VOLLEYBALL
UPJ falters on road
Pitt-Johnstown’s Taylor Hrescak, a Richland graduate, and Kristin Irwin each had eight kills, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Lady Cats from falling at Alderson-Broaddus.
The defeat ended the Lady Cats’ three-match win streak.
UPJ fell 25-17, 25-20, 25-22, 25-14 and dropped to 7-5 overall, 3-3 in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Katie Shadron, a Ligonier native, had 11 digs, as did Abby Gearhart (Forest Hills). Chestnut Ridge graduate Kayla Lape had five kills.
FOOTBALL
Trojans to honor 1958 champions
Greater Johnstown High School will honor the 1958 WPIAL Class AA championship football squad during the weekend of Oct. 3-4.
The 1958 team and all athletes who played under former coach Dave Hart are invited to attend a 50th anniversary reunion at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena on Oct. 3.
The next day, Johnstown High will host the 1958 team for a dinner. The WPIAL champs then will attend the current Johnstown team’s LHAC game that night against Bishop Carroll at Trojan Stadium. The 1958 squad will be introduced at halftime.
Pitt to honor Olympians
Pitt will celebrate two Olympic anniversaries this weekend during the Pitt-Iowa football game. Pitt will honor the 20th anniversary of Roger Kingdom’s gold-medal victory in the 110-meter hurdles at the 1988 Seoul Games and the 60th anniversary of Herb Douglas’ bronze-medal performance in the long jump at the 1948 London Games.
Douglas, a Pittsburgh native, enrolled at Pitt in 1945 and along with teammate Jimmy Joe Robinson, integrated the Panthers football team. As a track star, Douglas won a combined eight Amateur Athletic Union and intercollegiate championships.
Kingdom is Pitt’s only two-time Olympic medal winner. He captured gold in the 110 hurdles at both the 1984 Los Angeles games as well as in Seoul. The Monroeville native’s distinguished career highlights include five U.S. championships, two NCAA championships and an induction to the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.
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Pirates pick up fourth straight victory
There were times earlier in his career when James McDonald would run into trouble and innings would slow to a crawl. Even worse, runners would disappear, and not in a good way.
Too much thinking. Not enough attacking. -
Sympathetic Pirates add to Cubs’ slide
Andrew McCutchen and the Pittsburgh Pirates can relate to what the Chicago Cubs are going through.
Perhaps more than anyone, they know what it feels like to be on an extended losing streak
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AAABA League will open after busy offseason
The AAABA League opens on Tuesday at Point Stadium with two new, but familiar managers, a new but familiar sponsor, an expanded interleague schedule and two new franchises committed to the 2013 season.
A lot of activity took place during the offseason, including the AAABA national committee’s vote to expand the age limit to 21 years old beginning in 2013. -
Richland's Lumley settles for pair of silver medals
Paige Lumley was on an emotional roller coaster and seeing silver on Saturday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University.
The Richland senior had state record jumps twice during the triple jump competition, but ended up with a silver–medal leap of 40 feet,
1¾ inches.
Defending state champion, second-seeded junior Lanae Newsome of Brookville, won with a jump of 40-3½. -
Ridge’s Dull takes second with school-record time
Matt Dull finished his athletic career with his best on Saturday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University.
The Chestnut Ridge senior ran a career-best time of 38.12 to finish second in the 300 hurdles final, also setting another school record. -
Hit batsman lifts Pirates over Cubs
Matt Hague was hit by a pitch from Rafael Dolis with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Chicago Cubs to their 11th straight loss with a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
Hague took a 96 mph fastball from Dolis (2-4) in the back near the shoulder blade, scoring Jose Tabata and eliciting an incredulous look to the sky by the Cubs reliever. -
Generals return to defeat Sting
It’s been a dramatic month for the Johnstown Generals.
There were two postponed games that left the immediate and long-term future of the franchise in serious doubt just two weeks ago. - More Local Sports Headlines
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