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YWCA Westmoreland County honors women for accomplishments
When the YWCA Westmoreland County started honoring female athletes 25 years ago, Sue Waldrop thought women’s sports had come a long way. Waldrop, who was recognized for the third time by the YWCA on Monday, said she’s amazed how much further women have advanced. She was one of the winners...
Saint Vincent coach Kevin Wanichko helps fellow runner finish Boston Marathon
It was a simple gesture, yet it probably meant more to Kevin Wanichko than placing 1,116th — or perhaps even finishing a grueling, 26-mile jaunt around historic Beantown. Wanichko, the women’s cross country coach at Saint Vincent College, ran the Boston Marathon on Monday morning and gained notoriety after he...
Inspired Seton Hill women’s volleyball team earns YWCA award
The word special will forever be etched into the 2018 women’s volleyball season at Seton Hill. The Griffins endured tough times but rose to the occasion, turning hardship into motivation, to string together their best season — one thrilling match at a time. They played with reverance and resolve for...
Oakmont, Pitt grad Dennis Persin kept up tradition in football
Growing up in Oakmont as the youngest of four brothers, Dennis Persin often found himself in the backyard playing football and learned lessons that helped shape his life. Each of his brothers played college football, and Persin was determined to forge his own path in the sport. Persin, 71, was...
Divas topple Passion in matchup of Women’s Football Alliance rivals
The D.C. Divas got the better of the Pittsburgh Passion, 54-22, in a Women’s Football Alliance contest Saturday evening. The Passion got on the board first just 2 minutes, 12 seconds into the game on a 3-yard touchdown pass from Angela Baker to Krystal Cozzo. The Divas responded to take...
Riverhounds score three times, top Hartford Athletic in home opener
An announced crowd of more than 5,000 for the home opener at Highmark Stadium saw the Pittsburgh Riverhounds top Hartford Athletic 3-1 Saturday evening. The triumph put the Riverhounds at 2-1-2. It was their second victory in a row, and their eight points puts them in a tie for seventh...
Riverhounds hope to build on first win with home opener
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds Soccer Club broke into the win column last weekend with a 1-0 victory at two-time defending league champion Louisville City. The team hopes to build on the victory as it opens the home portion of the 2019 schedule Saturday against Hartford Athletic. The match, set for 7...
Passion, Divas to renew football rivalry
The Pittsburgh Passion women’s football team renews its rivalry with the D.C. Divas on Saturday. A number of the games in the series dating back more than a decade have been decided by one score. Kickoff at the home of the Divas is set for 6 p.m. The Passion kicked...
Quaker Valley grad Tanabe hopes to build on first collegiate golf victory
Michael Binney thought the jinx was over. During a fall-season match, the Bucknell men’s golf coach watched two of his players, Connor O’Brien and Quaker Valley grad Chris Tanabe, get into a four-man playoff for the title at the Quechee Club Collegiate Challenge in Vermont. A Bucknell golfer hadn’t won...
Pair of Quaker Valley students does Sewickley Diving Academy proud
Quaker Valley sixth-graders Ruby Olliffe and Ruby Krotine have been gems for a youth diving program run out of Sewickley Valley YMCA. Olliffe and Krotine, members of Sewickley Diving Academy, qualified for the AAU Red-White-Blue National Championships on May 24-27 in Coral Springs, Fla. Olliffe (173.55 points) and Krotine (139.50)...
Pennsylvania’s respected Golden Gloves tradition renews Saturday night in Monroeville
Twenty-six amateur boxers will meet at Pro Sports Center in Monroeville at 7 p.m. Saturday night to compete at the Pennsylvania State Golden Gloves Finals, a competition that decides who will compete for a national championship in Tennessee in May. Throughout the history of the Golden Gloves tournament, Pennsylvania has...
Plum’s Oravitz prepares for next phase of hockey career
As Cole Oravitz prepared for the Madison Capitols in their United States Hockey League weekend series against Green Bay, part of his focus was tuned to Buffalo, N.Y, and the NCAA Frozen Four. The Plum junior committed to UMass last month, and the Minutemen were taking part in Thursday’s national...
