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Karli Short memorial scholarship expanded to include students at Penn State’s main campus
The memorial scholarship for Karli Short, daughter of NFL great and McKeesport native Brandon Short, is being expanded to include students enrolled at Penn State University’s main campus.
OpenStreetsPGH begins 2024 season
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - On Saturday, thousands of people were traversing several city thoroughfares for the first OpenStreetsPGH event of the season.OpenStreetsPGH takes place each year on select weekends in the spring and summer, and it temporarily closes roads to car traffic and invites Pittsburghers to reimagine the city's streets as a place for people to walk, run, bike, skate, and stroll.Latrobe's Kathy Rudy said the event is a great way to see Pittsburgh."To get a better perspective of the city, when there is not as much traffic," Rudy said. "We like to ride our bikes, and we will go down...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 11,2024
Mt. Lebanon (16-4) vs. Butler (6-12), TBA; Hempfield (14-6) vs. Seneca Valley (10-8-1), TBA; Pine-Richland (16-4) vs. Central Catholic (10-10), TBA; North Allegheny (14-5) vs. Norwin (11-9), TBA. Class 5A. First round. Wednesday’s schedule. West Allegheny (15-3) bye; Shaler (15-5) vs. South Fayette (8-6) at Boyce Mayview Park, 7...
Canceled for May 11th
With a 100% chance of rain in the forecast, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway (PPMS) officials have made the decision to cancel the Nostalgia Night racing event for Saturday, May 11th. PPMS will work with the PA Thunder on the Dirt's Vintage Modified Series to reschedule for a date later this season.
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 12, 2024
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week: Brock Cornell. #Earned: Even though the West Allegheny section schedule ended the previous week with the Indians sharing the Section 3-5A title with North Hills, the team won three nonsection games to finish 15-3 in the regular season. Junior center fielder Brock Cornell, the son of head coach Bryan Cornell, was a big reason for the strong finish, collecting five hits, including two doubles and two triples and four runs scored in wins over Hopewell, Montour and Beaver. For the season, Cornell is hitting .365 (23 for 63) with six doubles, four triples, one home run, eight RBIs and 20 runs scored. His slugging percentage is .635, his on-base percentage is .423 and he has 10 stolen bases. He is also one of the top defensive center fielders in the district.
Former Nebraska edge rusher transfers to Pittsburgh
A former Husker has announced his transfer portal destination. Chief Borders will play for the Pittsburgh Panthers next season. Borders spent only one season with the Huskers. He spent time with the Florida Gators before coming to Lincoln. In his lone season with the program, Borders recorded nine tackles, including half a tackle for loss and one pass breakup. Prior to arriving in Gainesville, the four-star recruit played in the 2021 Under Armour All-America Game. He initially chose Florida over Arkansas, Auburn, Michigan State and Stanford. During his freshman year, he appeared in four games before being redshirted for the remainder of the season. In 2022, he appeared in all 12 games and played a primary role on special teams. Let’s Get To Work #H2P 🟡🔵 pic.twitter.com/QG4uGAKx9U — C H I E F💯💪🏾 (@ChiefBorders) May 12, 2024 Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
Gateway Clipper shuttle out of service for weekend Pirates games
Fans have one less way to get to Pittsburgh Pirates games this weekend. The Gateway Clipper Fleet announced its shuttle boat ride from Station Square to PNC Park is out of service for games Saturday and Sunday against the Chicago Cubs. The shuttle service also was unavailable on Friday, after...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 12, 2024
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers. Coaches: Phil McCarren (15th season) Records: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is 13-1 in Section 2-2A, 16-4 overall. #Earned: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart entered the Section 2-2A series showdown last week against Seton...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 13, 2024
Let the games begin! The 2024 WPIAL spring sports postseason is upon us with playoff action on the diamonds, the courts and the stadiums around the district starting this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of postseason action with first-round and quarterfinals contests this...
Fox Chapel softball adjusts to speed of game to earn playoff berth
Fox Chapel’s young softball team passed the first major test of the season by qualifying for the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. The Foxes were then fortunate to have several nonsection tests against quality opposition to end the regular season. Fox Chapel (7-9 overall, 4-6 Section 1-5A) won two of...
A-K Valley high school softball playoff preview capsules for May 13, 2024
8-Connellsville (12-7) vs. 9-Plum (11-6) Winner plays: Winner of 1-Armstrong (14-3)/16-Western Beaver (6-6) on Wednesday in quarterfinals (site, time TBA) Players to watch: Dani Pici, Plum; Iris Burd, Connellsville. Extra bases: Plum finished third in Section 1 behind No. 2 North Hills and No. 5 Shaler. Sophomore Riley Stephans pitched...
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