Thursday, May 17, 2012
Just by using the #piratememories hashtag on Twitter, a lucky Bucs fan can win free tickets to the May 26 game against the Cubs.
What’s your favorite Pirates memory? Clemente’s 3,000th hit? Maz’s World Series-winning home run in 1960? The “We are Family” series in ‘79? The Topps Co. is asking fans to share their favorite Pirates memories as well as using the new Topps Pennant app and the #piratememories hashtag on Twitter. At least 50 tweets must be posted for a lucky fan to win a pair of free tickets to the Pirates home game against the Cubs on Saturday, May 26.The promotion will be running through the 7 p.m. start of tonight's game. For more information check out: http://pennant.topps.com/pirates For product videos check out: https://vimeo.com/topps Be sure to keep up with the latest Pine-Richland news by subscribing to our daily email newsletter, liking us on…
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Lange will sign autographs during meet-and-greet.
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Thursday, May 10
Pittsburgh Penguins radio announcer Mike Lange—known for his colorful comments like "scratch my back with a hacksaw"—will be at the Gibsonia Giant Eagle for a meet-and-greet Friday. From 5 to 6:30 p.m., Lange also will sign autographs at the store in Northtowne Square at 5600 William Flynn Highway in Gibsonia. The Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters inducted the "Voice of the Pittsburgh Penguins" into its Hall of Fame last month. "It is an honor to recognize and salute a broadcaster with such talent," said PAB President Richard Wyckoff, according to the Penguins' website. "He is unique in professional sports, not only for his 36 seasons with the Penguins, but for his creative and colorful style of play-by-play announcing. Mike makes …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The Pirates will give out Neil Walker replica jerseys with pink accents for Moms on Sunday.
The perfect Mother's Day gift for a Pine-Richland mom just might be a day at the ballpark if she's a Pittsburgh Pirates fan and especially if she is a fan of second baseman and PR graduate Neil Walker. Neil Walker replica jerseys will be handed out to kids (ages 14 and under) and moms when they come to Sunday's 1:35 p.m. game against the Houston Astros. The moms' jerseys will have pink accents. Sunday also is Pine-Richland Baseball Community Day, which means a portion of each ticket will go to supporting Pine-Richland Baseball Boosters when you order them by using the form to the right. Orders must be faxed with payment no later than Friday. Tickets will be left at will call. Grandstand tickets cost $16; tickets for kids 14 and under are…
Monday, May 7, 2012
Show us the pictures you took on Sunday!
Under clear skies and a hot sun, runners from 49 states and 12 nations took to the streets of Pittsburgh in record-breaking numbers. With the largest and strongest field of runners in the event's history, the Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon has exhibited impressive growth year after year to become one of the nation's fastest growing races. This year's event featured another impressive international field of up-and-coming and established elite runners. Kenyan Nixon Kiplagat led the men for the first half of the full marathon. The second pack consisted of Tariku Aboset Bokan from Ethiopia and Kenyans Kipyegon Kirui and Abraham Kogo. At mile 16, returning men's champion, Jeffrey Eggleston, along with James Kirwa made a push and …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Join Patch for a live chat about tonight's pro football draft.
Who will the Steelers pick first? Will the Cleveland Browns go for Justin Blackmon or Ryan Tannehill? Got an opinion about the season's overall prospects? Join Patch Local Editors Mike Jones and Robert Edward Healy III in Pittsburgh andChris Mazzolini and Mitch Cooper in Cleveland tonight for a live first-round chat. Tell us what YOU think! And if you're near Heidelberg, stop and say hello in person to our Western Pennsylvania team at the Pittsburgh Bottle Shop Cafe in Collier Town Square.
Share your draft picks and predictions for the upcoming season when you visit us in person at the Pittsburgh Bottleshop Cafe in Collier Township or join our live chat starting at 7 p.m.
The NFL draft begins tonight, and Patch will be at the Pittsburgh Bottleshop Cafe in Collier Township to meet with readers and talk football. Lots of football. The event begins at 7 p.m. inside the restaurant and pub at Collier Town Square along Route 50. Local editors from several Western Pennsylvania Patch sites will be hanging out for the night to chat with bar patrons at a table near the door. If you are able to visit the Pittsburgh Bottleshop Cafe during the night, submit your name and e-mail to be entered to drawings for great prizes. We’ll be giving away $10 gift certificates to the Bottleshop every 30 minutes, and a grand prize $50 certificate near the end of the night. All you need to do is share your e-mail address at our Patch …
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Monday, April 23, 2012
We'll be at a restaurant and bar near Bridgeville starting at 7 p.m. Thursday to meet with readers and discuss the draft. Join us at the pub to win great prizes or discuss the draft with us online!
The NFL draft set to begin Thursday night couldn’t be happening at a better time for Pittsburghers after the elimination of the Pittsburgh Penguins from the Stanley Cup playoffs. So, to welcome the unofficial start of the 2012 NFL season, Patch.com is throwing a first-round draft party at 7 p.m. at the Pittsburgh Bottleshop Cafe near Bridgeville … and you’re invited! We’ll be hanging out at the restaurant and pub in Collier Town Square on Route 50 all night Thursday as top picks Andrew Luck, RG3 and others go off the board. We’ll be chatting football and watching as the players are drafted before the Steelers select their new superstar with the 24th overall pick. And if you sign up to receive our morning e-mail newsletter, you’ll be …
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
Wolfe Pack honors Pine-Richland varsity baseball coach and teacher Kurt Wolfe, a colon cancer survivor.
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Saturday, April 21
The Wolfe Pack honored its namesake—Pine-Richland baseball coach Kurt Wolfe—by raising nearly $2,000 Saturday at a run/walk in North Park for colon and rectal cancer research. Wolfe is a colon cancer survivor. The Wolfe Pack—Players About Community and Kids—also won first place for having the most people show up to support the cause at the Big Blue Quest run/walk. The Big Blue Quest, now in its ninth year, is a public celebration to raise awareness that colon and rectal cancer is preventable, treatable and beatable, according to its website. The Wolfe Pack is a player initiated and led organization of PR baseball players, whose intent is to volunteer in various opportunities within the community and to mentor Pine-Richland youth baseball …
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
See highlights from the JV and varsity games played April 10, 2012.
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Thursday, April 19
These videos from KVT Productions show highlights from the fourth game of the season for the Pine-Richland Lacrosse Lady Rams, who played the Sewickley Academy Lady Panthers in junior varsity and varsity contests on April 10. The Lady Rams JV team won 7-2 and varsity won 14-6.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The former PR hockey star might play in playoffs against the Coyotes.
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Wednesday, April 18
UPDATE: The Chicago Blackhawks vs. Coyotes playoff game will be broadcast at 8 p.m. Thursday on CNBC. Brandon Saad has a "good chance" of playing in the playoffs for the Chicago Blackhawks, according to the Chicago Tribune. The 19-year-old former Pine-Richland hockey star spent most of the season playing for the Saginaw Spirits. The Tribune quoted Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville as saying Saad has a "good chance" of playing in the Western Conference quarterfinals against the Coyotes. The announcement comes as the coach announced that winger Marian Hossa, who was injured Tuesday night in Game 3, has been ruled out to play in Game 4 of the Western Conference quarterfinals on Thursday night, the Tribune reported. After practice on …
