March 2, 2026 4:31 am
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Nico Echavarria has won the Cognizant Classic after a meltdown by Shane Lowry on the closing stretch at PGA National. Echavarria was three shots back with three holes to play but ended up with a two-shot victory over Lowry on Sunday. The 31-year-old from Colombia shot a 5-under 66 to finish at 17-under 267. It was the third PGA Tour victory and first in the United States for Echavarria, who is heading to the Masters for a second time. Lowry hit his tee shot on the par-4 16th hole into the water, leading to double bogey, and did the same thing on the par-3 17th.
March 1, 2026 12:11 pm
Washington & Jefferson College swept the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Basketball Championships Saturday, both winner earning automatic bids to the upcoming NCAA Division III national tournaments. The W&J women won at St. Vincent, 64-43, after having lost to the Bearcats twice in the regular season. Ketie Kovalchick led all scorers with 22 points. Stellanie Loutsion added 17 while Rylie DeRubbo had 14 points. Loutsion was named the tournament’s Outstanding Player with Kovalchick & DeRubbo named to the All-Tournament team. Saint Vincent carried a narrow 29-28 advantage into halftime but W&J seized control in the third quarter, holding the Bearcats to just seven points. The Presidents turned the one-point halftime deficit into a six-point lead heading to the fourth quarter and never looked back. W&J put the game away with a decisive final period, hitting 7-of-10 from the floor, 3-of-4 from three-point range in the final period, and outscored the hosts, 22-7, over the final 10 minutes. The Presidents earned their second consecutive PAC title, the eighth in program history, the fourth under head coach Jina DeRubbo. The NCAA Women’s Division III bracket will be released Monday (2:30 pm).
The W&J men outscored Westminster College, 11-3, over the final 3:40 of the game to rally past the Titans, 68-61, winning an 11th PAC title. Nathan Plotner was named the Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, scoring 14 points in the final to go with eight rebounds and four blocked shots. Matt Siedl and Matthew Carte each scored 16 points for W&J. Both were named to the All-Tournament team. The Presidents struggled at the free throw line early, making just 6-of-15 over the first 36 minutes of the game. But the Red & Black hit 9-of-10 down the stretch, including the last six straight, to seal the championship. The Men’s Division III bracket will be released Monday afternoon by the NCAA (1 pm).
March 1, 2026 9:26 am
Saturday will go down in history as one of the greatest days in Canon-McMillan Athletics. First, the Big Macs girls wrestling team won the PIAA West Regional championship and qualified six wrestlers for next week’s PIAA Championships. Shortly thereafter, the CM boys team won the 3A West Regional and advanced seven wrestlers to States. The Canon-McMillan girls claimed the day’s biggest prize, winning their first-ever WPIAL Girls Basketball championship, beating #2 Norwin, 50-38. The wrestling qualifiers open the PIAA Individual Championships Thursday afternoon. The girls basketball team will host Gov. Mifflin Saturday afternoon in the opening round of the PIAA tournament.
