October 21, 2024 4:40 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Edman and Will Smith homered to send Shohei Ohtani into the World Series for the first time, and the Los Angeles Dodgers eliminated the New York Mets with a 10-5 victory in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series. The Dodgers clinched their record 25th NL pennant and first at home since 1988, when they beat the Mets in seven games. They moved on to their 22nd World Series — 13th in Los Angeles — and first since 2020, when they beat Tampa Bay during the pandemic-delayed season. Next up for Ohtani and company is Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, who are back in the World Series for the 41st time. Game 1 is Friday at Dodger Stadium.
October 21, 2024 4:42 am
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty finally have a WNBA championship after beating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime of a decisive Game 5 on Sunday night. Jonquel Jones scored 17 points to lead New York, which was one of the original franchises in the league. The Liberty made the WNBA Finals five times before, losing each one, including last season. This time they wouldn’t be denied, although it took an extra five minutes. The win gave the city of New York its first basketball title since 1976 when the Nets won the ABA title.
October 20, 2024 9:30 am
Washington & Jefferson College and PennWest-California each scored football wins against Top 10 teams Saturday, keeping NCAA playoff possibilities alive and well.
Jacob Macosko caught a pair of touchdown passes in the last two minutes of the first half, giving W&J a lead it would never surrender, on the way to a 27-19 win over Grove City. John Peduzzi had 10 catches for 99 yards and a touchdown. W&J’s defense held Grove City to just 143 rushing yards, more than 70 yards below its season average. With the win, W&J’s first over a Top 10 team since 2008, the Red & Black stay within one game of the lead in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, currently held by Case-Western Reserve. The Presidents travel to Cleveland in two weeks to take on the Spartans. Grove City’s loss snaps a 16-game regular season win streak. The Wolverines last regular season loss was at W&J two years ago.
California claimed sole possession of first place in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West standings by capturing a 28-7 victory over No. 6 Slippery Rock on Homecoming at Adamson Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Quarterback Davis Black hit 16-0f-26 passes for 250 yards and one touchdown and ran for another score in the Vulcans’ win, snapping a six-game losing streak against The Rock. Eric WIllis III had five catches for 106 yards, including a 65-yard TD reception. The CalU defense held Slippery Rock to just 10 rushing yards and an 0-for-8 mark on third downs. The win is the first for CalU against a nationally-ranked opponent since late in the 2021 season, and the fifth against a Top 10 team since 2000.
October 20, 2024 6:46 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — Juan Soto hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees advanced to their 41st World Ser ies by beating the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series. Baseball’s biggest brand is going back to October’s main stage. Soto, who was acquired in a seven-player trade with San Diego in December, moved the Bronx Bombers into position with one big swing. Giancarlo Stanton added a two-run homer for the Yankees, who will play the New York Mets or Los Angeles Dodgers. Cleveland’s unexpected season ended short of the World Series, adding another year to the franchise’s title drought stretching to 1948.
October 20, 2024 12:52 am
The WPIAL Soccer playoff brackets got underway with a pair of 1A preliminary matches at California. The host boys team eliminated Chartiers-Houston after the girls lost to Greensburg Central Catholic. Bentworth boys received the #1 seed in the 1A bracket while Peters Township’s boys team is seeded second in the 4A tournament. On the girls side, Peters Township is the top seed in the 4A bracket with Bentworth seeded third in 1A. Action continues with first-round matches Saturday-Tuesday. Click on the classification number for brackets.
WPIAL Soccer Brackets BOYS 4A 3A 2A 1A GIRLS 4A 3A 2A 1A
Here’s the daily schedule for teams from Washington/Greene Counties (changes from original schedule):
Thursday, Oct. 17, Preliminaries
Girls 1A #17 Greensburg Central Catholic > #16 California, 10-0
Boys 1A #16 California >#17 Chartiers-Houston, 2-0
Saturday, Oct. 19, First Round
Boys 3A #7 Franklin Regional > #10 Trinity, 3-0
Boys 3A #4 Greater Latrobe > #13 Ringgold, 2-0
Boys 1A #1 Bentworth > #16 California, 11-0
Boys 1A #9 Trinity Christian > #8 Beth-Center, 3-0
Monday, Oct. 21, First Round
Boys 2A #5 Charleroi vs. #12 Seton-La Salle, 6:30 pm at Charleroi
Boys 2A #16 Waynesburg vs. #1 South Park, 6:30 pm at South Park
Girls 4A #6 Canon-McMillan vs. #11 Hempfield, 6:30 pm at Canon-McMillan
Tuesday, Oct. 22, First Round
Girls 1A #7 Waynesburg vs. #10 Riverview, 6:00 pm at Waynesburg
Boys 2A #15 McGuffey vs. #2 Avonworth, 6:00 pm at Avonworth (moved from Monday)
Boys 4A #8 Canon-McMillan vs. #9 Gateway, 6:30 pm at Canon-McMillan
Girls 2A #16 McGuffey vs. #1 Mt. Pleasant, 6:30 pm at Mt. Pleasant
Girls 1A #3 Bentworth vs. #14 Our Lady/Sacred Heart, 8:00 pm at Waynesburg
Girls 1A #11 Chartiers-Houston vs. #6 Winchester Thurston, 8:00 pm at Avonworth (location/time change)
Wednesday, Oct. 23, Quarterfinals
Boys 1A #1 Bentworth vs. #9 Trinity Christian, 8:00 pm at Peters Township
Thursday, Oct. 24, Quarterfinals
Girls 4A Pine-Richland/Greater Latrobe winner at #1 Peters Township, time to be determined
Saturday, Oct. 26, Quarterfinals
Boys 4A Seneca Valley/Mt. Lebanon winner at #2 Peters Township, time to be determined
October 19, 2024 12:01 am
Canon-McMillan survived another late rally, beating Norwin and keeping playoff hopes alive for at least another week. Peters Township rolled past Baldwin, setting up a showdown with Bethel Park for second place with chance at a share of the conference title. Trinity throttled Laurel Highlands, setting up a “winner clinches” scenario next Friday vs. Belle Vernon. Waynesburg handled Charleroi while Wash High lost to Carlynton, creating a three-way tie for second in the Century. Jeff-Morgan and California both won big, setting up the Tri-County South championship game Friday at California. Bentworth now has nearly full control of its own destiny for third in the Tri-County South barring a Mapletown upset of Carmichaels. If the Bearcats win at Avella and Carmichaels wins, Bentworth takes the final automatic berth.
