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Steelers, Saint Vincent College looking for training camp employees
LATROBE (KDKA) - The weather is getting warmer, the sun is shining a little longer, and that can only mean one thing - Steelers Training Camp is just a couple of months away. Next week, a hiring event is set to take place at the Fred M. Rogers Center on Saint Vincent College's campus from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on May 8 for those interested in working at Steelers Training Camp. All of the positions are part-time and temporary. Steelers Training Camp dates have not yet been solidified but it is expected to go from mid-July through August and shift times as well as responsibilities will be discussed during the interviews. All applicants must be 18, complete a background check, and have reliable transportation to and from Saint Vincent College. Once hired, employees will be required to work rain or shine and wear a uniform that includes a Steelers Training Camp shirt which will be provided, khakis or black pants, and flat closed-toe shoes. For more information, potential employees can email this address.
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Mt. Pleasant vaults into 1st place
Mt. Pleasant lost its first three games of the season while playing at the Ripken Experience at Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Vikings left the beach, and the setbacks, in the rearview mirror. They only lost one of their next 12 games and vaulted into first place in Section 4-3A with...
Norwin notebook: Knights clean up at county meet
Two team titles. A three-time winner. Five individual champions. Norwin track and field had a blast at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championships at Latrobe. The Knights cleaned up at the medal stand. Junior Melani Schmidt won the 200- and 400-meter dashes and ran the anchor leg of the 400-meter...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Belle Vernon’s Sienna Steeber, Norwin’s Nicholas Puskar
Claim to fame: Steeber soared to a school record, breaking her own mark, in the pole vault at the Mid Mon Valley championship, clearing 11 feet to win a title. Steeber, who is Belle Vernon’s first and only pole vaulter and back after an ankle injury sidelined her last season, broke the record again when she took sixth at the Baldwin Invitational at 11-2.
Makayla Etling’s hot bat powers Southmoreland past Yough
If teams continue to pitch inside to Makayla Etling, they are probably going to continue to pay the price. Etling’s bat is making a different sound right now. “I’m a little surprised to see (inside pitches),” said Etling, the. junior catcher and leadoff hitter. “I feel like...
Richardson's Perfect Night (4-4) Comes Up Short in Patriots Loss to Fisher Cats
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots fell to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 10-9 in a late inning thriller on Thursday in game three of a six game set at TD Bank Ballpark. RHP Blane Abeyta (5 IP, 1 ER, 9 H, 2 BB, 3 K) took a no-decision in his fifth start of the season. Over his last two outings, Abeyta has allowed only 1 ER over 12.1 IP.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER LF Grant Richardson (4-for-4, 4 RBI, 2 R, SB, BB) tied the game at five with a two-run double in the 3rd inning,...
Jayden Davis to Undergo Surgery After Game Injury
Jayden Davis, Vanderbilt’s second baseman, was hit in the face by a pitch during Saturday’s game against Mississippi State, resulting in immediate substitution and subsequent surgery for orbital damage. Key Takeaways. Jayden Davis was injured by a pitch to the face during a game against Mississippi State, which...
Mercyhurst earns back-to-back GMAC championships with 12-9 win over Seton Hill
ERIE, PA (WJET)—The Mercyhurst men’s lacrosse team hosted Seton Hill in a battle for the GMAC title on Saturday. The Lakers look to finish their time in the conference with a win before switching to the NEC in the fall. It was a back-and-forth battle on the turf. The Lakers began to pull away in […]
Hempfield wins sloppy game vs. Norwin with walk-off single
A cloud of dust settling around him after an exciting finish on his home baseball diamond, Adam Hess was preparing to rake the pitcher’s mound when he was called over for an interview. He set down the rake and jogged toward the dugout. Moments earlier, Hempfield walked off Norwin.
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