Greg Macafee stories, Page 45
First Love shooting guard Roesing commits to Duquesne
First Love Christian Academy shooting guard Jett Roesing has made his college decision and announced his commitment to Duquesne on Wednesday night. 100% COMMITED!!! pic.twitter.com/CYJGDbFBTy— Jett Roesing (@jettroesing23) July 31, 2019 The 6-foot-4 sharp shooter thanked family members, coaches, trainers, and teammates in his Twitter announcement which comes on the...
Book about West Allegheny soccer, ‘Unbeatable’ gains popularity in first month of release
The 2018 West Allegheny boys soccer season was a storybook-type campaign. It was so good in fact that Brent Dragisich, the father of Nathan and Johnny Dragisic, two West A players, decided to author a book about their extraordinary season. “My wife first brought it up to me to do...
3-star tight end Nick Elksnis becomes Penn State’s 2nd commit of 2021 class
Penn State football coach James Franklin received another Class of 2021 commitment Wednesday when Nick Elksnis from Jacksonville, Fla. made his announcement. After much thought and prayer, I am humbled to say I have committed to Penn State University to continue my athletic and academic career!!! #formygoodbutHISglory #WeAre @coachjfranklin @TylerBowen...
Iron City Homecoming wrestling event a fundraiser for Bruce and Carol Sammartino Foundation
Heroes get remembered but legends never die, and Friday at Pro Sports in Monroeville, Northeast Wrestling, The Pros of Wrestling and superstars from World Wrestling entertainment will come together to honor one of Pittsburgh’s greatest legends, Bruno Sammartino, with a fundraiser for the Bruno and Carol Sammartino Foundation. Iron City...
Beadling SC 16U boys fall in USYS National Championship for 3rd straight year
For the third straight year, the 16U Beadling boys soccer team fought its way to the United States Youth Soccer Championship this past weekend in Overland Park, Kan. But, also for the third straight year, the team comprised of players from the Pittsburgh area fell just short of the ultimate...
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2019 girls lacrosse season
Winning a championship is a great feeling, but when a team captures a championship for the first time in school history, it’s an even greater accomplishment. The 2019 girls lacrosse season saw not one, but two programs lift WPIAL hardware for the first time. Your #WPIAL 3A girls lacrosse champions!...
Blackhawk’s Watson-Trent looks to bounce back after injury-shortened season
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 23 during a HSSN Media Day live broadcast at Kennywood Park. When Zack Hayward first stepped into the weight room at Blackhawk...
Ar-Ken Youth Football and Cheer making a return to Arnold, New Kensington communities
In March, a few community members from Arnold and New Kensington set a goal to reorganize the Ar-Ken Youth Football and Cheer organization with the mission of giving young players an opportunities they once had. In recent weeks, that goal has started to come to fruition. On July 8, that...
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2019 boys lacrosse season
The 2019 boys lacrosse season was one of historical feats. The Mars Fightin’ Planets won their fourth straight WPIAL Class AA championship, and the Pine Richland Rams fought their way through a few different injuries in order to capture their first WPIAL Class AAA title. The most winning class in...
Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids draws biggest field in years at Meadows Racetrack
This Saturday the largest and deepest field of 3-year old colts and gelding pacers in several years will compete at the 53rd edition of the $475,000 Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids at The Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Washington. A field of 26 will be split into three...
Beau Titsworth holds off T.J. Howe to capture WPGA Open
It’s not every day you see an Oklahoma Sooner and Penn State Nittany Lion square off in Western Pennsylvania. But that’s exactly what happened when T.J. Howe, the Nittany Lion, and Beau Titsworth, the Sooner, took to the course Thursday during the final round of the 116th WPGA Open Championship...
Western PA Bruins earn No. 5 seed for 16U national tournament
In the first year of its girls basketball league-style AAU circuit, the Under Armour Association has been providing players from around the country a unique opportunity they didn’t quite have before. Since April, elite travel teams nationwide have participated in league sessions in Manheim and Westfield, Ind. Not only have...
