JEFFERSON – With a chance to seal the game in the final 20 seconds of the fourth quarter, Dayten Marion toed the free-throw line with his bright pink shoes. He took a deep breath, sank both attempts and left his arm hanging in the air after the second one went through the hoop. It was ...
Fort Cherry High School quarterback and West Virginia University signee Matt Sieg has been named the 2025 National High School Player of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club. Sieg is the first WVU signee to earn the Maxwell Football Club's High School Player of the Year Award and it marks ...
Here is a look back at the Observer-Reporter’s top 10 sports stories of 2025. 1. Bentworth boys soccer wins 1st PIAA title One thing in the local sports world that became clear in 2025 is that small school soccer runs through the towns of Bentleyville and Ellsworth. A storybook ...
Observer-Reporter The WPIAL Class 5A champion Peters Township football team was well represented on the All-State team released Tuesday. Four Indians – James Spratt, Nolan DiLucia, Lucas Shanafelt and Reston Lehman – made the list. Fort Cherry’s Matt Sieg and Bentworth’s Ben Hays ...
By Jerin Steele jsteele@observer-reporter.com HOUSTON – A cold spell in the fourth quarter made the Chartiers-Houston girls basketball team have to sweat out the finish. Even though the Bucs did not make a field goal in the fourth quarter, they built up enough equity through the first ...
McDONALD – Fort Cherry football standout Matt Sieg kept his college commitment a secret to pretty much everyone before Wednesday. His coach Tanner Garry didn’t even know. Part of that was because Sieg said he didn’t know for sure where he was going until Tuesday night. When Sieg ...