February 28, 2026 9:48 am
PIAA 3A West Regional at Canon-McMillan
Championships
107 Lee Dreshman (Canon-McMillan) DEC Bryce Thomas (Moon Area), 7-3
114 Zach Rehak (Thomas Jefferson) MAJ DEC Andrew Alexander (Mifflin County), 10-0
121 Mateo Gallegos (DuBois) DEC Landon Sidun (Norwin), 3-2 TB2
127 Santino Sloboda (Butler Area) DEC Dom Canali (Trinity), 7-0
133 Cael Yanek (Moon Area) DEC Braiden Weaver (Altoona), 5-2
139 Dalton Wenner (Cranberry) DEC Collier Hartman (Canon-McMillan), 6-5
145 Kai Vielma (Connellsville) DEC Aiden Kunes (Central Mountain), 5-2
152 James Whitbred (State College) DEC Michael Ruane (Franklin Regional), 7-2
160 Gavin Ciampoli (Altoona) MAJ DEC Cole Gibbons (Mt. Lebanon), 14-3
172 Teag Sanderson (State College) DEC Zach Labryer (Thomas Jefferson), 13-6
189 Mario Hutcherson (Kiski Area) DEC Hunter Snyder (Greater Latrobe), 9-6
215 Elijah Brown (Belle Vernon) DEC Kendahl Hoare (DuBois), 7-1
285 Bradyn McConneha (North Allegheny) DEC Cam Danna (West Allegheny), 4-1 SV
Third Place
107 Parker Jennings (Trinity) DEC Dominic Picciotti (Altoona), 9-3
114 Dylan Barrett (Penn-Trafford) DEC Beau Fennick (Franklin Regional), 7-1
121 Nico Kapusta (Hempfield Area) DEC Tommy Gretz (Connellsville), 8-2
127 Nolan Rice (Connellsville) DEC Deklan Barr (Altoona), 3-0
133 Jon Emma (Canon-McMillan) DEC Evan Tolliver (Ringgold), 8-2
139 Chase Smith (Franklin Regional) DEC Daniel Smith (Connellsville), 4-1
145 Jacoby Thompson (Meadville) FALL Aidan Finnigan (Canon-McMillan), 1:56
152 Ezra Swisher (Bellefonte) DEC Owen Campbell (Plum), 1-0
160 Jack White (Norwin) DEFAULT Sutton Stoner (Butler Area), 0-0 0:03
172 Ethan Cartwright (Franklin Regional) DEC Liam Costa (Moon Area), 7-0
189 Bryce Collins (Canon-McMillan) DEC Jackson Long (Bellefonte), 3-2
215 Cooper Roscosky (Kiski Area) DEC Brayden Collins (Canon-McMillan), 4-0
285 Dakota Carmona (Canon-McMillan) FALL John Montgomery (Franklin Regional), 3:00
Fifth Place
107 Michael Johnson (West Allegheny) DEC Riley Smith (Seneca Valley), 11-4
114 Jackson Hoy (Trinity) DEC Noah Young (State College), 8-3
121 Titus Colangelo (Franklin Regional) DEC Robert Cordova (Thomas Jefferson), 6-1
127 Kael Davis (State College) DEC Nate Caracciolo (Hempfield Area), 3-1
133 Patrick Tarantella (Central Mountain) DEC Parker Joseph (Mars), 1-0
139 Thomas Bencho (West Allegheny) DEC Olympic Serrao (Mars), 6-5
145 Nathan Klingensmith (Norwin) DEC Jacob Chacon (Montour), 16-10
152 Luke Lilley (Connellsville) DEC Derek Worstell (Upper St. Clair), 6-0
160 Cooper Dietz (West Mifflin Area) DEC Jake Lilley (Connellsville), 6-5
172 Kaleb Kinzey (Armstrong) DEC Sydney Hand (Penn-Trafford), 10-4
189 Noah Williams (State College) DEC Keegan Hewitt (Hollidaysburg), 7-2
215 Cael Ott (Penn-Trafford) MAJ DEC Mike Colyer (Altoona), 12-2
285 Sage Burkett (Punxsutawney) FALL Scott Payne (Hollidaysburg), 2:11
February 28, 2026 9:43 am
PIAA 2A Southwest Regional at Altoona
Championships
107 Kooper Deputy (Chestnut Ridge) FALL Mason Keesecker (Derry Area), 1:15
114 Patrick Bulger (Derry Area) DEC Carter Ickes (Chestnut Ridge), 1-0
121 Keegan Bassett (Bishop McCort) DEC Max Dinges (Penns Valley), 2-0
127 Dominic Deputy (Chestnut Ridge) DEC Cameron Baker (Burrell), 4-2
133 Tanner Guenot (Bald Eagle Area) DEC Austin Carfley (Bishop McCort), 4-2