Former Sooner Beau Titsworth sets course record during 116th WPGA Open Championship
Just like the weather throughout the day, the golfers who were competing at the 116th WPGA Open Championship at Valley Brook Country Club on Wednesday experienced a series of peaks and valleys. Well, most of them. From the start of the day, former Oklahoma Sooner and Pittsburgh transplant Beau Titsworth...
Pennsylvania ranked 7th-best state for high school football
High School Football America released its rankings for the top 10 states for high school football Wednesday, and Pennsylvania came in at No. 7. This list will create some debate. We used our algorithm to breakdown the Top 10 states in the nation, coming into the 2019 season. The list...
Pittsburgh Riverhounds honor inaugural Hall of Fame class
In honor of the club’s 20th anniversary, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC announced and honored its inaugural hall of fame class this past weekend. This Friday, we induct five Pittsburgh soccer greats into our inaugural Hall of Fame class. We reflect on this class this week, starting with our founder Paul Heasley....
WILL Waves place 5th at NWLA championship
When the WILL Waves headed to Morenci, Mich. over the weekend, they were in search of a second straight National Wiffle League Association title. They came home with a fifth-place finish after an impressive offensive performance. “We were pumped up (heading into Saturday morning),” player/manager Jacob Davey said. “We wanted...
Plum’s Moss continues to build on sophomore season
Last season was an interesting breakout performance for Plum point guard Connor Moss. As the youngest player on the basketball team, Moss finished second in scoring with 14.1 points per game, was a top rebounder and shot 83% from the free-throw line. A year earlier, Moss averaged 9.9 points and...
WILL Waves set to defend national Wiffle ball title
For the second straight year, the WILL Waves, a travel Wiffle ball team based out of the Wiff is Life League in Canonsburg, will compete for the National Wiffle League Association National Championship in Morenci, Mich. Last year, the Waves won the national tournament, and Jordan Castelli was awarded the...
Deer Lakes pegs Daniel Yates as new boys soccer coach
It’s not every day you see a coach change jobs after taking his team to the brink of a state title. But that’s the position the Deer Lakes boys soccer team was in after former coach Jordan Wiegand accepted the coaching position at Pine-Richland this past spring. On Thursday, the...
Beadling Soccer Club 16U boys heading back to national championships
For the third straight year, the 16U team for Beadling Soccer Club will be competing for the US Youth Soccer national championship between July 21-28, in Overland Park, Kansas. In the last two years, the 16U team has reached the national championship game, but came up just short. Coach Robert...
Former Pirate Neil Walker receives American Legion Graduate of the Year award
Just like many high school players in the Pittsburgh area, Pine-Richland alum and former Pittsburgh Pirate Neil Walker played American Legion baseball. But not every player has received the highest honor American Legion baseball has to offer. In the middle of May, Walker was named the 2019 American Legion Graduate...
Leechburg, Apollo-Ridge boys soccer ready to take on WPIAL competition together
For the first time in the history of their schools, Apollo-Ridge and Leechburg will have a boys soccer program as the two schools have formed in a co-op agreement. Building a program from scratch is no easy task. It involves garnering interest from a student body — in this case...
Bushy Run blanks Kiski Valley in Game 1 of District 31 Legion playoffs
During the beginning stages of a first-round game with Bushy Run on Tuesday, the Kiski Valley Legion baseball team seemed like it had everything under control. But Bushy Run (14-4), which has the third-highest run total in District 31, was able to produce six runs between the fourth and sixth...
Union’s Gunn is big man with even bigger work ethic
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 23 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. At some point in his high school career, Union junior lineman Aaron Gunn thought...
Pittsburgh boxers take center stage at Carnegie Music Hall this weekend
On Saturday, six boxers who are based out of the Pittsburgh area will take center stage at the Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead. Among them are Ukrainian-born boxers Lyubomyr Pinchuk and Oleg Dovhun. Both will fight for title belts in their respective weight classes. Pinchuk (10-1-1) will take on Johnnie...
