October 31, 2023 4:29 am
SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — South Yorkshire Police are investigating the death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson after his neck was cut by a skate blade in an English game. The police have urged the public to avoid speculation about the incident. The English governing body has reacted by making all ice hockey players wear neck guards from the start of 2024. Johnson was playing for the Nottingham Panthers at the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered the skate cut in a Champions Cup game. Johnson was a 29-year-old Minnesota native. He appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
October 31, 2023 2:07 am
WPIAL soccer playoffs hit the semifinal round Monday with matches including all three Washington County teams still in the running. Canon-McMillan got a goal from Abbey Ault late in regulation but North Allegheny scored 22 seconds into overtime to eliminate the Big Macs girls squad. The Bentworth boys flipped that script as Ryan Moessner scored early in the game, Burrell tied the match late in regulation and Moessner tallied the golden goal off the post in overtime, sending the Bearcats to Friday’s WPIAL championship game for the first time ever. Charleroi boys’ match also needed overtime but Arlo McIntyre’s penalty kick won it for the Cougars, setting up a third meeting between the section foes. The Cougars won the regular season meetings 2-0 and 2-1. The county is down to one volleyball team as Canon-McMillan travels to Fox Chapel Wednesday night for a semifinal match with Seneca Valley.
Schedules for teams from the two-county area follow. Click for WPIAL Girls Volleyball brackets Click for WPIAL Soccer brackets
Monday
Soccer Semifinals
4A Girls #1 North Allegheny 2, #5 Canon-McMillan 1 OT
1A Boys #7 Bentworth 2, #3 Burrell 1 OT
1A Boys #1 Charleroi 1, #4 Seton-La Salle 0 OT
Wednesday
Volleyball Semifinals
4A #3 Canon-McMillan vs. #2 Seneca Valley, 6 pm at Fox Chapel
Friday
Soccer Championship at Highmark Stadium, Station Square
1A Boys #7 Bentworth vs. #1 Charleroi, 8 pm
October 30, 2023 4:35 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Trevor Lawrence threw for 292 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-10. The Jaguars have won five straight to improve to 6-2. Jacksonville broke it open in the third quarter on a 56-yard touchdown pass from Lawrence to Travis Etienne. The Steelers played the second half without quarterback Kenny Pickett, who left late in the second quarter with a rib injury and did not return. Mitch Trubisky threw a touchdown in relief but added two late interceptions as Pittsburgh fell to 4-3.
October 30, 2023 4:32 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers wide reciever Diontae Johnson called for the referees to be fined following Pittsburgh’s 20-10 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, a defeat in which quarterback Kenny Pickett left with a rib injury following a big hit. Johnson said officials were “calling some stupid stuff” and complained there was no roughing the passer call when Pickett was drilled by defensive end Adam Gotsis. Johnson added the refs “must’ve got paid good today or something” and said they wanted the Jaguars to win.
October 30, 2023 4:42 am
Oklahoma dropped four spots to No. 10 after being upset by Kansas, the top five teams held their places and the Jayhawks and rival Kansas State both entered The Associated Press college football poll. Georgia is No. 1 for the 20th straight week, receiving 48 of 63 first-place votes, distancing itself from No. 2 Michigan. The Wolverines, who were off Saturday after a week of being in the news for an NCAA sign-stealing investigation, received nine first-place votes. No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Florida State each received three first-place votes. No. 5 Washington stayed a spot ahead of Pac-12 rival Oregon.
October 30, 2023 4:37 am
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — American hockey player Adam Johnson has died after a “freak accident” during a game in England on Saturday, according to his team. The 29-year-old from Minnesota was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge Cup game against the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered a slashed neck during the second period. Johnson played for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League before spending the 2020-21 season in Sweden with the Malmo Redhawks. He went on to play in the American Hockey League and Germany before agreeing to join Nottingham for this season.
