Other Local Sports category, Page 8
Two-time champ Deer Lakes shows its playoff experience in beating Quaker Valley
Deer Lakes is still unbeaten in the WPIAL playoffs under coach Albie Fletcher, a remarkable three-year streak that added another win Friday night. The Lancers’ postseason poise was evident in this one. Seventh-seeded Deer Lakes upped its defensive intensity and scored 21 consecutive points in a decisive run that spanned...
Lower Burrell’s Nancy Caliguri celebrates 50 years in martial arts
Nancy Caliguri has been training in a dojo for 50 years and racked up a multitude of accomplishments. The Lower Burrell resident is celebrating half a century in martial arts this year. In October 1980, Caliguri became a first-degree black belt and worked her way to becoming a ninth-degree black...
Norwin’s Deacon Shannon takes shot at Pa. Golden Gloves title
Norwin’s Deacon Shannon walks into Boyce Boxing Gym in Plum and trains day in and day out in preparation for the Pennsylvania Golden Gloves finals. Fighting in the Bantamweight Division, he stands 5-foot-11 and fights at 132 pounds. He has a 76-inch reach and wears a size 12 shoe. Despite...
North Huntingdon teens chosen for U.S. Army Fight Team
Local martial arts students Gabby Viola and Xander Eddy, both of North Huntingdon, were selected to compete for the U.S. Army Fight Team. Viola, 14, and Eddy, 15, will be Army-sponsored athletes for the 2025 season and represent their country in international and combative sports competitions. Viola and Eddy signed...
Shady Side Academy grad Maeve Kelley looking to add to impressive swimming résumé at Amherst
When athletes step foot on to a college campus for their freshman season, there aren’t a lot of expectations for them to meet. They don’t feel burdened by pressures that stats or prior performances can sometimes provide. Whether they do well or not in that first year, there’s a hunger...
Trio of boxers from Boyce Gym in Plum on card at Punch Out Parkinson’s event in Cheswick
Boyce Gym in Plum will be well represented Saturday at the eighth annual Punch Out Parkinson’s fundraising event at The Pittsburgh Shrine Center on Shriners Way in Cheswick. Seasoned Boyce boxers Gavin Alford, Johnny Trujillo and Anthony Carlisano will put it on the line as part of the charity event...
Kiski Area grad Abbie Johns shows plenty of promise in freshman season with Shippensburg women’s basketball
As college debuts go, Abbie Johns couldn’t have asked for much more. The Kiski Area grad opened her freshman season with the Shippensburg women’s basketball team by scoring 14 points in just 16 minutes against then-No. 10 Fayetteville State. In fact, Johns made her first shot: a 3-pointer late in...
Pittsburgh Riveters sign Franklin Regional grad Sydney Lindeman
The Pittsburgh Riveters SC has not played a game yet, but the new pre-professional women’s soccer team just strengthened its defense. The team, set to begin play in May in the USL W League, signed Towson redshirt sophomore and Franklin Regional alum Sydney Lindeman. The 21-year-old defender played club soccer...
Hempfield grad Kason Harrell grateful to lead team to tournament title in Ireland
When he left the Yough boys basketball coaching staff last year, Kason Harrell was unsure of what his own basketball future would entail. Would he coach elsewhere, continue to train young players or keep grinding in the gym to try to prolong his professional playing career? Harrell opted to press...
Level Green’s Brandon Svoboda helps United States win IIHF World Junior championshipVideo
Forward Brandon Svoboda, a native of Level Green, scored a goal for the United States in a 4-3 overtime victory against Finland in the championship game of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament at the Canadian Tire Center in Ottawa. This marked the first time in program...
