Hunters struggle to find grouse
There was a time when, if you wanted to find grouse, you hunted in Greene, Washington, Indiana, Fayette and Armstrong counties.
View ArticleKennedy could return this week
Right wing Tyler Kennedy participated in Saturday's morning skate and might be ready to return to the lineup this week.
View ArticleW&Js Etzel wins wrestling regional title
Washington and Jefferson College sophomore Josh Etzel is the first Presidents' wrestler in nine years to win a regional title -- the 141-pound Midwest Regional Championship at Case Western Reserve on...
View ArticleKittanning, Ford City combined to form '90s hockey power
Perhaps most impressive of all the sports teams cobbled together during Armstrong Central's brief existence was the hockey team.
View ArticleGateway defends WPIAL Class AAAA title
Gateway coach Mitch Adams cracked that his Gators got their No. 11 seed in the WPIAL basketball tournament the old-fashioned way. They earned it.
View ArticleRMU women open NEC tourney with victory
Artemis Spanou, Mary Durojaye and Josette Campbell all had double-doubles Saturday, but the last 15 minutes of Robert Morris' NEC Tournament quarterfinal victory against rival St. Francis (Pa.)...
View ArticleWaynesburg's Marisa and The Rock's Jeney honored
Retired Waynesburg University men's basketball coach Rudy Marisa was inducted into the Pittsburgh Basketball Club's Hall of Fame and Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania senior pitcher Zach Jeney...
View ArticleStarkey: Howland tarnished the UCLA way? Ha!
This week's Sports Illustrated "bombshell" story about Ben Howland and UCLA comes off as yet another sensationalized piece put forth by a desperate and decaying publication. Call it the college...
View ArticleGoaltender Killeen gets opportunity to grow
Patrick Killeen stopped 30 of 35 shots, as the Baby Pens lost a pair of one-goal games, 2-1 to Syracuse; and 3-2 to Norfolk, last weekend. He held his ground and smothered loose pucks when opponents...
View ArticleLeafs win in Randy Carlyle's debut
Mikhail Grabovski scored twice in the third period, and Toronto gave Randy Carlyle a victory in his first game behind the Maple Leafs' bench by beating the Montreal Canadiens, 3-1, on Saturday night.
View ArticleRiverview girls will play Kennedy Catholic next
The Riverview girls basketball team (16-8), the last A-K Valley team remaining in the postseason, will open the PIAA playoffs March 10 against District 10 champion Kennedy Catholic (20-3).
View ArticleProspect watch: Butler's Snodgrass picks Navy
All it took was one visit for Nate Snodgrass to fall in love with the Naval Academy. It didn't hurt that coach Ed DeChellis offered the Butler point guard a chance to play Division I basketball.
View ArticleNotes from the outdoors
It might still be winter, but hunters can purchase a tag allowing them to take a second gobbler during the spring turkey season.
View ArticleSteelers raise ticket prices for 2012
In a letter mailed to season-ticket holders, the team said the hike was needed to "meet the challenges of remaining competitive in the National Football League."
View ArticleTwo area wrestlers still perfect entering PIAAs
Despite getting pinned by his 182-pound nemesis in the PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional finals, Valley's Terrell Fields (35-12) had punched his ticket to the PIAA Class AA tournament beginning Thursday...
View ArticleKiski Area's McCutcheon rallies for WPIAL title
Kiski Area junior Matt McCutcheon trailed, 3-0, entering the third period of the 182-pound final last night at the WPIAL Class AAA wrestling championships at Norwin High School. Then, he kicked into...
View ArticleWest Virginia burnishes NCAA resume
Bob Huggins thinks West Virginia has accomplished enough to make the NCAA Tournament. He figures improved South Florida has done the same.
View ArticleJames McDonald has an outing to find his rhythm
James McDonald rated his Saturday outing as "good" -- he tossed two innings, allowed two runs on two hits, walked one and struck out one. The Pirates lost to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-1.
View ArticleUnlikely goal scorers pace Penguins
Evgeni Malkin scored his 38th goal of the season, but it was some unlikely teammates who did most of the heavy lifting in a 5-1 victory over the Avalanche on Saturday.
View ArticleWalker-Kimbrough has (injured) hand in victory
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough outscored South Park's entire roster by one, taking over Hopewell's 50-34 triumph in the Class AAA basketball final.
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