By Ronald Blum AP Baseball Writer Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes will receive a record $3,436,343 from this year's pre-arbitration bonus pool, raising his two-year total to $5,588,400 under the initiative to direct more money to top younger players. A 23-year-old right-hander who ...
By John Sacco For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com The magic of Gary Dunn is in his sincerity and commitment to PennWest California University and the Vulcans’ football program. Dunn’s reach is long. He connects with his administration, his staff and his ...
Valarie Solorio has the distinction of being the first girls wrestler to win a gold medal at the PIAA Championships. That happened in 2024, when she was a senior at Canon-McMillan, and won the 100-pound title. Solorio would like to add the distinction of being the first local product to ...
Observer-Reporter Kalista Friday had a perfect day shooting the basketball, leading the Waynesburg women’s basketball team to an 86-54 romp over visiting Hood on Tuesday night. Friday scored a game-high 25 points, going 9-for-9 from the field and making all six of her free-throw ...
What’s more impressive, an 18-year-old with a pilot’s license or making 22 tackles in the WPIAL championship game? It doesn’t matter to Peters Township linebacker James Spratt what you choose, because he has accomplished both. On the football field, Spratt had a huge night last ...
By Will Graves AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin thrives living on the margins. The Pittsburgh Steelers coach loves it when things get "thick," to borrow one of his favorite words. Things have rarely been murkier during Tomlin's 19-year tenure than they are right now for the ...
