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CIF state track and field: Pittsburg athletes win two state titles
When the curtain closed Saturday night at the California Interscholastic Federation state track and field championships in Clovis, four individuals and one relay team stood tallest among Bay Area News Group athletes.
Pittsburg’s 4×100 relay team of Jamar Searcy, Michael Stallworth, La’Rico Tezeno and Tim Edwards opened the meet with a sizzling sprint around the Veterans Memorial Stadium track, posting a time of 40.77 to edge Long Beach Poly by three-tenths of a second.
The East Bay school wasn’t done.
Later, Jathiyah Muhammad captured Pittsburg’s second state title, winning the girls pole vault in 13 feet, 9 inches.
Muhammad’s brother, Khaliq, took second in the boys pole vault with a mark of 16-4, which was four inches behind winner Kai Anderson of University City.
Acalanes’ Trevor Rogers leaped 24-3 ¾ to capture the long jump one year after placing fourth in the event.
The Cal-bound two-sport standout, who helped Acalanes win a state football title in December, edged Wilcox’s Tyson Bonilla, who took second in 24-1.
Campolindo’s Pinkie Schnayer also stood atop the medal stand after she finished first in the shot put in 47-3 ¾. Aja Johnson of Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks was second in 46-8 ¾.
Bishop O’Dowd’s Brandon Rush celebrated a state championship in the triple jump after he posted a mark of 47-5. He went 48-1 ¼ in Friday’s trials, which ranked second heading into Saturday’s finals.
Here is how athletes from the Bay Area News Group’s coverage area performed on Saturday:
Girls 4×100
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Oaks Christian, 45.67
No. 7 Pittsburg, 47.08
Friday’s trials
No. 8 Pittsburg, 46.86
Top time: Calabasas, 45.90
Boys 4×100
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Pittsburg (Jamar Searcy, Michael Stallworth, La’Rico Tezeno, Tim Edwards), 40.77
No. 6 Archbishop Mitty, 41.13
DQ De La Salle
Friday’s trials
No. 2 Pittsburg, 41.30
No. 5 Archbishop Mitty, 41.51
No. 7 De La Salle, 41.58
Top time: Long Beach Poly, 41.19
Girls 1,600
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Sadie Engelhardt, Ventura, 4:32.06
No. 5 Tatum Olesen, Menlo-Atherton, 4:46.76
Friday’s trials
No. 5 Tatum Olesen, Menlo-Atherton, 4:51.25
Top time: Sadie Engelhardt, Ventura, 4:50.52
Boys 1,600
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Andreas Dybdahl, Santa Barbara, 4:08.23
No. 4 Benjamin Bouie, Crystal Springs Uplands, 4:10.40
No. 6 Miles Jones, Oakland Tech, 4:11.15
No. 7 Arrin Sagiraju, Dougherty Valley, 4:11.45
No. 11 Daniel Martinez, Clayton Valley Charter, 4:14.61
Friday’s trials
No. 4 Arrin Sagiraju, Dougherty Valley, 4:11.88
No. 6 Daniel Martinez, Clayton Valley Charter, 4:11.92
No. 7 Benjamin Bouie, Crystal Springs Uplands, 4:10.99
No. 12 Miles Jones, Oakland Tech, 4:12.53
Top time: Jonah Reynolds, Jesuit-Carmichael, 4:10.59
Girls 100 hurdles
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Anisa Bowen-Fontenot, San Diego, 13.59
Friday’s trials
No locals advanced
Top time: Anisa Bowen-Fontenot, San Diego, 13.74
Boys 110 hurdles
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Myles Mcfarland, Cosumnes Oaks, 13.69
No. 6 Prince Najeeb Babalola-Buchango, Archbishop Mitty, 14.22
No. 9 Thomas Zang, St. Ignatius, 14.75
Friday’s trials
No. 3 Prince Najeeb Babalola-Buchango, Archbishop Mitty, 14.07
No. 9 Thomas Zang, St. Ignatius, 14.24
Top time: Myles Mcfarland, Cosumnes Oaks, 13.71
Girls 400
