May 20, 2022 3:55 am
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – Rory McIlroy blasted his driver over trees and into fairways, setting up some of his seven birdies that carried him to a 5-under 65 and a one-stroke lead through one round of the PGA Championship at Southern Hills in Tulsa. This was McIlroy’s lowest start to par since a 5-under 66 when he won the PGA at Valhalla in 2014, the last of his four majors. Will Zalatoris and Tom Hoge are at 4 under, one shot ahead of Matt Kuchar, Justin Thomas and Abraham Ancer. Tiger Woods struggled with his irons while carding a 4-over 74.
May 18, 2022 11:16 pm
#14 Bentworth played error-free ball and took advantage of two errors to score the game’s only run, downing #3 Ligonier Valley. Jocelyn Babirad reached on an error, moved to second on Emily O’Dell’s single and scored when Kyleigh Glaze’s grounder wasn’t fielded cleanly. Jaclyn Tatar got the win, holding Ligonier Valley to four hits and one walk over seven innings.
Mackenzie Gillis lined a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning for the only run of the game as #3 Pine-Richland eliminated Canon-McMillan Wednesday afternoon in the 6A softball quarterfinals. Six other Washington/Greene County softball teams played in the 2A first round. Links for brackets & broadcasts plus the daily schedule for teams from the two-county area follow.
Baseball WPIAL Brackets — Click Here — Softball WPIAL Brackets — Click Here
Wednesday–Softball
6A Pine-Richland 1, Canon-McMillan 0
2A Chartiers-Houston 10, Riverside 0 (5)
2A Seton-La Salle 5, Carmichaels 1
2A Neshannock 11, Fort Cherry 1
2A Bentworth 1, Ligonier Valley 0
2A Laurel 11, Burgettstown 0
2A Charleroi 5, Serra Catholic 3
Thursday–Softball Quarterfinals
5A #3 Trinity vs. #11 Chartiers Valley, 3 pm at Waynesburg University, WJPA-AM (1450) or LISTEN HERE!
3A #6 Waynesburg vs. #3 Deer Lakes, 5 pm at West Mifflin
1A #1 West Greene vs. #9 Mapletown, 5 pm at Waynesburg University
1A #7 Jeff-Morgan vs. #2 Union, 5 pm at Montour
Thursday–Baseball Quarterfinals
1A #4 West Greene vs. #5 OL/Sacred Heart, 2 pm at Peterswood Park
2A #6 Burgettstown vs. #3 Shenango, 4 pm at Burkett Complex, Robinson Township
2A #4 Carmichaels vs. #5 Riverside, 4:30 pm at Peterswood Park
5A #1 Peters Township vs. #8 Penn-Trafford, 4:30 pm at West Mifflin
Monday–Softball Quarterfinals (sites/times to be determined)
2A #4 Chartiers-Houston vs. #5 Laurel
2A #14 Bentworth vs. #6 OL/Sacred Heart
2A #8 Charleroi vs. #1 Neshannock
May 19, 2022 3:46 am
CHICAGO (AP) – Rookie Jack Suwinski, who attended high school 20 minutes from Wrigley Field, hit a tie breaking home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cubs 3-2, ending Chicago’s four-game winning streak. Suwinski made his major league debut this season and began the day hitting .183 with two homers. With the score 2-all, the 23-year-old outfielder from Taft High School opened the fifth inning with a drive off Drew Smyly that barely cleared the center field wall. Michael Chavis’ single in the third snapped the Pirates’ scoreless streak of 20 innings. They scored in the eighth inning of Sunday’s 1-0 win over the Reds despite being no-hit by Hunter Greene and Art Warren, then lost 9-0 and 7-0 earlier this week at Wrigley Field.
May 19, 2022 3:52 am
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – The Carolina Hurricanes have grabbed the opener of their Stanley Cup second-round series with the New York Rangers. Ian Cole’s goal completed the Hurricanes’ comeback in a 2-1 overtime win against the Rangers. Cole beat Igor Shesterkin at 3:12 of OT, the second career playoff goal for the Canes defenseman. Shesterkin was perfect until Sebastian Aho tied the game with just 2:23 remaining in regulation. Former Ranger Antti Raanta stopped 27 shots and blanked the Blueshirts after Filip Chytil beat him 7:07 into the game. Game 2 is Friday in Raleigh. Meanwhile, the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers defied playoff norms by playing a barn-burner in Calgary. Matthew Tkachuk registered a hat trick in the Flames’ 9-6 win over the Oilers. Elias Lindholm and Andrew Mangiapane scored in the game’s opening minute before Brett Ritchie tallied five minutes later. Blake Coleman had two goals in the opening 6:10 of the second period to give Calgary a 5-1 lead, but Edmonton chipped away and tied it on Kailer Yamamoto’s goal early in the third. Rasmus Anderson netted the go-ahead goal 1:29 later. Zach Hyman scored twice and Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists for the Oilers. The Flames host Game 2 on Friday.
