SPORTS

Football and the Valley basically go hand-in-hand and that was evident on Saturday for campers at Ursuline and United Local.

Sunday looks like a perfect day for a bike ride, and if you're traveling along Belmont Avenue you'll likely notice quite a few of them. The Build a Better Belmont Coalition's Second Annual Bike Belmont happens Sunday, May 19th. Organizers expect to see as many as 150 riders, doubling last year's participants. The registration deadline has passed.

SLIPPERY ROCK — The unexpected weather delay in the completion of the WPIAL Track and Field Championships, held at the William C. Lennox Track at Slippery Rock University, put a little more pressure on Ellwood City senior Colten Crizer. “We wrote letters to ourselves as sophomores about where we...

SLIPPERY ROCK ― Vincent Feliciano became part of District 10 track and field lore Saturday. The Mercyhurst Prep sprinter qualified for next weekend's Class 2A boys 100-meter race at the PIAA track and field meet. ...

Dawning the Maze and Blue has always been a dream for Palko, one that started at a young age.

In what's become a running theme this season, Sharpsville gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 17-3 margin over the Hickory Hornets. That's more bragging rights for Sharpsville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head. Jordan Brest made a splash no...

Hickory's boys are set take on Cathedral Prep in the playoff opener.

The Meadville Bulldogs will face off against the Grove City Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Meadville has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Meadville's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they...

Franklin Regional coach Bob Ralston joked that he can retire after his son Eryk qualified for the PIAA track and field championship on May 24-25. Eryk Ralston finished fourth in the Class 3A 400-meter dash in the WPIAL meet at Slippery Rock’s Mihalik-Thompson Stadium on May 15 to earn his spot at Shippensburg University.

On Deck: Winner advances to play the winner of (3) LaBrae and (11) Crestview in a district final at Struthers on May 22. For the Record: Perry has been a constant all season and started the postseason on the same note, with a strong showing from the batter’s box. The Pirates have scored 161 runs this season, highlighted by Cade Henderson and Owen McKoon, who have combined for 63 runs. McKoon is also among the News-Herald area leaders in batting average (.493), doubles (seven) and triples (four). Henderson (.400), and Luke Sivon (.397) have also been strong from the plate. Perry has been consistent up and down the batting order all season. Four Pirates pitchers have been strong all with sub 3.00 ERAs highlighted by Aiden Bowman with a 2.00 ERA. Both Logan Buehner and Pentek each have more than 35 strikeouts. … Berkshire had an up-and-down end to the regular season but got its groove back just before the postseason. The Badgers defeated Bristol and Wickliffe, the latter clinching the CVC Valley title. They are led by Patrick Brancel who has been strong from the plate all season, hitting .483 with 14 RBI and 10 doubles. The bats of Ethan Martin (.352) and Sam Barcikoski (.311) have been just as strong from the plate for a well-hitting middle of the order. Brancel and Martin each have recorded four or more wins on the season and have ERAs under 2.00. It will be a battle of strength vs. strength to advance to the final.

Poland maintains its No. 1 ranking in the Mahoning Matters Super 7 high school baseball poll. Poland remains No. 1 in this week’s poll. The Bulldogs are 16-3 on the season and coming off a 13-0 rout of the Springfield Tigers. Poland is the No. 1 seed in the...

Penn-Trafford senior Matt Sarnowski seems to throw his best when he goes against Hempfield senior Peyton Murray. Before May 15, Sarnowski edged the reigning PIAA Class 3A discus champ twice this season. The third time came at the WPIAL track and field championships at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium at Slippery Rock University.

Hickory fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Sharpsville on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Sharpsville Blue Devils by a score of 5-3. Hickory has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games. For Sharpsville's part, Carter Dejulia and Caullin...