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Payton Smith, La Jolla, 53.39
No. 2 Hannah Rutherford, Mountain View, 53.70
No. 8 Eden Enoru, Heritage, 56.39
Friday’s trials
No. 2 Hannah Rutherford, Mountain View, 54.54
No. 8 Eden Enoru, Heritage, 55.65
Top time: Morgan Maddox, Culver City, 53.62
Boys 400
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Xai Ricks, Long Beach Poly, 46.79
Friday’s trials
No locals advanced
Top time: Dylan Ochoa, Northview, 47.24
Girls 100
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Mikaela Warr, Canyon, 11.41
Friday’s trials
No locals advanced
Top time: Amirah Shaheed, Madison, 11.50
Boys 100
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Brandon Arrington Jr., Mt. Miguel, 10.33
No. 4 Jaden Jefferson, De La Salle, 10.49
No. 9 Nathaniel Guillory, Los Altos, 10.63
Friday’s trials
No. 5 Jaden Jefferson, De La Salle, 10.40
No. 7 Nathaniel Guillory, Los Altos, 10.51
Top time: Brandon Arrington Jr., Mt. Miguel, 10.27
Girls 800
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Tessa Buswell, Poway, 2:06.51
No. 7 Kylie Hoornaert, Prospect, 2:09.22
No. 8 Zoe Lahanas, Clayton Valley Charter, 2:10.96
Friday’s trials
No. 1 Kylie Hoornaert, Prospect, 2:08.48
No. 11 Zoe Lahanas, Clayton Valley Charter, 2:12.18
Boys 800
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Cain Evans, Carlsbad, 1:50.21
Friday’s trials
No locals advanced
Top time: Cain Evans, Carlsbad, 1:51.88
Girls 300 hurdles
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Morgan Herbst, Carlsbad, 41.26
Friday’s trials
No locals advanced
Top time: Morgan Herbst, Carlsbad, 41.93
Boys 300 hurdles
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Jordehn Gammage, Canyon, 37.35
No. 9 Thomas Zang, St. Ignatius, 39.39
Friday’s trials
No. 9 Thomas Zang, St. Ignatius, 38.57
Top time: Jonathan Tseko-Biffle, El Capitan, 37.48
Girls 200
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Amirah Shaheed, Madison, 23.53
No. 7 Hannah Rutherford, Mountain View, 24.06
Friday’s trials
No. 3 Hannah Rutherford, Mountain View, 23.99
Top time: Morgan Maddox, Culver City, 23.60
Boys 200
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Brandon Arrington Jr., Mt. Miguel, 20.55
No. 3 Nathaniel Guillory, Los Altos, 21.27
No. 5 Prince Najeeb Babalola-Buchango, Archbishop Mitty, 21.34
DNS Jaden Jefferson, De La Salle
Friday’s trials
No. 6 Nathaniel Guillory, Los Altos, 21.11
No. 7 Prince Najeeb Babalola-Buchango, Archbishop Mitty, 21.20
No. 9 Jaden Jefferson, De La Salle, 21.46
Top time: Brandon Arrington Jr., Mt. Miguel, 20.55
Girls 4×800 relay
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Ventura. 8:57.21
No. 6 Granada, 9:10.55
No. 7 Los Altos, 9:11.42
No. 8 St. Francis, 9:12.15
No Friday’s trials
Boys 4×800 relay
Saturday’s finals
State champion: San Clemente, 7:38.07
No. 2 Granada, 7:40.29
No. 7 Foothill, 7:44.53
No Friday’s trials
Girls 3,200
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Jaelyn Williams, East Lake, 9:57.11
No. 8 Shea Volkmer, Campolindo, 10:20.57
No Friday’s trials
Boys 3,200
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Evan Noonan, Dana Hills, 8:43.12
No. 2 Grant Morgenfeld, Palo Alto, 8:44.40
No. 5 Lucas Cohen, Albany, 8:48.63
No. 7 Landon Pretre, Menlo School, 8:50.47
No. 9 Olaf Dietz, Berkeley, 8:51.77
No Friday’s trials
Girls 4×400 relay
State champion: Long Beach Wilson, 3:41.40
No locals advanced
Top time: Long Beach Poly, 3:47.95
Boys 4×400 relay
State champion: Long Beach Wilson, 3:12.54
No locals advanced
Top time: Long Beach Wilson, 3:15.08
Girls discus
