Fort story from Murrysville field becomes local legend
A late 1970s playground fort near a ball park witnessed Babe Ruth like feats as a local youth slugger hit three homers into the fort in one game. The piece invites readers to share their own sports anecdotes for a new community column. Greg's Auto Body won the Charlie's Place Bocce title with a 9-0 playoff run led by Conti and McLafferty. Nicholas Cannon and teammates triumphed in a Three-on-Three Hoop It Up final in Station Square.
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Chris Conti
John Mazzoccio
Mike Peluso
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Shenango Gears Up After Weekend Sandlot Results
Weekend sandlot games featured Shenango, Neshannock, Union, and Laurel squads with multiple players posting two or more hits. Cionni tossed a one hitter for Shenango. Downing and Lumpp led wins for Union and Varlins respectively, while runners posted several extra-base hits and key game-winning plays.
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Mo Cionni
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Johnathon Kunselman
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Shenango Glorioso
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Joe Pascarella
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Angels
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Sam Plyler
Tony Andrews
Josh Booth
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Derek Caraway
Justin Eggelston
Caraway
Steven Threats Varlins
Steve Lumpp
Richard Jenkins
Ed Robinson
Andrews
Neds
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Dave Colella
John Fauzzy
Trogglis
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Roel
Andrew Robinson
T.J. McMillin
Adam Ligo
Robinson
Mike Church
David Dade
Tim Grossetti
Doug Petrick
Youngstown Ees
Fabulous Goldstop
Ryan Frenzer
Goldstein
Panthers Stun Penguins In Game 7 To End Pittsburgh’s Run
Florida rallied from a 3-2 deficit to defeat Pittsburgh 4-3 in Game 7 at home, with Hough and Svehla keying a fast start and Nedved tying late for the Penguins before Fitzgerald’s late winner ended Pittsburgh’s season. Lemieux eyes retirement amid uncertainty, while Vanbiesbrouck leads Florida toward Colorado.
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Islanders
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Pitts
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Francois Leroux
Robert Svehla
Barrasso
Ken Wregget
Paul Laus
Nedved
Tomas Sandstrom
Ron Francis
NHL
Gord Murphy
Dave Roche
Vanbiesbrouck
Denver
Colorado
Baldwin
Ken Wregger
Tom Fitzgerald
Neil Wilkinson
Eddie Johnston
Tom Reed
Tribune Chronicle
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Sonics claim series as Kemp pays off in pivotal finish
In a tense seventh game Seattle denied Utah a fast break edge and stunned Malone and Stockton. Kemp led with 26 points and 14 rebounds while Gary Payton added 22 as the Sonics edged the Jazz 87 84 sealing a trip to Chicago. Stockton lauded the win and Seattle’s perseverance over a perceived negative.
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Neve Cubellis Power Post 343 Past Sharpsville 11-2
Neve homered doubled and singled with five RBIs to spark New Castle Post 343 to an 11-2 win over Sharpsville in American Legion Baseball action. Cubellis pitched four innings with eight strikeouts backed by Erik Germani who fanned five in three innings as the staff combined for a four hitter. Post 343 improves to 2-0 while Sharpsville falls to 1-1.
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Cubellis
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New Castle Sandlot Guidelines For Printing Results
The New Castle News will publish local sandlot baseball and softball results only when submitted on News scoresheets obtained from the News and dropped in the night deposit slot by midnight the same day. Entries must be legible and include date, winning and losing teams, innings scores, and full names of players mentioned.
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Penguins faces and futures after a promising off season
The Penguins feature young talents Bryan Smolinski Glenn Murray Petr Nedved and Sergei Zubov making key contributions while free agents Nedved and Smolinski are likely to return. Rookie forwards Dave Roche and Joe Dziedzic boost optimism as Lemieux contemplates retirement and Jagr and Barrasso face uncertain futures.
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