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Dan Obremski played almost perfect golf Tuesday during the first round of the 117th annual West Penn Open at Shannopin Country Club. The Irwin native and Penn-Trafford grad had 10 birdies and one bogey to finish with a 9-under par 62 and holds a two-shot lead on Greensburg native and...

The Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League announced Monday morning it has canceled its 2020 season. A message on Twitter said the decision was made after the league’s board of representatives expressed and discussed concerns over several months and also presented ways to possibly have a season amid the ongoing coronavirus...

Saturday night was the perfect opportunity for the Riverhounds to break their two-game skid, and although it wasn’t their best performance they took full advantage. Behind two first-half goals from Steevan Dos Santos, in his first start of the season, the Riverhounds stomped Philadelphia Union II, 4-0, for their third...

A slow start to the fourth round ended Peters Township grad Connor Schmidt’s run at the 118th Western Amateur on Thursday at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. The Venetia native and Drexel senior couldn’t overcome his slow start — 4-over-par after five holes — during the afternoon round,...

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are coming off their busiest and toughest week of the 2020 season. They played three games in nine days. They traveled to Philadelphia for their second win of the season. They hosted their home opener at Highmark Stadium, where they saw an impressive home winning streak come...

Connor Schmidt stayed alive in the 117th Western Amateur on Wednesday, barely. Even thou Schmidt shot a 1-over 73 and is even for the tournament, he is tied for 39th and made the cut of top 40 and ties in the 156-man field. The Venetia native and Drexel senior had...

They go by the name Paul Carpenter Capital Advisors, but today they’re known as the regular-season champions of the Johnstown Collegiate Baseball League. Behind a strong local contingent, Paul Carpenter captured its second straight title — and third in four years — when it downed Martella’s Pharmacy Tuesday, 5-3, at...

Connor Schmidt opened the Western Amateur in good fashion on Tuesday. The Peters Township grad and Drexel senior shot a 1-under par 71 during Round 1 of the tournament at Crooked Stick Country Club in Carmel, Ind., and is three shots behind five players. Schmidt’s round included four birdies and...

The chalk that surrounded home plate and trailed down the first- and third-base lines at Freeport Borough’s James Swartz Memorial Field hadn’t begun to fade away before Freeport International Baseball Invitational officials were thinking ahead to next year’s weeklong event in the Alle-Kiski Valley. “There’s a lot of positive energy...

For the first time in the nearly seven decades of youth baseball and softball in the communities that serve the Baldwin-Whitehall School District, players will compete under the umbrella of a single organization. The Baldwin Whitehall Athletic Association has agreed to merge into the Greater Baldwin Whitehall Athletic Association, effectively...

Central Catholic sophomore Rocco Salvitti shot a 4-under par 68 on Monday to capture the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s 100th Junior Championship at Grove City Country Club. The Canonsburg native who led the Tri-State Open after the first day in June edged Riverside’s Justin Hand, who shot a 3-under 69....

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are coming back to Highmark Stadium on Saturday for their second home match of the 2020 season. But, just like in their home opener, the Black and Gold won’t have fans in the stands. Although it was expected, with only a few teams around the country allowing...

Bob Lilley teams don’t generally lose two games in a row, but on Sunday night the New York Red Bulls II handed the Riverhounds their second straight loss with a late penalty kick in stoppage time. New York was pressing in the 94th minute and a pass came in to...

Connor Schmidt and Palmer Jackson will head West on Monday to play in the prestigious Western Amateur at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. The site of the event is where John Daly became a household name when he won the 1991 PGA Championship. Schmidt finished fourth last week...

State Farm Insurance recently gave all its agents $500 to donate to a charity or an organization of their choice because of the coronavirus. Matt Knizner, an agent in Hempfield Township, decided to donate his $500 to the West Point Little League. The donation, said West Point president Tom Rennie,...

Allegheny Mountain Swimming recently announced its swimmers who earned scholastic All-American honors for the 2018-19 academic year based on requirements set by USA Swimming. The All-American recognition combines the swimmer’s accomplishments in the pool for his or her club programs as well as achievements in the classroom. To make the...

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds suffered a disappointing ending to their regular-season home unbeaten streak Wednesday when Indy Eleven’s Tyler Pasher delivered a left-footed strike in the final moments to secure a 1-0 win. The black and gold were 14-0-11 in their past 25 regular-season games at Highmark Stadium heading into their...

Three-time MLB All-Star Brandon Phillips is returning to the diamond in Western Pennsylvania. No, it won’t be at PNC Park for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 39-year-old four-time Gold Glove winner will be 35 minutes south at Wild Things Park playing for the Baseball Brilliance Sox. He is set to play...

Washington Wild Things general manager Tony Buccilli always has considered himself a spokesman for the sport of baseball. The Murrysville native has been involved with the sport all his life. He played college ball at Wingate and IUP and has been with the Wild Things since 2012. He also had...

Joe Rice stepped to the plate and swung for the fences. He made contact with a second-inning offering from pitcher Rob Toy. The ball sailed into shallow center and dropped in for an RBI single. While he didn’t crush the ball, it turned out to be an effective at-bat. For...

The inaugural Western Pennsylvania Summer Baseball League, an offshoot of a WPIAL season that never happened because of the coronavirus outbreak, announced its playoff pairings. The single-elimination tournament has 24 teams and opening-round games begin Monday. The semifinals are set for Aug. 1 at Boyce-Mayview Park in Upper St. Clair....