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After Mendoza, QB draft board could go quiet fast

Don't expect a run of quarterbacks to go off the board in the first round of this year's NFL draft like what happened in 2021 and 2024. There figures to be a long gap between Fernando Mendoza's coronation as the expected No. 1 pick by the Las Vegas Raiders and when the second quarterback on ...

Year of the Rockets

When a team with high expectations not only reaches but surpasses its goals, that makes for a special year. Jefferson-Morgan was such a team this past boys basketball season. The Rockets not only achieved their quest to earn a section championship for the first time since 2001 and win a ...

J-M’s Ellsworth continues no-hit streak

Brayden Ellsworth didn't allow a hit for the second consecutive start as the Rockets rolled past the host Maples, 17-0, in a three-inning Section 1-A baseball game on Monday. Ellsworth threw a seven-inning no-hitter in a 6-1 win over West Greene on April 14. John Woodward drove in three ...

Senior special

Uniontown softball had several reasons to celebrate on Monday night at Bailey Park: For starters, the Red Raiders clinched a playoff spot for the fourth consecutive season due to Elizabeth Forward defeating Belle Vernon. In addition, Uniontown honored seniors Lyric McLee, Emmaleigh Noah and ...

Playoff party

Pat Livingston didn’t want to know the score of the Belle Vernon-Elizabeth Forward game, as he guided Laurel Highlands to a 6-0 victory over West Mifflin in Section 2-4A action on Monday at West MifflinÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ softball field. The Mustangs knew the scenarios for qualifying for the WPIAL ...

Penguins will need to rely on their resilience once again

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins' resilience carried them to a surprise playoff berth. Sidney Crosby and company will need to rely on it, maybe a lot of it, if they want their postseason appearance to be more than a token cameo. It took the Philadelphia Flyers roughly 48 hours to take ...