139 Drake McCure (Bentworth) FALL Tripp Watson (Penns Valley), 1:41
145 Bo Bassett (Bishop McCort) TECH FALL Caden Judice (Bald Eagle Area), 21-6 2:43
152 Jonah Erdely (Frazier) DEC Lucas Boyer (Elizabeth Forward), 2-1 TB2
160 Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort) TECH FALL Ewan Olson (Derry Area), 21-5 3:39
172 Emory Gunby (Bishop McCort) DEC Mason Horwat (Derry Area), 4-1 SV
189 Kyle Scott (Tyrone) DEC Brady Brown (Derry Area), 7-0
215 Landon Erdman (Huntingdon) TECH FALL Marquez Gordon (Bishop McCort), 16-0 4:45
285 Colin Whyte (West Greene) DEC Caleb Rodriguez (Bishop McCort), 1-0
Third Place
107 Angelo Boni (Central Valley) DEC Ty Matthews (Central), 4-1
114 Javeon Chambers (Highlands) DEC Will Edwards (West Branch), 6-0
121 Dakota Santamaria (Tussey Mountain) DEC Garrett Weyandt (Chestnut Ridge), 7-1
127 Auston Kosanovic (Avonworth) DEC Conner Myers (Penns Valley), 5-0
133 Lucas Barr (McGuffey) DEC Erik Carlile (Penns Valley), 6-5 TB2
139 Owen McMullen (Bishop McCort) MAJ DEC Mason Wright (Bethlehem Center), 11-1
145 Josef Garshnick (United) DEC Julian Bertucci (Burrell), 7-2
152 Jackson Butler (Bishop McCort) DEFAULT Dawson Lomison (Bald Eagle Area), 0-0 0:02
160 Owen Ivcic (Bentworth) DEC Alek Palko (Jefferson-Morgan), 5-3
172 Cooper Porter (Meyersdale) DEC Brayden Lisowski (Penns Valley), 5-2 SV
189 Jayden Imler (Chestnut Ridge) DEFAULT CJ Pensiero (Bishop McCort), 0-0 0:01
215 Noah Layhue (Bethlehem Center) FALL Kolton Carlson (Laurel), 3:21
285 Casey Wilson (Laurel) DEC Daniel Williams (Glendale), 4-2
Fifth Place
107 Warren Wolesagle (Elizabeth Forward) MAJ DEC Carl Thomas (Burrell), 10-0
114 Tucker Smith (Everett) DEFAULT Evan Lisowski (Penns Valley), 0-0 0:01
121 Caleb Hummel (Philipsburg-Osceola) DEC Bruce Anderchak (Quaker Valley), 5-2
127 Lukas Smith (Berlin Brothersvalley) DEC Owen Dluhos (Westmont Hilltop), 11-6
133 Camden Olson (Derry Area) DEFAULT Brady Kostick (Richland), 0-0 0:01
139 Carter Katus (Burgettstown) DEC Trenden Willey (Chestnut Ridge), 4-1
145 William McNeal (Derry Area) DEC Averi Gable (Philipsburg-Osceola), 8-3
152 Liam Jones (Burrell) DEC Victor Bonus (McGuffey), 4-2
160 Matt Danna (Quaker Valley) DEC Doug McKim (Huntingdon), 7-2
172 Rocco Reifer (Moshannon Valley) DEC Rowan McClain-Hartman (Mount Union), 5-2
189 Malachi Peak (Bethlehem Center) DEC Trey Dunlap (Quaker Valley), 4-2
215 Max McConville (United) FALL Robert Martin (Penns Valley), 1:31
285 Kaden Shannon (Southmoreland) FALL Blair Miller (Central), 4:38
Seventh Place
107 Brayden Hanning (Jefferson-Morgan) FALL Ethan Cotchen (Bishop McCort), 1:54
114 Santino DiPaola (Forest Hills) DEC Jacob Dugan (Philipsburg-Osceola), 4-2
121 Preston Bubash (Elizabeth Forward) DEC Kamden Beatty (Mount Union), 4-2
127 Kaden Husick (Tussey Mountain) DEC Clayton Ealy (McGuffey), 6-2
133 Austin Bernash (Chestnut Ridge) FALL Ace Foster (Philipsburg-Osceola), 4:37
139 Michael McNeal (Derry Area) DEC Ayden Soler (Claysburg-Kimmel), 7-3
145 Caleb Patton (Washington) DEC Brenden Schardt (Meyersdale), 7-2
152 Dawson Shaffer (Berlin Brothersvalley) DEC Logan Noyes (Burgettstown), 4-0
160 Mason Van Allman (Tyrone) FALL Nate Mack (Penn Cambria), 4:08
172 Ben Catullo (Burrell) DEC Carter Durst (Berlin Brothersvalley), 8-5
