It’s not very often this statement can be made: In light of the fact that just about the only thing hotter than the weather is the Pittsburgh Pirates, here’s some food for thought … • Last week in thi...

2014 • Two local athletes were on their way to play in a national soccer tournament. Belle Vernon Area’s Ashly Gagliardi and Donora native Malea Fabean, who attends Greensburg Catholic High School, bo...

2014 • Sunday – no paper. 2004 • The Charleroi Magicians stayed alive in the American Legion Playoffs by defeating Colonial, 9-5, in Fayette County league action. It was a major turn-around after the ...

Last week in an opinion piece, I said it was time for the powers that be on the North Shore to pretty much put up or shut up when it comes to the Pirates being competitive. It may have been a bit hars...

2013 • Defending Grebb League champions BeeGraphix lost for the first time in two years in a 73-58 rout to Farmers Insurance. But Farmers coach Naz Victoria said there should be an asterisk next to th...

Born in Donora in 1969, on the same date as native son Stan Musial, Ken Griffey Jr. set diamonds on fire. He hit 630 homers, No. 7 alltime, drove in 1,836 runs, 17th all-time. But there’s more to his ...

Pirates owner Bob Nutting said that GM Ben Cherington would have the flexibility to add players (and payroll) before the July 30 MLB trade deadline if the situation dictated. The situation dictates, h...

2013 • Fredericktown Butcher Shop is now at the top of the Grebb League Girls Division. The Butcher Shop Team scored a 39-23 win over Bitonti’s Barristers in a battle of 1-0 teams. Fredericktown is no...

2013 • Farmers Insurance fought off Dairy Queen in J. Budd Grebb Summer Basketball League action. The 74-65 win means that the Farmers Insurance team is hot on the heels of the league-leading BeeGraph...

2013 • Monday was a memorable night at California’s Mechanic Street Playground. The playground hosted the first women’s contest in the J. Budd Grebb Memorial Summer Basketball League. This is the firs...

Have you ever had a recurring dream that bothered you even after you woke up from it? It’s a dream that seemed so real in your sleep that once you were awake, you gave pause and then offered a sigh of...

2013 • It was time for the girls to get in on the J. Budd Grebb Basketball League action as the inaugural games of the women’s division prepared for tipoff. Bitonti’s Barristers will face off against ...

Pirates brass have been giving a master class in jibberish when it comes to discussing the successes and failures of the 2024 edition of the Pittsburgh Baseball Club. But when are we going to see the ...

2013 • It was an uphill climb in the Grebb League for Union Cleaners. The winless squad was only able to field five players for their game against Dairy Queen but made a gallant attempt to claim the w...

I’ll start by saying I was not in attendance at Thursday’s Belle Vernon-Charleroi Fayette County American Legion League game at Vets Field. But I did see the video. C’mon, man. How is that call missed...

2004 • Tim Kelly gazed skyward at an ominous blanket of gray in anticipation of yet another disappointment for his Belle Vernon American Legion team. The skies opened up right after the Sidewinders to...

2014 • There is some Magic coming to Rostraver Township this fall. The Southwest Pennsylvania Magic, an “A-Minor” hockey team in the Federal Hockey League will make its home at the Rostraver Ice Garde...

2014 • Mitch’s Bail Bonds dropped a 5-4 heartbreaker in 10 innings to visiting New York Pizza in Fayette County Baseball League action. The Jailbirds trailed 4-0 but scored twice in the bottom of the ...

2014 • Bunola boxer Rod Salka will finally get his shot at a title fight. Salka had hoped to get a shot at the title after he went to California to watch the Figueroa-Belmontes fight. Omar Figueroa, w...

2014 • The returning players for Farmers Insurance are chomping at the bit for a rematch against BeeGraphix which has won the J. Budd Grebb Summer Basketball League championship for two years. It was ...