Mar 28, 2023 9 min read

High school baseball

Undefeated Carmichaels broke a tie by scoring five times in the fourth inning and went on to a 12-3 win over visiting Jefferson-Morgan for a sweep of the two-game Class A Section 1 series Tuesday.

Liam Lohr homered for the Mikes (2-0, 4-0). Aydan Adamson drove in three runs, including two in the Mikes’ big inning. Mason Lapana went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI.

Winning pitcher Patrick Holaren did not allow an earned run over six innings and struck out nine.

Jaymison Robinson had two hits for J-M (0-2, 1-3).

• Chartiers-Houston continued its hot start with a 7-5 win over Fort Cherry.

The win improved C-H to 4-0.

Ryan Opfer went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBI to lead the Bucs’ attack. Paul Williams was 3-for-3 with a double and two runs.

The Bucs broke a 4-4 tie by scoring three times in the top of the seventh. Anthony Romano was the winning pitcher in relief.

Blake Sweder and Adam Wolfe each doubled for Fort Cherry.

• Bentworth stayed unbeaten and swept a two-game series with Washington by defeating the Prexies 10-4 in a Class 2A Section 1 game.

Landon Urcho went 2-for-3 and scored three runs to back the winning pitching of Christian May, who struck out seven over five innings.

Bentworth is 2-0 in the section and 4-4 overall.

• Beth-Center broke open a close game by scoring five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and defeating Frazier 9-3 in Class 2A Section 1.

The Bulldogs (2-0, 3-2) led 4-3 before their big inning. Ethan Varesko drove in three runs for B-C and Tyson Dingle had a double.

• Noah Demary hit a two-run tiebreaking single in the fifth inning that sent Greensburg Salem on to a 6-4 win over visiting Waynesburg and a sweep of the two-game series in Class 3A Section 4.

Alex VanSickle went 3-for-3 for Waynesburg (0-2, 0-3) and Lincoln Pack was 2-for-3 and had a three-run double that tied the score at 4-4 in the fourth inning.

• Kaden Hathaway and Matthew Smith combined on a four-hit shutout as Trinity blanked visiting Ringgold 4-0 in a non-section contest.

Hathaway struck out five over 4 2/3 innings and Smith got the final seven outs with 2 1/3 hitless innings of relief.

The Hillers used a pair of early two-run innings to give their pitchers some cushion. Smith went 2-for-3 with three RBI.

• Burgettstown scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth and one in the sixth to edge visiting Charleroi 3-2 and sweep the two-game series in Class 2A Section 1.

Charleroi (0-2, 1-2) led 1-0 before Burgettstown tied it on a fielder’s choice ground ball and gained the lead on a two-out passed ball. The Blue Devils (2-0, 2-0) added a key run in the sixth when Brodie Kuzior stole third base and scored on a wild pitch.

The run was important because Charleroi made it 3-2 in the seventh and had runners on first and third with one out. Reliever Eric Kovach ended the game by getting two strikeouts.

Tristan Roach had a double for Burgettstown. Jace Pacer had a two-bagger for Charleroi.

• Canon-McMillan shut out Peters Township, 2-0, in a non-section game for the first head coaching victory for C-M’s Brendon Steele.

This was the first career win on the mound for Canon-McMillan freshman M.J. Maurschak. Conner Helbling and Mason Fixx had hits for the Big Macs and Andrew Kocan drove in one of the two runs in the first inning for C-M (1-1). Austyn Winkleblech got the final four outs for a save.

Peters Township fell to 1-2.

• A six-run fourth inning paced Avella to an 8-1 win over West Greene in a Section 1 game in Class A.

Brian Martos knocked in four runs on two hits and Isaiah Braddock had three hits, scored twice and knocked in a run for the Eagles (2-0, 3-0). Martos held West Greene (0-2, 0-3) to three hits and struck out nine in six innings.

• Jantzen Durbin pitched a three-hit complete game and Cameron dames drove in three runs as McGuffey defeated Southmoreland 11-2 in a Class 3A Section 4 night game at Wild Things Park.

McGuffey 2-0, 3-0) swept the two-game series against the Scotties.

The Highlanders had a pair of three-run innings and a four-run sixth. Lincoln Johnson had a double and Jacob Ross scored three runs.

