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WPIAL wrestlers boost Pennsylvania to 1st girls junior national duals title
North Allegheny’s Leyna Rumpler has been traveling to Tulsa, Okla. for the past four years to compete with wrestlers from around Pennsylvania in the Air Force Special Warfare Junior National Duals. This year, however, was different as it was her last trip as a high school athlete after graduating...
Quaker Valley announces hall of fame Class of 2024, induction weekend festivities
The 2024 Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame weekend will take place in October. Four former QV athletes, one current coach and two teams will be inducted into the hall of fame this year. The 2024 class consists of the following former athletes: 2013 graduate Spencer Caravaggio Granger (girls tennis),...
Wildwood Golf Club's 13th hole is a sight to see | The Elite 18
HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- Founded in 1960, Wildwood Golf Club is hidden gem here in the Pittsburgh area and features one of nicest Par 4's in all of Western Pennsylvania."Number 13 at Wildwood is just a beautiful golf hole," said Wildwood Head Golf Professional David Yokitis.Not only is #13 beautiful, but a demanding dogleg right that can play up to 430 yards."It requires a little bit of a fade off the tee," Yokitis said. "Hitting the fairway is a must off the first shot here." Hitting the fairway requires a precise shot from the tee with a fairway bunker on...
WPIAL football coaches, players highlight importance of being multi-sport athletes
Seneca Valley football coaches were sitting around the table in their coaches’ room going over a list of athletes on their roster and realized a lot of multi-sport athletes decided not to play this season. “There’s a lot of kids who said they wanted to play basketball and soccer...
Penn-Trafford's Rapp twins exceled in larger roles for Geneva softball
Jul. 1—Because they are twins, Maddy and McKenzie Rapp, not surprisingly, do a lot together. Even as softball players, they formed their own battery at Penn-Trafford, with McKenzie pitching and Maddy catching. So it should be equally unsurprising that the sisters took on larger roles for the Geneva softball team this past spring during their sophomore seasons. The Golden Tornadoes went 15-5 in ...
Sewickley Academy baseball overcomes obstacles to earn playoff berth
The Sewickley Academy baseball team produced a successful squeeze play in 2024 at the end of its section schedule. Sewickley won consecutive games against Clairton twice and Carlynton once down the season’s home stretch to clinch a WPIAL playoff berth in Section 3-A. The Panthers finished fourth in the...
OUT OF THIS WORLD: Clarion-Limestone’s Logan Lutz Finds Home With Travel Baseball Team in Mars and Also a College Home at Alfred State
STRATTANVILLE, Pa. (EYT/D9) — Logan Lutz walked off the mound at the end of a shutout victory for the Mars Invaders U17 travel baseball team at Seton Hill University last week. An assistant coach for Mars asked him if he wanted to keep the baseball. Lutz was confused. Then...
Sewickley's Carol Semple Thompson receives special exemption into U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel Golf Club
Next month’s U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel Golf Club will have some local flair, as one of greatest amateur female golfers from the region, and the world, will be in the field. Seven-time USGA champion Carol Semple Thompson received a special exemption for the event Aug....
2024 PFN Player Spotlight: Getting to Know Cornell Raiders Mikey Keyes-WR/OLB/S
Notable Awards or Recognitions: 1st Team All Conference, 2x Academic 1st Team. Tremendous size and great ball skills. Runs great routes and is an unselfish blocker. A natural leader and will be a special player at the collegiate level. Mike lead the team in receiving yards and td’s last season. He is also a great safety for the team as well.
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