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Mirror seeking nominations

The Mirror is seeking nominations for its annual high school sports recognition program. Area high schools are invited to submit nominations for the Ron Rickens Sportsmanship Awards, the Dean Rossi Leadership Award and the Erin (Johnson) Kelly Award, which recognizes the area high school ...

Ashcraft roughed up early as Pirates lose again to Cards

PITTSBURGH — Nolan Gorman homered and drove in three runs and Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker drove in three runs apiece to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 11-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. JJ Wetherholt and Ivan Herrera, the top two hitters in the Cardinals’ ...

Pens drop heartbreaker in OT

PHILADELPHIA — Cam York buried the winner 17:32 into overtime and chucked his stick into the crowd in a wild celebration to send the Philadelphia Flyers into the second round for the first time in six years with a 1-0 Game 6 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. The Flyers ...

Pitt men’s basketball adds guard through portal

PITTSBURGH –– Colin Hawkins, a 6-foot-3 junior guard from Colorado, has signed with the Pitt men’s basketball program for the 2026-27 season. Coming through the transfer portal, Hawkins played two seasons at Gardner-Webb prior to his arrival at Pitt with two years of eligibility ...

Penn State Altoona women’s wrestling will hold seminar

The Penn State Altoona women’s wrestling program will be hosting a seminar this Saturday for girls in grades seventh through 12th. The seminar, “Empower the Mat,’’ will begin at 11 a.m. at Lion’s Den, 124 W. 14th Ave. Suite 2 in Altoona. The event, featuring PSU Altoona head coach Brinton Simington, his staff and some of the team’s female wrestlers, aims to empower young female wrestlers and promote the sport. The cost is $30. Blair rugby splits The Blair United boys and girls rugby teams were both in action this past weekend with the girls taking down North Pitt United, ...

Bucs just miss on comeback

PITTSBURGH — Rookie Nathan Church ended the game by robbing Nick Gonzales of what would have been a game-ending, two-run homer by making a leaping catch at the left-field wall, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Ryan O’Hearn singled ...