Jonathan Bombulie stories, Page 4

It’s hard to imagine a college football team in America that dealt with the challenges the 2020 season presented worse than Penn State. A preseason top 10 selection, Penn State lost its first five games for the first time in school history before steadying the ship and finishing 4-5. The...

The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Mt. Lebanon quarterback Joey Daniels vividly remembers every interception he threw last season. That’s...

Softball Class 6A 1-Bethel Park (17-0) vs. 7-Canon-McMillan (9-9) Noon Thursday at Cal (Pa.) Road to the finals • Bethel Park — The Black Hawks haven’t been tested all that much this season. They’ve scored at least nine runs in each of their last six games, hitting that mark 13...

Softball Class 2A 5-Shenango (16-4) vs. 2-Laurel (16-1) 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Cal (Pa.). Road to the finals • Shenango — The Wildcats advanced to the finals in an unusual way, defeating top-seeded Ligonier Valley 3-1 despite not recording a hit. They scored three runs on one play, a dropped...

Softball Class A 1-West Greene (17-2) vs. 3-Union (12-7) Noon Wednesday at Cal (Pa.) Road to the finals • West Greene — The four-time defending WPIAL champs don’t often play close games, let alone fall behind, so a semifinal matchup against South Side was a notable stop on the road...

It’s been almost two years since the WPIAL last crowned softball champions, but for at least two teams, seemingly little has changed. A pair of 2019 champions — Elizabeth Forward in Class 4A and West Greene in Class A — received top seeds when the 2021 WPIAL softball brackets were...

Local baseball fans watched Neil Walker grow from a superstar high school athlete at Pine-Richland to an important contributor for the Pittsburgh Pirates as they returned to the playoffs after a two-decade absence in 2013. On Tuesday, Walker announced his retirement after 12 years in the major leagues. “Officially retired,...

In the wake of Major League Baseball’s decision to pull the All-Star Game from Georgia as a reaction to that state’s sweeping new voter regulations, a pair of Pennsylvania state senators have touted PNC Park as a replacement venue. State Democratic leader Jay Costa, D-Forest Hills, and Chariman of the...

PIAA Class 3A girls basketball championship No. 1 Mohawk vs. No. 2 West Catholic 5 p.m. Thursday at Giant Center, Hershey On the air: PCN (video); TribHSSN.TribLive.com/WKST-AM 1200 (audio) How they got here: District 12 champion West Catholic defeated District 4 champ Loyalsock Township, 62-52, in the quarterfinals, and District...

PIAA Class 2A girls basketball championship No. 1 Neshannock vs. No. 2 Mount Carmel Noon Thursday at Giant Center, Hershey On the air: PCN (video); TribHSSN.TribLive.com/WKST-AM 1200 (audio) How they got here: District 4 champion Neshannock defeated District 5 champion Windber, 51-48, in the quarterfinals and District 6 champ Penns...

Freeport’s Mark Livingston turned in a tremendous performance Friday at the North Versailles Bowling Center. One stubborn 10 pin stopped it from being a perfect performance. Livingston defeated North Allegheny’s Dylan Scheidler 299-193 in the finals of the Western Regional Boys Singles Bowling Championships. After 11 consecutive strikes, Livingston left...

Duquesne men’s basketball coach Keith Dambrot isn’t sure why one person in Allegheny County — a voter from Baldwin — chose him as a write-in candidate for president in November’s election. He is sure, however, that he doesn’t want the job. “I have enough problems,” Dambrot said with a laugh....

The Penn State wrestling team shut down because of positive coronavirus tests within the program just days before its scheduled season opener, the school announced Wednesday. The Nittany Lions were set to open the season Saturday at Rutgers. The schools and Big Ten will work to reschedule the match. Penn...

Because of positive covid-19 tests within its program, the Robert Morris men’s basketball team has canceled games against IUPUI scheduled for this weekend, the school announced Wednesday. The Colonials were supposed to play at IUPUI on Friday and Saturday afternoon. RMU also called off a home game with Milwaukee last...

Having already postponed its past two games, the Penn State men’s basketball team is shutting down through at least Jan. 12, the school announced Wednesday. Games against Michigan on Saturday and Rutgers on Tuesday have been postponed. The Big Ten will make an attempt to reschedule, Penn State said. Penn...

The NHL is employing an unbalanced schedule this season with teams playing only division games. This is the eighth in an eight-part series previewing the Penguins and the seven opponents they’ll face eight times apiece in the East Division. In a sense, general manager Jim Rutherford took a pragmatic approach...

Editor’s note: The NHL is employing an unbalanced schedule this season with teams playing only division games. This is the seventh in an eight-part series previewing the Penguins and the seven opponents they’ll face eight times apiece in the East Division. Here’s some baseless speculation that could cause severe nausea...

The NHL is employing an unbalanced schedule this season with teams playing only division games. This is the sixth in an eight-part series previewing the Penguins and the seven opponents they’ll face eight times apiece in the East Division. Here is a little stat that should warm the cockles of...

The NHL is employing an unbalanced schedule this season with teams playing only division games. This is the fifth in an eight-part series previewing the Penguins and the seven opponents they’ll face eight times apiece in the East Division. After a multitude of high draft picks in a short period...

Editor’s note: The NHL is employing an unbalanced schedule this season with teams playing only division games. This is the fourth in an eight-part series previewing the Penguins and the seven opponents they will face eight times apiece in the East Division. Take a look at what the New York...

The NHL is employing an unbalanced schedule this season with teams playing only division games. This is the third in an eight-part series previewing the Pittsburgh Penguins and the seven opponents they’ll face eight times apiece in the East Division. The New Jersey Devils, like the New York Rangers, are...

The NHL is employing an unbalanced schedule this season with teams playing only division games. This is the second in an eight-part series previewing the Penguins and the seven opponents they will face eight times apiece in the East Division. For the first time since 1997-98, the Penguins and Buffalo...

Editor’s note: The NHL is employing an unbalanced schedule this season with teams playing only division games. This is the first in an eight-part series previewing the Penguins and the seven opponents they’ll face eight times apiece in the East Division. For a team coming off a great season —...

This will surely be a boys basketball season like no other. WPIAL teams are set to tip off Friday and embark on a masked journey through a schedule likely to change many times as the year progresses. Teams all have hopes of hoisting a WPIAL championship trophy in March, much...

Getting to the WPIAL girls basketball finals will take more dedication and focus than ever this season. Teams will have to navigate an invisible opponent in covid-19 that could test them more than a section rival. But the reward of a WPIAL championship will drive girls basketball teams across Western...