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Mt. Pleasant’s Napper wins Tri-State PGA Isaly’s Junior Player of the Year

Mt. Pleasant’s Sam Napper won the Tri-State PGA Isaly’s Junior Boys Player of the Year honors for the 17-18 Division on Thursday at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Mystic Rock Golf Course. Napper shot a 5-over par 77 to edge Meadville’s Ryan Ferry, who shot a 6-over 78. Todd Hangliter of Seven...
Plum graduate Alex Kirilloff staying focused despite injuries

Throughout his professional baseball career, former first-round pick Alex Kirilloff has endured a series of ups and downs. While injuries can sometimes hinder an athlete’s career, the Plum graduate hasn’t allowed a pair of setbacks stop him from honing his craft with an ultimate goal of playing at the Major...
Pitt’s running back plans call for on-the-job training

Running backs coach Andre Powell has perhaps the toughest but most important job on Pitt’s staff. He must replace 1,000-yard rushers Qadree Ollison and Darrin Hall. The price to pay for such production a year later is a young group of running backs with little or no experience. “I went...
Enthusiastic senior class ‘taking ownership’ for Pitt

One day while Pat Narduzzi was in his office preparing for the start of training camp, his phone buzzed. It was Pitt senior defensive tackle Amir Watts. He needed help. “He’s Facetiming me, and he’s only 40 yards away,” Pitt’s coach said Friday. Narduzzi gets dozens of calls every day...
TJ grad Fairman wraps up successful baseball career at Cal (Pa.)

The phrase “Big Man on Campus” could have applied to Eric Fairman at Cal (Pa.) this year. Also, possibly, the “Big E.” Fairman, a former three-sport standout at Thomas Jefferson, recently wrapped up an outstanding four-year career with the Vulcans baseball program. And he elevated it to sensational level this...
Pirates’ Jameson Taillon needs elbow surgery, won’t pitch again this season

Jameson Taillon needs surgery to repair a tendon in his pitching arm, ending any hopes that he could throw again this season. Taillon needs surgery to fix an injured flexor tendon, said trainer Todd Tomczyk, not the ulnar collateral ligament that was repaired in 2014 during Tommy John surgery. The...
Plum Youth Legion team reflects on trip to state tournament

After his team’s loss in an elimination game at the Pennsylvania Youth Legion baseball tournament, Plum manager Bill Rumcik stood in front of his players and offered words he hoped would console his dejected group. “They were really down, but I wanted to put (the season) into perspective for them,”...
Passion for golf grows into career for Norwin grad Vonderkall

Sometimes all it takes is a tiny spark to launch a career path. For 1996 Norwin grad Chris Vonderkall, the spark came early and caught fire. He let his passion for golf lead the way. “As a kid, I was doing a book report and I did it on Arnold...
Tony Gonzalez enters Hall of Fame with 3 DBs who tried covering him

CANTON, Ohio — At one end of the room sat Tony Gonzalez. All the way across it was Ed Reed. Sometimes in the past, that’s as close to each other as the two new Hall of Famers cared to be. Same thing for Champ Bailey and Aliquippa native Ty Law...
Steelers get summer lesson on NFL rule changes, reviewable pass interference

NFL officials, led by second-year referee Shawn Smith, made their annual visit Friday to Saint Vincent to brief the Pittsburgh Steelers on the newest rules changes and points of emphasis. Officials have been charged with cracking down on blind-side blocks, enforcing holds that occur on the backside of running plays...
Ohio State training camp opens with new coach, new QB

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sporting several weeks of beard growth, Ryan Day looked calm for a new guy leading a storied college football program where the unrelenting pressure helped push his legendary predecessor into early retirement. The 40-year-old Day opened his first training camp as Ohio State coach Friday, the hand-picked...
Pirates designate Jung Ho Kang for assignment

The glove was still there, but two seasons away from the majors was probably too much for Jung Ho Kang’s bat to overcome. “That’s our take on it,” manager Clint Hurdle said Friday after the Pirates designated the Korean infielder for assignment. “Love the growth of the man off the...
Teryl Austin has Steelers DBs taking hands-on approach to creating turnovers

Wide receivers catching balls fired from a JUGS machine is a common sight at any NFL training camp practice. It’s no different for Pittsburgh Steelers pass catchers, who get their daily share of the work on the JUGS at Saint Vincent. It’s just that this summer the wide receivers have...
Mark Madden: Throwback wrestler Harley Race’s death both sad, symbolic

Hulk Hogan’s real name is Terry Bollea. Steve Austin is Steve Williams. Richard Fliehr stylized his name to Ric Flair. But Harley Race was born to be a wrestler. Harley Race was his real name. Harley, like the motorcycle. Race, as in “who’s fastest?” It’s a dangerous, exciting name. You...
Fishing report: Conemaugh River yielding solid numbers of bass, crappies

• Conemaugh River Lake is producing plenty of catches of late, with fishermen reeling in largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and crappies in solid numbers. Additionally, a smaller number of yellow perch, drum and carp catches were reported in recent days. • In Westmoreland County, the Allegheny River is harboring a...
Former Hempfield QB Justin Sliwoski leaving Pitt

Justin Sliwoski knew he wasn’t heading into an idealistic situation when he walked on at Pitt. The strong-armed quarterback out of Hempfield figured he could possibly find a niche with the Panthers as a backup or third-stringer — and be ready in the wings as a just-in-case guy. He’d pay...

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