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Cheswick’s Liberati brothers hope to climb hockey ranks together
Cheswick natives and brothers Miles and Mario Liberati carved out different careers in hockey. Miles is a professional player in the ECHL, and Mario works on the business side. A few weeks ago, their careers came together. Mario received a job offer with 85 Sports Management, a startup hockey player...
Brentwood girls youth basketball program keeps growing
The Brentwood girls youth basketball program has experienced steady growth. Started in 2013-14 by varsity coach Rachel Thomas, the youth program consists of 35 players in grades 3 through eight and 10 volunteer coaches this year. “I restarted this program — we call it the Brentwood Girls Winter League —...
Israeli hockey team to play ex-Penguins, Duquesne to benefit Jewish community
It took one trip to Pittsburgh for Shai Maaravi to be hooked. Traveling with the Canada Israel Hockey School as an assistant coach, Maaravi and his team from Israel were brought to Pittsburgh in 2015 as part of Emily Pressman’s Bat Mitzvah project. Stacey Pressman, Emily’s mom, said Emily always...
Burgh Defenders arena team ‘childhood dream’ for hip-hop artist owner
Indoor football has failed twice in Pittsburgh, but that isn’t stopping hip-hop artist Antjuan Washington from trying to revive it. “I’m living out part of a childhood dream,” said Washington, head coach and part owner of the Burgh Defenders, an expansion team that plans to play this year in the...
John Steigerwald: Antonio Brown the Steelers’ greatest receiver? Not so fast
Antonio Brown, the greatest wide receiver in Steelers history … Hold on a minute. It seems to have become a requirement to include the declaration that Brown is the Steelers’ greatest receiver ever in any story about his most recent immature, narcissistic, selfish, stupid behavior. If you’d like to make...
Gateway ice hockey alumni gather for Black vs. White game
Gateway ice hockey alumni from five decades gathered recently at Center Ice Arena in Delmont to celebrate an athletic tradition and to honor three past Gators greats. Corey Perhac (2010), Shawn Jesih (1996) and Joe Kasper (2007) were recognized with induction onto the Gateway Hockey Honor Roll. They are the...
Franklin Park’s Catanzarite claims USTA Gold Ball in Orlando
After a string of second- and third-place finishes, Franklin Park junior tennis player Ava Catanzarite ended the year on top. Catanzarite, 16, and her partner, Avery Durham, of South Carolina, took first place in girls 16 doubles at the U.S. Tennis Association National Winter Championships on Dec. 29-Jan. 4 at...
Pryor Foundation hosting charity event tonight at Waterworks
Terrelle Pryor has given back to a number of causes during his professional football career. He paid for his high school football team’s banquet last season and also helped Jeannette deter some of the cost for its championship rings. The NFL free agent wide receiver and his Terrelle Pryor Family...
Franklin Regional grad Jamie Mauro leading ACHA Division I hockey in scoring
A couple of weeks into the season, Jamie Mauro said Slippery Rock hockey coach Dave Grimm broke the news to him that he was leading all of ACHA Division I in scoring. Since then curiosity has got to Mauro, so he checks the ACHA website every now and then to...
