John Santa, Author at Pittsburgh Union Progress

Slippery Rock baseball coach Jeff Messer believed the scouts who he said told him Gage Gillott could help his team. It wasn’t until the 2021 Connellsville graduate arrived on the Rock’s Butler County campus as a transfer from NCAA Division I USC-Upstate that he could show Messer just how much he could be of assistance. […]

John Santa

No days off: Connellsville native Gage Gillott blossoming into one of NCAA Division II’s top pitchers, hitters in first season at Slippery Rock

Mother knows best: Shaler product Camryn Murphy among PSAC’s top power hitters in sophomore season at Seton Hill

Ahead of the curve: California product Payton Conte leading NCAA Division II batting race as member of Cal U program he grew up in

The champ is here: Aquinas Academy, Pitt graduate Mary Casamassa wins world boxing championship

North Hills graduate Nick Smith eyeing second straight NCAA Division II national title as assistant coach at national power Nova Southeastern

South Fayette product Tyler Pitzer off to dominant start with South Carolina pitching staff, earns first SEC Freshman of the Week nod

Old friends: Chartiers Valley product Perri Page, North Allegheny graduate Lizzy Groetsch have sights set on winning Ivy League tournament title for respective schools

College basketball notebook: Point Park to use No. 8 seed in NAIA tournament as motivation; Pittsburgh native Tariq Francis, Latrobe product Bryce Butler, South Fayette graduate Maddie Webber earn Division I postseason awards

Central Catholic graduate Ben Sarson, OLSH product Dante Spadafora vying for another run at NCAA Division II national title at West Liberty

WPIAL Class 5A girls championship: South Fayette’s new kids on the block lead program to third consecutive title with win against upstart Armstrong