Sports
Clutch pitching carries Bethel Park past star-studded Red Land to PIAA baseball title
June 17, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK — Red Land has a future MLB first-rounder batting leadoff and some ex-Little League World Series stars behind him. So, Bethel Park staked its title hopes on an old adage that good pitching beats good hitting.
Beaver finishes undefeated season with wild title-game win over Tunkhannock
UNIVERSITY PARK – Perfection.
Ligonier Valley softball marvels at community support after special season ends in state finals
UNIVERSITY PARK — It wasn’t the ending the Ligonier Valley softball team had hoped for, but the 2021 season was still memorable.
PIAA Class 3A softball championship preview: Mt. Pleasant vs. Mid Valley
PIAA softball preview
Weight-training program powers Mt. Pleasant softball’s run to state finals
Each grapefruit the Mt. Pleasant softball team smashes out of the park seems to go farther than the last.
North Allegheny’s Paige Morningstar named top high school athlete in country
After leading North Allegheny to WPIAL and state championships in volleyball and basketball, Paige Morningstar received a prestigious honor Thursday.
Slow start dooms Eden Christian baseball in 1st PIAA finals appearance
UNIVERSITY PARK — As a first-time state finalist, Eden Christian will remember Thursday’s game for years to come, even if they’d like to forget the first two innings.
Line Mountain finally pushes run across in 9th inning to top Ligonier Valley in state title game
UNIVERSITY PARK – To win a PIAA softball title, three things are important: strong pitching, timely hitting and solid defense.
North Allegheny grad Rick Mihm reaches finals in 200 IM at U.S. Olympic trials
The U.S. Olympic Swim Trials continued Thursday morning and local products Zoe Skirboll, Bailey Bonnett and Rick Mihm took to the pool in preliminary events in Omaha.
North Hills girls soccer coach dies
The North Hills athletic community took a hit with the announcement of the sudden death of soccer coach Rick Kabbert.
PIAA Class 2A softball finalists Ligonier Valley, Line Mountain similar
There are a lot of similarities between the Ligonier Valley and Line Mountain softball teams.
Mt. Pleasant softball hopes to answer one last call
Mt. Pleasant softball coach Chris Brunson has been receiving dozens of phone calls and texts from fellow coaches and colleagues in the area with good luck wishes, salutes and plaudits.
Highlands softball savors triumphs during historic season
A weird feeling came over Jen Koprivnikar on Tuesday.
PIAA softball notebook: Mt. Pleasant catcher Shawley battles through pain
Lexis Shawley became such a regular with Allegheny Health Network that the medical system decided to use her in one of its commercials.
PIAA Class 2A softball preview capsule: Ligonier Valley vs. Line Mountain
PIAA softball preview
PIAA Class 4A softball championship preview: Beaver vs. Tunkhannock
History is being made in Happy Valley this week as the WPIAL sends a record 10 baseball and softball teams to Penn State to compete in the PIAA championships.
PIAA Class 5A baseball championship preview: Bethel Park vs. Red Land
History is being made in Happy Valley this week as the WPIAL sends a record 10 baseball and softball teams to Penn State to compete in the PIAA championships.
PIAA Class A baseball championship preview: Eden Christian vs. Halifax
History is being made in Happy Valley this week as the WPIAL sends a record 10 baseball and softball teams to Penn State to compete in the PIAA championships.
Belle Vernon’s Devin Whitlock gets 1st Division I offer
Devin Whitlock reeled in his first Division I football scholarship offer, and he hopes it will be the first of many to come.
