Sports

Pirates' Polanco breaks wrist in winter ball, OK for spring

Published Saturday, December 26, 2020

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco broke a bone in his right wrist playing winter ball in the Dominican Republic.

Pirates trade slugger Josh Bell to Nationals

Published Thursday, December 24, 2020

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Bell is heading to the Washington Nationals.

The Pittsburgh Pirates traded the slugging first baseman to Washington on Thursday for pitching prospects Will Crowe and Eddy Yean.

Crusaders have five players named D9 all stars

Published Monday, December 14, 2020

Five members of the Elk County Catholic High School Crusader football team were recently named District 9 Small School North Football All Stars for the 2020-2021 season: Jake Parrish, Sam Kaul, Joe Tettis, Nick Crisp, and Bryan Schatz.

Steelers lose second straight game

Published Sunday, December 13, 2020

The Pittsburgh Steelers lost their second straight game on Sunday night, falling to the Buffalo Bills by a score of 26-15.

Dutch football team named D9 Big School North Division Champions

Published Sunday, December 13, 2020

The St. Marys Area High School football team was this year's D9 Big School North Division Champion and several members of the team were recognized as 2020-2021 District 9 Big School North Football All Stars. A full listing of those honored can be found in Monday's edition of The Daily Press.

Lady Dutch volleyball team presents season awards

Published Friday, December 11, 2020

The St. Marys Area Lady Dutch volleyball team recently presented their 2020 season awards. Samantha Vavala received the award for MVP Offense, Janelle Krug received the award for MVP Defense, and Meghan McGonnell and Joey Forster received the Coaches Awards.

Season openers postponed for ECC squads

Published Thursday, December 10, 2020

The Elk County Catholic High School girls and boys basketball season openers, which were scheduled to be played on Friday, Dec. 11, have been cancelled. The start of the winter sports season is now on hold due to mitigation efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic that were announced by Gov.

Lady Dutch tennis team presents season awards

Published Thursday, December 10, 2020

The St. Marys Area Lady Dutch tennis team recently handed out their awards for the 2020 season. The Coaches Award went to Hannah Winseck and the Most Improved went to Emma Gavazzi.

ECC girls and boys basketball teams set to open winter seasons Friday

Published Wednesday, December 9, 2020

The Elk County Catholic Crusader and Lady Crusader basketball teams are both set to open their 2020-2021 campaigns later this week. The Lady Crusaders were originally scheduled to open play Saturday afternoon, but the game has since been moved to Friday night.

Steelers improve to 11-0

Published Wednesday, December 2, 2020

The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Baltimore Ravens 19-14 on Wednesday to improve to 11-0 on the season.