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Triple threat

Distance running and throwing are about as opposite as you can get in track & field, but winning brings athletes together, which turned out to be the case for Belle VernonĢƵ Ryan Kent and Brooklyn Steeber after the duo won three individual events apiece on Friday at the California ...

Home sweet home

MOON TOWNSHIP — The phrase, “thereĢƵ no place like home,” was made famous by Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz,” and although the iconic film or phrase may not have any direct correlation to MMA, Connellsville native Josh Fremd was ecstatic to be home on Saturday night inside the UPMC ...

Local calendar

Monday, March 30 High school Baseball California at Burgettstown, 4 p.m. Montour at Connellsville, 4 p.m. Mount Pleasant at Deer Lakes, 4 p.m. Southmoreland at Burrell, 4 p.m. Uniontown at Albert Gallatin, German-Masontown Park, 4 p.m. Waynesburg Central at West Mifflin, 4 ...

Rolling along

Kenny Riddell was a three-sport athlete who earned all-section honors in football, basketball and baseball his senior year at Laurel Highlands and went on to play college basketball at Waynesburg and then at California University of Pa. Since then the 2004 Laurel Highlands graduate has gone ...

Pirates ace Skenes chased in 1st inning by Mets on opening day

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes thought he could get out of a jam in the first inning on opening day. He never got the chance. After giving up five runs and getting only two outs Thursday in an 11-7 loss at the New York Mets, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner got the hook from manager ...

Kindel’s shootout goal lifts Penguins past Ottawa

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ben Kindel scored the shootout winner to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Rickard Rakell scored twice and had an assist, and Erik Karlsson also scored for the Penguins, who moved into second in the Metropolitan ...