Friday saw a number of all-time milestone wins: California #461, pulling the Trojans into a tie with Burgettstown for third-most in Washington County. Canon-McMillan #400, fifth-most in Washington County. Trinity #390, sixth in the county. Peters Township #290. Jeff-Morgan #475, second-most in Greene County to Carmichaels’ 521 wins.
Week 8 scores:
6A Quad County
Canon-McMillan 27, Norwin 26
5A Allegheny Six
Peters Township 49, Baldwin 8
4A Big Six
Trinity 38, Laurel Highlands 3
Belle Vernon 49, Ringgold 7
2A Century
Carlynton 28, Wash High 27
Waynesburg 49, Charleroi 23
1A Black Hills
Serra Catholic 33, Burgettstown 25
Cornell 46, Chartiers-Houston 14
1A Tri-County South
Jeff-Morgan 54, Avella 20
California 56, Beth-Center 14
Bentworth 54, Mapletown 12
Carmichaels 19, West Greene 6
Non-Conference
Fort Cherry 42, Shenango 0
Highlands 47, McGuffey 23
October 18, 2024 10:01 pm
The WPIAL Girls Volleyball playoff brackets are set with 11 Washington/Greene County teams included. Canon-McMillan is seeded second in the 4A bracket and received a first-round bye while Carmichaels is #5 in the 1A bracket. Peters Township (4A) and Waynesburg (2A) both are slotted sixth. Click on the classification number for brackets.
WPIAL Girls Volleyball Brackets 4A 3A 2A 1A
Here’s the daily schedule for teams from Washington/Greene Counties:
Monday, Oct. 21, Preliminaries
2A #19 Bentworth at #14 McGuffey, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, Oct. 22, First Round (all 7:00 pm)
4A #11 Kiski Area at #6 Peters Township
1A #9 Beth-Center at #8 Serra Catholic
1A #12 California at #5 Carmichaels
1A #14 West Greene at #3 Greensburg Central Catholic
Wednesday, Oct. 23, First Round (all 7:00 pm)
3A #11 Ringgold at #6 Freeport
2A #11 Avonworth / #22 Mohawk at #6 Waynesburg
2A #14 McGuffey/#19 Bentworth winner at #3 Hopewell
2A #9 Charleroi at #8 Ellwood City
Thursday, Oct. 24, Quarterfinals
4A #7 Pine-Richland/#10 Hempfield winner at #2 Canon-McMillan, time to be announced
October 19, 2024 3:39 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Martin Necas had a goal and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 4-1 win. Jackson Blake, Shayne Gostisbehere and Jack Roslovic also scored for the Hurricanes, and Frederik Andersen had 26 saves. Drew O’Connor had Pittsburgh’s lone goal. Joel Blomqvist, playing his fourth NHL game and making his third start, allowed more than three goals for the first time.
October 19, 2024 3:42 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase gave up two runs in the ninth inning as the New York Yankees moved closer to another World Series, beating the Guardians 8-6 to take a 3-1 lead in the American League Championship Series. New York got three singles in the ninth off Clase, who gave up back-to-back homers in the eighth inning of Game 3 but got bailed out when the Guardians got a pair of two-run homers in their final two at-bats. Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run homer and Juan Soto hit a two-run shot for the Yankees, who can advance to their 41st World Series with a win in Game 5 on Saturday.
October 18, 2024 4:43 am
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Javonte Williams rushed for two touchdowns and the Denver Broncos triumphed in coach Sean Payton’s return to New Orleans, beating the banged-up and reeling Saints 33-10. Bo Nix passed for 164 yards and ran for 75 yards for Denver. The Broncos outgained New Orleans 389 yards to 271 while sending the Saints to their fifth straight defeat. Rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler made his second straight start for New Orleans and his lack of experience was exacerbated by injuries all across the the offense. The Saints fell to 2-5, while the Broncos improved to 4-3.
