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Pirates calling up rookie Griffin ahead of home opener

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Konnor Griffin Era will begin on Friday in Pittsburgh. A person familiar with the decision has told The Associated Press that the Pirates are calling up the 19-year-old shortstop, the consensus choice as the top prospect in baseball, before Friday's home opener ...

Local roundup: Lady Trojans rally past BV for flag football win

California rallied from an early two-touchdown deficit to defeat visiting Belle Vernon, 38-34, in girls flag football Section 2 action on Wednesday. The Lady Trojans got a combined five touchdown passes from quarterbacks Meadow Meier (three) and Hayley Gibson (two), including four to Lila ...

Skenes quiets Reds’ bats in first win of season

CINCINNATI — Paul Skenes quickly shrugged off the shortest start of his dominant major league career. Pirates fans shouldn’t worry either after Skenes returned to form on Wednesday. The reigning NL Cy Young winner allowed one run in five innings and struck out five in the Pirates’ 8-3 ...

H-S Athlete of the Week: Payton Senge, Laurel Highlands

NAME: Payton Senge SCHOOL: Laurel Highlands GRADE: Sophomore SPORT: Softball SENGE’S WEEK: The Mustangs’ ace threw a combined 28 strikeouts in helping to lead Laurel Highlands to back-to-back victories over Ringgold and Oakland Catholic on March 24 and 25. Senge recorded 15 strikeouts ...

Indiana honors perfect NCAA hoops team 50 years later

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Bob Knight's halftime speech on March 29, 1976, was an instant classic. Indiana's players remember walking into the locker room, down 35-29 to a Michigan team they'd already beaten twice in close games earlier that season with starting guard Bobby Wilkerson ruled out ...

Local calendar

Friday, April 3 High school Baseball East Allegheny at Southmoreland, 4 p.m. California at Belle Vernon, John DiVirgilio Sports Complex, 4:30 p.m. Softball Mapletown at Jefferson-Morgan, 4 p.m. Southmoreland at Mount Pleasant, 4 p.m. Waynesburg Central at California, 4:30 p.m.