East Region all-star squad wins 2019 Junior Roundball Classic
Offense was the name of the game at the Junior Roundball Classic held recently at Seton LaSalle. The East Region all-star squad won the 2019 championship, defeating the South and North in the two-night event. The two teams clicked for a total of 23 field goals from 3-point range East-North...
Spencer Lee honored at Iowa State Capitol
Former Franklin Regional star Spencer Lee enjoys repeats. Repeat trips to the NCAA wrestling finals. Repeat national championships. And repeat visits to the Iowa State Legislature. Lee, a sophomore at Iowa, was honored for the second year in a row Wednesday at the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines...
Latrobe Legion’s Bush gets call to state hall of fame
Longtime Latrobe manager Jason Bush is going into the Pennsylvania American Legion Baseball Hall of Fame. Bush, set to begin his 21st season with the Jethawks (15 as manager), has 316 wins and has won Region 7 and District 31 championships. He has guided Latrobe to the playoffs 14 times....
Whitehall’s Quallich finishes 8th at Drive, Chip & Putt
There was a Pittsburgh-area presence at the annual Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Whitehall native Michael Quallich finished eighth in the boys’ 7-9 age division. It was his third time competing but first trip to the finals. Quallich, 9, is...
Trip to Tarentum football game changed Paul Killian’s life
Long before he became a doctor and a football star, Paul Killian was just a kid from West Tarentum looking for a way out. Killian remembers the moment when he was a child and his father, Paul, took him to Tarentum’s Dreshar Stadium for a Friday night football matchup between...
Asa Klimchock completes prep career at Kiski School
Asa Klimchock, who transferred to The Kiski School from Greensburg Central Catholic after his sophomore year, had a solid senior basketball season and has entered the recruiting ring. The 6-foot point guard averaged 18 points, eight assists and five rebounds a game as is drawing college interest from some Division...
Dominant Junior state title run spurs on Highlands wrestler White
Brayden White felt motivated to win a Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling championship after losing in the finals last year. But he especially wanted to do it in the same weight class, cutting down to compete in the 95-pound bracket at the tournament last month. The Highlands seventh-grader made sure his efforts...
Area AAU basketball program looks to maintain upward trend
There doesn’t appear to be a sophomore slump coming over the area’s top AAU basketball program. With a year on the high-end national circuit under its belt, the newly branded Wildcats Select group is past rookie mode and ready for Round 2. The Wildcats, who field top players from Western...
Franklin Regional graduate Spencer Lee named Iowa wrestling team’s MVP
Iowa sophomore Spencer Lee overcame an unknown illness that zapped him of his strength during the 2018-19 season to capture his second NCAA Division I 125-pound wrestling national title March 23 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Neither Lee, nor any team spokesman, would comment on the reported illness. “I...
Latrobe CrossFit gym owner competing in worldwide competition
Nate Long never thought he would be active in CrossFit, let alone own a gym or compete in a worldwide competition. But, four years ago, the now 28-year-old picked up a barbell and started on his CrossFit journey — a path that has led him to faith and a better...
Golden Gloves championship finals set for Monroeville
The Golden Gloves Boxing Western Pennsylvania finals are set for Sunday afternoon with the Pennsylvania state finals April 13. Both events will be at Pro Sport Monroeville, 856 Macbeth Drive, under the direction of the Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League. Sunday’s card will start at 2 p.m., and the April...
Registration open for new Baldwin Whitehall Youth Flag Football League
Planning began last June for the inaugural Baldwin Whitehall Youth Flag Football League. Now, it’s close to becoming a reality. The flag program is the initiative of Baldwin Whitehall Athletic Association Football and Cheer and is targeted for youngsters ages 5 to 14. Age divisions will be 7U, 9U, 11U...
Plum grad Seneca tackles first season as assistant softball coach at La Salle
Last spring, La Salle outfielder Emma Schweigert, then a junior, discovered a viral video of St. Francis (Pa.) shortstop Jordan Seneca clubbing a towering home run against LIU Brooklyn. Schweigert sent the video to a friend with a message that this is what she wanted to do in her senior...