189 Kasey Yoder (North Star) DEC Grayson Mahla (Richland), 6-5
215 Tyson Grove (Everett) FALL Nolin Snider (Northern Bedford), 4:08
285 David Peters (Greensburg Salem) DEC Gage Gardner (Bald Eagle Area), 4-1
February 28, 2026 9:35 am
PIAA Girls West Regional at Mt. Lebanon
Championships
100 Kristen Walzer (Montour) FALL Layla Colich (Sharpsville), 2:45
106 Blythe Letters (Shaler Area) FALL Ella Trahan (Fort Cherry), 5:05
112 Isla Silva (Mt. Lebanon) DEC Daylee Watson (Conneaut), 6-2
118 Marlee Solomon (Canon-McMillan) FALL Kaila Keesecker (Derry Area), 0:17
124 Lady Strader (Pine-Richland) DEC Anna Duncan (South Park), 14-7
130 Haley Smarsh (Moon) FALL Saphia Davis (Plum), 1:51
136 Maggie Alfera (Laurel) TECH FALL Abigail Dolanch (Avella), 17-2 3:12
142 Ava Golding (Kiski Area) DEC Josephine Dollman (Norwin), 3-0
148 Paige Jox (Mt. Lebanon) DEC Whisper Abercrombie (General McLane), 9-5
155 Camilla Hathaway (Mt. Lebanon) FALL Trinity Webster (Hickory), 1:10
170 Cydney Rea (Northwestern) DEC Alyssa Tresco (Kiski Area), 10-6
190 Charli Rea (Northwestern) MAJ DEC Alaina Claassen (Plum), 12-0
235 Zoey Murphy (Southmoreland) FALL Jenna Chapman (Albert Gallatin), 4:44
Third Place
100 Araceli Clem (Canon-McMillan) DEC Gianna Alcalde (Shaler Area), 3-0
106 Finley Fourspring (Corry) MAJ DEC Malia Ramos (Canon-McMillan), 11-2
112 Raya Sentipal (Burgettstown) MAJ DEC Trinity Moore (Connellsville), 11-2
118 Leah Sample (Saegertown) FALL Mia Scalise (Ringgold), 2:30
124 Chloe Zacherl (McDowell) FALL Yunuen Ayala (Canon-McMillan), 2:41
130 Sydney Laboon (Upper St Clair) MAJ DEC Maizy Mikeska (Derry Area), 8-0
136 Josie Mason (West Greene) FALL Kelley Enterline (Greenville), 4:26
142 Grace Nasman (Upper St Clair) FALL Taylor Pears (Hickory), 4:27
148 Giada Campanella (Pine-Richland) FALL Alaya Henderson (Canon-McMillan), 2:30
155 Karsyn Champion (Norwin) FALL Gabriella Dolanch (Avella), 2:14
170 Octavia Walker (Norwin) FALL Audrey Calgaro (Canon-McMillan), 3:00
190 Liliana Giulianelli (Peters Township) FALL Hannah Hornick (Seneca Valley), 2:46
235 Kaylee Stampin-Williams (Saegertown) FALL Alex Gosnell (North Allegheny), 4:07
March 1, 2026 7:00 am
The individual wrestling championship series has moved through the first three stages-Section, District & Regionals-with the top qualifiers advancing to the PIAA Individual Championships Thursday-Saturday at the Giant Center, Hershey. We’ll have live coverage of the Washington/Greene County wrestlers through the preliminary rounds, then full coverage of the semifinals and all the medal bouts on WJPA-AM (1450) and online starting Thursday morning. Listen Here
Class 2A Southwest Regional qualifiers to States:
Bentworth (2): Owen Ivcic, Drake McClure
Beth-Center (3): Noah Layhue, Malachi Peak, Mason Wright
Burgettstown (1): Carter Katus
Jeff-Morgan (2): Brayden Hanning, Alek Palko
McGuffey (2): Lucas Barr, Victor Bonus
Wash High (1): Caleb Patton
West Greene (1): Colin Whyte
Class 3A West Regional qualifiers to States:
Canon-McMillan (7): Dakota Carmona, Brayden Collins, Bryce Collings, Lee Dreshman, Jon Emma, Aidan Finnigan, Collier Hartman
Ringgold (1): Evan Tolliver
Trinity (3): Dom Canali, Jackson Hoy, Parker Jennings
Girls West Regional qualifiers to States:
Avella (2): Abigail Dolanch, Gabriella Dolanch
Burgettstown (1): Raya Sentipal
