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Grand Circuit to Meadows, Meadowlands
This Week: Delvin Miller Adios, Adioo Volo, and Arden Downs, The Meadows, Washington, Pa. and Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks eliminations, Tompkins-Geers, and Miss Versatility leg, The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit week kicks off on Friday (July 26) at The Meadows with three $20,000 divisions...
Post positions drawn for Adios
Washington, PA — Elimination winners Captain Albano and Wish You Well will leave from post positions four and two, respectively, in Saturday’s $350,000 final of the Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. The connections of those two got to select their...
Guido Di repeats in Meadows top trot
Washington, PA — Guido Di stalked Tequila Talkin from the pocket, then blew by him in the Lightning Lane to earn the win — his second straight — in Thursday’s (July 25) $21,200 Open Handicap Trot at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. The 1-2 favorite, Guido...
Meadows track record holder Wapiti Blue Chip adds Arden stakes mark
Washington, PA — On Friday (July 26), the eve of the $350,000 final of the Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids, Hollywood Casino at The Meadows staged a pair of Arden Downs Grand Circuit stakes for freshman trotters. As expected, Wapiti Blue Chip was the big star of the show. Already the track record holder for 2-year-old trotting geldings, he added a stakes mark to his ever-expanding résumé.
Irish Daydream pulls off 18-1 upset in Meadows feature
Washington, PA — Irish Daydream sat snugly along the cones while the leaders dueled, then shot through the Lightning Lane to spring the 18-1 shocker in Wednesday’s (July 24) feature at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, an $11,500 Filly & Mare conditioned pace. Jillian B Miki had pulled...
Top WPIAL Recruit Earns Offer from West Coast Powerhouse
Matt Sieg is one of the top recruits in the WPIAL, regardless of class, and he’s continuing to rack up major offers. Sieg — a 6-foot, 170-pound four-star athlete from Fort Cherry in McDonald, Pa. — holds offers from Akron, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Pitt, Syracuse, WVU and Wisconsin, and he’s playing quarterback and defensive back at the high school level. It appears likely that Sieg will be recruited primarily as a safety, but wherever he ends up on the field, he’ll be one of the highest-recruited WPIAL players in the class of 2026.
17th Annual Heather Miller Memorial Golf Classic supports nursing scholarships and organ donation awareness
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) — Local golfers are about to take part in an event that helps to fund hundreds of scholarships for area nursing students. The 17th Annual Heather Miller Memorial Golf Classic will tee off on Friday at Olgebay’s Crispin Golf Center. It’s in honor of West Virginia University nursing student Heather Miller, […]
Former Cecil College basketball standout taking his talents overseas
During his time at Cecil College, Khalid Gates played an integral part of the Seahawks’ success on the court. In both his seasons at Cecil, the Seahawks won Region 20 titles and reached the NJCAA Division II Championships. Gates, who is now two years removed from his second winter at Cecil College, is preparing to cross the Atlantic at the end of the summer to pursue a longtime dream of his. To play professional basketball. ...
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