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Kings defeat Pens to spoil Murashov’s debut

Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Kevin Fiala broke a tie with 8:08 left with his 500th NHL point to help the Los Angeles Kings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Sunday to open a six-game trip. Fiala got around defenseman Erik Karlsson and shot over goalie Sergei Murashov. Fiala also had an ...

Bentworth scores early and often in PIAA quarterfinal win

McMURRAY – Before Saturday’s match Bentworth boys soccer coach Nick Malarbi talked to his players about making a statement and leaving little doubt. The Bearcats responded by burying Winchester Thurston before halftime. Ryan Moessner, Billy Moyer and Adam Moessner scored once each to ...

Five things we learned in Week 11

Each week we’ll look back at the highlights from the week that was in local high school football. This week saw three teams from Washington County advance to the WPIAL semifinals. Defensive masterpieces: Coaches say defense wins championships ad nauseum. But they say it because it’s true. ...

West Virginia cruises past Lehigh

Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Brenen Lorient scored a career-high 26 to propel West Virginia to a 69-47 victory over Lehigh on Sunday. Lorient sank 11 of 15 shots from the floor for the Mountaineers (3-0), including 3 of 4 from 3-point range. The 6-foot-9 senior forward added seven ...

Waynesburg works overtime to beat St. John Fisher

Waynesburg erased a 16-point deficit and defeated St. John Fisher 75-73 in overtime to win the championship game of the season-opening Hawks Against Hunger tournament in Hamburg, N.Y., on Saturday night. Waynesburg is off to its first 2-0 start since the 2013-14 season. The Yellow Jackets ...

W&J beats Geneva to clinch PAC title

BEAVER FALLS – For the 28th time Washington and Jefferson is the Presidents’ Athletic Conference champion in football. The Presidents (7-0, 7-2) locked up the PAC title with a 49-7 win over Geneva (5-2, 5-4) Saturday at Reeves Field in Beaver Falls. They also clinched a spot in the NCAA ...