Brad Everett
Writer at Freelance
Sport Reporter at Pittsburgh Union Progress
Sports reporter: Pittsburgh Union Progress (@ThePUPNews). ON STRIKE (Still!): @PittsburghPG. Husband. Dog father. Godfather. Former elite beer pong player.
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5 days ago |
unionprogress.com | Brad Everett
Here’s a look at the WPIAL baseball playoffs, which begin Monday and conclude May 27-28 at EQT Park (formerly Wild Things Park). CLASS 6ADefending champion: North AlleghenyNo. 1 seed: North AlleghenyPlayer to watch: MJ Maruschak, Canon-McMillan. Maruschak has arguably been the top all-around player for a Canon-McMillan team that is averaging the most runs per game (6.9) and giving up the fewest (2.4) in Class 6A.
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1 week ago |
unionprogress.com | Brad Everett
One of the WPIAL’s top long jumpers lives on a farm. California’s Lee Qualk is surrounded by many animals when he’s at home, but we’re not talking about dogs or cats. “Tons of chickens and lots of cows,” he said. “It’s primarily a beef farm, but we make a little bit of milk.”Between school and sports, Qualk doesn’t have as much time to work on the farm as he used to, but that doesn’t mean that he’s void of any responsibilities. “Every hay season I’m out baling hay,” he said.
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1 week ago |
unionprogress.com | Brad Everett
RJ Sledge and Dame Givner have been playing basketball together since they were little, but the two figured their run as teammates had come to an end when Givner transferred to a prep school after the two helped lead Imani Christian to a PIAA Class 1A title in 2023. “We thought that Imani game was the last game we were going to play together,” Sledge admits. As it turns out, the two will indeed play together again.
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1 week ago |
unionprogress.com | Brad Everett
Zach Hare is an outdoorsman. Hunting, fishing, kayaking. You name it, Hare is likely all about it. As for good pal Christian Lucarelli, well, not so much. “I’ve never gone hunting in my life,” he said. “I like golf and to just hang out with friends.”The two might share different hobbies, but on the field the Riverside seniors are a lot alike.
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1 week ago |
unionprogress.com | Brad Everett
After missing a good chunk of the season due to a hamstring injury, Woodland Hills speedster Scoop Smith made his long-awaited season debut Friday. When he hit the track, Smith ran like the Scoop of old. Very, very fast. Smith’s victory in the 100-meter dash was one of the highlights of the Baldwin Invitational, the big annual meet right off of Route 51 that turned 51 this year.
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