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Mason Martin is learning to write, stand and speak again one year after the Karns City quarterback was injured on the football field
KARNS CITY, Pa. — Mason Martin is now recovering in his Armstrong County home, learning to write, stand with help and speak again after nine months in the hospital. The Karns City High School quarterback was injured on the football field Sept. 1, 2023. He suffered a brain bleed and his father said they were told he might not survive.
A year after collapse, Mason Martin’s family finding hope and ‘moving forward’
COWANSVILLE, Armstrong County — A year after his teenage son, a Karns City Area Jr./Sr. High School quarterback, collapsed during a football game, Denny Martin can finally sit back and let his mind rest at night. Sitting around their living room table, Denny Martin and his two daughters —...
High school football roundup for Aug. 30, 2024: Bethel Park rolls past Mars
Ja Vaughn Moore rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns to lead Class 5A Bethel Park to a 49-13 nonconference victory at Class 4A No. 3 Mars (1-1) on Friday night. David Dennison added 142 rushing yards and two touchdowns for Bethel Park (2-0) while teammate Tanner Pfeuffer threw for 120 yards and one TD.
It’s finally here, and don’t take it for granted
BUTLER, Pa. — From the North, let me confirm, football hits different in the South. More on that later. But that dateline caught your eye, I’m sure. This is my parents’ hometown. The Jeep was invented here in 1940, a key development in the Allies’ World War II victories; there’s a monument commemorating that fact downtown on the beautiful Veterans Town Square across from the historic county courthouse.
SOMETHING TO BUILD ON: Franklin Falls Behind Big in First Half Against Slippery Rock, But Turns In Better Effort in Second Half in Loss to Rockets
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. (EYT) — Matt Turk’s halftime speech to his Franklin football team was short and succinct. “You have to dig in,” the coach said. Franklin had chances in the first half, but things went awry and unraveled, leading to a 28-0 deficit after two quarters.
SLIPPERY ROCK SLIPS PAST MOHAWK
SLIPPERY ROCK, PA- Last night’s showdown between Mohawk and Slippery Rock at Slippery Rock was a nail-biter that went the distance, stretching to a five-set thriller. Slippery Rock barely edged out Mohawk with set scores reading like a suspense novel: 27-29, 25-27, 26-24, 30-28, and 18-20. The intensity was...
Aug. 29 Soccer Recaps: Redbank Valley Boys Top Karns City in Wild Finish; KC, GM, Bradford Girls Earn Wins
KARNS CITY, Pa. – In a wild finish, Redbank Valley’s Brayder Perez Godinez scored with .1 seconds in regulation to lift the Bulldogs to a 2-1 win over Karns City. Colton Edmonds had the assist. Titus Smith also scored for Redbank Valley, with an assist coming from Kiernan...
Titusville, Slippery Rock Pick Up First Wins of Season Powered by Generational Wealth Management
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Fred Campagna threw four touchdown passes as Slippery Rock beat Franklin, 38-7 to pick up its first win of the season. The Rockets built a 28-0 halftime lead as Campagna threw three touchdowns, two to Cooper Glass covering 2 and 28 yards and another to Doug Popovec, a 60-yarder.
SV edged at North Hills
It was another frustrating night for Seneca Valley’s offense. The Raiders dropped to 0-2 on the season with a 13-6 high school football loss at North Hills (2-0) on Friday, generating just 169 yards of offense. Quarterback Andrew Loebig did generate 72 yards and a 4-yard rushing touchdown on...
High school sports roundup: Stephen Evans leads Freeport boys golf to 7th straight section win
Freeport boys golf had no trouble at Buffalo Golf Course on Friday, easily dispatching Riverview 197-218. Stephen Evans carded the low round of the day, a 2-over 38. Cam Zigo, Ethan Crooks and Max Zigo joined him with sub-40 rounds of 39. Freeport improved to 8-1 (7-0 section). Freeport (197):...
