September 17, 2023 7:55 am
September 16, 2023 4:27 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres scored when a potential game-ending double play turned into a game-turning error as the New York Yankees rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5. The Yankees trailed by two in the ninth before taking advantage of some shaky pitching by Colin Holderman (0-3) and some sloppy defense by the Pirates. Pittsburgh second baseman Ji Hwan Bae’s throwing error allowed the tying and go-ahead runs to score in the ninth. Judge had three hits for the Yankees, who have won four of five. Every member of the Pirates and several Yankees wore No. 21 to honor Pittsburgh Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente.
September 16, 2023 12:01 am
McGuffey rolled up 378 yards on the ground with five different players scoring, leading the Highlanders in their Century Conference opener. Connor Crowe had 10 carries for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Shane Cornali caught a 41-yard TD pass from Matt Sieg in the first minute, all the points Fort Cherry needed to improve to 4-0, opening Black Hills Conference play. Sieg followed with a punt return TD and an 83-yard rushing score. Jonah Williamson threw for three touchdowns, ran for three more, including the game-winner late as Trinity picked up a crucial Big Seven victory. Beth-Center won for the first time this season. Bentworth picked up a second straight victory AT Monessen. Wash High improved to 4-0 with an impressive non-conference win. Here’s this week’s scores for Washington & Greene County teams:
5A Allegheny Six
Peters Township 35, South Fayette 0
4A Big Seven
Trinity 41, Connellsville 40
2A Century
McGuffey 43, Brentwood 18
Sto-Rox 24, Charleroi 8
Waynesburg 12, Keystone Oaks 0
1A Black Hills
Cornell 41, Avella 0
Ft. Cherry 51, Chartiers-Houston 0
Bishop Canevin 35, Burgettstown 0 (Saturday)
1A Tri-County South
Bentworth 28, Monessen 0
Beth-Center 20, Mapletown 6
California 48, Jeff-Morgan 21
West Greene 47, Carmichaels 14
Non-Conference
Canon-McMillan 28, Bethel Park 8
West Mifflin 48, Ringgold 0
Wash High 31, Greensburg Central Catholic 7
September 15, 2023 12:01 am
Conference openers dominate the schedule across the WPIAL this weekend, including a pair of games on-air and online. Century Conference action gets started as McGuffey visits Brentwood as the Highlanders make their second appearance on WJPA-FM this season. Black Hills Conference play gets underway in Meadowlands as Chartiers-Houston hosts Fort Cherry, both teams making their radio debut on WJPA-AM. Airtime is 6:30 pm for both with kickoff set for 7 pm. Here’s this week’s schedule for Washington & Greene County teams:
5A Allegheny Six
Peters Township at South Fayette
4A Big Seven
Trinity at Connellsville
2A Century
McGuffey at Brentwood, 6:30 pm WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
Charleroi at Sto-Rox
Keystone Oaks at Waynesburg
1A Black Hills
Avella at Cornell
Ft. Cherry at Chartiers-Houston, 6:30 pm WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
1A Tri-County South
Bentworth at Monessen
Beth-Center at Mapletown
California at Jeff-Morgan
Carmichaels at West Greene
Non-Conference
Canon-McMillan at Bethel Park
Ringgold at West Mifflin
Wash High at Greensburg Central Catholic
September 15, 2023 4:34 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts ran for a pair of 1-yard touchdowns and threw a 63-yard TD pass to DeVonta Smith, D’Andre Swift ran for 175 yards and a score, and the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles held off the turnover-prone Minnesota Vikings 34-28. Hurts shook off a sluggish passing performance in the first half when he connected with Smith for the scoring strike in the third quarter that made it 27-7. It almost wasn’t enough as Kirk Cousins tried to rally the Vikings late. But Minnesota couldn’t overcome four lost fumbles as it fell to 0-2. The Eagles are 2-0.
September 15, 2023 4:39 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Keller pitched eight innings of two-hit ball, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 2-0. Keller struck out seven and walked one. The 27-year-old right-hander improved to 3-1 with a 3.07 ERA in his last seven starts. David Bednar pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 35th save. Pittsburgh won the final three games of the four-game set against last-place Washington. The Pirates have won 11 of 16 overall. The Nationals wasted a solid performance by Josiah Gray, who struck out 10 in 6 1/3 innings. The game took less than two-hours to play.
September 14, 2023 5:20 pm
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without injured wide receiver Diontae Johnson when they host Cleveland in Week 2. Johnson is dealing with a hamstring injury and is out indefinitely. The Steelers will turn to second-year wide receiver Calvin Austin and 10-year vet Allen Robinson to help carry some of the load with Johnson sidelined. Austin caught six passes for 37 yards in a Week 1 loss to San Francisco. Robinson hauled in five passes for 64 yards, his most productive game in two years.
September 14, 2023 2:59 pm
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Keller pitched eight innings of two-hit ball, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 2-0. Keller struck out seven and walked one. The 27-year-old right-hander improved to 3-1 with a 3.07 ERA in his last seven starts. David Bednar pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 35th save. Pittsburgh won the final three games of the four-game set against last-place Washington. The Pirates have won 11 of 16 overall. The Nationals wasted a solid performance by Josiah Gray, who struck out 10 in 6 1/3 innings.
September 13, 2023 4:35 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds hit his 21st homer and singled twice to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Wednesday night. Josh Palacios and Liover Pegeuro added two hits and an RBI apiece for the Pirates, who jumped on Jackson Rutledge (0-1) early in his major league debut — then held on late. Pittsburgh rookie Quinn Priester (3-2), back up for his second stint in the majors after six rocky starts earlier in the season, worked four-plus innings to earn the victory. David Bednar endured a bumpy ninth, allowing a run and loading the bases with one out before getting C.J. Abrams to strike out and Lane Thomas to fly out to end it.
September 14, 2023 4:38 am
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers’ season is over. It appears he might not be ready to call it a career. The New York Jets quarterback wrote on Instagram on Wednesday night that “I shall rise yet again.” That came after coach Robert Saleh said he’d be shocked if Rodgers ends his playing career this way, but he hasn’t had any conversations along those lines with him. The 39-year-old quarterback tore his left Achilles tendon on his fourth snap in his debut with the Jets on Monday night in a 22-16 overtime win over Buffalo. Saleh said Rodgers is currently going for some medical consultations to determine his next step, which will include surgery.
