JEFFERSON 鈥� Much has changed since John Curtis started coaching high school baseball. There were no pitch counts for coaches to worry about, players wore stirrup socks, there were just two classifications in the WPIAL and only section champions qualified for the postseason. That was back ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Bob Skinner, who earned three World Series rings and was named to the All-Star team three times during a baseball career that spanned more than four decades as a player and coach, has died. He was 94. The Pittsburgh Pirates, where Skinner began his career and helped the ...
The Section 4-3A baseball standings were as tight as could be heading into Monday's action with five teams battling for position and playoff berths below first-place Seton LaSalle. Waynesburg Central's main goal was straightforward: beat second-place Charleroi and sew up a spot in the ...
Connellsville unleashed some fireworks in a non-section softball clash with Fayette County rival Uniontown on Monday. The Lady Falcons blasted four home runs, including a pair of solo shots by Cali Leichliter, in defeating the host Lady Raiders, 8-3. Both teams are headed to the ...
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Chris Devenski was suspended for two games and fined for intentionally throwing at Cincinnati Reds rookie Sal Stewart, Major League Baseball said Tuesday. MLB announced a three-game ban for Devenski early Tuesday, then said the suspension was ...
The day belonged to John Curtis, as the longtime coach at Jefferson-Morgan was honored for his 42nd year of service before and after the game. Curtis appreciated the celebration, but what the veteran coach wanted most was a playoff berth and victory, which the Rockets provided him with in a ...
