Every year, the WPIAL grants $1,000 scholarships to 20 scholar-athletes from within the district. This year’s list of winners of the 35th annual WPIAL James Collins Scholar-Athlete Awards, is filled with student-athletes from the Observer-Reporter’s coverage area. Of the 20 recipients, ...
ROGERSVILLE – Carmichaels pitcher Bailey Barnyak walked off the field with a no-hitter and didn’t even know it. She was just happy that her team had recorded the final out. “I guess I was just trying to be in the moment and wasn’t thinking about it,” Barnyak said. Barnyak’s ...
Chase Mitchell’s projection is a sixth- or seventh-round selection in the upcoming NFL draft or an undrafted free agent after recently completing his career as an offensive lineman at Vanderbilt. He knows it’ll be an uphill battle to find his place in the league, but he just wants an ...
Frazier scored four runs in the seventh inning to nail down an 8-1 win over Washington in a key Class 2A Section 4 game on Thursday. The win drops Wash High (5-2, 9-3) two games behind section leader Bentworth in the loss column. Frazier is 4-4, 5-7. Winning pitcher Addison Hiles scattered ...
Avella picked up a big road win in Class A Section 1 , beating Jeannette 7-6 in come-from-behind fashion. The game had been suspended because of rain on Tuesday with Jeannette holding a 6-4 lead in the fifth inning but Avella having the bases loaded. The Eagles tied the score after play ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Wood singled to score automatic runner Jorbit Vivas in the 10th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on Thursday. Reliever Clayton Beeter (1-0) got his first career win despite giving up the ninth-inning run that sent the game to an ...