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Aja Johnson, Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks, 158-10
No. 5 Brielle Moseley, Silver Creek, 142-4
Friday’s trials
No. 10 Brielle Moseley, Silver Creek, 138-4
Top mark: Sol Bitners, Davis, 153-5
Boys discus
Saturday’s finals
State champion: McKay Madsen, Clovis North, 206-8
No. 3 Kyler Headley, Silver Creek, 197-6
Friday’s trials
No. 6 Kyler Headley, Silver Creek, 184-6
Top mark: Derek Smith, Buchanan, 206-11
Girls long jump
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Loren Webster, Long Beach Wilson, 20-5 1/4
No. 5 Ellie McCuskey-Hay, St. Ignatius, 19-0
No. 9 Natalie Lyons, Acalanes, 18-3
No. 10 Kira Gant Hatcher, St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 18-1
Friday’s trials
No. 5 Ellie McCuskey-Hay, St. Ignatius, 18-8 ½
No. 9 Natalie Lyons, Acalanes, 17-11 3/4
No. 12 Kira Gant Hatcher, St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 17-6 ¾
Top mark: Loren Webster, Long Beach Wilson, 20-9 ¼
Boys long jump
Saturday’s finals
No. 1 Trevor Rogers, Acalanes, 24-3 ¾
No. 2 Tyson Bonilla, Wilcox, 24-1
No. 6 Jonathan Craft, James Logan, 23-2 ¼
No. 11 Brandon Rush, Bishop O’Dowd, 22-1 ¾
Friday’s trials
No. 1 Trevor Rogers, Acalanes, 24-7 ¾
No. 2 Tyson Bonilla, Wilcox, 24-3 ¼
No. 4 Brandon Rush, Bishop O’Dowd, 23-7
No. 5 Jonathan Craft, James Logan, 23-6 ¼
Girls shot put
Saturday’s finals
State champion: No. 1 Pinkie Schnayer, Campolindo, 47-3 3/4
Friday’s trials
No. 1 Pinkie Schnayer, Campolindo, 44-3 ½
Boys shot put
Saturday’s finals
State champion: McKay Madsen, Clovis North, 62-9 ½
No. 10 Luke Lewis, Serra, 55-6 1/2
Friday’s trials
No. 10 Luke Lewis, Serra, 55-7
Top mark: Brayden Bitter, Clovis North, 64-3 ¼
Girls pole vault
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Jathiyah Muhammad, Pittsburg, 13-9
No. 6 (tie) Elise Doyle, San Ramon Valley, 12-5
No. 9 (tie) Abigail Goetz, Sequoia, 11-11
Friday’s trials
No. 1 Jathiyah Muhammad, Pittsburg, 12-7
No. 2 (tie) Elise Doyle, San Ramon Valley, 12-3
No. 10 Abigail (Abby) Goetz, Sequoia, 11-9
Boys pole vault
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Kai Anderson, University City, 16-8
No. 2 Khaliq Muhammad, Pittsburg, 16-4
Friday’s trials
No. 4 Khaliq Muhammad, Pittsburg, 15-6
Top mark: Three tied for first, also at 15-6
Girls triple jump
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Alyssa Alumbres, Vista Murrieta, 40-11
No. 11 Daniela Hughes, Los Altos, 37-2 ¾
Friday’s trials
No. 11 Daniela Hughes, Los Altos, 37-7 1/4
Top mark: Quincie Richards, Royal, 39-8 ¾
Boys triple jump
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Brandon Rush, Bishop O’Dowd, 47-5
No. 8 Noah Gonzalez, St. Ignatius, 45-7 ¼
No. 11 Anthony Dean, De La Salle, 44-2 ¾
Friday’s trials
No. 2 Brandon Rush, Bishop O’Dowd, 48-1 ¼
No. 7 Noah Gonzalez, St. Ignatius, 46-7
No. 11 Anthony Dean, De La Salle, 46-2
Top mark: Jordan Carter, Vista del Lago, 48-6 ¾
Girls high jump
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Valentina Fakrogha, Ventura, 5-8
No. 2 Summer Young. Menlo School, 5-8
No. 4 Lelani Laruelle, Monta Vista, 5-7
Friday’s trials
No. 3 (tie) Addison Braitberg, Miramonte, 5-5
No. 6 Lelani Laruelle, Monta Vista, 5-5
No. 8 Summer Young, Menlo School, 5-5
Top mark: Two tied, also at 5-5
Boys high jump
Saturday’s finals
State champion: Deshawn Banks, Birmingham, 7-0 ½
ND Alexander Dillon, Milpitas
Friday’s trials
No. 3 (tie) Alexander Dillon, Milpitas, 6-6
Top mark: Two tied, also at 6-6
On Sept. 17, multi-platinum country music star Luke Bryan will bring his Farm Tour to 1846 Farms near Latrobe.
