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‘I feel the pain and hurt’: Ex-Schenley star D.J. Kennedy playing for Ukrainian team praying for teammates
D.J. Kennedy has played professional basketball in 10 countries over three continents in the past decade, so the 32-year-old former Schenley star wasn’t worried about living in Ukraine until last week. That changed when Russia invaded Ukraine early Thursday, attacking major cities in which he has played for BC Prometey....
Plum trio set to represent Boyce Gym in Golden Gloves bouts
Salvatore “Dom” Sheffo started sparring with his uncle a little over a year ago. “We would hit pads for fun,” said Sheffo, 17, a senior at Plum High School. The former Mustangs wrestler took the relaxed sparring sessions and turned it up a notch in August as he began training...
Wild Things, Cameron Heyward, Dorin Dickerson to host 2nd annual Three Rivers Celebrity Softball Game
Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl defensive lineman Cameron Heyward will again display his skills on the diamond at the second annual Three Rivers Celebrity Softball Game, set for July 16, at Wild Things Park. The Washington Wild Things and The Coury Firm will present the game which will benefit Heyward’s foundation,...
Bailey Parshall tosses perfect game for Penn State softball
Senior softball left-hander Bailey Parshall channeled her inner WPIAL self on Friday. The Penn State senior out of Belle Vernon pitched the fifth perfect game in program history as the Nittany Lions defeated Florida International, 7-0, in the second game of a doubleheader in Miami, Fla. Parshall (2-1), who came...
Greensburg fighter wins MMA title in Ohio Combat League
Greensburg got itself a mixed-martial arts champion in January. Mataeo Garner captured the Ohio Combat League’s light heavyweight championship Jan. 29, fighting in the amateur division at 204 pounds. The 24-year-old Greensburg resident won a unanimous decision in the third round against Dayton, Ohio, fighter Darryl Booker. At 5-foot-9, Garner...
Notre Dame golfer, Franklin Regional grad Palmer Jackson on Ben Hogan watch list
Palmer Jackson is one of 30 golfers up for the 2022 Ben Hogan Award, presented to the nation’s top golfer among all college divisions for his play over the past 12 months. Jackson, a junior at Notre Dame and a Franklin Regional graduate, joins a watch list that includes 17...
Seton Hill’s Hunter Martin gets jump on competition
The first time Hunter Martin tested positive for covid-19 in September, the Seton Hill junior track and field standout lost his sense of taste and smell, and he struggled getting through a simple workout. The second time Martin tested positive, which happened about a month ago, the Belle Vernon graduate...
Lock Haven wrestler, Kiski Area grad Isaac Reid inspires, succeeds
With a small spot of blood visible through a bandage wrapped around his head, a grateful Isaac Reid bowed toward the center of the mat as his Lock Haven wrestling teammates and coaches — and a jam-packed Thomas Fieldhouse — erupted into a wild celebration. Reid then causally, or maybe...
Palmer Jackson wins prestigious Jones Cup Invitational
Palmer Jackson leaked some oil in Sunday’s final round but still managed his top victory to date at the Jones Cup Invitational at Ocean Forest Golf Club in Sea Island, Ga. Jackson, a Notre Dame junior and Franklin Regional graduate, closed with a 4-over-par 76 in challenging weather conditions but...
Freeport International Baseball Invitational looks to bring in overseas teams for 2022 event
Despite recent temperatures in the single digits and snow on the ground, officials and others connected to the Freeport International Baseball Invitational are thinking of warm and sunny weather as plans move forward with this summer’s 28th annual event. FIBI president Chuck Sarver said Monday that a team from Israel...
Fists fly at ‘Winter Mayhem’ boxing card in Harmar
In the perpetual cross-state rivalry between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, the City of Brotherly Love came out on top over the weekend, as Philly boxer Avery Sparrow bested the Steel City’s Matt “Sweet Child” Conway to win the International Boxing Association Super Featherweight and Pennsylvania state title. Sparrow (11-3, 4 KOs)...
Frontier League announces tiebreaker changes for 2022 season
The Frontier League will return to the base paths to break ties in the 2022 season. The league announced Monday that it will do away with its Home Run Derby tiebreaker it used last season and implement a sudden-death inning. The sudden-death option would come into play after one extra...
