March 10, 2025 2:13 am
A brawl erupted in the final quarter of Friday’s PIAA 5A Boys first round playoff game. Game officials stopped the contest with 3:12 remaining in the fourth quarter and host Meadville leading by eight points. While officials were discussing multiple fouls, both personal and technical, an altercation took place in the bleachers behind the Meadville bench. It then spilled out onto the basketball court and included several players. Monday, after receiving reports from both schools, the PIAA declared the game a double forfeit, publicly censured both schools and placed requirements on both districts affecting their eligibility for next year’s district and state basketball tournaments.
PIAA Statement, issued Monday, March 10:
“Due to the blatant violations of the PIAA Bylaws, the Meadville vs. Uniontown basketball game will be recorded as a forfeiture for each team.
*-PIAA publicly censured both schools for the actions in the March 7, 2025 PIAA First Round Inter-District Basketball contest held at Meadville HS against Uniontown Area HS.
*-Both schools are removed from the PIAA Inter-District Basketball Tournament and are suspended from participation for the remainder of the 2024-25 basketball tournament.
*-Both schools are also removed from the 2025-26 PIAA Basketball Inter-District Basketball Tournament unless the following provisions are adhered to:
1) A plan of action will be submitted to PIAA detailing what processes are in place to prevent situations like this from occurring in the future. School submitted action plans are due by Wednesday, March 19th, 2025.
2) All players for the 2025-26 school year will complete the NFHS Sportsmanship module
3) All coaches in the 2025-26 basketball program will complete the NFHS Sportsmanship and the Teaching and Modeling Behavior modules.
4) The identified spectators from each school whose identities are known to school administration are to be banned from attendance at any and all school sponsored activities until June 15, 2026.
5) Each school is reprimanded for not addressing the unsportsmanlike behavior of their spectators which is a direct violation of the PIAA Bylaws as detailed in Article 1, Section 5, Spectators of the PIAA Bylaws.
March 11, 2025 4:40 am
The Steelers won’t have Justin Fields back at quarterback next season. Fields has reached a two-year, $40 million deal that includes $30 million guaranteed with the New York Jets, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. As of Monday morning, Schefter said that Russell Wilson has still been in talks with the Steelers. At the same time, reports say veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers is under consideration to join the Steelers. “Rodgers and the Steelers are expected to talk and explore a union. The idea of Rodgers playing for Mike Tomlin is in play,” Schefter posted on X Monday morning. This all comes a day after the Pittsburgh Steelers traded for Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf. The NFL free agency officially begins at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
March 11, 2025 4:33 am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are making their first big move in free agency trying to fix a porous offensive line by bringing in Pittsburgh left tackle Dan Moore. That’s what a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. The Titans have agreed to a four-year deal worth $82 million with $50 million guaranteed. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the signing. The NFL Network first reported the deal. Contracts cannot be finalized until the new NFL year starts Wednesday afternoon. The Steelers also released veteran defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, a move that will free up about $7 million in salary cap space ahead of free agency. Ogunjobi spent three years in Pittsburgh. The 30-year-old finished with a career-low 41 tackles in 2024 and had just 1 1/2 sacks, tied for the fewest since his rookie year with Cleveland in 2017. Pittsburgh also tendered an offer to restricted free agent running back Jaylen Warren. Warren has rushed for more than 1,600 yards in his three seasons in Pittsburgh.
March 11, 2025 4:41 am
Quarterback Sam Darnold has agreed on a three-year, $100.5 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because teams can’t sign free agents until Wednesday. Darnold had his best season with the Minnesota Vikings in 2024, leading them to 14 wins. He replaces Geno Smith, who was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders last week.
March 11, 2025 4:42 am
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will have season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Tuesday. The Yankees said the 34-year-old right-hander was examined Monday by Dr. Neal ElAttrache at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles. ElAttrache, the Dodgers’ head team physician, will operate. Cole experienced discomfort following his second spring training outing Thursday. New York also is missing another starting pitcher, AL Rookie of the Year Luis Gil, who will be sidelined for at least three months because of a strained lat muscle.
