The Bethel Park Black Hawks were welcomed to the Woodland Hills’ Wolvarena by the two-headed monster that lies in the Woodland Hills backfield. Jo-El Shaw, who stands at 6-foot-1 and 233 pounds, provides the thunder as the lightning comes from speed of running back Miles Sanders. Taking on Bethel Park in a WPIAL Class-AAAA Southeastern Conference showdown, Woodland Hills used their dynamic backfield duo to go to 2-0 on the season and hand the Black Hawks a 28-23 loss, the second loss of their ... Read More
Steelers assistant investigated for assault
According to a report by ESPN's Adam Schefter, Pittsburgh Steelers tight ends coach James Daniel is currently under investigation by NFL Security for allegedly assaulting a New England Patriots fan at halftime Thursday night. NFL investigating Steelers' assistant coach for allegedly assaulting a Patriots' fan Thursday night: http://t.co/nsTO6hY5fZ — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 11, 2015 The alleged incident with the fan occurred prior to and after half time of the Steelers loss ... Read More
Farm report: Pirates affiliates go 2-1 on Thursday
With four of the Pirates minor league teams in the playoffs, let's check in on them to see how they did on Thursday. Indianapolis Indians- Triple-A The Indianapolis Indians played host to Game 2 in their opening round Governors’ Cup playoff series in front of 3,706 faithful fans at Victory Field. Taking the mound in Game 2 for the Indians against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders was Vance Worley. Worley only needed 91 pitches to get through eight innings of work against the ... Read More
WPIAL Week 2: Woodland Hills hosts Game of the Week
Prugar’s Pick of the Week follows WPIAL Quad-A action again this week as Bethel Park heads to Woodland Hills. New this week are Prugar’s Games of the Week for all WPIAL classes. AAAA Prugar’s Pick of the Week- Bethel Park vs. Woodland Hills Woodland Hills welcomes Bethel Park to the Wolvarena Friday night for a Quad-A WPIAL Southeastern Conference game. Led by senior running back Miles Sanders, the Wolverines look to build off the 37-0 win over Peters Township last week. The Blackhawks ... Read More
Backyard Brawl to return in 2022
A rivalry dating back to 1895 has been renewed as today the University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University have announced a scheduled four-game series set to begin in 2022. The "Backyard Brawl" was played between the Panthers and Mountaineers 104 times up until 2011 when it was abandoned due to conference realignment. West Virginia getting the upper hand the last time the "Brawl" took place, winning 21-20. "Pitt and West Virginia have a long and storied rivalry that dates back to the ... Read More
It’s playoff time down on the farm
Four of the Pittsburgh Pirates' seven farm teams have advanced to the minor-league playoffs, which began on Wednesday. The Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, Double-A Altoona Curve, and High-A West Virginia Power got playoff action underway last night as the Low-A West Virginia Black Bears were rained out, and instead will start their road to the championship tonight against the Williamsport Crosscutters. Here's a look at the current playoff matchups for the aforementioned farm ... Read More
Steelers add Todman and Lyons to 53-man roster, finalize practice squad
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed two players off waivers, released two players from their 53-man roster, and signed 10 players to the teams practice squad. Joining the 53-man roster for the Steelers are running back Jordan Todman and defensive end Caushaud Lyons. Todman comes to the Steelers after being cut by the Carolina Panthers. The 25-year old back and University of Connecticut product was drafted in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers. Prior to being in ... Read More
Prugar’s Pick: RB Tyler Pettucci leads Altoona to a road win over Butler
Lightning bolts struck all around the area prior to the 7:40 kickoff at Art Berardi Stadium, the thunder, however, stayed for an entire 48 minutes in the form of hard hitting, smash mouth high school football. Art Berardi Stadium, home of the Butler Golden Tornado, was the site for week one of Prugar’s Pick of the Week. The Golden Tornado couldn’t hold off the visiting Altoona Mountain Lions in a WPIAL Quad A matchup, and lost 19-17. The storms left the Butler area prior to kickoff yet ... Read More
WPIAL season preview
Football is back, and not just at the collegiate and professional level, either. We'll take a look at each of the classes, and the players and teams to look out for, as well as our pick of the week. AAAA Team to Beat: Central Catholic- Boasting a ranking of 22nd in a national poll, Central Catholic is the early favorite for team to beat in AAAA. The Vikings are led on offense by Vinnie Emanuele, who averaged 6.5 yards per carry last season. On the defensive side of the ball, University ... Read More
A stroll through Pittsburgh baseball history
On Saturday, the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates were celebrated. Fifty-five years ago this October, that team was immortalized as World Series Champions. History was made that summer at Forbes Field, when the 1960 squad won 95 games, lost 59 and had one tie. They won the National League pennant and went on to play the New York Yankees in the World Series. During that seven-game duel with the Yankees, a series in which the Pirates were outscored, outhit and outerrored, they came out victorious with ... Read More