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McKeesport’s Swin Cash named finalist for Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
Former McKeesport basketball standout Swin Cash-Canal, who went on to star in college at Connecticut, in the WNBA and for Team USA in the Olympics, is one of 12 finalists for induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. The list of finalists, announced Thursday evening during the ESPN broadcast...
Bishop Canevin grad Shamyjha Price making progress at UMass LowellVideo
Clueless. That was among the words UMass Lowell women’s basketball coach Tom Garrick used to describe freshman Shamyjha Price. But wait … Price, unprompted, used the same word to describe herself. Garrick wasn’t insulting the Bishop Canevin grad. Price wasn’t down on herself, nor resorting to self-deprecating humor. The term...
Ex-Franklin Regional star Nick Novak scores 55 in debut for semi-pro team
Nick Novak is back in the states with a new house, a baby on the way and a basketball motor that won’t slow down. The former Franklin Regional star, who has been around the globe and back playing professionally for the last seven years, is playing this season for the...
Top 10 Westmoreland County sports moments of 2019
As the sun sets on another year in local sports, it’s time to look back on the best stories of 2019 in Westmoreland County. There were championships, comebacks, program rebirths and coveted recruits. The final year in the second decade of the 2000s featured repeat winners and playoff newcomers and...
Navy long-snapper, Penn-Trafford grad Michael Pifer garners attention, honors former POW
There’s something about being a long-snapper that just fits for Michael Pifer. The precision. The repetition. The search for perfection with every special teams snap. An added perk is anonymity. That is, until a mistake is made. “There’s so much repetition, but you’re trying to find little flaws and correct...
Jeannette grad ‘Showboat’ Robinson back on Basketball Hall of Fame ballot
For the third straight year, Lamont “Showboat” Robinson is on the ballot for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The Jeannette graduate is known for having a pivotal role in comedy basketball when he played for three Harlem teams: the Globetrotters, Roadkings and Clowns. Among the list of candidates...
Defending champ Stanford, Wisconsin reach NCAA volleyball finals
Kathryn Plummer had 26 kills and defending champion Stanford swept Minnesota, 25-19, 25-22, 25-22, on Thursday night to reach the NCAA women’s volleyball final. Stanford (29-4) will face Wisconsin on Saturday night, seeking its third title in four years and ninth overall. The Cardinal also beat the Gophers (27-6) in...
Greensburg Central alum Warren Schaeffer hired to manage Triple-A baseball team
Once a slick-fielding shortstop with power at the plate, Warren Schaeffer continues to pass down his baseball knowledge to aspiring minor-leaguers — perhaps while climbing a different ladder to the big leagues. The former Greensburg Central Catholic star has been named manager of the Albuquerque Isotopes, the Class-AAA affiliate of...
Valley alum Zach Clarke wins powerlifting gold at Pennsylvania Special Olympics
At the beginning of November, Valley grad Zach Clarke traveled to Villanova University to compete in the Pennsylvania Special Olympics championships and came home with more than enough gold to go around. Clarke won the overall gold in powerlifting and also won gold in the squat and bench press with...
Lernerville Speedway joins virtual ranks on iRacing
Lernerville Speedway has a virtual twin on the most popular sim-racing platform in the world. On Tuesday, iRacing released Lernerville on its platform, giving fans around the world an opportunity to drive on the track without getting behind the wheel of a race car. The Buffalo Township speedway has been...
Franklin Regional grad Todd Summers catching on with Villanova football
His first reception for Franklin Regional went for a touchdown. So did his first two at Villanova. Todd Summers knows a few things about making a strong initial impression, but those events pale in comparison to what first-year Villanova offensive coordinator Chris Boden thought when he first saw the redshirt...
Buzz around esports squad at Robert Morris University brings energy drink deal
College-level esports finally may be getting a little respect. They haven’t signed any deals to replace college football on Saturday afternoon TV. And it’s not exactly Gatorade, but the Robert Morris University esports team has a new corporate partnership deal with Mountain Dew AMP Game Fuel, an energy drink especially...
