Cranberry Township was flooded this past weekend with hundreds of volunteers and softball players and, more importantly, thousands of dollars for charity. The 15th annual Cranberry CUP, which stands for Community Uniting People, has grown from a small neighborhood softball competition to a mega event that included two softball tournaments, a golf event and a 5K run. Cathy Cortazzo, a local realtor and long-time resident of the Butler County township, founded the charity in 2000. She and the ... Read More
The Meadows Dave Palone: Pittsburgh’s hidden gem
Though harness racing driver Dave Palone may not be a household name to many sports fans in Pittsburgh, he's unquestionably a name you should know. Based out of local harness racing track the Meadows, Palone has quietly put together a resume that could rival the best that this sports crazed city has to offer, and it's really not even up for debate. With over 16,000 wins, which includes many wins in the premiere races in the sport, over $100 million in career earnings, induction into both the ... Read More
Wheeling Nailers re-sign D Jake Areshanko
The Wheeling Nailers, the Pittsburgh Penguins ECHL affiliate have had a busy week as they inked their fourth player for a contract for the upcoming season. This time it was defenseman Jake Areshenko who re-signed with the club. The 25-year old is coming off a pretty solid rookie campaign, where he had 10 assists and a plus-eight rating in 56 regular season games. Wheeling acquired Areshenko prior to the beginning of last season and he provided some defensive stability as a guy who is ... Read More
Wheeling Nailers re-sign Tyler Fernandez
The Wheeling Nailers added some goal scoring punch to the lineup on Monday when they announced the re-signing of forward Tyler Fernandez. The 25-year old got an opportunity last season and took advantage of it. After only appearing in 16 ECHL games throughout his first three professional seasons, Fernandez appeared in 54 games last year with the Nailers. He responded by scoring 13 goals with 12 assists. The 13 goals tied him for fifth on the team. Prior to joining the Nailers, ... Read More
Power of the Week: Tommy Grady
What a long, strange trip it's been for the Pittsburgh Power. After a season that began with the firing of their head coach, the challenge of dealing with a roster chocked full of new players, and many questions as to whether would be able to reach the playoffs in their third season of existence, the Power are now proving to be one of the top teams in the AFL. On the heels of an impressive 57-27 win over the Iowa Barnstormers, the Power not only improved to 11-3 on the season, they locked up ... Read More
Washington Swept by Schaumburg in Doubleheader
Washington, PA—In a game that concluded nearly 24 hours after it began the Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Financial, fell to the Schaumburg Boomers 1-0 in extra innings. The game was suspended in the middle of the fifth inning Wednesday night due to rain. The Wild Things played the second game of the night and the last of the series against the Boomers that was scheduled as a seven-inning contest, but required one extra inning to decide the winner. The Wild Things strived to ... Read More
WPIAL Earns 19 Gold Medals at PIAA Championships
After a season filled with abysmal weather conditions that included rain and more rain, this weekend's PIAA Track and Field Championships had abundant sunshine and the WPIAL made sure to take advantage of it. Hempfield girls were able to win their second consecutive team title and were led by Junior standout Maddie Holmberg. Holmberg won three gold medals over the weekend including wins in the Long Jump, Intermediate Hurdles and 4x100 relay. Holmberg's 20 foot, one inch long jump narrowly ... Read More
Wild Things earn first sweep of 2014 season
WASHINGTON, PA— The offense continued to light up the scoreboard in left field at CONSOL Energy Park, as the Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Financial, belted out 11 hits en route to a 5-2 victory, sweeping the visiting Frontier Greys in the three-game series. Starting pitcher Tim Flight earned his first victory of the season for the Wild Things, striking out six and allowing only one run. Justin Jackson took the loss for the Greys. The Wild Things wasted no time in gaining ... Read More
Home run leads Wild Things past Greys, 4-1
Washington, PA-The Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Financial, recorded a 4-1 victory over the Frontier Greys in the second game of the series at CONSOL Energy Park Wednesday. Washington's offense ignited when first baseman William Beckwith, knocked in outfielder Stewart Ijames on a line drive single in the second inning. Catcher Jim Vahalik brought fans to their feet again when he sent a two-run homerun over the left field fence for a 3-0 advantage. Infielder Ryan Kresky ... Read More
Wild Things defeat Greys, 10-1 in home opener
WASHINGTON, PA – The Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Financial, started off their 2014 home season with a bang at CONSOL Energy Park as they defeated the visiting Frontier Greys 10-1 in their home opener on Tuesday night. The offense erupted producing 15 hits and 10 runs in their fourth game of the season. With two outs in the bottom of the first, the middle of Washington's lineup gave the home team a 3-0 advantage as corner infielders Carter Bell and William Beckwith each ... Read More