February 14, 2025 8:00 pm
WPIAL 3A Southern Sectional at South Fayette
Championships
107 Nicholas McGarrity (Peters Township) DEC Michael Johnson (West Allegheny), 6-3
114 Lucas Carson (West Allegheny) DEC Parker Jennings (Trinity), 9-4
121 Thomas Bencho (West Allegheny) DEC Gionno Gardner (Canon-McMillan), 14-8
127 Dom Canali (Trinity) MAJ DEC Evan Sala (Mt. Lebanon), 9-0
133 Collier Hartman (Canon-McMillan) DEC Cael Yanek (Moon Area), 7-5
139 T.J. Allison (Trinity) DEC Talan Mizenko (South Fayette), 3-2 UTB
145 Ramil Islamov (Baldwin) TECH FALL Ethan Higgins (Bethel Park), 19-4 4:15
152 Darius McMillon (Peters Township) DEC Cole Gibbons (Mt. Lebanon), 4-1
160 Liam Costa (Moon Area) FALL Brock Evans (Waynesburg), 3:02
172 Devin McCauley (Mt. Lebanon) DEC Michael Olszewski (Moon Area), 6-3 SV
189 Jake Stephenson (Waynesburg) DEC Bryce Collins (Canon-McMillan), 4-1
215 Brayden Collins (Canon-McMillan) DEC Hunter Goelz (Bethel Park), 6-1
285 Cam Danna (West Allegheny) DEC Ben Lloyd (Mt. Lebanon), 2-1 UTB
Third Place
107 Bryce Thomas (Moon Area) DEF Jackson Hoy (Trinity)
114 Karsten Kirchner (Moon Area) FALL Ayden Miller (Baldwin), 4:17
121 Pierce Reinhart (Bethel Park) DEC Jonathan Emma (Mt. Lebanon), 7-0
127 Colton Fisher (Bethel Park) DEC Floyd Huff (Waynesburg), 7-6
133 A.J. Snatchko (West Allegheny) DEC Logan Connolly (Chartiers Valley), 8-5
139 Aden Stout (Bethel Park) DEC Jacob Chacon (Montour), 5-1
145 Devin Junko (Trinity) MAJ DEC Mason Calgaro (Canon-McMillan), 10-1
152 Luke Dunlap (South Fayette) FALL Derek Worstell (Upper St. Clair), 0:23
160 Rook Smith (Montour) FALL Behr Bruckner (Trinity), 4:00
172 Ayden Solomon (Canon-McMillan) DEC Caleb Crawford (Bethel Park), 4-0
189 Jackson Bruckner (Trinity) DEC Owen Bereznay (Moon Area), 2-1
215 Khalil Razipour (Moon Area) FALL Ian Holub (Trinity), 4:54
285 Owen Rush (Canon-McMillan) DEC Michael Gibson (Bethel Park), 6-3 TB2
Fifth Place
107 Cooper Knorr (Chartiers Valley) FALL Spencer Hills (Upper St. Clair), 2:16
114 Alisher Abdurakhmanov (Upper St. Clair) FALL Sam Burgunder (Chartiers Valley), 2:35
121 Brock Dennison (South Fayette) FALL Landon Ault (Trinity), 1:22
127 Dane McMillon (Peters Township) DEC Alex Tucker (Upper St. Clair), 12-10
133 Seth Miller (Bethel Park) DEC Peter Leventis (South Fayette), 7-5
139 Logan Slovick (West Allegheny) MAJ DEC Mike Griffiths (Baldwin), 13-1
145 Blake Schepis (West Allegheny) FORFEIT Elijah Thomas (Moon Area)
152 Ian Bucheli (Bethel Park) FALL Tavis Lindsay (Moon Area), 2:45
160 Maksim Miller (Bethel Park) DEC Luca Coury (Upper St. Clair), 8-1
172 Bryce Catanzaro (Upper St. Clair) FORFEIT Parker Nave (Peters Township)
189 Nate Reed (Blackhawk) FORFEIT Howard Clellen (Chartiers Valley)
215 Mahabullah Amini (Baldwin) FORFEIT Roan Tustin (Waynesburg)
285 Zack Stromock (Peters Township) FALL Jacob Halbedl (Montour), 1:42
February 15, 2025 12:01 am
Bentworth exploded for 29 points in the third quarter to roll past South Side Area and advance in the WPIAL 2A boys basketball playoff bracket. Chris Harper had a game-high 24 points, 13 in the third quarter alone. Ben Hays added 23 points as Head Coach Bob Kennedy picked up his 200th career win. The Bearcats will play at #2 Sewickley Academy Monday evening. Bentworth was the only preliminary-round winner from the two-county area Thursday night. Click for WPIAL Brackets
Thursday, Feb. 13–Preliminaries
Boys 2A #13 Winchester Thurston 50, #20 Beth-Center 39
Boys 2A #15 Bentworth 64, #18 South Side Area 40
Boys 2A #21 Springdale 42, #12 Jeff-Morgan 33
Boys 2A #19 Brentwood 59, #14 West Greene 49
Girls 2A #16 Apollo-Ridge 70, #17 Bentworth 46
February 14, 2025 4:29 am
The New York Jets announced they told quarterback Aaron Rodgers they are moving on without him next season. While Rodgers hasn’t said whether he intends to continue playing for a 21st NFL season, the Jets with new general manager Darren Mougey and coach Aaron Glenn in charge have officially ruled out a return to New York. In a statement issued by the team, the Jets said they met with the 41-year-old quarterback last week and informed him of their plans. The four-time MVP is the fifth player in NFL history to throw 500 touchdown passes in the regular season. He has one year of non-guaranteed money left on his contract.
