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Palmieri qualifies for today’s final round

MEADVILLE — Michael Palmieri kept his senior season alive Tuesday as he narrowly made the cut in the first round of the District 10 Class 3A golf championships. Held at Meadville Country Club, Palmieri ended the day by sinking a 15-foot birdie on putt on the 16th hole en route to an 18-hole score of 87. “Michael stayed focused throughout the day and came up clutch when he needed it most,” Warren head coach Nate Sandberg said. “He struggled off the tee almost all day, and made it difficult on himself. If he can find fairways and hit more greens in regulation, he can certainly ...

How much longer?

PITTSBURGH — It is the next-to-last day of September on the eve of Sidney Crosby's 22nd season. His team's opener across the state in Philadelphia less than 36 hours away looms. And there the longtime Pittsburgh Penguins captain is on a random early fall Tuesday, doing what he has ...

Warren volleyball opens week with 2 wins

OIL CITY — The Warren volleyball team stayed hot Tuesday as the Dragons defeated Oil City 26-24, 25-10, 25-12 in Region 4 action. The Dragons warded off a tough Oilers front, which seemed to take the wind out of the home team. Sets two and three were light work for the Dragons as they found their groove and took control. Reaching double digit kills for the Dragons were Attie Corey with 12 and Hailey Cabisca with 10. Lara Pearson had nine kills with Brynn Norris assisting 28 times in the win. Recording seven aces was Paiden Johnson with three each from Addison Ristau and Malysia ...

Dragons beat Franklin 2-0 on road

FRANKLIN — The Warren girls soccer team picked up a nice road victory Tuesday as they defeated the Franklin Knights 2-0. The first half was a stalemate at 0-0 as neither team could convert on the offensive end. The Dragons broke through in the second half when Joanna Bennett, assisted by Grace Wilkins, found the back of the net to take the 1-0 lead. Not too much longer after that Ellise Wilson would get the Dragons an insurance goal, safely putting them up 2-0. Wilkins notched her second assist of the game with the goal. “We had a great offensive game with over 30 shots on ...

Eisenhower girls beat Iroquois 4-0 in Region 3

ERIE — The Eisenhower Knights went on the road Tuesday to face Iroquois and beat the Braves 4-0 to improve to 8-3-0 overall and 2-3-0 in Region 3 girls soccer. It was Keira Cressley who got the Knights off to a quick lead just 20 seconds into the game when she took a pass from Rosalie Rondeau and fired a shot into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead. Cressley increased the Eisenhower lead just two minutes later on a pass from Hannah Lund and the Knights never looked back. “The offense today strung together some really nice passes which opened up some great shots on goal,” ...

Rydbom wins 2nd Stateline 200

BUSTI, N.Y. — Seventy-six cars took the green flag for the Busti Auto Stateline 200. For the second straight year, Meadville, Pennsylvania's Brian Rydbom earned the top prize and $2,500 winners purse. Rydbom started 59th and found his way to the point just after the halfway point. Sugar ...