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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) The Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame inducted ten members of its 2026 class on Saturday at The Club at Shadow Lakes in Aliquippa. 

According to a report from the Beaver County Times, this year’s class was as follows:

Jim Cantamessa (Blackhawk, Basketball), Shane Douglas (New Brighton, Pro Wrestling), Clayton Hamilton (Baseball, Blackhawk), Christa Harmotto Dietzen (Hopewell, Volleyball), Joe Klimchak (Center, Sports Media), Tim Moore (Freedom Area, Coaching), Anthony Piroli (Aliquippa, Strength Coach), Mark Ridgley (New Brighton, Coaching), Mike Sirianni (Hopewell, Coaching), Terry Smith (Aliquippa, Coaching)

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(University Park, PA) Blackhawk softball lost to Valley View 13-8 in the 2026 PIAA Class 4A championship game on Friday at Beard Field, part of Nittany Lion Softball Park in University Park. The Valley View Cougars of Archbald won back-to-back state titles with their victory. The Lady Cougars of Blackhawk have been in the Class 4A softball state championship game for the last two years, but lost in both appearances.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Miami Marlins starting pitcher Max Meyer (23) throws to the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Philip G. Pavely)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Max Meyer allowed one run in six innings, stranding nine runners in the Miami Marlins’ 4-2 victory over Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.

Meyer (7-0) gave up six hits, walked three and hit a batter, but he struck out nine.

Skenes (6-6), who fell to 0-4 in six starts since last winning on May 12, gave up home runs to Heriberto Hernández and Joe Mack in the second inning. The Pirates ace set a career high with 23 swings and misses and struck out 10, including the side in the fourth and sixth. He gave up four hits with one walk in six innings.

Miami, which took two of three games from Pittsburgh, has won seven of eight and 10 of 12 in June.

Hernández opened the scoring by sending a Skenes fastball 403 feet into the left-field bleachers. Mack drove a changeup 424 feet to center, putting the Marlins ahead 2-0.

The Pirates started the fourth with three straight singles, capped by Jake Mangum driving in Nick Gonzales. Meyer retired the next three batters, including strikeouts of Jared Triolo and Spencer Horwitz.

Meyer hit Tyler Callihan with a pitch to load the bases with two outs the following inning. Mangum then sent a sharp liner to right-center, but centerfielder Jakob Marsee charged for a diving catch to rob a likely go-ahead double.

Pittsburgh had two runners in scoring position with two outs in the seventh before Calvin Faucher ended the threat with a strikeout of Callihan. It left on 11 total runners.

Kyle Stowers and Xavier Edwards pushed the lead to 4-1 with a pair of RBI singles off Brandan Bidois in the eighth.

Pete Fairbanks, who picked up his ninth save, struck out two in the ninth before surrendering a two-out homer to Bryan Reynolds.

Up next

Marlins: RHP Ryan Gusto (0-1, 6.00 ERA) takes the mound Monday to begin a three-game series in Philadelphia opposite Phillies RHP Zack Wheeler (5-1, 2.22 ERA).

Pirates: RHP Jared Jones (1-0, 4.73 ERA) starts Monday to open a three-game set at the Athletics against RHP J.T. Ginn (4-3, 3.15 ERA).

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Spencer Horwitz reacts after being hit by a pitch from Miami Marlins’ Anthony Bender with bases loaded during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Spencer Horwitz was hit by a pitch from Anthony Bender with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to bring in the go-ahead run and give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over Miami on Saturday, ending the Marlins’ six-game win streak.

Bender (1-1) struck out the first two batters of the inning before surrendering singles to Tyler Callihan and Jake Mangum and walking Jared Triolo. On the first pitch following a mound visit, Bender hit Horwitz with a 97 mph sinker to bring home Callihan.

The Marlins, who had won nine of 10 in June, got a leadoff single from Otto Lopez and a walk to Xavier Edwards in their half of the eighth, but Yohan Ramírez (4-2) struck out the next three batters.

Gregory Soto gave up a leadoff single to Esteury Ruiz in the ninth before retiring three straight for his 10th save.

Ryan O’Hearn put Pittsburgh ahead in the first with a one-out single off Lake Bachar through the right side of the infield.

Liam Hicks tied it on a line-drive single with two outs in the third, but Bryan Reynolds gave the Pirates’ a 2-1 lead in the bottom half with an RBI double into the gap in left-center.

Reynolds robbed Heriberto Hernández of a potential tying home run the following inning. Hernández had a called third strike overturned on a successful ABS challenge before sending the next pitch deep to left, backing Reynolds to the wall for a leaping grab.

Hernández tied it 2-all by dropping a single into left field with two outs in the sixth after Mason Montgomery relieved rookie right-hander Bubba Chandler, who allowed two runs on three hits with six strikeouts and one walk in 5 2/3 innings.

Up next

Pirates RHP Paul Skenes (6-5, 2.84 ERA), looking for his first win since May 12, takes the mound in the series finale Sunday against Marlins RHP Max Meyer (6-0, 2.85).

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Miami Marlins’ Owen Caissie celebrates as he stands on second base after driving in two runs with a double off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Wilber Dotel during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Owen Caissie had a two-run double to cap a four-run seventh inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.

Sandy Alcantara (6-4) won for the third time in three starts in June, working eight innings. He gave up three runs on five hits while striking out seven and walking one.