February 14, 2025 4:31 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles fans will be swooning on Valentine’s Day as they swarm the city for a Super Bowl parade. There’ll be a lot of love to go around. The underdog Eagles possess the Lombardi trophy after an easy 40-22 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Quarterback Jalen Hurts is the game’s MVP and running back Saquon Barkley the league’s offensive player of the year. The parade starts at 11 a.m. in South Philadelphia, while the team ceremony kicks off at 2 p.m. on the art museum’s “Rocky” steps. City leaders hope the famously exuberant Eagles fans will stay safe and keep the mood festive.
February 14, 2025 4:32 am
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Denny McCarthy is leading the Genesis Invitational thanks to two holes to close out an otherwise tough and miserable day of weather. McCarthy finished birdie-eagle for a 68. That gives him a one-shot lead over Seamus Power and Patrick Rodgers. Scottie Scheffler was another shot back after missing a short birdie attempt on his final hole. Torrey Pines was brutal as ever because of a cold rain and enough wind. Two of the par 5s played over par. The fifth hole didn’t yield a single birdie. Torrey Pines is filling in for Riviera this year because of the LA wildfires.
February 13, 2025 4:29 am
MONTREAL (AP) — Canada’s absurdly talented power play did not take long to make a difference at the 4 Nations Face-Off. With Sweden’s William Nylander in the penalty box for high-sticking, Connor McDavid got the puck to Sidney Crosby, who found Nathan MacKinnon wide-open with a no look pass for the first goal of the tournament just 12 seconds into the power play. Coach Jon Cooper put all of his top NHL regular-season and playoff MVPs and Stanley Cup champions together with a unit of McDavid, Crosby, MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Sam Reinhart. This is the first time McDavid, Crosby and MacKinnon are on the same Canada team in international play.
February 13, 2025 4:33 am
Alex Bregman and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $120 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. Bregman can opt out after the 2026 and 2027 seasons to become a free agent again. He might need to shift from third base to second with the Red Sox, who already have All-Star slugger Rafael Devers at the hot corner. A two-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion during nine years with Houston, the 30-year-old Bregman hit .260 with 26 homers and 75 RBIs in 2024, the final season of a $100 million, five-year contract. He also won his first Gold Glove.
February 13, 2025 4:35 am
The U.S. Education Department is scrapping a policy from the Biden administration that threatened to upend colleges’ plans to pay athletes for their name, image and likeness by making those payments subject to federal Title IX rules. President Donald Trump’s education officials announced the change Wednesday, saying the policy from former President Joe Biden’s final days in office had no legal basis under Title IX, the 1972 law forbidding sex discrimination in education. A Jan. 16 memo from the Biden administration told universities that NIL payments must be treated the same as athletic financial aid such as scholarships. Some say the move is ‘putting women’s sports back 25 years’
February 12, 2025 4:25 am
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kellen Moore is leaving the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles for his first NFL head coaching job with the New Orleans Saints. The 36-year-old Moore will join a Saints organization that’s been floundering since the retirement of quarterback Drew Brees and departure of Super Bowl-winning coach Sean Payton. The Saints haven’t made the playoffs since the 2020 season. Moore has been an offensive coordinator for six seasons with Dallas, the Los Angeles Charges and the Eagles. The Saints fired third-year coach Dennis Allen this past season with the team at 5-12. Moore oversaw the second-ranked rushing offense in the NFL while playing to the strengths of star running back Saquon Barkley and a big offensive line.
February 12, 2025 4:27 am
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers went through a light workout and most of the usual superstars were out on the field, including National League MVP Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts. It’s been a short offseason for the franchise: The Dodgers hoisted the World Series trophy barely three months ago after beating the New York Yankees in five games. Los Angeles is trying to become the first team to win back-to-back World Series since the New York Yankees won three in a row from 1998-2000. The team’s ownership opened up its pocketbook during the offseason to add talent, signing two-time All-Star Blake Snell, Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki and relievers Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates.
