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Washington (Pa.) native Riley Barber hopes to stick with PenguinsVideo
WILKES-BARRE — It wasn’t exactly a new experience for Riley Barber. Scoring goals at Mohegan Sun Arena is something he has done with some regularity since becoming a professional in 2015. He just did it for the rival Hershey Bears. On Wednesday, he did it for the first time as...
Report: Tony Romo to get $17M per season in new CBS deal
Tony Romo is getting paid and getting paid big, allegedly. According to the New York Post, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback agreed to a new deal with CBS and will make about $17 million per season to call NFL games on the network. The big money broadcasting deal has been...
Outdoor extras: Life span of hiking boots, more outdoor newsVideo
Tip of week What size line is the right one for your spinning reel? You can find the answer on the reel itself. It identifies the size line it can handle, say 4- to 8-pound test, as well as how much line it accommodates. Abide by those numbers. Spinning reels...
Chartiers Valley defends WPIAL title, wins 55th consecutive game
Chartiers Valley girls basketball coach Tim McConnell said he told his younger sister, Trinity coach Kathy McConnell-Miller, that the only good thing about facing each other in a WPIAL final was that a McConnell was guaranteed to win. While he loves his sister dearly, he was glad that it was...
Outdoors notices for March 1, 2020
Outdoors Notices RIFLE LEAGUES • In the Allegheny Valley Rifle League on Feb. 21, Murrysville (9-7) defeated Clymer (6-9), 1,169-1,157, and Fort Hand (7-8) beat Butler (9-7), 1,169-1,162, in the A-team standings. In the B-team division, Murrysville (9.5-6.5) defeated Clymer (12-3), 1,149-1,133, and Fort Hand (3.5-11.5) beat Butler (6-10), 1,134-1,093....
Robert Morris tops St. Francis (Pa.), secures No. 1 seed for NEC Tournament
Robert Morris is No. 1. The Colonials, having already extended the Northeast Conference’s longest active streak for consecutive NEC Tournament appearances, went a step further, securing the No. 1 seed by holding off St. Francis (Pa.), 78-68, on Saturday at UPMC Events Center and sending the Red Flash into the...
Pitt drops 6th straight in loss to N.C. State
RALEIGH, N.C. — Facing the prospect of a loss that would severely damage its NCAA Tournament hopes, N.C. State tightened up its defense late and got a big scoring boost from reserve forward Jericole Hellems to bounce back for a 77-73 win over Pitt on Saturday. Coach Kevin Keatts admitted...
Highlands handles Belle Vernon, wins 1st WPIAL boys basketball title since 1995
During the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs, top-seeded Highlands has shown the capability to win in a multitude of ways. Whether it be the post presence of Johnny Crise or the perimeter shooting of Korry Myers and Luke Cochran, the Golden Rams take whatever their opponents give them. On Saturday, at...
No. 16 Penn State loses to Luka Garza-lead No. 18 Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Luka Garza knew he missed plenty of chances to score in the first half of Saturday’s game against Penn State. The Iowa junior center made sure that didn’t happen in the second half, and he got help from his teammates. Garza scored 25 points and had...
Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi tries to put puzzle together as spring practice opensVideo
When Pat Narduzzi stands in front of his team Monday for the first of 15 spring practice sessions, he won’t let anyone see it, nor will he readily acknowledge what everyone is thinking. Yet, the heavy weight of expectations will be on his shoulders. He has won 36 games, a...
Mohawk tops Beaver to claim 1st WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball title
All six Mohawk girls basketball players who attended the press conference following the WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship game couldn’t help but talk over each other. The Warriors were brand new to all the pomp and circumstance surrounding playing in a title game Saturday morning at the Petersen Events...
Little Leagues organizations weigh use of ‘Astros’ as team name
More than a decade ago, Little League Baseball Inc. introduced “I won’t cheat” patches to be worn during the Little League World Series. Some Western Pennsylvania Little League districts are asking themselves, then, if it sends the wrong message if some in-house teams still are named after a franchise sanctioned...