Westmoreland County is no stranger to large outdoor concerts. Some may remember the Rolling Rock Town Fair in the early 2000s, while others may recall Luke Bryan’s stop at a farm in South Huntingdon Township just two years ago. Now the country music superstar is returning to the area.
The Unity Township farm’s general manager, Aleisha Stas, gave KDKA a tour of the family farm, which dates back to before the Civil War. She says Bryan’s team first reached out after finding the farm on social media, but she says at first, she and her family thought it was too good to be true.
“This was around April Fools, so we thought it was an April Fools prank,” Stas said. “My whole family, we were like, there’s no way this is about to happen. But this has been incredible.”
Stas says Bryan’s team is handling everything logistically from parking and bathrooms to deciding exactly where the concert will be staged.
“If we have it on this side of the property, we can hold 12,000 people,” Stas said. “And if we have it on (the other side) of the property, it can be up to 20,000. But we have not determined that yet.”
Many of those decisions will be made as September gets closer. In the meantime, however, the farm is holding off on planting in certain fields until the final concert location is selected.
And while hosting thousands of people may sound a little intimidating, Stas says her family is excited to welcome fans to the farm for what they hope will be a memorable night.
“Obviously, we’ve never had this many people here before, so it will be a new thing for all of us, but we are not worried,” said Stas. “Luke Bryan’s team are experts with this, and I think it will go great.”
Tickets for this concert are currently on sale, and they will run you about $77 per person, plus tax for general admission.
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2025 Steelers Offseason Recall: Garrett shutdown as Pittsburgh bullied Browns in Week 6 | Steel City Underground
Steel City Underground presents post-game takeaways in our Steelers Offseason Recall series, revisiting key moments from the 2025 season and how they shaped the year that followed.
AFC North football rarely looks pretty, and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 6 matchup against the Cleveland Browns at Acrisure Stadium followed that familiar formula. What started as a defensive slugfest on a torn-up field eventually turned into another frustrating afternoon for Cleveland as Pittsburgh pulled away for a 23-9 victory.
The win improved the Steelers to 4-1 and extended their remarkable regular season home winning streak against the Browns to 22 games. More importantly, it reinforced an early-season identity centered around disruptive defense, efficient quarterback play, and winning the battle in the trenches.
Looking back, these were the biggest surprises from Pittsburgh’s victory.
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Jalen Ramsey stole the show from Watt and Garrett
Nobody expected Jalen Ramsey to leave Week 6 with more sacks than T.J. Watt and Myles Garrett combined, but that’s exactly what happened.
Ramsey entered the game after missing practice time earlier in the week and proceeded to deliver one of the more unexpected stat lines of the season. The veteran defensive back recorded two sacks and six combined tackles while frequently helping confuse Cleveland’s protection schemes.
Meanwhile, Watt recorded half a sack while Garrett failed to register one entirely.
Ramsey even admitted afterward that the performance surprised him. His production highlighted an emerging trend within Pittsburgh’s defense: pressure was coming from everywhere.
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The Steelers defense overwhelmed Cleveland’s offense
While Ramsey grabbed headlines, the collective defensive effort suffocated Cleveland for most of the afternoon.
The Steelers finished with six sacks as Nick Herbig led the team with two sacks while Ramsey added two of his own. Derrick Harmon, Watt, and Alex Highsmith also got involved as Pittsburgh repeatedly collapsed the pocket around rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel.
