August 30, 2025 12:01 am
Burgettstown got a 40-yard field goal from Colton County as the Blue Devils edged Bentworth, snapping an 8-game losing skid. Jonah Williamson hit 9-of-10 passes for 190 yards and four touchdowns in the first half as Trinity rolled past McGuffey. Carmichaels opened its season with a home win over Sto-Rox, extending the WPIAL’s longest active win streak to four games. Wash High fell to Steel Valley for the third time in 13 months. Peters Township rolled at McKeesport in a 5A-4A highly ranked showdown. Watch/Listen Here!
Week 1 Scores
Avella 7, Carlynton 6
Burgettstown 23, Bentworth 20 Watch Here
Leechburg 58, Beth-Center 6
California 36, Cornell 22
Upper St. Clair 48, Canon-McMillan 0
Yough 42, Charleroi 7
Chartiers-Houston 42, Springdale 8
Fort Cherry 40, OLSH 0
Trinity 35, McGuffey 13 Watch Here
Peters Township 35, McKeesport 0
Ringgold 61, Indiana 14
Steel Valley 21, Wash High 6
Carmichaels 38, Sto-Rox 20
Jeff-Morgan 57, Waynesburg 30
Mapletown 22, Frazier 21
Monessen 34, West Greene 18
August 31, 2025 7:32 am
BOSTON (AP) — Oneil Cruz homered, Bryan Reynolds drove in two runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Red Sox 10-3 on Saturday. Tommy Pham and Nick Gonzales also drove in two runs apiece as Pittsburgh won for the eighth time in 10 games. Johan Oviedo (2-0) pitched five innings of two-run ball. Pittsburgh also beat Boston 4-2 on Friday night. The Pirates (61-76) are in last place in the NL Central, and the Red Sox (75-62) hold the second wild-card position in the AL. Carlos Narváez hit his 12th homer for Boston, and Romy Gonzalez had two hits and two RBIs. Red Sox right-hander Dustin May (7-11) permitted seven runs, six earned, and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. It was his worst start since he was acquired in a July 31 trade with the Dodgers. Cruz led off the sixth with a 426-foot drive into the Green Monster seats for his 19th homer, sparking a five-run inning. Gonzales hit a two-run single with two down, giving the Pirates a 9-2 lead. (Photo: AP)
August 31, 2025 7:21 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eli Holstein threw a career-high four touchdown passes as Pitt opened the season with a 61-9 victory over crosstown rival Duquesne. Desmond Reid returned a punt 88 yards for a score and later added a 53-yard touchdown as Pitt easily won the first meeting between the two schools since 1939. Holstein finished 15 of 23 passes for 215 yards added another 41 yards rushing. Two of Holstein’s scoring tosses went to sophomore wide receiver Cataurus Hicks, including a pretty one-handed grab in the end zone shortly before halftime that gave the Panthers a 34-6 lead. Joey Isabella caught eight passes for 120 yards for Duquesne. The family of former Pitt commit Mason Alexander spent the day with the team, five months after Alexander died in a car accident in Indiana. Alexander’s mother, Kelly Harris, led the singing of the Pitt fight song and received the game ball from head coach Pat Narduzzi afterward. The Panthers will also play this season with a decal featuring the letter M with a halo over it on their helmets.
August 31, 2025 7:37 am
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia beat Robert Morris 45-3 in the return of Rich Rodriguez as West Virginia’s coach. Nicco Marchiol passed for one touchdown and threw for another, Jahiem White had two short TD runs for the Mountaineers. Heavy favorite West Virginia lost fumbles on three straight drives in the second quarter and led its Championship Subdivision opponent 10-3 at halftime. White had TD runs of 1 and 4 yards in the third quarter. Marchiol completed 17 of 20 passes for 224 yards. Rodriguez coached the Mountaineers from 2001 to 2007. He was hired last December to take over for the fired Neal Brown.
