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Mercyhurst Prep hands Warren girls 4-0 setback Saturday

ERIE — The Warren girls soccer team dropped a 4-0 loss Saturday against Mercyhurst Prep. The Lakers came out swinging and put pressure on the Dragons from the very start to the end. “The ladies are doing a great job defensively and containing the offensive attack,” said Warren head coach Teresa Abplanalp. “We’re struggling with putting the ball in the net though.” The Dragons will look to get back in the win column today when they travel to Franklin to take on the Knights for a 6 p.m. varsity-only kickoff.

Second-half domination

RUSSELL — It was tale of two halves for the Eisenhower Knights as they took a close game against Erie into halftime before exploding for six goals in the second half to shut out the Royals 8-0 in nonregion girls soccer Saturday. Eisenhower’s Hanna Lund started the scoring for the ...

Shippee in 2nd at D10 tourney

MEADVILLE — Warren's Kate Shippee battled through a tough front nine Monday morning at Meadville Country Club where nothing seemed to go smoothly. Making the turn with a score of 48, she fought hard with a strong finish on the back nine with a 38 to trail Bella Deaton of McDowell by just three strokes after the opening round of the District 10 Championship. “At the start of the morning, it was an eerie feeling looking at the burned-down clubhouse at the country club in Meadville from the fire on Friday,” said Warren head coach Scott Pearson. “Couple that with the fall weather ...

Warren runners test new state course

NEWVILLE — Warren’s Emma Peterson was nothing short of impressive Saturday as she earned a 15th-place finish at the Pennsylvania Foundations Invitational held at Big Springs High School. Competing against 218 other runners, Peterson ran a 19:57 in the 2A Division. Nina Woldt finished ...

Rodgers outduels Burrow

PITTSBURGH — Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers have been around each other a long time. So much so that when the Pittsburgh Steelers coach told Rodgers and the rest of the offense it was time to "cut it loose" before Sunday's early-season litmus test against Cincinnati, it didn't really ...

Griffin’s homer helps Pirates finish with winning record

DETROIT — Konnor Griffin homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates recorded their first winning season in eight years with a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday in the final game for both teams. Pittsburgh (82-80), which improved by 11 wins over 2025, hadn't finished with a record over ...