A young kid named Cole is making waves as a pitcher.
But this time, we're not talking about the Pirates' Gerrit Cole. The subject is Serra Catholic Cole McCombs, who is making quite the impact as a freshman.
Cole has a 3-1 record. While that's impressive for a ninth-grader, his other statistics jump out at you. McCombs has pitched 24 1/3 innings and his ERA is 0.00. He has allowed only one run, but it was unearned.
Cole has given up only five hits and has 43 strikeouts. Get used to the name. You'll probably be hearing it a lot in the next few years.
Rowan an All-American
Lincoln Park basketball player Ron Rowan is one of the top 10 sophomores in the country. At least that's what Maxpreps.com says.
Rowan has been selected a second-team sophomore All-American by Maxpreps. The first- and second-teams include only 10 players.
Rowan is a Pitt recruit, accepting a scholarship from the Panthers last summer. He averaged 26 points a game this season and has 1,482 career point already.
New Castle honored at PNC
The undefeated New Castle boys basketball team was honored on the field before last night's Pirates game at PNC Park. The Red Hurricanes are the first WPIAL boys team go through a season undefeated in 31 years.
Below is a crazy bird in the midst of Red Hurricanes.
Besides the team being honored, New Castle coach Ralph Blundo threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Well, actually he wasn't the only one who threw out a first pitch. Mike Tyson followed Blundo and threw out another first pitch.
Below, champ meets champ. It's coach Blundo in the dugout before the game with Iron Mike