August 31, 2025 7:36 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Nicholas Singleton ran for two touchdowns, Penn State forced three turnovers and the No. 2 Nittany Lions pulled away to beat Nevada 46-11 on Saturday in the opener for both teams. Singleton capped Penn State’s opening possession with a 1-yard run then scored on another short plunge early in the third quarter. Kayton Allen cut around the defense for a 13-yard score in the second. Nevada had already self-destructed by then. Penn State cornerback AJ Harris recovered Ky Woods’ fumble to spoil the Wolf Pack’s opening drive. Their next possession ended when defensive tackle Zane Durant intercepted Chubba Purdy’s pass deep in his own end. (Photo: AP)
August 30, 2025 4:17 am
BOSTON (AP) — Paul Skenes pitched six strong innings, and Tommy Pham and Andrew McCutchen hit back-to-back doubles after the Pirates chased Red Sox phenom Payton Tolle in his major league debut, rallying Pittsburgh to a 4-2 victory on Friday night. Skenes (9-9) allowed one earned run on seven hits and a walk, striking out six in six innings. Dennis Santana pitched the ninth to earn his 11th save and give the last-place Pirates their seventh win in nine games. Called up earlier in the day when World Series clincher Walker Buehler was released, Tolle had a one-hitter through five innings and was lifted after allowing back-to-back singles with one out in the sixth. Pham followed with a line drive off Greg Weissert (6-5) over the center fielder’s head, tying the game 2-all and depriving Tolle of the victory. McCutchen, who had three hits in the game, then doubled to give the Pirates a 3-2 lead. Skenes is now 17-0 when the Pirates score at least three runs in his starts.
August 29, 2025 4:19 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thomas Saggese hit a go-ahead RBI double and Jordan Walker homered in a three-run seventh inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1. Miles Mikolas allowed one run on four hits and a walk and struck out five in five innings. Kyle Leahy recorded four strikeouts in two scoreless innings of relief, Riley O’Brien pitched a scoreless eighth and JoJo Romero pitched the ninth for his fifth save. Pirates rookie Braxton Ashcraft allowed one run on four hits and recorded five strikeouts in a career-best 5 2/3 innings before being replaced by Yohan Ramírez.
August 29, 2025 4:17 am
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas coach Pete Carroll has assembled a Raiders roster full of players with something to prove. Backup quarterback Kenny Pickett is a prime example. Carroll praised Pickett’s adaptability, noting his quick grasp of new systems despite frequent trades. Pickett has moved from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, then to Cleveland and now to Las Vegas. He was drafted by the Steelers in 2022 but didn’t meet expectations. Pickett hopes to find stability with the Raiders, learning from Geno Smith’s career revival under Carroll. The Raiders acquired Pickett after Aidan O’Connell’s injury.
August 29, 2025 4:16 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jay Wright has decided to step away from being a full-time television analyst after three years to devote more time to his other position at Villanova University. Wright was hired by CBS Sports and TNT Sports as a college basketball analyst in 2022. He was a game analyst during the regular season before moving to the studio for the NCAA Tournament. Wright was named a special assistant to the president at Villanova after his retirement. In that role he is involved with fund raising, advising and education.
August 29, 2025 4:15 am
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Cameron Pettaway returned the opening kickoff for a 98-yard touchdown and Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George coached his first FBS win as Bowling Green beat Lafayette 26-7. For the second straight year, Bowling Green scored on the game’s opening kickoff. Bowling Green combined for 156 yards on the ground, led by Kaderris Roberts’ 66 yards on 12 carries. Dean Denobile was 13 of 26 for 111 yards and a touchdown. Jackson Kleather connected from 30- and 35-yards out and hit a career-long 56-yard kick.The Falcons’ defense combined for seven tackles for loss and three sacks. Drew Pyne connected on 12 of his 18 passes for 109 yards for Bowling Green. The game was delayed for 42 minutes due to lightning.