North Allegheny girls volleyball chasing 8th straight PIAA title
Aug. 31—Here is an easy way to put a state championship streak in perspective. Molly Robertson and Alicia Mokube, who started for North Allegheny in the PIAA finals last fall, were in elementary school when the girls volleyball team's streak started. That was seven years ago, meaning the two current sophomores would've been third graders back then. "I was thinking about that," North Allegheny ...
Valley boys soccer dives back into WPIAL competition
Erik Kidwell’s journey to coaching started with trying to sign up his son Hayden for the Valley boys soccer team. That’s when they found out the school didn’t have a team. The program went dormant but since has been revived. After a three-year hiatus, the Vikings are...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Ryan Sutara, Springdale’s Bri Ross
Report card: After scoring 51 goals in 2023, Ross continued where she left off. On Monday, she scored four goals and had two assists in Springdale’s 9-0 win over The Ellis School in Section 4-4A. Then Wednesday, the outside winger buried two more goals and had two more assists in another section win over Apollo-Ridge. The Dynamos are off to a 2-0 start in both section and overall.
More SRU Football accolades as season nears
The Slippery Rock University football team picked up additional preseason recognition with the team being ranked in the top 10 by both D2football.com and NCAA.com and four individual players being named to the D2football.com Elite 100 Watch List. The Rock were previously ranked No. 11 in the American Football Coaches Association preseason national poll, which is the ranking that will be used during the regular season. SRU was also picked 10th in the Lindy’s Sports preseason poll that was published earlier this summer. The Lindy’s publication also listed tight end Kam Kruzelyak and defensive back Josh Stokes as Preseason All-Americans.
Aug. 29 VB Recaps: DCC tops Ridgway; Slippery Rock Beats Mohawk in Match that Saw all Five Sets go to Extra Points; Recaps from both D9/D10
RIDGWAY, Pa. – Marina Hanes had 26 set assists and two kills to lead DuBois Central Catholic to a 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-16) win at Ridgway. Brooklynn Baumer led the Lady Cardinals with nine kills while Jillian Morgan added seven kills. Ella Elensky also had eight aces and four...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers split at opening tournament
North Allegheny’s girls soccer team got off to a high-scoring start to the season. The Tigers defeated Altoona, 7-0, in the season-opener Aug. 23, at NA Intermediate High School. Bella Montgomery scored twice, and Rowan Barsotti, Addison Heim, Luciana Zagacki, Mia Bosley and Mia Barsotti added goals. Margaret Nestor...
Zier Williams, Deer Lakes take down Class 2A No. 3 South Park
Deer Lakes rode the legs of Zier Williams to outlast Class 2A No. 3 ranked South Park, 35-22, in a nonconference football game Friday night. In a game with many twists and turns, the Class 3A Lancers moved to 2-0 on the season. Williams, the senior running back, scored three...
High school roundup for Aug. 29, 2024: Shady Side Academy outlasts Deer Lakes in OT
Mark Bence scored the overtime winner to lead Shady Side Academy (1-0-1, 1-0-1) to a 2-1 victory over Deer Lakes (2-1, 1-1) in an early season matchup of Section 1-2A boys soccer contenders Thursday night. Allderdice 4, West Mifflin 0 – Jacek Piekut had a goal and two assists and...
Led by line, Shady Side Academy runs past Burrell
The Shady Side Bulldogs barked up the right tree. Cam Mallory, Darrin Haynes and Shady Side Academy bulldozed Burrell, defeating it 42-7 at Buccaneer Stadium. Shady Side’s 166 rushing yards and 276 total yardage in the first half boosted them past the Buccaneers. Running back Haynes and quarterback Mallory...
Bethel Park running back tandem of JaVaughn Moore and David Dennison have their way with Mars in 49-13 romp
JaVaughn Moore sported a noticeable limp as he made his way to the Bethel Park locker room after the game Friday night at Mars. Moore suffered a severe cramp late in the first half and never returned to the game, but the teen wearing the white No. 6 jersey was in a jovial mood as he spoke to a reporter.
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