Production predicament: Where will runs come from?
In 2011, the Pirates' offense ranked third-worst in the league in run production. The team ranked near the bottom in homers, walks, slugging percentage and on-base percentage.
View ArticleGateway defends Class AAAA crown
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 ArticleTime for Johnson, Knaus to get real
Usually there's a dismissive chuckle when reminded of the familiar NASCAR axiom, "If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying." It seems no one tries as hard as Chad Knaus.
View ArticleHunters will have to remain idle on Sundays
You can put your guns away Saturday night. There won't be hunting on Sundays.
View ArticleSaints case puts scrutiny on bounties
Atlanta Falcons star Roddy White called it a "league thing" that goes far beyond the New Orleans Saints. Shawne Merriman of the Buffalo Bills wondered what all the fuss was about.
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 ArticleGateway duo hopes playoffs pay off
Barnett Harris and Tyler Scott had two dozen Division-I scholarship offers between them last spring, but the Gateway basketball standouts took a calculated risk by putting off their college decisions...
View ArticleTarentum resident gives again in form of scholarships
Sam Huey, an Internal Revenue Service employee from Tarentum, has continued his tradition of awarding scholarships to some of the area's top girls basketball players.
View ArticleDukes' familiar flaw exposed again
A familiar flaw was exposed Saturday: The undersized Dukes were outrebounded 35-21 and allowed 40 points in the paint.
View ArticleWeekly tips for the area outdoorsmen
If you are a fan of smallmouth bass, Fenwick has come out with a new line of rods specifically with you in mind.
View ArticleOutdoors briefs
Saturday, March 10, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Penn's Woods West Chapter of Trout Unlimited will host its annual fly fishing seminar at St. Bede Activity Center, located at 509 S. Dallas Ave. in Point Breeze.
View ArticleEliott Sadler grabs first Nationwide win
Elliott Sadler took the lead after a late caution and held on down the stretch Saturday to earn his first Nationwide win in 14 years at Phoenix International Raceway.
View ArticleBeaver Falls shuts down Monessen for AA crown
The last time Beaver Falls won a WPIAL boys basketball championship, Lance Jeter was heaving a halfcourt buzzer-beater against Aliquippa in March 2005. Seven years later, on the very same floor,...
View ArticlePitt erases big deficit but loses to UConn
Pitt (16-15 overall), which erased a 14-point halftime deficit and led by one with less than three minutes to play, finished 5-13 in the Big East, matching the program's worst record since joining the...
View ArticleNorwin's Coles enjoys home mat advantage
Norwin junior Heath Coles didn't disappoint the hometown crowd at the WPIAL/PIAA Class AAA Southwest Regional on Saturday.
View ArticleFamiliarity favors Derry wrestler Jimmy Gulibon
Derry's Jimmy Gulibon won his fourth regional championship -- only the latter two came in Class AA -- by beating Keystone Oaks junior Nick Zanetta for a second time in two weekends.
View ArticleRematches abound at wrestling regionals
Fort Cherry senior heavyweight Corey Garry now needs an entire hand to show the number of times he's wrestled -- and beaten -- Chartiers-Houston senior Nate Grandelis.
View ArticleHolgorsen, West Virginia football team focuses on revitalizing defense
The defense will be a focus this spring, as West Virginia will have a new defensive scheme for the first time in almost a decade.
View ArticlePhoenix coach tips his cap to Penguins' Neal, Niskanen
Phoenix coach Dave Tippett was an assistant coach in Dallas when right wing James Neal and defenseman Matt Niskanen entered the NHL, and he isn't surprised to see the duo having success following their...
View ArticlePair of Redbank Valley wrestlers advance to PIAA championships
Redbank Valley wrestlers Willie Gruver and Ty Haines secured spots in the PIAA Class AA championships this week at Giant Center in Hershey.
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