Durbin walked three and struck out six in a 100-pitch outing.

High school softball

Kyleigh Glaze scored three runs and drove in two others, leading Bentworth to a 15-3 win over Washington in a five-inning Class 2A Section 3 game Tuesday. It was the section opener for both teams.

Bentworth broke open a close game by scoring one run in the fourth inning and seven in the fifth.

Jaclyn Tartar doubled and drove in two runs, and Sofia Gaussa and Kayla Odell each had a double for the Bearcats.

• Riley Jones homered and doubled, Leena Henderson drove in three runs and Sofia Celaschi struck out 16 as Charleroi rolled to a 9-1 win over host Keystone Oaks in non-section action.

Celashi did not walk a batter and fired a five-hitter. She also smacked a double, part of the Cougars’ 12-hit attack.

Charleroi led 2-1 before scoring three runs in the fifth and four in the seventh.

• Burgettstown’s Julia Jastrzebski fired a one-hitter and KatieRose Smith and Gracyn Murray combined for seven RBI as Burgettstown cruised to a 14-1 win over Fort Cherry in a non-section contest.

Jastrzebski struck out four and allowed one unearned run as the Blue Devils improved their record to 3-0.

Peyston Mermon went 4-for-5 with two doubles, Layla Sherman doubled, Smith drove in four and Murray had three batted in.

• West Greene evened its record at 3-3 with a section-opening 15-0, five-inning win against Avella in a Section 2 game in Class 1A.

Payton Gilbert picked up the win, striking out 10 and walking three for WG (1-0, 3-3).

Katie Dryer doubled for the Eagles. Payton Gilbert went 4-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI. London Whipkey had a 3-for-4 day, with two RBI. Lexi Six was 2-for-4 and drove in four runs. Emmaline Beazell had a double for West Greene, and Ella Scott had a pinch-hit two-run homer in the fourth inning.

• Lauren VanDivner had three hits and drove in five runs to help Belle Vernon to an 11-0, five-inning victory over Ringgold in a Section 2 game in Class 4A.

Talia Ross allowed only one hit over five innings and struck out 11 for the Leopards (1-0, 4-1). Katie Sokol singled and knocked in two runs.

Ringgold fell to 0-1 in the section and 0-2 overall.

Men’s lacrosse

Washington & Jefferson rode a fast start to pick up a 11-5 win over host Bethany in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference opener Tuesday afternoon.

The Presidents jumped out to an early lead behind a six-goal first quarter. Paul Shook led the W&J attack with three goals and one assist. Zach May and Parker Lucas each tallied a pair of goals.

Boys lacrosse

Trinity defeated Norwin at Hiller Field, 11-5. Senior Cayden Bennett scored two goals to lead the Hillers’ attack.

In football

The brother of the late New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is facing criminal and motor vehicle charges in Connecticut, accused of throwing a brick onto the ESPN headquarters campus and eluding police during brief pursuits in other towns.

Dennis John Hernandez, 36, who also has been known as D.J. and Jonathan, was given a misdemeanor summons for breach of peace Thursday by Bristol police in connection with the ESPN incident, according to a police report.

Hernandez, who played quarterback and wide receiver at UConn in the mid-2000s, went to ESPN in a car, possibly an Uber, and threw a bag containing a brick and a note onto the property, police said. He then left.

The note said: “To all media outlets, It’s about time you all realeyes the affect media has on all family members. Since you’re a world wide leader maybe you could lead how media and messages are delivered brick by brick. Clean it up! Yours truly, Dennis J. Hernandez,” according to police.

In the NBA

Kristaps Porzingis had 32 points and 13 rebounds, and the Washington Wizards boosted their flickering postseason hopes with a 130-111 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.

The Wizards won despite the absence of Bradley Beal (left knee soreness) and Kyle Kuzma (right ankle sprain) and pulled within 2 1/2 games of Chicago for the final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference. Washington has six games remaining in the regular season.

The Celtics had their three-game winning streak snapped and fell to 2 1/2 games behind Milwaukee for the top record in the NBA. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 28 points, but the Celtics trailed 64-51 at halftime, and then their deficit rose to as many as 23 points in the third quarter.