October 29, 2023 10:09 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. – Junior quarterback Jake Pugh threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score, junior defensive back Zachai Simmons blocked a punt and added a second-half interception as Washington & Jefferson downed Case Western Reserve, 38-33 Saturday night at Cameron Stadium. Pugh scored on a four-yard run on the game’s opening drive, then found John Peduzzi on a crossing route at the goal line for a five-yard touchdown pass with more than four minutes left in the opening quarter. The Spartans got on the board with an 82-yard drive before Ricky Hunter’s season-long 33-yard field goal gave the Presidents a 10-point cushion. Simmons blocked Joseph Rhodes’ punt on the next possession and Kobe DeRosa picked it up and rumbled in from five yards out, putting the Red & Black up 24-7 at the midway point of the second quarter. Case Western, trying to stay in the NCAA playoff hunt, responded with scores late in the second quarter and on the opening drive of the third quarter to pull within four points. Pugh engineered perhaps the season most impressive response, an 83-yard, 14-play scoring drive, capped by the first of two second-half touchdown passes to Jacob Macosko. The latter, on the first play of the fourth quarter, covered 47 yards and saw Macosko haul in a pass tipped by the defender. Case added a pair of quick scores in the fourth but the W&J defense held off the Spartans on their final possession. Avery Keith delivered a QB sack with under two minutes to play and Case out of time-outs.
W&J ran for 156 yards against the Spartans’ defense, one of the nation’s leading run defenses coming into the game. Justin Huss ran for 67 yards on eight carries. Owen Petrisek added 36 tough yards, most of that in the second half. Pugh was 20-of-35 for 275 yards and three touchdowns. Macosko had seven catches for 107 yards and two scores. Puduzzi caught four throws for 87 yards and a touchdown. The win by W&J puts both teams at 6-2 on the year with two games to play.
October 29, 2023 1:15 am
With the regular season in the books, the WPIAL Football Playoff Pairings are set. The brackets include eight Washington County teams with three from Greene County. Peters Township is seed #1 in the 5A bracket, Fort Cherry is #2 in the 1A pairings, Washington (2A) & Canon-McMillan (6A) are #3 in their brackets. McGuffey (2A) & California (1A) are seeded sixth. Those teams are all hosting in the first round except Canon-McMillan. Action is set to begin Friday night for all classes except 6A which will begin with semifinal action one week later. The complete schedule for teams from the two-county area follow. Click Here for WPIAL Football Brackets
Friday, November 3 (all 7 pm unless noted)
5A Quarterfinals
#8 Franklin Regional at #1 Peters Township
4A First Round
#10 Trinity vs. #7 North Catholic at South Fayette, 6:30 pm on WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
2A First Round
#14 Ellwood City at #3 Wash High, 6:30 pm on WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
#11 Derry Area at #6 McGuffey
#13 Waynesburg vs. #4 Imani Christian at Graham Field, Wilkinsburg
1A First Round
#15 Jefferson-Morgan at #2 Ft. Cherry
#11 Jeannette at #6 California
#12 Burgettstown vs. #5 Union at New Castle HS
#9 West Greene vs. #8 Greens. Central Catholic at Plum HS
Friday, November 10
6A Semifinals
#3 Canon-McMillan at #2 North Allegheny
October 28, 2023 1:55 am
Following a quiet Friday, girls volleyball, girls & boys soccer playoffs continue with quarterfinal round play through the weekend. Canon-McMillan and Peters Township boys both lost in their 4A quarterfinals. Charleroi and Chartiers-Houston girls lost in the 1A girls quarterfinals. Canon-McMillan girls, Bentworth & Charleroi boys have soccer semifinal matches set for Monday. Trinity volleyball won the opening set but North Catholic won the next three to win the 3A quarterfinals match. Canon-McMillan will play Seneca Valley in the 4A volleyball semifinals early next week. Saturday-Monday schedules for teams from the two-county area follow. Click for WPIAL Girls Volleyball brackets Click for WPIAL Soccer brackets
Louis Liberatore scored on a throw-in for the Canon-McMillan boys, tying the match in the 11th minute, but North Allegheny scored the next 5 goals, eliminating the Big Macs.
Saturday
Volleyball Quarterfinals
3A #2 North Catholic 3, #7 Trinity 1 (24-26, 26-24, 25-23, 25-23)
Soccer Quarterfinals
4A Boys #2 North Allegheny 6, #7 Canon-McMillan 1
4A Boys #3 Butler 3, #6 Peters Township 0
1A Girls #6 Springdale 6, #3 Charleroi 2
1A Girls #1 Riverview 3, #8 Chartiers-Houston 0
Monday
Soccer Semifinals
4A Girls #5 Canon-McMillan vs. #1 North Allegheny, 6 pm at Moon
1A Boys #7 Bentworth vs. #3 Burrell, 6 pm at Peters Township
1A Boys #1 Charleroi vs. #4 Seton-La Salle, 8 pm at Peters Township
Volleyball Semifinals (date/time/site to be determined)
4A #3 Canon-McMillan vs. #2 Seneca Valley
October 29, 2023 7:43 am
