Briefs
Steelers trade for Seattle tight end
The Pittsburgh Steelers have acquired tight end Nick Vannett from the Seattle Seahawks for a fifth-round pick in the 2020 draft.
Pittsburgh is in need of help at tight end with veteran Vance McDonald nursing a shoulder injury that will likely sideline him for Monday night’s game against Cincinnati and perhaps longer.
Vannett, a third-round pick in 2016, had 48 receptions for 463 yards and four touchdowns in three-plus seasons with the Seahawks, including four catches for 38 yards so far in 2019. The trade announced Wednesday will be completed once Vannett passes a physical.
McDonald exited in the first half of Pittsburgh’s loss to San Francisco last Sunday, leaving Xavier Grimble as the only tight end on the roster with NFL experience. The trade is the second in as many weeks for the winless Steelers (0-3), who acquired defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick from Miami on Sept. 18 in a deal that sent Pittsburgh’s first-round pick in 2020 to the Dolphins.
Girls soccer
Sam Snyder’s goal 15 minutes into the match proved to be the winner in Canon-McMillan’s 2-1 victory over Upper St. Clair in Section 2 of Class 4A.
Lexi Twaddle gave C-M (5-3, 8-3) a 1-0 lead early in the first minute. Ashley Barzd stopped 10 shots.
Brooke Minert scored two minutes into the second half for USC (5-3, 6-4).
- Rachel Black scored two of her three goals early in the second half as South Fayette pulled away to shut out Blackhawk, 4-0, in a Section 4-AAA match.
Black scored two goals in just over the first five minutes of the second half. She opened the scoring with a goal 1:15 into the match to give South Fayette (5-2, 6-3) an early 1-0 lead.
Sophia DiMartini also scored for the Lions.
Blackhawk falls to 0-7 in section and 0-9 overall.
- Alyssa Clutter and Courtney Dahlquist each scored twice to help Trinity blank West Mifflin, 6-0, in a section 3-AAA match.
Nina King and Courtney Lowe also scored for the Hillers (3-3-1, 3-4-1). Madison Shook recorded her first shutout.
- Alyssa Wright scored the only goal of the game as Chartiers-Houston edged Monessen, 1-0, in a Section 2-A match.
Ashley Horvath assisted on Wright’s goal, which came just over 14 minutes into the match, as Chartiers-Houston (6-1, 7-4) firmly remains in second place in the section standings.
Monessen falls to 1-6 in the section and 2-8 overall.
- McGuffey had four different plays score goals as the Highlanders defeated Beth-Center, 5-0, in a Section 2-A match.
Jordan Sekora scored twice for McGuffey (5-2, 6-4). Sensi Yendell, Maddy Supler and Averie Haynes each scored a goal.
Beth-Center drops to 3-4 in the section and 3-7 overall.
- Morgan Einodshofer and Farrah Reader each had a hat trick as Belle Vernon routed Uniontown, 11-0, in a Section 2-AAA match.
Einodshofer also had three assists for the Leopards.
Grace Henderson made five saves to earn the shutout victory for Belle Vernon (7-0, 8-2).
Men’s soccer
California University had five different goal scorers and three assists from junior Matt Yingling in a 5-1 victory over Daemen (N.Y.) in a non-conference game.
The win is the first this season for Cal (1-3).
Eli Mitchell, Jake Nebinski, Jacob Schwien, Evan Blunkosky and Michael McAnalley each scored for the Vulcans.