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Canceled for May 18th
Heavy overnight rains and saturated grounds have forced Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway (PPMS) officials to cancel the Action Event scheduled for Saturday, May 18th. The Choice for Change event is rapidly approaching! On May 25th, our All Ways Safe Flagging and Traffic Control Young Gun competitors will take center spotlight as they race for their selected charitable cause. The winning driver will donate proceeds to their selected organization and celebrate with that organization in Victory Lane. They will be joined by the RUSH Sprint Cars, who will attempt their first visit to PPMS of the 2024 season. These two divisions will be joined by the Rohrich Parts Center / Chevrolet Performance RUSH Late Models, Pittsburgh Truck Center Penn Ohio Pro Stocks, Fuel Required Hobby Stocks, and Crawford Auto Repair Open Four Cylinders will make for a great night of racing at 'Dirt's Monster Half Mile!
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 17, 2024
Mt. Lebanon (16-4) vs. Butler (6-12) at Boyce Mayview Park, 4:30 p.m.; Hempfield (14-6) vs. Seneca Valley (10-8-1) at Plum, 7 p.m.; Pine-Richland (16-4) vs. Central Catholic (10-10) at Shaler, 3 p.m.; North Allegheny (14-5) vs. Norwin (11-9) at Boyce Mayview Park, 7 p.m. Class 5A. Quarterfinals. Monday’s schedule.
High school roundup for May 16, 2024: Sydney Sekely sparks South Park into 3A semifinals
Sydney Sekely threw a two-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts to lead No. 3 South Park to a 4-0 win over No. 6 Central Valley in the WPIAL Class 3A softball quarterfinals Thursday. Grace Kempton doubled and homered and Kylie Mettrick singled, tripled and drove in a run for the Eagles (18-1), who will meet No. 2 Ligonier Valley in the semifinals. Abigale Stewart and Maddie Spirnak had hits for the Warriors (12-3).
Overtime: Pittsburgh residents score a slam dunk at ‘What’s Going On!’
10—To be honest, a slam dunk would be an understatement…it was more like a triple-double as some of Pittsburgh’s most invested and concerned citizens came together at the 3rd annual Achieving Greatness “What’s Going On Town Hall Forum!” The event was held Saturday, April 27, at the Hampton Inn located in Monroeville. The purpose is to bring together like-minded community leaders, educators and civil servants to discuss what’s going on in the Pittsburgh, Allegheny County and Western Pa. communities, both good and bad, in an attempt to improve our living conditions and quality of life for residents of all ages, races, sexes, social and political positions. It’s safe to say a grand time was had by all and at least 10 percent of all the world’s problems were solved! (Featured in the photo first row from left to right are Dana Hunter, Diane Daniels, Kim Young, Carol Brown, Sharon Briggs and Sharon McIntosh—second row left to right are Dr. Sabeer M. Wahhaj, Ph.D., David Freeman, Bill Neal, Roy Blankenship, Lorenzo Boone, Tony Hopson and Warren Wilson.) To join the program next year, please call the Achieving Greatness office at 412-628-4856.
Strong Carmichaels pitching shuts down South Side softball in 7-0 loss
MCKEES ROCKS — After defeating Monessen handily on Monday, South Side Beaver ran into a tough pitching matchup Thursday evening at Montour High School as it fell to Carmichaels 7-0 in the quarterfinal round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs. It was all Mighty Mikes Thursday afternoon as they...
Timely hitting punches OLSH softball's ticket to WPIAL semifinals
MCKEES ROCKS — In Monday’s first-round matchup against Steel Valley, the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart bats could not convert in key situations during the contest as the bats fell silent until late in the game when the Chargers finally put the game away in the sixth inning.
Westinghouse Academy unveils newly improved football field
HOMEWOOD, Pa. (KDKA) -- In Homewood on Friday, despite the pouring rain, dozens of people celebrated and cut a ribbon to officially open the new look to the old field at Westinghouse Academy."If this field could talk," said Pittsburgh's Mayor Ed Gainey, addressing the assembled crowd, "could you imagine the stories it would tell?"This field has been at the school for decades and has seen many football state championship teams come and go, and all those teams that used the playing surface left their mark, not in a good way.The renovation to 'The Graveyard,' as the field is known, has...
Fisher’s Files: Bethel Park spring athletes earn high marks
Keaira Griffiths and Julia Hoppe are just two of the many integral athletes on the Bethel Park girls track and field team. The displayed their mettle at the Tri-State Track Coaches Association outdoor championships at West Mifflin in April. Griffiths, a junior, took third place in the javelin event with...
Behind Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes’ fascination with grilling and the diet that maintains his large frame
CHICAGO - Paul Skenes learned plenty during his sole season at LSU. The Pirates’ prized right-hander furthered his repertoire, transformed his body and in turn became a No. 1 overall pick. While residing in Baton Rouge, La., Skenes also developed a curiosity toward grilling various meats, a familiar sight during tailgates at the Tigers’ home football games.
Bethel Park baseball community takes pride in electric Oakland A’s closer Mason Miller
Mason Miller is the pride of the Bethel Park baseball community. The 25-year-old flame-throwing right-handed hurler has been referred to as the most electric pitcher in baseball. Through his first 13 games as the closer for the Oakland A’s this season, Miller has eight saves and a 1.10 ERA. He struck out 33 batters in 16 1/3 innings.
Bethel Park relay builds momentum after 1st-place finish at Baldwin Invitational
Bethel Park’s girls 1,600-meter relayers waited patiently all day. It finally was their turn to compete May 3 at the rain-soaked 50th annual Baldwin Invitational at Baldwin Stadium. Bethel Park seniors Artemis Conaboy and Jenna Lang were joined by freshmen Katelyn Coates and Iyonna Sloan in the relay event,...
Trib 10: Handful of baseball, softball teams fall out of power rankings in early days of playoffs
The 2024 WPIAL diamond playoffs are through the first round in baseball and halfway through the softball postseason with two rounds down and two remaining. It makes sense, then, that there was move movement in the softball power rankings as three teams were bounced, leaving the door wide open for three newcomers on the brink of the district final four.
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