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MCMURRAY — Often lost in softball behind hitting and pitching is a teamÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ ability to field and play defense. Jefferson-Morgan needed every bit of its ability to make plays in the field Monday night at Pleasant Valley Athletic Complex in McMurray, as the Rockets nipped Serra Catholic in a ...

Greene machine

WASHINGTON — Carmichaels and West Greene defended their seeds in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class A softball playoffs at the same field Monday night at Trinity Middle School to set-up a showdown between the traditional softball powers and Greene County rivals. While the third-seeded ...

Tough outs

WASHINGTON — John Woodward threw two pitches that he would have liked to have back, but the Jefferson-Morgan senior left-hander more than accounted for himself in MondayÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ game in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class A baseball playoffs at Washington & JeffersonÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Ross Memorial ...

Diversify

Jason Tyska was good enough at two different sports to pave a path into the Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame He was an ace pitcher and top hitter for Connellsville baseball who went 10-0 in helping lead the Falcons to WPIAL and PIAA championships under coach Tom Sankovich in 1989, and also ...

Next goal

Uniontown and Laurel Highlands both take plenty of momentum into Tuesday's WPIAL Class 4A softball quarterfinals. The 12th-seeded Lady Raiders (11-8) are coming off their first postseason win in program history during their fourth consecutive playoff appearance, also a program ...

DOVER, Del. (AP) — In the debut of the All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway, the Monster Mile lived up to its billing as one of NASCAR's most treacherous tracks. Even for winner Denny Hamlin, surviving Dover was a high-wire test for the $1 million prize. Rebounding from a qualifying spin ...