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Washington County aiming to end Pony championship drought

Colman McGuinness was sitting in the front row at Lew Hays Field for last year’s Pony League World Series Championship game between Washington County and Chinese Taipei. Cameron Jobkar was there too, and so were many of the other players that are on this year’s Washington County ...

Trich has been a baseball difference-maker

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles celebrating the 75th anniversary of PONY Baseball and Softball, leading up to the Pony League World Series Aug. 7-12. Leo Trich has played a significant part in building the baseball legacy of Washington and the surrounding area. He is a ...

Dale Lolley, who wrote about and coached sports with a passion, dies

Dale Lolley, the passionate and thoughtful Washington Observer-Reporter and Steelers.com sportswriter who cared as deeply about youth sports as he did about the Pittsburgh Steelers, died on Wednesday after a battle with cancer. He was 56. During his standout career at the O-R, DK Pittsburgh ...

Chinese Taipei rallies to beat Washington County in Pony final

Washington County led by three runs entering the bottom of the fifth inning and with a raucous crowd at Lew Hays Pony Field behind them, it felt like the stage was set for a history-making night. But in the bottom of the fifth, a couple of errors opened the door and Chinese Taipei ...

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, wins Pony League World Series in walk-off fashion

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico’s Dariel Carrion must have been waiting to shine under the bright lights of Lew Hays Pony Field in Washington Park. The Guaynabo catcher entered Wednesday’s championship against Tijuana, Mexico, without a hit in three games played in the tournament, but the fourth ...

Flaherty’s gem leads Washington County to shutout victory

Will Flaherty picked one of the nicest days of the summer to have one of his best games for Washington County. Flaherty threw a four-hit shutout over six innings with seven strikeouts and no walks to lead Washington County to a much-needed 7-0 victory against Bay County, Mich., Monday ...