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Several Western Pa. grads among NCAA wrestling leaders
The NCAA honors wrestlers in each Division (I, II and III) annually in three categories — for their dominance, most pins and technical falls — during the season at their championships in March. Currently in Division I, three Penn State national champions lead as most dominant. Bo Nickal (197 pounds)...
Gaining confidence in leg is last step for Penguins’ Justin Schultz
Justin Schultz isn’t making any promises about when he will return to the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup, but the veteran defenseman said Thursday the decision is his to make. “It’s up to me (and) when I feel I’m ready to play, I’ll be in,” Schultz said after taking part in an...
Ligonier Valley sending 4 players to Ken Lantzy All-Star game
Four Ligonier Valley football players have been picked to play in the 49th annual Ken Lantzy All-Star game June 14 in Johnstown. St. Francis (Pa.) recruit and state-record holding wide receiver Aaron Tutino heads the list that includes quarterback John Caldwell, defensive back Zack Beitel and lineman Blake Bridge. Tutino...
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 13, 2019
High Schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s schedule District 8 City League Brashear at Allderdice, 3:15 p.m.; Carrick at Westinghouse, 3:15 p.m.; Obama Academy at Perry, 3:15 p.m. District 6 Nonsection Ligonier Valley at Bedford, 7:30 p.m. WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First round Feb. 19 schedule Penn-Trafford (14-8) vs. Peters Township (15-7)...
Matt Murray turns back Connor McDavid, leads Penguins past OilersVideo
The matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers is often billed as a battle between Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid. It’s probably more apt, though, to call it a showdown between McDavid and Matt Murray. After all, the goalie’s the one taking a hands-on approach to keeping the superstar...
Duquesne falls at La Salle on late layup
PHILADELPHIA — Pookie Powell scored the last two of his team-high 25 points on a driving layup with five seconds left as La Salle edged Duquesne, 73-72, on Wednesday night. Powell made 4 of 6 3-pointers. David Beatty had 15 points for La Salle (8-15, 6-5 Atlantic 10). Isiah Deas...
Franklin Regional boys edge North Allegheny for WPIBL title
Spares win championships, and it came down to the arm of Franklin Regional junior anchor Alex Smith. Smith made his approach, rolled a strike and came back to pick up a spare to cap the 10th frame and lead the top-seeded Panthers to a 2-0 win over No. 3 North...
Riverview’s wrestling Murphy brothers thrive on competitionVideo
Joe Murphy can see it coming sometimes at Riverview’s wrestling practices: His 120- and 126-pound wrestlers, who just happen to be his teenage sons, tend to get testy while grappling during workouts. So like a father warning his children as they fight in the backseat of the car, Joe and...
Gaul, Ward look to become four-time section champions
While some wrestling coaches in Class AA would like to see the section tournaments eliminated, there are just as many who think the section tournaments are important to the athletes. The WPIAL wrestling committee agrees, and because the PIAA southwest regional at IUP’s Kovalchik Center can be contested only Feb....
AAF’s officials pleased with opening weekend TV ratings but remain cautious
The Alliance of American Football was a ratings winner in its inaugural weekend, but founder Charlie Ebersol realizes it is a small sample size. “We feel really good about them and that our theory that Americans want more football tends to be true,” Ebersol said. “However, we still have to...
Wrestling notebook: Burrell, Kiski Area early favorites to repeat as WPIAL team champs
Now that Burrell has won 13 consecutive WPIAL Class AA titles and Kiski Area has won three straight in Class AAA, it’s hard to imagine them not winning again next year. While both teams lose good wrestlers to graduation, they do return a lot of talent, which makes them early...
Robert Morris hits the road for key two-game swing
When the Robert Morris team bus returns to the Moon campus sometime early Sunday morning, the Colonials will have a good idea how close — or far — they are from their second Northeast Conference regular-season title in the past five years. Not only do the Colonials have 407 miles...
Alle-Kiski Valley high school wrestling notebook: Section title in sight for Burrell’s Gaul
Bryan Gaul spent much of the wrestling season on the sidelines because of a pair of injuries, one suffered at a preseason tournament and another at midseason. But the Burrell senior can become a four-time individual Section 3-AA champion if he takes home the title at Friday’s tournament at Canon-McMillan,...
