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Pirates snap Reds’ 5-game win streak

CINCINNATI (AP) — Oneil Cruz hit a two-run homer and the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates beat the wild-card chasing Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Tuesday night. Cincinnati entered the game tied with the New York Mets for the third NL wild card. The Reds own the first tiebreaker over the Mets with a ...

Three in contention for WPIAL girls golf titles

Observer-Reporter BEAVER – Three local girls golfers are within striking distance of the lead after the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A and 2A Championships that were held Tuesday at Seven Oaks Country Club. Defending Class 3A champion Ellie Benson of Peters Township is in second place ...

Chartiers-Houston edges Burgettstown

BURGETTSTOWN - Aaron Walsh had a pair of touchdown runs to help Chartiers-Houston edge Burgettstown, 14-12, in a Class A Black Hills Conference game at Hill Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon. Walsh scored on a 12-yard run in the first quarter and a 50-yard run in the fourth. He completed a ...

Five things we learned in Week 4

Each week we will look back at the highlights of the week that was in local high school football. There was a record-breaking night at Fort Cherry, a statement win by California and some outstanding individual performances. Record-breaking Sieg: A couple weeks ago Sieg broke a school record ...

Waynesburg holds on for win after lengthy weather delay

WAYNESBURG – What started as a 1 p.m. kick off turned into a primetime affair thanks to a lightning delay at Waynesburg’s John F. Wiley Stadium Saturday. And after a marathon affair the Yellow Jackets got into the win column for the first time this season, outlasting Hiram, 35-27, in ...

California cruises past Lock Haven

CALIFORNIA - Eighth-ranked California faced little resistance from Lock Haven in a 42-6 victory at Adamson Stadium. The Vulcans (3-0) scored a little over three minutes into the game when Roman Purcell found Jeff Nyamekye with a 32-yard touchdown pass. Bobbie Boyd had a pair of touchdown ...