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Rivers, Wynn lead Slippery Rock football into Division II quarterfinals
Roland Rivers III threw for 416 yards and four touchdowns as top seed/No. 8 Slippery Rock defeated visiting Shepherd, 51-30, in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs Saturday afternoon. Jermaine Wynn caught a school-record 18 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns for the Rock, and Charles...
Mars’ Taylor Hamlett named Trib HSSN Girls Soccer Player of the Year
To accomplish something as significant as winning a WPIAL and PIAA title in the same season, teams must come together and reach their peak ability. But leaders also must step up. Mars forward Taylor Hamlett did just that for the Fightin’ Planets as they worked their way to becoming one...
Steelers’ Trey Edmunds fined for block against Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Trey Edmunds was fined $28,075 for unnecessary roughness as the result of a blindside block on a kickoff return in the second quarter last Sunday at Cincinnati. Edmunds was fined for the block on a kickoff return by Kerrith Whyte. The Bengals’ Nick Vigil also was...
Outdoors notices for Dec. 1, 2019
Outdoors SHOOTS ON TAP • California Hill Gun Club holds sporting clays and five-stand shoots Sundays from 9 a.m.-noon. All are open to the public. Call 724-938-3480. • Sporting clays is closed for the winter at West Penn Sportsmen’s Club, but five stand is open Thursdays from 5-8 p.m. and...
Quaker Valley’s Dom Reiter named Trib HSSN Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Not many people can say they had the type of senior year that Quaker Valley forward Dom Reiter did. Reiter scored 55 goals, tallied 24 assists and led the Quakers to WPIAL and PIAA Class AA titles by scoring at least one goal in every postseason game but one. Actually,...
Browns coach Freddie Kitchens seen in ‘Pittsburgh started it’ T-shirt
Joking or not, Freddie Kitchens made a statement on what he thinks about the scuffle between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns two weeks ago. Two days before the rematch between the Steelers and Browns at Heinz Field, Kitchens was photographed Friday evening wearing a “Pittsburgh started it” T-shirt. The...
Plenty of trade partners exist if Pirates choose to move Starling Marte
Starling Marte does not necessarily want out of Pittsburgh, but he made it clear this past week being traded from the Pirates wouldn’t be a bad thing. “If it was for me, I will leave for a team that is ready to compete right now on a World Series, and...
Somehow, Steelers’ Christian DiLauro is man in middle of QB battle
Christian DiLauro can laugh about going from an anonymous offensive tackle on the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad to being caught in the cross-hairs of a quarterback controversy. DiLauro’s locker separates those of Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges in the locker room at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the South Side,...
Ex-Jeannette, Ohio State star Terrelle Pryor stabbed in Pittsburgh, faces charges
An alleged physical fight between Terrelle Pryor and his girlfriend ended with the former NFL player stabbed in the chest and both facing charges, according to the criminal complaints filed against the pair. Pryor underwent surgery Saturday and is expected to survive, according to a family friend. He is charged...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers looking for luck from Duck, the ultimate underdog quarterback story
What a weird, wild season this has been for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who looked so hopeless after losing Ben Roethlisberger to a season-ending elbow injury but are somehow positioned for the sixth seed in the AFC playoffs. Now, the Steelers’ hopes are down to a Duck. Nothing has been weirder...
Four Downs: It’s early, but so far numbers add up for Steelers’ Devlin HodgesVideo
1. Nip and Duck In the equivalent of two NFL regular-season games, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Devlin Hodges has shown competency as an NFL quarterback. Cut through all the traditional numbers and the subjective analysis, and arguably the most objective measures for evaluating player performance come from footballoutsiders.com. The formulas for...
Empty Thoughts: Blue Jackets 5, Penguins 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-2 loss to the Blue Jackets. COLUMBUS, Ohio – First things first, there was no update on forward Bryan Rust beyond coach Mike Sullivan acknowledging Rust was indeed injured following the game. Rust tumbled into the boards feet-first during Friday’s morning skate at Nationwide Arena and...
