Albert Gallatin was looking for a new baseball head coach for the 2026 season when it came upon a resume it couldn’t pass up ...MeetTony Watson, new head coach of the Colonials ... The section title in 2024 was the Leopards’ first in 12 years ... .
Girls volleyball will be undergoing a change in alignment in more ways that one for the 2026-27 season ... Three local teams have been slotted in at the Class 5A level, two at Class 4A, three at Class 3A, seven in Class 2A and two in Class A ... .
Sometimes, sentimentality gets the best of Denny Little...Senior Gabby Rubbe showed power last season ... • Fourth-year starting pitcher Joey Hurst, who is headed to Cal (Pa.), is back in the circle to lead Monessen ... Joey Hurst, Sr., P, Monessen ... ....
When the smoke had cleared after the PIAA basketball tournament’s first round was completed on Saturday, there were two area teams still standing ... Jefferson-Morgan, the No ... tipoff. Belle Vernon’s state win was its first since 1998 ... .
ERIE — Jordyn Buchanan sank three free throws after being fouled with two seconds remaining for what proved to be the winning points as PennWest California stunned No ... It was only the second loss of the season for Gannon (28-2) ... in Erie ... .
A coach taking a team with a senior-less starting lineup on a long road trip for its first PIAA playoff game would likely expect to see plenty of nerves from his players ... It was Belle Vernon’s first win in the PIAA tournament since 1998.
The Vulcans (21-8) were scheduled to take on Gannon in the conference final in Erie at 3.30 p.m. Sunday. California jumped out to a 17-4 lead but Seton Hill stormed back and the game was tied 34-34 at halftime ... .
ST. MARYS — The first three minutes of Friday night’s contest between the Elk CountyCatholic boys basketball team and their PIAA first-round opponent, Monessen, were tight while the teams spent a bit of time getting a feel for each ....
Monessen (13-10) at Elk CountyCatholic (24-2) ... Monessen 7-3; Elk County Catholic 9-1 ... Rodney Johnson, Monessen; Jack Breindel, Elk County Catholic ... Monessen won state titles in 1987-88 and ‘88-89.
CALIFORNIA — The ShepherdUniversity men’s basketball team is adept at slowing the pace of a game to that of a world class chess match ... The instructors were Cal’s starting five ... “The guys were prepared ... California 28, Shepherd 0.
Cornelious Nesbit didn’t dangle any goals in front of his players when he began his second season as head coach of the Belle Vernon girls basketball team. With a senior-less starting lineup he was content to concentrate on the now ... .