Category: Sports Written by Aubrey Bruce

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Now let’s see...“let the dead bury the dead.” No that’s not right; that’s the Holy Scriptures. “Nothing from nothing leaves nothing.” Not that one either, it’s the title of a Billy Preston song. Just two short years ago this was the Pittsburgh Pirates lineup on opening day: Nate McLouth, center field; Freddy Sanchez, 2nd base; Jason Bay, left field; Adam LaRoche, 1st base; Xavier Nady, right field; Ryan Doumit, catcher; Jose Bautista, 3rd base; Jack Wilson, shortstop; and Ian Snell, pitcher.

All are history except Doumit. Is there some sort of method to this madness?

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Category: Sports Written by Smokin' Jim Frazier

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It’s been a long time coming, but the Senator John Heinz Western Pennsylvania Sports and History Museum welcomed USA Boxing light heavyweight champion Tika Hemingway March 3 by unveiling of an exhibit in her honor for all her fans to see.

Hemingway, a Perry Traditional Academy graduate, added the sports museum exhibit to her growing list of accomplishments. She owns this house, literally and figuratively.

IMPRESSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS— Tika Hemingway poses next to her display at the Senator John Heinz Western Pennsylvania Sports and History Museum.

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Category: Sports Written by Associated Press

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by Joseph White

WASHINGTON (AP)—The football players at Calvin Coolidge Senior High School, Mayor Adrian Fenty and a room full of cheering staff needed only one word to describe her: coach.

HISTORY MAKER—Natalie Randolph, 29, poses with members of her team after being introduced during a news conference as the new head football coach at Calvin Coolidge Senior High School in Washington.

Natalie Randolph, a 29-year-old biology and environmental sciences teacher, was introduced March 12 as the coach of the school’s Coolidge Colts. She’s believed to be the nation’s only female head coach of a high school varsity football team.

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Category: Sports Written by Smokin' Jim Frazier

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by Smokin’ Jim Frazier
For New Pittsburgh Courier

Allderdice coach Andre McDonald and his top assistant, Jason Rivers, came up with a defense they named “Hawk-D,” while coaching summer league teams. Not many teams have shown more hustle than Allderdice, a program that prides itself on work ethic, desire and suffocating defense. However, Gateway used some late game defensive plays to hold on for a 46-43 victory over Allderdice March 13, in front of a near capacity crowd at Peabody High School in East Liberty.

GREAT SCOTT— Gateway’s super sophomore Tyler Scott is fouled by Eric Maninger of Allderdice. Scott scored 15 points and hit two free throws in the final seconds to seal the win.

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