Observer-Reporter Sports

07/06/2020

So what will you be doing when you're 84? If you're like Albert Dami of Canonsburg, then you'll be playing competitive softball and running a 50-and-over league.

Like most players in the Washington County Senior Softball League, Albert Dami doesn’t hit the ball as far as he used to. He also doesn’t get around the base paths

06/02/2020

Some local high school football players missed all or most of last season because of injury. Now, they don't know if the COVID-19 pandemic will cause them to miss a second season.

Nate Cumer saw the football bounce on the ground, the result of a bad pitch from Ambridge’s quarterback to the running back.

05/29/2020

Back in 2010, Trinity and Highlands played an early season game in which two players combined to score 95 points.

There is one question that every sports writer in the United States has been asked multiple times over the last two months: What do you write about when there are

05/23/2020

The first sporting event in the area could be happening in two weeks, if all goes as planned at High Point Raceway near Mount Morris.

05/12/2020

Officials could be in even more dire need whenever high school athletics resume.

05/12/2020

Today’s edition of “When Sports Were Played” goes back to April 26, 2005, when Carmichaels lefty Jared Lapkowicz set the WPIAL baseball record for career pitching wins with his 32nd

05/08/2020

The coronavirus pandemic could have caused major delays in the construction of Peters Township's gymnasium in its new high school, however, all indications are that everything is still on schedule.

05/08/2020

In this edition of “When Sports Were Played,” we take you back to Sept. 27, 1997 and Washington’s miraculous comeback against Quaker Valley.

05/06/2020

Life has thrown former Canon-McMillan standouts Zach Rohaley and Nick Serafino plenty of curveballs through their first two years of college. They've leaned on each other to get through it

05/06/2020

As Comeback Week continues in “When Sports Were Played,” we revisit what might have been the most improbable turnaround ever in a WPIAL baseball playoff game, when Washington overcame a

05/05/2020

Sometimes a midseason football game between teams hovering around the .500 mark can result in a remarkable finish. Thus was the case in today’s “When Sports Were Played” game as

05/05/2020

Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi subtweeted a local high school athlete Friday night. He couldn't have looked any worse doing so.

05/05/2020

Bergen Catholic and Cleveland Saint Edward's agree to compete.

05/04/2020

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05/03/2020

Winners, honorees to be recognized at next year's Tri-CADA Coach of the Year Banquet.

Winners, honorees to be recognized at next year's banquet.

05/02/2020

The historic Washington High School gymnasium is getting an upgrade. What is being done to the facility?

The historic Washington High School gymnasium is getting an upgrade.

04/30/2020

For today’s “When Sports Were Played,” we take you back to Jan. 25, 1988 and one of the most famous dunks in college basketball history. It also made broadcasting history

04/30/2020

After spending the past five seasons as the Waynesburg High School boys basketball coach, Kirk King has resigned.

04/30/2020

Golf courses across the state will be allowed to open Friday. It will serve as a motivational and economical boost in Washington County.

04/27/2020

In today’s “When Sports Were Played,” we go back to March 9, 2018, when Chartiers-Houston’s Alexa Williamson set the record for points in a playoff game by a basketball player

04/27/2020

West Greene's Jade Renner had her career cut short because of the coronavirus pandemic. But three years was all the Pioneers' pitcher needed to make a lasting impact.

04/23/2020

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In today’s “When Sports Were Played” we go back to 2005, when for the first time the WPIAL had four classifications in softball. Half of the champions were from the

04/23/2020

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Steelers go running back with their first pick in the NFL draft

04/20/2020

The belief was resolute.

04/19/2020

With school facilities, gyms and other go-to workout locations closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, getting creative for workouts isn’t a luxury for high school athletes but more of a necessity. Some of those athletes have taken creative, crazy ideas and ran with them.

With school facilities, gyms and other go-to workout locations closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, high school athletes have been forced to get creative to stay in shape.

04/17/2020

Soccer has turned into a year-round sport for a lot of high school players. But the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the biggest months for local club teams.

04/17/2020

The annual Coach of the Year banquet has officially been canceled.

04/17/2020

In today’s “When Sports Were Played” we revisit one of the most talked about regular-season football upsets ever in the area, the mud bowl between Washington and Burgettstown that was

04/16/2020

A possible 5th straight WPIAL title would have looked a little different for the West Greene softball team. The Pioneers were planning on embracing some roster turnover and were out to prove they weren't done yet.

West Greene softball had big shoes to fill, but the Pioneers can look at the canceled season this way ... they're the defending WPIAL champions for another year.

04/14/2020

The Canon-McMillan softball team had a roster to be reckoned with, but a season full of promise turned into no season at all.

04/14/2020

First Arena Football League game played in Pittsburgh

04/13/2020

The cancellation of the high school softball season affected players, coaches and fans. For the Aldersons and Simms, who are involved beyond the norm, having no season affects entire families.

The cancellation of the high school softball season affected players, coaches and fans. For the Alderson and Simms families, who are involved beyond the norm, the impact has made for

04/12/2020

Canon-McMillan's two-time state champion and WPIAL record holder Gerrit Nijenhuis is the Observer-Reporter Sports Headliner.

04/09/2020

The spring sports season and the conclusion of the winter sports championships were canceled by the PIAA Thursday.

04/07/2020

Both Erik Harris and Eric Kush have extended their stays for Division II players in the National Football League. Now, eight seasons after playing with at Cal, the two are teammates again.

Both Erik Harris and Eric Kush have extended their stays for Division II players in the National Football League. Now, eight seasons after playing with at Cal, the two are

04/06/2020

Dr. Barry McGlumphy was never one to shy away from the spotlight.

04/06/2020

A blueprint for a 30-game regular season

04/05/2020

Riley DeRubbo has played in a state title, suffered a career-threatening injury, came back even stronger and may have had her high school career end by a pandemic. Her journey has already come full circle, whether she realizes it or not. She is the Observer-Reporter Girls Basketball Player of the Year.

Huddling around the center circle at midcourt as practice concluded at Hiller Hall, the Trinity High School girls basketball team talked about its travel plans to Chambersburg High School for