Riverhounds sign veteran midfielder Angelo Kelly-Rosales
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds announced Monday they have signed veteran midfielder Angelo Kelly-Rosales to a one-year deal, pending the approval of both the United Soccer League and the U.S. Soccer Federation. The contract also includes a team option for 2023. Kelly-Rosales, 28, spent the past four seasons with the Charleston Battery....
Murrysville fighter prepares for 2nd MMA bout at ‘Brawl in the Burgh 10’ in Monroeville
Growing up in Murrysville, hockey had always been Craig Perry’s sport, but he spent a good deal of time watching mixed martial-arts competitions, too. “Connor McGregor was my favorite, and I always told myself that if I ever got the chance, I’d try MMA,” Perry said. After he stopped playing...
Riverhounds sign former Pitt player Robby Dambrot, son of Duquesne basketball coach
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds signed defender Robby Dambrot to a one-year contract Wednesday, securing a player who logged more than 2,000 minutes last year for divisional opponent Loudoun United FC. Dambrot, the son of Duquesne men’s basketball coach Keith Dambrot, spent the past three seasons with Loudoun. Dambrot (6-foot-2) began his...
Hempfield alum Kason Harrell scores 56 in Irish pro league game
Kason Harrell felt like his play had been slumping lately and he wasn’t living up to his own expectations. So much for that. The former Hempfield standout and second-year professional put on a show Saturday for the Killestar Basketball Club’s Team Pyrobel, scoring 56 points in an Irish Super League...
Fox Chapel grad builds massive social media following for sports-themed videos
Usually, when someone from the Pittsburgh region has success in the business or entertainment world, that person or company often relocates to New York City or Los Angeles. But for Fox Chapel graduate Frank Smith, the reverse is true. Smith recently moved his entertainment operation — consisting mainly of sports...
Riverhounds release 2022 schedule
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Wednesday released their 2022 USL Championship schedule. The Riverhounds will face a mix of new and familiar foes throughout the 34-game slate. Highlights include four road trips to face Western Conference teams. It will be the first time Pittsburgh will play in the Mountain or Pacific...
Pittsburgh fighter will compete for IBA Super Featherweight title in Harmar
Pittsburgh junior lightweight Matt “Sweet Child” Conway will go up against a Philadelphia fighter for the IBA super featherweight championship title in the 130-pound division on Jan. 15, as another full night of boxing returns to the Pittsburgh Shrine Center in Harmar. “We have some fighters on this card from...
Riverhounds’ Wharton announces retirement from professional soccer
Todd Wharton’s brief career with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC has come to a close. The veteran midfielder announced Tuesday via his personal Instagram account that he is retiring from professional soccer. Wharton, 27, joined the Riverhounds prior to the 2021 season and appeared in all 32 matches. He scored four...
Racehorse TSM Photo Bugger retires after long, decorated career
Ted Tomson has a special connection with TSM Photo Bugger, starting all the way back at the racehorse’s birth on his farm in Natrona Heights. The horse was stuck in an awkward position in the womb of his mother, Rewarding Wink, and Tomson had to help guide him out. “Normally,...
Monroeville’s Ahmad Matour earns International Federation of BodyBuilders pro card
Ahmad Matour’s focus at last month’s National Physique Committee National Championships was clear. Weeks of weight training and a proper diet regimen fueled the Monroeville resident’s goal of earning his International Federation of BodyBuilders pro card at the Dec. 18 contest in Orlando, Fla. Mission accomplished. Matour, 28, one of...
Riverhounds sign USL Championship all-time leading scorer Dane Kelly
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC announced the signing of veteran striker Dane Kelly, the USL Championship’s all-time leading goal scorer on Friday. Kelly signed a one-year deal with a club option for 2023, pending USL and U.S. Soccer Federation approval. Kelly, 30, won a championship with the Charleston Battery in 2012, and...
Lernerville Speedway’s 2022 schedule announced
It looks to be another busy season ahead on the dirt track at Lernerville Speedway. The 2022 schedule will include more Fab4 Revved Up and Marburger Farm Dairy events in addition to national and regional sanctioned events — the 16th annual Big River Steel Firecracker 100, the Don Martin Memorial...
Kings of the Court league offers chance for young players to learn basketball
After a successful run last summer with the Kings of the Court adult basketball league, organizer Ian Benson thought it might be nice to see how many youngsters were interested in such an endeavor. Answer: The response was overwhelming. About 120 youths, ages 5 to 14, are coming out on...
