August 23, 2025 12:01 am
The 2025 high school football season got underway Friday night including a pair of games on the WJPA Sports Network. Wash dominated the second half to pull away from McGuffey. The Little Prexies ran for more than 200 yards in the second half. Ameer Nelson (pictured) ran for 106 yards and two touchdowns after intermission. Peters Township rolled past visiting Canon-McMillan. Trinity and Moon went late in the fourth, tied 7-7. The Hillers got a long Jonah Williamson TD run but missed the extra point. Moon snatched the win with a 45-yard scoring pass in the final 30 seconds and a successful PAT. (Photo credit: Andrew Gregg)
Avella, Bentworth, California, Fort Cherry, Jeff-Morgan, Monessen and Waynesburg all scored comfortable wins. We apologize for the technical issues that plagued our WJPA-FM broadcast of the Canon-McMillan at Peters Township game. On-demand archives are available here: Watch/Listen Here!
Week 0 Scores:
Peters Township 42, Canon-McMillan 14 Watch Here
Moon Area 14, Trinity 13
South Allegheny 33, Ringgold 21
Wash High 28, McGuffey 7 Watch Here
Monessen 44, Charleroi 0
Avella 41, Mapletown 6
Bentworth 47, Brownsville 6
California 44, Serra Catholic 14
Jeff-Morgan 42, Chartiers-Houston 7
Ft. Cherry 49, Northgate 6
Waynesburg 50, West Greene 6
Saturday
Riverview 34, Beth-Center 19
August 23, 2025 4:51 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bubba Chandler has made an impressive major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 22-year-old right-hander, considered the top pitching prospect in baseball, threw four scoreless innings in relief and earned the save in a 9-0 win over Colorado on Friday night. Chandler was called up from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day. He entered the game in the sixth inning after Pirates starter Braxton Ashcraft allowed just one hit over five innings. Chandler’s first pitch was a 99 mph fastball. He struck out three batters and allowed only two hits. The Pirates plan to use Chandler in a relief role for now.
August 23, 2025 4:54 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jen Pawol is back in the big leagues umpiring another game. She made history this month as Major League Baseball’s first female umpire. This weekend, she’s part of the crew in Pittsburgh for the three-game series between the Pirates and Colorado Rockies. On Friday night, Pawol was at second base. She is scheduled to work first base on Saturday and then be behind the plate Sunday when Pirates ace and NL Cy Young Award contender Paul Skenes takes the mound. Pawol’s presence marks a significant moment in MLB history.
August 22, 2025 4:30 am
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Skylar Thompson shined in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 19-10 preseason victory over the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night. Thompson, a former Miami Dolphin, completed 11 of 13 passes for 152 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown to Lance McCutcheon. Rookie Ben Sauls kicked four field goals. The Steelers played some starters, while the Panthers rested theirs. Steelers defensive end Derrick Harmon left the game because of a sprained knee. Mason Rudolph started for the Steelers, finishing 6 of 8 with an interception. Jack Plummer threw a touchdown for the Panthers. Both teams open the season Sept. 7.
August 22, 2025 4:32 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Russell Henley couldn’t miss with the putter in soft conditions at East Lake. The result was a 61 to build a two-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler after one round of the Tour Championship. Henley made over 200 feet of putts and one-putted six of his last seven greens. Scheffler missed only one fairway and had to scramble for par. He shot 63. That’s his best score by two shots in six appearances at East Lake. Everyone started from scratch this year. And in soft conditions, everyone took aim. Only two players from the 30-man field shot over par.
August 22, 2025 4:31 am
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is moving to a nine-game conference schedule beginning in 2026. The decision ends years of debate and potentially eases a path toward another expansion of the College Football Playoff. The change was approved by conference presidents and chancellors. It previously had been recommended by league athletic directors. The SEC has played eight conference games each season since 1992 when the conference expanded to 12 teams with the addition of Arkansas and South Carolina. The Atlantic Coast Conference still plays eight league games. The Big 12 and the Big Ten already play nine.
August 21, 2025 2:22 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Johan Oviedo earned his first major league win since 2023 and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 to take the three-game series. In his second start since having Tommy John surgery in late 2023, Oviedo struck out six, allowed two hits, one run and had a walk in five innings. His last win came with six scoreless innings in an 8-6 victory against the Cubs on Sept. 21, 2023. Dennis Santana struck out one in a perfect ninth for his ninth save. Tommy Pham plated a pair with a double in the first inning.
August 21, 2025 4:31 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have decided to promote 22-year-old right-hander Bubba Chandler ahead of their game Friday against the Colorado Rockies. Chandler is baseball’s top pitching prospect. Pirates manager Don Kelly said he’s excited to add Chandler to a staff that already includes 2024 NL Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes. Chandler is expected to initially work in a bulk bullpen role. He got off to a hot start in Triple-A this year, but has stumbled lately and is currently 5-6 with a 4.05 ERA in 100 innings pitched this year for Indianapolis.
August 21, 2025 4:35 am
The College Football Playoff selection committee announced it will place more emphasis on strength of schedule when determining the 12-team field. The schedule strength metric has been adjusted to apply greater weight to games against strong opponents. An additional metric known as record strength has been added to the analysis to go beyond a team’s schedule strength to assess how a team performed against that schedule. The metric rewards teams defeating high-quality opponents while minimizing the penalty for losing to such a team. There will be minimal reward for defeating a lower-quality opponent and greater penalty for losing to one.
August 20, 2025 2:59 pm
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Baseball’s top pitching prospect is getting called up to the majors. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that the Pittsburgh Pirates have decided to promote 22-year-old right hander Bubba Chandler ahead of their game Friday against the Colorado Rockies. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the roster move was not yet official. Chandler got off to a hot start in Triple-A this year but has stumbled lately and is currently 5-6 with a 4.05 ERA this year for Indianapolis. The Pirates are shuffling their pitching rotation after sending veteran left-hander Andrew Heaney to the bullpen.
