For the second straight year, the Pittsburgh Passion are the Women's Football Alliance champions, as they defeated the Utah Falconz, 41-37. Check back to Pittsburgh Sporting News as information from the game becomes available. ... Read More
Passion’s Ciara Chic Kimbrough to be inducted into Sportsline Hall of Fame
It's been quite the run for Pittsburgh Passion running back Ciara Chic Kimbrough. Growing up in a small town in southern West Virginia, Kimbrough just wanted to be like her brother and play football. Now, after playing the sport she loves professionally for the Passion in the IWFL, Kimbrough, will be inducted into the Pittsburgh Sportsline Hall of Fame on Monday. A popular radio show in the city hosted by Allen Levine "The Talking Machine," "Smokin'" Jim and Zach Brenner, Sportsline will also ... Read More
Passion to send 11 to IWFL All-Star Game
Eleven Pittsburgh Passion players have been named to the Eastern Conference team for the 2015 IWFL All-Star game. The Passion [9-0] dominated the IWFL regular season, scoring 327 points while giving up only 46. As a result, the Passion is well represented on the all-star squad, with 10 of the 11 Passion players chosen elected to the first team. The all-star game will be held on Saturday, July 25 in Rock Hill, South Carolina as part of the IWFL’s Championship Weekend. The all-star game will ... Read More
Passion advance to IWFL Eastern Conference Championship
The Pittsburgh Passion extended their winning streak to 20 games and got one step closer to defending their IWFL Championship by clinching a berth in the IWFL Eastern Conference Championship with a 35-28 victory over the New York Sharks on Saturday. The Passion [9-0] had their toughest test of the season with the Sharks [6-3]. The Sharks also gave the Passion their only tough game in the regular season, when the Passion escaped New York with a 21-14 victory on May 30. The Passion built up ... Read More
Dr. Tanya Hagen: Pioneer of Pittsburgh sports medicine
After spending her life serving athletes at all stages of the game, Dr. Tanya J. Hagen deserves the title of pioneer. Dedicated in her professional endeavors and inspiring in her personal life, Dr. Hagen, a native of San Diego, California, became a pillar in the Pittsburgh medical community. Hagan passed away on Thursday at the age of 45. A traumatic car accident in her high school years left friends and family questioning whether or not the talented, driven young woman would ever ... Read More
Standout RB Ciara Chic to rejoin Pittsburgh Passion for rest of 2015 season
The name Ciara Chic is a name that most Pittsburgh Passion fans have come to know. After not seeing the name in a black and gold uniform for the first half of the 2015 season, fans will soon see Chic back on the field at her running back position. Last week, Chic announced that she would be making her return to the team after announcing at the end of the 2014 season that she wouldn't be returning. The speedy running back said that she had planned to sit out this season after the team won the ... Read More
Passion improve to 5-0 with blowout win over Carolina
The Pittsburgh Passion defense continues to play well during the Passion’s undefeated start to the season. In their latest win, that defensive unit allowed just six points as the Passion defeated the Carolina Phoenix 41-6 to improve to 5-0. The Passion offense wasn’t too shabby either. Passion Quarterback Lisa Horton hit Sharon Vasquez for a 65-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the game and the Passion cruised from there. After the Passion defense forced a three-and-out, ... Read More
Longtime football fan Catone making name for herself with Passion
Tara Catone grew up a football fan. But, more importantly, she grew up a Pittsburgh fan. Growing up in Irwin, Catone's childhood room was a shrine to football. Sure, she was a girl, but that didn't stop her from hanging a life-sized Jerome Bettis poster on her wall. She was what she called a "die-hard Steelers fan," even though she was a John Elway fan. Living in a house with two older brothers, Catone learned the value of a good backyard football game quickly. "We were always outside ... Read More
Passion’s Horton inducted into PNC Legacy Project
Lisa Horton has been a mainstay for the Pittsburgh Passion, the city's women's football league, but she's more to the region than just a powerful arm. On Thursday, Horton, along with 12 other women, was inducted into the PNC Legacy Project in Pittsburgh. "The PNC Legacy Project is honoring some of our region's most remarkable women," the group's website said. "All are a potent force for bettering their communities and a testament to living fearlessly and without apology." Horton became the ... Read More
Passion roll over Reign in season opener
The Pittsburgh Passion picked up where it it left off last year, as it won its first game of the season, 66-0, over the Toledo Reign. Wasting little time after winning the opening coin toss, Passion quarterback Lisa Horton hit Rachel Wojdowski for a 41-yard gain, which set up running back Tara Catone for a 10-yard score. Catone continued to impress in her first game, as she ran it in from 43 yards out on the next score. Catone's second score of the game — the first Passion player to ever ... Read More