Sports briefs
Girls soccer
Before their section regular season finale against Peters Township Monday, the Canon-McMillan girls soccer team picked up a 7-0 triumph over Belle Vernon Saturday afternoon in non-section action.
Annabel Thomas garnered two goals and two assists for the Big Macs (10-6-1). Sydney Snyder also aided the offensive onslaught with a goal and three assists.
Ashley Barzd recorded the shutout for C-M with four saves.
Grace Henderson made 18 stops in goal for the Leopards (12-3).
- Waynesburg steamrolled Laurel Highlands, 9-0, on the road in a non-section affair.
Rhea Kijowski had a monster game for the Raiders (13-4) with four goals and three assists. Kylie Sinn added two goals and an assist, and Brenna Benke netted a pair of goals.
Reagan Carlson had the other goal for Waynesburg, as Bailey Fudala and Elise Benke collected assists. Emily McCarty picked up the win in between the pipes.
Laurel Highlands drops to 9-6 overall.
Boys soccer
Belle Vernon increased its winning streak to three matches Saturday with a non-section 5-2 win over Southmoreland.
Markello Apodiakos registered a pair of goals for the Leopards (11-5-1). Hunter Martin, Niko Aopdiakos and Dimitri Apodiakos also grabbed goals.
T.J. Watson made two saves for Belle Vernon.
The loss drops Southmoreland’s overall record to 8-8.
Field hockey
No. 18-ranked Washington & Jefferson recorded its 10th shutout of the season as the Presidents bested Utica, 1-0, at Cameron Stadium.
The 10 shutouts are the most in Division III, as of the completion of the match. W&J improves to 12-0 and has a school-record 12-match winning streak. The Presidents also are 6-0 in the Empire 8.
Alana Boyd scored the match’s only goal, her sixth of the season, 11:52 into the match. She received a pass from Sofiya Bobrovnikova from the middle of the circle and scored the eventual game-winner.
Steelers’ Watt fined
Pittsburgh’s T.J. Watt has been fined $20,054 by the NFL for his hit on Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan, and the Steelers linebacker says he will appeal it.
Watt rolled into the right leg of Ryan during the Steelers’ 41-17 victory last Sunday and was called for roughing the passer. Watt, who had three sacks and was named the AFC defensive player of the week, said earlier in the week that he pulled his hands off the quarterback and that can be seen in the film.
Houston’s J.J. Watt, T.J.’s older brother, tweeted “That is insanity” and “$20,000 for this?!?!?” Friday when news of the fine began to leak.
Among other players fined $20,054 on Saturday for illegal hits on quarterbacks include: the Jets’ Brandon Copeland, San Francisco’s K’Waun Williams, Indianapolis’ Najee Goode, Oakland’s Bruce Irvin and Baltimore’s Tony Jefferson.
Oakland’s Arden Key was docked $26,739 for unnecessary roughness in the Raiders’ loss to the Los Angles Chargers.
Several players were fined $10,026 by the league for various infractions, including: Kansas City’s Kareem Hunt (unsportsmanlike conduct), Dee Ford (unsportsmanlike conduct) and Chris Jones (unnecessary roughness); Atlanta’s Foyesade Oluokun (unnecessary roughness); Green Bay’s Tony Brown (unsportsmanlike conduct); Cincinnati’s Michael Johnson (unnecessary roughness); Miami’s Martrell Spaith (unsportsmanlike conduct); and New Orleans’ Michael Thomas (unsportsmanlike conduct).