May 17, 2022 11:27 pm
The WPIAL Softball & Softball playoffs hit full stride Tuesday with 17 Washington/Greene County teams in action. Seven more teams from the two-county area are on Wednesday’s schedule. Links for brackets & broadcasts plus the daily schedule for teams from the two-county area follow.
Baseball WPIAL Brackets — Click Here — Softball WPIAL Brackets — Click Here
Tuesday–Baseball
5A Peters Township 7, Connellsville 0
3A Deer Lakes 1, McGuffey 0
3A South Park 14, Waynesburg 1 (5)
2A Burgettstown 14, California 4 (6)
2A Neshannock 11, Bentworth 5
2A Serra Catholic 9, Beth-Center 4
2A Riverside 5, Chartiers-Houston 4
2A Shenango 10, Fort Cherry 0 (6)
2A Carmichaels 12, Apollo-Ridge 0 (5)
1A Sewickley Academy 7, Avella 4
1A West Greene 8, Western Beaver 1
1A OL/Sacred Heart 12, Jeff-Morgan 2 (5)
Tuesday–Softball
5A Trinity 11, Connellsville 2
3A Waynesburg 16, South Park 3 (5)
1A Jeff-Morgan 8, St. Joseph 1
1A Mapletown 14, Bishop Canevin 0 (5)
Wednesday–Softball
6A #6 Canon-McMillan vs. #3 Pine-Richland, 3 pm at Montour, WJPA-AM (1450) or LISTEN HERE!
2A #4 Chartiers-Houston vs. #13 Riverside, 3 pm at Sewickley Academy
2A #10 Carmichaels vs. #7 Seton-La Salle, 4 pm at Trinity
2A #16 Fort Cherry vs. #1 Neshannock, 5 pm at Sewickley Academy
2A #14 Bentworth vs. #3 Ligonier Valley, 5 pm at Norwin
2A #12 Burgettstown vs. #5 Laurel, 5 pm at North Allegheny
2A #8 Charleroi vs. #9 Serra Catholic, 6 pm at Trinity
Thursday–Softball Quarterfinals
5A #3 Trinity vs. #11 Chartiers Valley, 3 pm at Waynesburg University, WJPA-AM (1450) or LISTEN HERE!
3A #6 Waynesburg vs. #3 Deer Lakes, 5 pm at West Mifflin
1A #1 West Greene vs. #9 Mapletown, 5 pm at Waynesburg University
1A #7 Jeff-Morgan vs. #2 Union, 5 pm at Montour
Thursday–Baseball Quarterfinals
1A #4 West Greene vs. #5 OL/Sacred Heart, 2 pm at Peterswood Park
2A #6 Burgettstown vs. #3 Shenango, 4 pm at Burkett Complex, Robinson Township
2A #4 Carmichaels vs. #5 Riverside, 4:30 pm at Peterswood Park
5A #1 Peters Township vs. #8 Penn-Trafford, 4:30 pm at West Mifflin
May 18, 2022 3:53 am
CHICAGO (AP) – Keegan Thompson combined with three relievers on a five-hitter, and the Chicago Cubs shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates for the second straight game, a 7-0 win that extended their winning streak to a season-best four. Jonathan Villar hit a go-ahead, solo homer in the third and added an RBI single. Pittsburgh has not scored since the eighth inning Sunday, when the Pirates beat Cincinnati 1-0 despite not getting any hits. The Pirates had five hits Tuesday and have just nine in three games, dropping their batting average to .223. The shutout was the fifth against Pittsburgh this season.
May 18, 2022 3:54 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang are hopeful they can stay with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The longtime franchise stars will become free agents for the first time in their careers in July. Malkin says he would prefer to keep playing with captain Sidney Crosby but added he would understand if the team wants to bring in fresh blood. Letang is coming off one of his best seasons and could command a significant raise in free agency.