Jim France tries to revive sagging NASCAR from behind the scenes
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jim France is running NASCAR the same way he lives his life: quietly, in the background, away from the spotlight he never craved. The youngest son of NASCAR’s founder carved his own path in the family business and left the leadership roles to his father, Bill...
Mike Preston: Longtime Ravens QB Joe Flacco leaves behind a strong legacy
Shortly after the Ravens lost to the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC wild-card round, head coach John Harbaugh gave Joe Flacco the ultimate compliment when he called him the best quarterback in Ravens history. To some, that might not have meant much because the Ravens have only been here...
Sergio Garcia apologizes for outburst at Saudi Arabia tournament
LOS ANGELES — Sergio Garcia apologized in a statement and in person to the players in his group when he damaged five greens at the Saudi International. He apologized in a social media post and in an interview at his locker Wednesday at Riviera. That has been the easy part....
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 11, 2019
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings Class AAA 106: 1. Dylan Chappell, Seneca Valley (32-4); 2. Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional (30-1); 3. Vince Citrano, Plum (24-3); 4. Mason Prinkey, Connellsville (24-5); 5. Dylan Coy, North Allegheny (28-3). 113: 1. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Seneca Valley (36-1); 2. Kyle Burkholder, Hempfield (25-5); 3. Finn...
Westmoreland campus clippings: SVC softball player Sleith earns national recognition
Saint Vincent softball pitcher Alona Sleith is expected to have a big sophomore season. But it isn’t just her coaches, teammates and Presidents’ Athletic Conference opponents who have the expectations. Sleith, a Yough graduate, was named Monday to the Schutt Sports and National Fastpitch Coaches Association National Player of the...
Gamblers bet on new football league despite no history
ATLANTIC CITY — Almost no one knows the players and there’s virtually no history to look back on. But that’s not stopping gamblers from making — and bookmakers from taking — bets on America’s newest professional football league, the Alliance of American Football (AAF). With one weekend of games under...
Pirates GM says Francisco Liriano, Melky Cabrera ‘have a legitimate opportunity to make our club’Video
BRADENTON, Fla. – Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington insisted that pitcher Francisco Liriano and outfielder Melky Cabrera are both “still quality major-league players.” “They both have a legitimate opportunity to make our club and help our club be better,” Huntington said Wednesday, the first day of practice for pitchers...
Pirates manager Clint Hurdle has ‘a feeling we’re about to do something special’Video
BRADENTON, Fla. – Clint Hurdle kept his first message to Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers and catchers brief on Wednesday at Pirate City, given that the full squad will meet again in a handful of days. But Hurdle said he reinforced the belief that baseball leans heavily upon pitching, one of the...
Zach Aston-Reese probable, Dominik Simon likely out for Penguins vs. Oilers
Pittsburgh Penguins winger Zach Aston-Reese won’t be looking to pick any fights against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. Other than that, he’s ready to go. Out since suffering a hand injury in a Jan. 8 fight, Aston-Reese is probable to make his return to the lineup against the Oilers....
Penguins shelve outrage over Evgeni Malkin suspension
The way Kris Letang sees it, “screaming in the media” wouldn’t put Evgeni Malkin back in the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. So he didn’t. And neither did any of his teammates. Reaction was largely muted to the news that Malkin would have to serve...
Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid show off individual strengths when superstars collide
As the face of the NHL and his heir apparent get set to face off for the sixth time in their careers Wednesday night at PPG Paints Arena, a clear pattern has emerged in the one-on-one battle between Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid. McDavid (3 goals, 6 assists) has decisively...
Chatham men’s basketball seniors looking to cap ‘amazing’ journey
Four years ago, Isaiah Brown traveled nearly 1,000 miles to join a first-year college basketball program in an unfamiliar city. That inaugural season at Chatham — which coincided with the school’s first coed undergraduate class — brings back fond memories, even though the team went 5-22. “A lot of times,...