Kevin Gorman: Tarrick Brock pushing Pirates to be aggressive, smart on bases, in outfield
Tarrick Brock doesn’t flinch when informed the definition of his job description — outfield and baserunning coordinator — involves two of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ biggest problems. At times, the Pirates have looked like the “Bad News Bears” on the basepaths and the Keystone Cops in the outfield. It’s not just...
Watch Day 3 of WPIAL basketball championships on Trib HSSN
Five more WPIAL championship trophies will be awarded Saturday at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center as the district basketball finals conclude. Here’s where you can see all the action on the TribLive High School Sports Network: Class 3A girls basketball Section rivals Beaver and Mohawk will open the day’s action in...
Empty Thoughts: Ducks 3, Penguins 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 loss to the Ducks: In the spring of 2018, the Penguins really wanted to sign an intriguing defenseman out of Finland named Juuso Riikola. So they recruited him. Hard. General manager Jim Rutherford and former assistant general manager Bill Guerin did what they could to...
Penguins’ late push against Ducks falls short as skid hits 5
ANAHEIM, Calif. — John Gibson made 28 saves, Brendan Guhle scored the winning goal in the second period and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night. Danton Heinen and Ryan Getzlaf also scored for the Ducks, who have won two straight for the first time in...
Gateway grad enjoys Masters swimming success
A connection she made at a meet two years ago has Gateway alum Janet (Bieno) McDonough sitting on top of the Masters swimming world. McDonough, 61, of Cranberry, is first in the FINA Short Course Meters 2019 rankings in the 240-279 combined age group in the women’s 200 medley relay...
Plum grad Maria Lawhorne on inside track at Washington & Jefferson
The hazards involved with being a starting center in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference are something Maria Lawhorne learned the hard way. The 2017 Plum graduate was no stranger to post play before arriving at Washington & Jefferson, but the 5-foot-10 Lawhorne spent more time at guard with the Mustangs and...
Franklin Regional tennis player starts program to introduce kids to sport
A Murrysville nonprofit that provides free tennis training to special needs and disadvantaged children age 8 to 13 is expanding to include children of veterans. My Ground Strokes CEO Anup Nadesan said he recruited two veterans as digital and program managers. Nadesan, a Franklin Regional junior boys tennis player, and...
Murrysville native headed to World Championships with U.S. ball hockey team
When Matthew Fischetti was 16, he had visions of following in his older brother Tyler’s footsteps by being a member of the USA junior ball hockey team. After trying out, he didn’t make the cut. The news was tough, but it lit a fire under him to train for the...
NFL Combine family affair for lucky fewVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Georgia defensive back JR Reed knew all about the NFL scouting combine long before he had the chance to grip the dumbbell at the Indianapolis Convention Center or spring from the launch pad at Lucas Oil Stadium. His father, Jake Reed, was a wide receiver in the NFL...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Crunch, 4-3
Forwards Riley Barber and Cole Cassels each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 road loss to the Syracuse Crunch at the Onondaga County War Memorial in Syracuse, N.Y. on Friday. Forward Phil Varone recorded two assists for the Penguins (27-23-3-5) who have lost...
Star freshman Rodney Gallagher leads Laurel Highlands past Mars in WPIAL Class 5A thrillerVideo
There are 131,504 residents in Fayette County, and Rodney Gallagher might’ve hugged them all Friday night. But first, the Laurel Highlands freshman needed to draw a foul and make two free throws with 4.8 seconds left to defeat two-time defending champion Mars, 52-51, in the WPIAL Class 5A final at...
Phillies OF Andrew McCutchen to open season on injured listVideo
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Andrew McCutchen’s quest to be ready for Opening Day will be unsuccessful, as Joe Girardi said Friday afternoon the Phillies outfielder requires more time in his recovery from last summer’s season-ending knee injury. The Phillies expect McCutchen, who had surgery last June to repair the torn ACL...
Pennsylvania’s mentored hunting program might changeVideo
Mentoring programs are supposed to make it easy for people to try hunting. This one is sometimes doing just the opposite, and that might lead to changes. The Pennsylvania Game Commission offers mentored youth and adult hunting programs. They work, to a point. “We know, based on the surveys we’ve...