May 17, 2022 3:49 am
CHICAGO (AP) – Willson Contreras led off with a double and became a rare leadoff hitter with a first-inning grand slam as the Chicago Cubs burst to an eight-run lead and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0. Contreras became the 10th leadoff hitter since 1901 with a first-inning slam, the first since Houston’s George Springer off Kansas City’s Edinson Volquez on June 24, 2016. The slam was the 100th homer of Contreras’ career. Wade Miley retired his first 14 batters before Michael Chavis lined a single to left and ended a 13-inning hitless streak for Pittsburgh batters.
May 16, 2022 1:07 am
The WPIAL Softball & Softball playoffs got underway Monday afternoon. Baseball first-round action is slated to open Tuesday. Links for brackets & broadcasts plus the daily schedule for teams from the two-county area follow.
Baseball WPIAL Brackets — Click Here — Softball WPIAL Brackets — Click Here
Monday–Softball
2A Fort Cherry 11, Carlynton 4
6A North Allegheny 8., Peters Township 0
Tuesday–Baseball
3A #15 Waynesburg vs. #2 South Park, 2 pm at West Mifflin
1A #12 Jeff-Morgan vs. #5 OL/Sacred Heart, 2 pm at Peterswood Park
2A #10 Bentworth vs. #7 Neshannock, 3 pm at Chippewa Park
2A #16 Beth-Center vs. #1 Serra Catholic, 4 pm at Greater Latrobe
1A #11 Avella vs. #6 Sewickley Academy, 4 pm at Beaver
3A #9 McGuffey vs. #8 Deer Lakes, 4:30 pm at Peterswood Park
2A #6 Burgettstown vs. #11 California, 4:30 pm at W&J, WJPA-AM (1450) or LISTEN HERE!
2A #14 Fort Cherry vs. #3 Shenango, 5:30 pm at Chippewa Park
2A #12 Chartiers-Houston vs. #5 Riverside, 6:30 pm at Plum
2A #4 Carmichaels vs. #13 Apollo-Ridge, 6:30 pm at Greater Latrobe
5A #1 Peters Township vs. Connellsville, 7 pm at W&J, WJPA-AM (1450) or LISTEN HERE!
1A #4 West Greene vs. #13 Western Beaver, 7 pm at Peterswood Park
Tuesday–Softball
1A #9 Mapletown vs. #8 Bishop Canevin, 3 pm at Waynesburg University
3A #6 Waynesburg vs. #11 South Park, 4 pm at Trinity
5A #3 Trinity vs. #14 Connellsville, 5 pm at Waynesburg University
1A #7 Jeff-Morgan vs. #10 St. Joseph, 6 pm at Trinity
Wednesday–Softball
6A #6 Canon-McMillan vs. #3 Pine-Richland, 3 pm at Montour, WJPA-AM (1450) or LISTEN HERE!
2A #4 Chartiers-Houston vs. #13 Riverside, 3 pm at Sewickley Academy
2A #10 Carmichaels vs. #7 Seton-La Salle, 4 pm at Trinity
2A #16 Fort Cherry vs. #1 Neshannock, 5 pm at Sewickley Academy
2A #14 Bentworth vs. #3 Ligonier Valley, 5 pm at Norwin
2A #12 Burgettstown vs. #5 Laurel, 5 pm at North Allegheny
2A #8 Charleroi vs. #9 Serra Catholic, 6 pm at Trinity
Thursday–Softball Quarterfinals
1A #1 West Greene vs. Bishop Canevin / Mapletown winner, site/time to be determined
May 17, 2022 3:50 am
UNDATED (AP) – The Vegas Golden Knights have fired coach Peter DeBoer after they missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. General manager Kelly McCrimmon says the front office believes a new coach would put the team in the best position to succeed next season. DeBoer coached the Golden Knights for 2 1/2 seasons after being named to replace Gerard Gallant in January 2020. They reached the playoffs the previous two years and lost one round before the Stanley Cup Final each time. In other NHL moves:
The New York Islanders have hired longtime Barry Trotz assistant and right-hand man Lane Lambert to succeed him as coach. It’s Lambert’s first head coaching job in the NHL. Trotz was fired last week after the Islanders missed the playoffs for the first time in his four seasons behind the bench.