Canon-McMillan (6): Yuni Ayala, Audrey Calgaro, Araceli Clem, Alaya Henderson, Malia Ramos, Marlee Solomon,
Fort Cherry (1): Ella Trahan
Peters Township (1): Liliana Giulianelli
Ringgold (1): Mia Scalise
West Greene (1): Josie Mason
March 1, 2026 7:00 am
Haylie Lamonde led South Fayette with 19 points, 11 in the first quarter, helping the Lions to their fourth WPIAL championship in the past five years. South Fayette built a 7-point lead early in the third, then saw Thomas Jefferson battle back to within two. The defending state champions then outscored the Jaguars, 27-10 the rest of the way.
Late Saturday afternoon, Canon-McMillan jumped in front in the opening minute and never trailed, downing Norwin, 50-38, to claim the Big Macs first-ever WPIAL girls basketball title. Madison Clair led all scorers with 15 points, Sam Miller added 12, all in the first half, on four three-pointers. Lauren Borella’s 10 points all cam from the foul line, nine of them in the final quarter. C-M will host Gov. Mifflin Friday in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs. Here’s the weekend scoreboard along with the PIAA match-ups for Washington/Greene County teams. WPIAL Brackets
WPIAL Finals at Petersen Events Center, University of Pittsburgh
Friday, Feb. 27
5A Girls #1 South Fayette > #2 Thomas Jefferson, 57-38 Listen Here
Saturday, Feb. 28
6A Girls #1 Canon-McMillan > #2 Norwin, 50-38 Listen Here
5A Boys #1 Chartiers Valley > #3 Thomas Jefferson, 63-37 Listen Here
Washington / Greene PIAA Qualifiers
Friday, Mar. 6
6A Girls Canon-McMillan will host Dist. 3-8 Gov. Mifflin
2A Girls Chartiers-Houston at Dist. 9 runner-up Kane
2A Girls Fort Cherry at Dist. 10 champion Wilmington
2A Girls Burgettstown at WPIAL champion Neshannock
5A Boys Ringgold at Dist. 3 champion West York
Saturday, Mar. 7
5A Girls Peters Township at Dist. 3-3 Susquehannock
5A Girls Trinity at Dist. 6 champion Hollidaysburg
2A Boys Jeff-Morgan at Dist. 9 champion Redbank Valley
March 1, 2026 7:00 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trocheck scored the shootout winner and Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves and the New York Rangers rallied to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2. After an overtime in which each team had several good scoring chances, Trocheck beat Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner with the only goal of the shootout as the Rangers snapped a five-game losing streak. Shesterkin made five saves in overtime. Mika Zibanejad and Taylor Raddysh also scored for the Rangers. Anthony Mantha and defenseman Ryan Shea scored for the Penguins, who had their two-game winning streak stopped.
February 28, 2026 6:23 am
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have dismissed assistant defensive line coach LaTroy Lewis, just hours before he was named as a suspect in a sexual assault case. The dismissal came shortly after the Falcons said Friday they were looking into allegations that recently surfaced on social media. A direct message seeking comment was sent to Lewis on social media. The allegations date to Lewis’ time at the University of Michigan, where he served as a graduate assistant for the 2022 season before being promoted to assistant defensive line coach for the next two seasons.
