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H-S Athlete of the Week: Payton Senge, Laurel Highlands

NAME: Payton Senge SCHOOL: Laurel Highlands GRADE: Sophomore SPORT: Softball SENGE’S WEEK: The Mustangs’ ace threw a combined 28 strikeouts in helping to lead Laurel Highlands to back-to-back victories over Ringgold and Oakland Catholic on March 24 and 25. Senge recorded 15 strikeouts ...

Indiana honors perfect NCAA hoops team 50 years later

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Bob Knight's halftime speech on March 29, 1976, was an instant classic. Indiana's players remember walking into the locker room, down 35-29 to a Michigan team they'd already beaten twice in close games earlier that season with starting guard Bobby Wilkerson ruled out ...

Local calendar

Friday, April 3 High school Baseball East Allegheny at Southmoreland, 4 p.m. California at Belle Vernon, John DiVirgilio Sports Complex, 4:30 p.m. Softball Mapletown at Jefferson-Morgan, 4 p.m. Southmoreland at Mount Pleasant, 4 p.m. Waynesburg Central at California, 4:30 p.m.

Spring excursions

West GreeneÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ softball team kept whatÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ been an annual tradition going this spring. The Lady Pioneers, under head coach Bill Simms, trekked to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina to take part in The Ripken Experience to begin their season. ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ a trip thatÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ easier said than done but ...

Cruz homers twice in Pirates’ win

CINCINNATI — Oneil Cruz homered twice and Ryan O’Hearn hit a three-run shot as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 on Tuesday night. O’Hearn and Bryan Reynolds went back-to-back in the second inning. Cruz finished with three hits and three RBIs. He also scored three ...

Malkin records assist in return to lineup

PITTSBURGH — Egor Chinakov had a goal and an assist, Evgeni Malkin added an assist in his return to the lineup and the Pittsburgh Penguins raced past the sagging Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Tuesday night. A night after blowing out the New York Islanders on the road, Pittsburgh followed it up ...