March 10, 2025 4:29 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers finally have their established big-play wide receiver. The Seattle Seahawks are sending two-time Pro Bowler D.K. Metcalf to Pittsburgh for at least a second-round pick, two sources with knowledge of the deal tell The Associated Press. The sources spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was not official. Metcalf will receive a new five-year, $150 million contract in Pittsburgh. His exodus from Seattle comes during a tumultuous stretch for the Seahawks, which dealt quarterback Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders last week.
March 10, 2025 4:34 am
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored twice, Evgeni Malkin also had a goal and Tristan Jarry made 30 saves and had an assist to help the Pittsburgh Penguins snap a four-game skid with a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild. Jarry made his first start since being sent to the minors on Jan. 16 as Pittsburgh won for only the second time in regulation in its last 11 games. Ryan Hartman scored for Minnesota, which lost for the fifth time in seven games. In likely his last game against the franchise with which he won three Stanley Cups during 13 seasons, Marc-Andre Fleury made 20 saves.
March 10, 2025 4:36 am
Myles Garrett is staying in Cleveland after the Browns gave him a record four-year contract extension that makes the four-time All-Pro edge rusher the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. A person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press that Garrett’s deal includes $122.8 million guaranteed, an average annual salary of $40 million with a total value of $204.8 million. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because terms weren’t announced. Garrett, the 2023 AP Defensive Player of the Year, had asked for a trade last month but the Browns were adamant about keeping the 29-year-old star in Cleveland.
March 10, 2025 4:35 am
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — NFL MVP Josh Allen was rewarded with a contract extension worth $330 million, with an NFL record $250 million of it guaranteed, which makes him among the league’s highest-paid players. The Buffalo Bills announced the agreement, while two people with knowledge of the deal revealed the contract’s value to The Associated Press. The people spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the Bills did not release that figure, which was first reported by ESPN.com. The new contract adds two years to Allen’s contract and locks the 28-year-old in through the 2030 season. The extension comes following Allen’s seventh NFL season in which he became the Bills third player to earn NFL MVP.
March 8, 2025 8:21 pm
PIAA 3A Boys Individual Championships at Giant Center, Hershey
Championships
107 Chase Williams (Central Bucks East) DEC Brayden Wenrich (Northampton), 6-0 SV
114 Willmont Kai (Whitehall) DEC Mateo Gallegos (DuBois), 7-3
121 Nicholas Salamone (Easton) DEC Kavin Muyleart (Cedar Cliff), 4-3
127 Keanu Dillard (Bethlehem Cath) DEC Gabriel Ballard (Northampton), 8-2
133 Anthony Mutarelli (Council Rock South) DEC Luke Willochell (Greater Latrobe), 9-3
139 Tahir Parkins (Nazareth) TECH FALL Patrick Kelly (Central Bucks West), 20-3 4:31