Minor league report: Penguins come back from five-goal deficit, still lose in overtime
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins came back from a five-goal deficit but still lost in overtime to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 6-5, on Friday at the PPL Center in Allentown. Forward Andrew Agozzino paced the Penguins (12-6-2-1) with two goals and one assist while forward Chase Berger and defenseman Matt Abt...
Deer Lakes’ Michael Sullivan named Valley News Dispatch Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Valley News Dispatch Boys Soccer Player of the Year Michael Sullivan Deer Lakes, Junior, Forward When the Deer Lakes Lancers needed a goal in 2019, it normally came from fleet-footed Michael Sullivan. He netted a total of 18 goals, added 18 assists and scored in every round of the WPIAL...
Examining the ‘orange army’ and more outdoor news
Take a quick look around the outdoors world with a tip, a new piece of gear and more. Tip of the week It’s a simple thing that can make a big difference. If you’re hunting deer from the ground this season, standing at the base of a tree, take a...
Central Valley dominates Bald Eagle Area to earn trip to Hershey
One thing in particular that stands out from the many things that Central Valley coach Mark Lyons loves about his football team is that they enjoy playing together and not one player believes he is above another. On Friday, the Warriors took that mentality onto the field and earned a...
Franklin Regional grad Todd Summers catching on with Villanova football
His first reception for Franklin Regional went for a touchdown. So did his first two at Villanova. Todd Summers knows a few things about making a strong initial impression, but those events pale in comparison to what first-year Villanova offensive coordinator Chris Boden thought when he first saw the redshirt...
Turnovers doom Clairton in PIAA semifinal loss to Farrell
It was a night of missed opportunities for WPIAL champion Clairton in the PIAA Class A semifinals against Farrell on Friday. The Bears committed five turnovers, four inside the Farrell 10, and turned the ball over on downs three more times in Steelers territory as Farrell held on for a...
Avonworth punches ticket to Hershey for first time in program history with win over WilmingtonVideo
The Avonworth Antelopes will play for a state championship for the first time in program history. The fact that they accomplished something so significant was special, but how they went about their 33-21 PIAA Class 2A semifinal victory over District 10 champion Wilmington made the Hershey’s chocolate during their postgame...
Penguins lose grip, succumb to penalties against Blue JacketsVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — “Black Friday” is a term that evokes plenty of themes. Few of them are uplifting. In many ways, it was a fitting description of how the Penguins, particularly their sagging penalty kill, performed at Nationwide Arena. The Columbus Blue Jackets’ power play struck for two goals on...
West Virginia wins season finale, keeps TCU from being bowl eligible
FORT WORTH, Texas — West Virginia quarterback Jarret Doege threw the ball and then took a big hit. When he got up and looked down the field, he saw the official with his hands in the air signaling a touchdown. “I had no idea what happened,” Doege said. “Just in...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust sidelined, replaced by defenseman Juuso Riikola
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Penguins forward Bryan Rust is absent from the lineup for Friday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena due to an apparent injury. During the early stages of the morning skate Rust tumbled into the boards feet-first and limped to the bench before retreating to...
Gateway knocked out by Archbishop Wood on last-minute field goal
ALTOONA — Gateway’s wait for its first PIAA football championship continues. Chamor Price’s dazzling run with a screen pass for a 30-yard touchdown near the end of the third quarter tied the game and put the WPIAL Class 5A champion Gators in position to play for the state title next...
Bills’ win over Cowboys could be biggest since Jim Kelly eraVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen had a predicable reply when someone asked him if the Buffalo Bills’ thorough dismantling of the Dallas Cowboys in a Thanksgiving showcase was a signature win for a rising team. “Just No. 9,” the quarterback said Friday, referencing the Bills’ win total this season....
8 beats 7, especially if Pitt can defeat Boston College in finale
No one argued with Pat Narduzzi when he said the difference between eight and seven is one. “Eight is one more than seven, and seven is one less than eight,” he said, smiling, when presented with the question of how important beating Boston College would be for the Panthers (7-4)....