Monroeville Marlins swim team taking large contingent to Pitt Christmas meet
The Monroeville Marlins swimming team expects to up its number of entries at the Pitt Christmas Meet on Dec. 12-15 at Trees Pool. Kathy Bernardi, an administrative coach with the USA Swimming club based at Gateway, said six members will try to qualify individually or add events at a meet...
Irwin 11-year-old makes U.S. youth national team in futsal
Wrapped in a black-and-gold blanket with a tablet in his lap and a black Pittsburgh Riverhounds jacket on, 11-year-old Ty George of Irwin was exhausted on his plane ride home from Kansas City. So much so he spent most of a 3½-hour trip curled up in a deep sleep. This...
Hempfield alum Kason Harrell headed to Ireland to play professional basketball
Kason Harrell was released by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League on Nov. 6. Guess how many days since then the former Hempfield star sulked about his first shot at the pros? Better yet, guess how many days he did not pick up a basketball in...
Riverhounds’ Greenspan named USL Championship Defender of the Year
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds had one of the best defenses in the USL Championship this year, and Joe Greenspan was at the center of it. On Tuesday, Greenspan was awarded for his efforts and was named the USL Championship Defender of the Year. The Westfield, N.J. native was crucial to Pittsburgh’s...
Hempfield grad Katie Miller receives postseason honor
Another successful summer on the amateur golf circuit earned Katie Miller more postseason recognition. For the second time in three years, the Hempfield and North Carolina alum was named to the Global Golf Post All-Am Team. She was added to the publication’s Mid-Amateur Team. Miller, a Jeannette native, made the...
Season to remember for Norwin youth football team
The fifth- and sixth-grade Norwin youth football team’s season was filled with big moments. It won the league’s offseason Lineman Challenge after finishing last in the competition last season, played at halftime at Heinz Field during a Steelers preseason game and ended its season in the Washington/Greene Football League Championship...
Tarentum’s James 5:16 Boxing Center to host amateur bouts
The James 5:16 Boxing Center in Tarentum will host amateur boxing Saturday. Chris Archer, a trainer at the facility, said there will be 13-15 bouts between fighters from local gyms throughout the area and region who continue to prepare for the Golden Gloves and USA Boxing tournaments early next year....
CV grad Marquis takes winding road to become D coordinator at Wittenberg
During his days as a football player at Chartiers Valley, Dave Marquis, by his own admission, didn’t apply himself perhaps as much as he should have. That revelation might be surprising considering his background. Marquis’ father, Gus, was the football coach (1988-94) and athletic director (1988-2006) at Chartiers Valley, so...
Youth football program hopes to grow, thrive in Penn Hills
Building a sustainable athletic program starts at the roots. The Penn Hills Midget Football Association is looking to create deeper roots in the community under new leadership. It has gotten off on the right foot after their Baby Scouts team captured the Western Pennsylvania Youth Athletic Association title in the...
Three Rivers Rowing Association earns USRowing Club’s top award again
For a record fifth time, the Three Rivers Rowing Association on Washington’s Landing received the USRowing Club of the Year Award. In announcing the 2019 selection, USRowing praised the club for offering junior and masters rowing programs, which compete on national and international levels; serving as home to high schools...
Clark leads Team Canada to hockey sweep of U.S.
Emily Clark is fine not being one of Team Canada’s top offensive threats. She had no problem putting the puck in the net Sunday, though, as her hat trick lifted the Canadians to a 5-3 win over Team USA at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. “It feels a little...
Team Canada bests Team USA in intense women’s hockey exhibition
It was called an “exhibition” but Friday night’s game between Team USA and Team Canada was anything but friendly. The women’s hockey teams brought the intensity of a regular international showdown. Team Canada emerged with a 4-1 win at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. “I think we did everything...
Nation’s best martial artists flock to Alle-Kiski Valley tournament
The Pennsylvania Karate Championships is the second-longest running event of its type in the United States, and Saturday’s 47th annual event at Valley High School again is expected to attract the top martial arts competitors from the Alle-Kiski Valley as well as the region, state and country. “It was one...
