2014 • Good things come to those who wait. This is true for the California Trojans, who had to wait 40 hours to finish the final four innings of their WPIAL Class A championship game against rival Car...

2014 • The WPIAL’s decision to push back the baseball playoff games back a day, won’t help Carmichaels. Their game is now scheduled for 3:30. The 24-hour delay still won’t give Mikes pitcher Brandon L...

What better way to celebrate my birthday today than to serve up a little food for thought for your enjoyment: • The last week or so, whenever I wanted a good laugh, I just read the NFL news reels that...

2014 • Mitch’s Bail Bonds upped their record to 3-0 in Fayette County League play with a 6-5, 10-inning victory over NY Pizza in Hopwood. Brian Fisher pitched all 10 innings for Mitch’s striking out 1...

2014 • It took a pair of nailbiting one-run games to lift 11th-seeded Mars to the WPIAL Class AAA semifinals. No. 7 Elizabeth Forward made the Planets endure a lot of stress with a four-run sixth inni...

2014 • A local man is going to be inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Ron Necciai, who is from Gallatin and currently resides in Rostraver Township, will be inducted into the HOF at a ...

2014 • The Class AAA softball quarterfinals proved to be a real nail-biter. Inning after inning, number two ranked South Fayette managed to put runners on base against the Elizabeth Forward, but could...

Now that, hopefully, the rain is behind us and a week of sunny days is ahead, here’s some food for thought: • I am surprised that given his standing on the team and in the community that Cam Heyward h...

2014 • California’s offense rebounded in a big way to roll over Sewickley Academy, 16-5, in the Class 1A baseball semifinals to advance to the WPIAL Class 1A title game. First-year California coach Ni...

Several generations were successful in a variety of athletic endeavors. In part one of this story, the Charleroi High School football career of Tom Hisiro was explored. A two-way star, he was named to...

2014 • Sunday—no paper 2004 • The baseball season didn’t end well for Yough. Eight errors and some poor base running added up to an 11-1 loss to Washington in five innings at California University’s R...

2014 • Cal U senior first baseman Derrik Zeroski has received all-regional laurels for the second time this week. He was recently named to the Daktronics All-Atlantic Region Second Team. Zeroski ranke...

2014 • The Monessen Middle School softball team moved to 9-2 for the season with a 6-4 victory over Washington. Dana Vatakis pitched a complete game, striking out 15 and allowing only two hits. Maddie...

Ireally have to apologize to you, dear readers. For what seems like forever, I have been so down on our professional sports teams, particularly the coaching of the Steelers, Pirates and Penguins as we...

Editor’s note: This is the first part of a two-part series on Charleroi’s Tom Hisiro. A college football player being redshirted isn’t unusual, but Tom Hisiro was a high school player who had his play...