Tied at 2 going into the seventh, the Marlins scored four runs off reliever Wilber Dotel (1-2). Xavier Edwards brought home the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly, Heriberto Hernandez had an RBI single and Caissie broke it open with his double off the fence in center.

Liam Hicks added a two-run home run in the eighth off Antoine Kelly, who was making his major league debut, to make it 8-2. Hicks finished 3 for 4 with a double and three runs.

Endy Rodriguez homered and doubled for the Pirates, who lost for the sixth in seven games. Brandon Lowe went deep in the bottom of the eighth after the Pirates had fallen behind by six runs.

The Pirates opened the scoring in the third when Rodriguez hit a leadoff double and scored on Jared Triolo’s single.

The Marlins moved in front 2-1 in the fifth. Otto Lopez drove in one run with a groundout and Kyle Stowers followed with an RBI single. Rodriguez homered in the bottom of the inning to tie it.

Pirates starter Braxon Ashcraft allowed two runs in five innings.

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Pirates rookie RHP Bubba Chandler (2-7. 4.91 ERA) was set to start Saturday. The Marlins had not announced a starter.

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (17) watches his solo home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller during the third inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani hit his 13th homer of the season before leaving the game due to left knee inflammation and Los Angeles beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-6 on Thursday night.

The reigning NL MVP hit a solo homer in the third inning. He also had a single and walked twice, reaching base in all four of his plate appearances before being lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning.

It was not immediately clear when Ohtani began feeling discomfort in the knee.

Dodgers starter Justin Wrobleski left the game in the fifth inning with a left hamstring contusion. The left-hander was hit by a line drive off the bat of Bryan Reynolds. The ball ricocheted off Wrobleski to first baseman Freddie Freeman. Wrobleski collided with Reynolds while taking Freeman’s toss at first base.

Andy Pages also had two hits for the NL West-leading Dodgers, who took two of three in the series. Kyle Tucker hit a two-run single, and Miguel Rojas drove in two more runs.

Pirates rookie Rafael Flores Jr. hit his first MLB home run, and Brandon Lowe also went deep. Flores, Nick Gonzales and Spencer Horwitz had two hits apiece.

Wrobleski allowed four runs in 4 2/3 innings. Mitch Keller (5-4) was tagged for five runs in four innings.

Jack Dreyer (3-1) pitched a scoreless seventh inning and Tanner Scott got the last four outs for his seventh save.

Up next

Dodgers: RHP Roki Sasaki (4-3, 4.03 ERA) pitches against White Sox LHP Anthony Kay (5-1, 4.40) on Friday night in Chicago.

Pirates: Host Miami on Friday night with RHP Braxton Ashcraft (5-3, 3.28 ERA) facing Marlins RHP Sandy Alcantara (5-4, 4.33).

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Tacoma, WA) Attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom filed a lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of a fifteen-year-old female wrestler against Washington state officials in Tacoma.

According to the lawsuit, a male wrestler sexually assaulted the female athlete during a high school girls’ wrestling tournament in December of 2025. The event was sponsored by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the female wrestler and her mother, Stephanie Brown. The plaintiffs allege that state officials directed the female wrestler to compete without informing her that her opponent was male and later failed to report the alleged assault to law enforcement within the timeframe required by state law.

The lawsuit claims officials waited 53 days before notifying law enforcement, despite a state requirement that such incidents be reported within 48 hours.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(University Park, PA) Blackhawk softball will look to capture its first PIAA state championship when it faces Valley View in the 2026 Class 4A title game at 1:30 p.m. today at Nittany Lion Softball Park in University Park.

The Lady Cougars enter the championship game with a 15-5 record, while the Valley View Cougars of Archbald bring a 23-3 mark into the contest.

Valley View, the District II champion, won the Class 4A crown last season and is seeking back-to-back state titles.

Blackhawk is attempting to become the first WPIAL team to win the PIAA Class 4A softball championship since Beaver claimed the title in 2021.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh Steelers recently signed wide receiver Joaquin Davis and cornerback Daryl Porter, Jr. to one-year contracts.

Davis entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent following the 2025 NFL Draft. He spent time with the Denver Broncos and the Minnesota Vikings as a rookie last season and was on the Vikings’ practice squad before remaining with the organization through the 2026 offseason.

Davis played in 42 games over four seasons at North Carolina Central, finishing his college career with 92 receptions for 1,211 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Porter returns to the Steelers after spending part of the 2025 season on the team’s practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster for Pittsburgh’s Week 16 game against the Detroit Lions.

Porter, the son of former NFL defensive back Daryl Porter Sr., originally signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent following the 2025 NFL Draft. He joined the Steelers after being released during the Bills’ training camp.

Porter began his college career at West Virginia before transferring to Miami, where he became a two-year starter. During his collegiate career, he recorded 108 tackles, 18 passes defended and one interception.

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that catcher Henry Davis was placed on the paternity leave list yesterday as his wife, Sofia, prepares to welcome their first child. 

This season, Davis is batting .138 with five home runs and 17 RBIs. 

In a corresponding roster move, the team recalled catcher/first baseman Rafael Flores Jr. from Triple-A Indianapolis. 

Flores Jr. appeared in seven games with the Pirates in 2025. He has a career Major League batting average of .200 with two doubles.