s Connor Schmidt (Drexel) shot a...
Deep field set for 54th Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids at The Meadows
Another deep field featuring 21 top 3-year-old colts and gelding pacers are set for Saturday’s Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids at The Meadows. The 54th edition will have an estimated purse of $450,000 on the line. The field will be split into a trio of elimination races, each...
Chestnut Ridge golf resort near Blairsville going up for auction
A former U.S. Steel executive is selling a 345-acre golf course and resort just across the Westmoreland County line near Blairsville. The online auction for Chestnut Ridge Golf Resort & Conference Center, planned for noon Saturday, has attracted local and national attention. “We are seeing quite a bit of interest...
Western PA Bruins director John Tate among 100 most influential people in women’s college basketball
The Western PA Bruins girls basketball program is known for producing Division I college recruits. Girls receiving scholarship offers and committing to top-level teams seems like an almost daily occurrence during the summer months. The outfit is like a factory when it comes to connecting talent to the next level....
Goetz, Schmidt, Jackson close to the leaders at Sunnehanna Amateur
JOHNSTOWN — Mark Goetz had a tournament-saving five-hole stretch Wednesday during the second round of the 67th Annual Sunnehanna Amateur to remember. The Greensburg native was stumbling at 3-over-par through six holes after he endured two weather delays when he turned around his day at Sunnehanna Country Club. He went...
Rain suspends Round 1 of Sunnehanna Amateur; Ryan Hybl holds early lead Jackson, Goetz among the leaders
JOHNSTOWN — Oklahoma men’s golf coach Ryan Hybl played most of his round rain-free during Day 1 of the 67th annual Sunnehanna Amateur on Tuesday. But a heavy thunderstorm moved through the area and delayed play for more than three hours. When play resumed, Hybl saw his early four-shot lead...
Summer baseball notebook: Latrobe locks up top seed for playoffs
Who knew a fluctuating and uncertain summer on the baseball diamond would turn out to be such a sure thing for Latrobe? The Jethawks not only jelled early in the new-look Westmoreland County American League but they kept the momentum on full blast and rolled to a regular-season title. Latrobe...
West Hempfield baseball team suspends play over health concerns
West Hempfield suspended play in the Westmoreland County American Baseball League over health concerns. As a result, it had its regular season record wiped away. The team was 4-5 but is now 0-0 and considered the last-place team out of nine in the standings. A West Hempfield player might have...
Riverhounds’ Griffin, Forbes named to USL Championship Team of the Week
For the second straight week, the Riverhounds had two players named to the USL Championship Team of the Week. Midfielders Danny Griffin and Kenardo Forbes were recognized for their performance in Pittsburgh’s 6-0 win over Philadelphia Union II on Saturday. Griffin posted one of the best games of his young...
Riverhounds prepare for home opener at Highmark Stadium
The Riverhounds have a tall task ahead of them as they get set to host Group E leader Indy Eleven for their home opener at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Highmark Stadium. The difficulty of Pittsburgh’s next contest doesn’t just come from the quality of play Indy Eleven brings to the...