145 Eren Sement (Council Rock North) DEC Dalton Perry (Central Mountain), 1-0
152 Maddox Shaw (Thomas Jefferson) DEC Evan Petrovich (Connellsville), 4-2
160 Collin Gaj (Quakertown) MAJ DEC Luke Sipes (Altoona), 11-2
172 Asher Cunningham (State College) DEC Bode Marlow (Thomas Jefferson), 12-6
189 Tyler Morrison (West Perry) MAJ DEC Brandon Carr (Sun Valley), 10-1
215 Elijah Brown (Belle Vernon) DEC Cooper Roscosky (Kiski Area), 4-3
285 Dean Bechtold (Owen J Roberts) TECH FALL Maxwell Roy (St Joseph’s Prep), 18-0 3:16
Third Place
107 Nicholas McGarrity (Peters Township) MAJ DEC Sam Culp (Red Land), 9-0
114 Emilio Albanese (Emmaus) DEC Thunder Beard (Central Dauphin), 4-1
121 Braiden Weaver (Altoona) DEC Leo Joseph (Greater Latrobe), 5-1
127 Santino Sloboda (Butler Area) DEC Aiden Herndon (Cedar Cliff), 4-1
133 Nico Fanella (Indiana) MAJ DEC Collier Hartman (Canon-McMillan), 13-3
139 Kai Vielma (Connellsville) MAJ DEC Patrick Woloshyn (Council Rock South), 10-0
145 Michael Turi (West Scranton) DEC McKaden Speece (Wilson), 7-0
152 Luke Knox (Perkiomen Valley) FALL Chris Dennis (Central Bucks West), 1:46
160 Charlie Scanlan (Bethlehem Cath) DEC Jon Smith (Oxford Area), 7-4
172 Shane McFillin (Bethlehem Cath) DEC Connor Wetzel (Shikellamy), 4-0
189 Hunter Snyder (Greater Latrobe) DEC Brayden Zuercher (Nazareth), 6-2
215 Roman Thompson (Central Catholic) DEC Jake Conroy (Ringgold), 5-2
285 Shep Turk (Thomas Jefferson) FALL Gunner Hiller (Cedar Cliff), 0:54
Fifth Place
107 Dom Powell (Upper Dublin) FALL Tommy Gretz (Connellsville), 0:44
114 Dominick Morrison (Hatboro-Horsham) TECH FALL Jayden Lee (Radnor), 19-1 2:40
121 Elijah Hewitt (Northeastern) DEC Will Yordy (Gettysburg), 13-11
127 Dom Canali (Trinity) DEC Quinn McBride (Pennridge), 9-3
133 Trey Wagner (Northampton) DEC Jack Campbell (Nazareth), 2-1 TB2
139 Blake Boyer (Kennett) DEC Myles Grossman (Gettysburg), 7-0
145 Marco Frinzi (Bethlehem Cath) DEC Kane Lengel (Kennett), 5-4 UTB
152 Cade Campbell (Nazareth) DEC James Whitbred (State College), 4-3
160 A.J. Corp (West Chester Rustin) DEC Lonzy Vielma (Connellsville), 8-1
172 Brian Heard (Abington Heights) FORFEIT Mario Hutcherson (Kiski Area), 0-0
189 Dominic Sumpolec (Notre Dame GP) FALL Kendahl Hoare (DuBois), 1:17
215 Brodie Daugherty (Manheim Central) DEC Decker Bechtold (Owen J Roberts), 7-0
285 Peyton Kearns (Mifflin County) DEC Gavin Grell (Northampton), 7-2
Seventh Place
107 Nico Emili (Bethlehem Cath) DEC Jackson Max (Emmaus), 10-7
114 Dylan Barrett (Penn Trafford) DEC Gus Smith (Spring-Ford), 4-2
121 Marco Loss (Council Rock North) FORFEIT Nolan Rice (Connellsville), 0-0
127 Dalton Wenner (Cranberry) DEC Mason Whitney (Abington Heights), 4-0
133 Drew Scherer (Boiling Springs) DEC Tanner Berkenstock (Notre Dame GP), 5-2
139 Gavin Ciampoli (Altoona) DEC CJ Ferree (Central Dauphin), 3-2
145 Ramil Islamov (Baldwin) MAJ DEC Ian Longenberger (Boiling Springs), 9-1
152 Gavin Carroll (Quakertown) MAJ DEC Ezra Swisher (Bellefonte), 10-1
160 Keegan Ramsay (Notre Dame GP) DEC Rook Smith (Montour), 12-8
172 Blake Hostetter (Oxford Area) DEC Tucker Seidel (West Perry), 7-4 SV
189 Mark Gray (Kiski Area) FALL Michael Spielman (Strath Haven), 0:50
215 John Boggs (St Joseph’s Prep) MAJ DEC Brody Rebuck (Shikellamy), 14-6
285 Philup Rearick (Armstrong) FALL Kaleb Britting (Conrad Weiser), 2:04
