CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE
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March 21, 2025
Belle Vernon Youth Wrestling had 20 place-winners at the Pa. Jr. Wrestling Area 4 and Keystone SW Qualifiers. Of those, 14 will be attending the State Championships in State College and Harrisburg. Fr...
Warriors drop two in Fla.
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 21, 2025
The Elizabeth Forward softball team suffered its first loss of the season in Orlando, falling to one of the top big-school teams in the state of Florida. The Warriors (1-1) committed five errors in th...
BVA 5-6 CELEBRATES SEASON
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March 21, 2025
The Belle Vernon Area 5th/6th grade boys recreational basketball team celebrated an unbeaten (8-0) regular season and a runner-up finish in the playoffs. Players on the team include: Liam Braden, Tren...
Brackets busted as McNeese defeats Clemson
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March 21, 2025
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — McNeese coach Will Wade and his boombox-toting manager are moving on in March Madness after the 12th-seeded Cowboys held off late-charging No. 5 seed Clemson 69-67 on Friday in...
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By By JERRY DIPAOLA TribLive 
March 21, 2025
Coach Pat Narduzzi and staff will get serious Saturday when Pitt’s players strap on full gear for the first full live practice of the spring. The closed session — scheduled for Acrisure Stadium, weath...
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March 21, 2025
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March 21, 2025
County parks to open at 6 a.m. on trout opening day Twin Lakes, Mammoth, and Northmoreland County Parks will open at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2025 for the first day of trout season. All parking...
NHL heading to Houston?
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By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
March 21, 2025
The NHL has met with a group led by billionaire Dan Friedkin to discuss its interest in bringing an expansion team to Houston, Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly confirmed Thursday night in an email to The...
Goal for Colonials: Play how you practice
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By By TIM BENZ TribLive 
March 21, 2025
When coaches want to get more out of their players in between games they may implore them to practice like they play. For Robert Morris heading into their massive firstround NCAA Tournament challenge ...
Take 5: Jones could have ripple effect on roster
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By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
March 21, 2025
Ben Cherington has been resolute in repeatedly saying the Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t have a formula to follow to prevent rookie right-handers Jared Jones and Paul Skenes from injury last season, other ...
Top seeds have faced trickier paths than ever
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By By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer 
March 21, 2025
It seemed a perfect and even relatively safe setup for Arizona. The Wildcats held a No. 2 seed in last year’s NCAA Tournament and headed to Los Angeles within their long-running Pac-12 regional footpr...
RIVALRY SNAPSHOTS
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March 21, 2025
Falcons’ Clark shuts down Ringgold
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By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
March 20, 2025
Brownsville pitcher Ava Clark retired the first 16 Rams’ batters she faced in the Falcons’ 9-1 win. The Ringgold softball team already has three games under their belt to start the spring. Every game,...
Cougars blast Hounds; EF wins big
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 20, 2025
The cross-river rivalry’s latest chapter belongs to Charleroi as the Cougars trounced the visiting Greyhounds, 15-0, in four innings Wednesday at Vets Field. Charleroi jumped on the Greyhounds (0-2) q...
Connellsville blasts BVA
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By By PAUL S. BRITTAIN For MVI Sports 
March 20, 2025
The Connellsville softball team came out of the gate swinging on Wednesday and never stopped until the Falcons had pounded 15 hits in a 16-3 non section home win over Belle Vernon. “All nine of our gi...
DeUnger named Charleroi football’s new head coach
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By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
March 20, 2025
The Charleroi Area School District didn’t have to go very far to find its new football coach. Scott “Scooter” DeUnger, a Charleroi grad and former multi-sport standout, was unanimously hired Tuesday t...
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March 20, 2025
McNeese coach Wade will be next NC State coach PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — McNeese State coach Will Wade knows his name is in the mix during the college basketball coaching carousel. And unlike some coach...
Andy Toole at home at Robert Morris
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March 20, 2025
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Andy Toole is still here. This isn’t how it’s supposed to work, at least not from the outside looking in. The Robert Morris coach knows this. All but one of the seven men who...
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March 20, 2025
Mt. St. Mary’s beats American, No. 1 Duke next DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Dola Adebayo and Jedy Cordilla each scored 22 points as Mount St. Mary’s defeated American University 83-72 in an NCAA Tournament mat...