Sports Features
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Seventy-five years before David Bednar threw his first pitch for the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier this month, his grandfather George Bednar was starting out his junior year pitching for Stowe High School, whose season opened with an 8-4 home victory over Neville on April 7, 1946. Forty years later, David’s father Andrew was recruited to pitch…
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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers traveled to Hershey to face off against the Constitution Generals March 26, snatching their first championship victory. This was the second time in history the school made it to the championship game. The Chargers last faced the Philadelphia-based Generals, in a crushing loss during the 2018 championship game…
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→ Did you know Nova Scotia is the birthplace of hockey? Originated in the 1800s when students from Kings College in Canada merged their love for the field game of hurley with skating on their favorite pond. Over the years, ice hurley gradually transformed into ice hockey. From meager beginnings of a simple beloved game…
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The Sto-Rox Vikings lost against Beaver Falls, 40-30 in the WPIAL Class 2A Championship Game on Nov. 24. The Sto-Rox Vikings football team put up a worthy fight this year. Between COVID-19 and a team made up of just four seniors, six juniors, 16 sophomores and one freshman (compared to last year’s 16 seniors), they…
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Ron Kaintz, 87, is a longtime Kennedy resident and native of McKees Rocks with a history of athletic excellence that includes a stint in minor league baseball, four world titles in slow pitch softball, a hall of fame basketball officiating career and several years as a baseball scout. (Photos)
