Leah Smith, a graduate of Oakland Catholic high school, will be bringing home a gold medal to Pittsburgh. Smith was part of the four-person, 800-meter freestyle relay team for Team USA last night. Other members included Katie Ledecky, Allison Schmitt and Maya DiRado. The team finished with a golden time of 7:43.03. Winning the silver medal were the Australians with 7:44.87. The Canadians won bronze with their 7:45.39 time. Schmitt started off the race, with Smith swimming second. Smith ... Read More
Pittsburgh’s Leah Smith wins Olympic bronze
While all eyes were on Katie Ledecky’s historic Olympic gold medal swim in the women’s 400-meter freestyle, focus in Pittsburgh was on Leah Smith. Smith, who graduated from Oakland Catholic High School, competed alongside Ledecky, who was favored to win the gold medal. While Ledecky broke her own record with her 3:56.46 swim, Smith had one of her best races, coming in third to win the bronze medal with her 4:01.92 swim. Coming in second place to win the silver was Great Britain's Jazmin ... Read More
From Pittsburgh to Rio: Hard work defines Meghan Klingenberg
What’s more ‘Burgh than having “berg” in your last name? Winning championships, for one, and ever since U.S. women's national team defender Meghan Klingenberg was a soccer player at Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia, Penn., winning titles is all she’s known. The first title for “Kling,” as she’s commonly known to teammates and fans, came in 2005, as the Pine-Richland Lady Rams pulled off a major upset in the state finals when they knocked off then-No. 1 ranked team in the nation, Owen J. ... Read More
Pittsburgh’s Meghan Klingenberg’s role in the Olympics
Moments ago, the United States Women’s National Team roster for the Rio Olympics was revealed. To no surprise, Meghan Klingenberg made that list. Klingenberg has started in every single match the USWNT has participated in this year, in both friendlies and qualifiers. Klingenberg helped the USWNT lift the trophy in the first ever SheBelieves Cup in March. Now, Klingenberg has the chance to bring a gold medal back to the United States - and back to Pittsburgh. Klingenberg, who grew up in ... Read More
From RMU to Rio: Carper looks to punch ticket to 2016 Olympics
The last time Chris Carper was in Eugene, OR, he returned home an NCAA All-American. This time, the former Robert Morris University javelin standout looks to return home as a U.S. Olympian. This weekend, Carper has the opportunity to accomplish a goal millions of people have in their lifetime when the 24-year-old competes in the javelin at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene. He's hoping to hit the qualifying standard of 83 meters and head to Rio de Janeiro as part of the the 2016 ... Read More