Gabriel never looked comfortable. The rookie completed 29 of 59 passes for 221 yards and struggled once Cleveland became one-dimensional after falling behind. He finished with a passer rating of 66.3 while absorbing constant punishment.
Pittsburgh didn’t rely solely on edge pressure either. Defensive backs blitzed, interior rushers collapsed protection, and disguised looks forced Cleveland into mistakes.
Perhaps equally impressive was how the Steelers handled Browns rookie running back Quinshon Judkins. Entering the matchup, Judkins had averaged 4.6 yards per carry and looked like one of Cleveland’s few consistent offensive weapons. Pittsburgh erased that advantage, holding him to a season-low 36 rushing yards on 12 carries while limiting him to 3.0 yards per attempt.
Through five games played after their bye week, the Steelers had already amassed 20 sacks and were rapidly becoming one of football’s most disruptive defenses.
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Myles Garrett disappeared
The Browns needed a game-changing performance from Myles Garrett. Instead, Pittsburgh’s offensive line turned in one of its best performances of the season.
Garrett moved around the formation throughout the game, but he spent much of the afternoon lined up across from Broderick Jones. With occasional help early and more one-on-one opportunities later, Jones and company neutralized Cleveland’s biggest defensive weapon.
Garrett finished with only two combined tackles. He failed to record a solo tackle, sack, forced fumble, quarterback hit, or pass defended.
Keeping Garrett quiet fundamentally changed how Cleveland could attack Rodgers and allowed Pittsburgh’s offense to remain balanced throughout the afternoon.
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Rodgers stayed efficient and upright
Aaron Rodgers didn’t deliver a vintage statistical masterpiece: he simply controlled the game.
The veteran quarterback completed 21 of 30 passes for 235 yards while distributing the football efficiently and trusting Arthur Smith‘s offensive approach. Rodgers leaned heavily on his tight ends early before taking advantage of favorable matchups later in the game.
His biggest moments arrived in the second half. Rodgers connected with Connor Heyward for a touchdown strike before finding D.K. Metcalf for another score that helped create separation on the scoreboard.
Equally important, Rodgers stayed upright. For only the second time that season, Pittsburgh allowed zero sacks. Cleveland hit Rodgers only three times despite him attempting 30 passes.
Compare that with Dillon Gabriel, who absorbed six sacks and 16 total quarterback hits.
The offensive line, aided by extra blocking looks featuring Spencer Anderson, kept Cleveland’s front from controlling the game and allowed Rodgers to operate comfortably. Metcalf benefited from the protection, turning four receptions into 95 yards while the Steelers spread touches across Jonnu Smith, Pat Freiermuth, Roman Wilson, Darnell Washington, and Heyward.
Meanwhile, Jaylen Warren, Kenneth Gainwell, and Kaleb Johnson combined for 89 rushing yards to maintain offensive balance. Pittsburgh averaged 5.8 yards per play and controlled possession despite both teams having the same number of drives.
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The officiating nearly stole the spotlight
Not everything about the victory came without frustration. Ron Torbert’s officiating crew inserted itself into the game repeatedly as Pittsburgh absorbed ten accepted penalties during an afternoon filled with questionable decisions.
Several pass interference rulings frustrated players and fans alike.
Jerry Jeudy appeared to drag Brandin Echols down by both shoulder pads on one play, yet the result went against Pittsburgh. Later, Browns cornerback Denzel Ward appeared to pin D.K. Metcalf’s arm without drawing a flag.
Even Watt found himself repeatedly flagged for alignment penalties despite checking positioning with officials beforehand, leading to visible frustration from Mike Tomlin on the sideline.
The most controversial moment arrived on special teams. Ke’Shawn Williams appeared to spark the crowd with a 47-yard punt return before an illegal blindside block penalty on Jabrill Peppers erased the play. The penalty not only wiped away field position but also backed Pittsburgh up an additional ten yards.
Despite the officiating frustrations, the Steelers remained composed, and by the end of the afternoon, that discipline, paired with suffocating defense and efficient offense, delivered another divisional win and continued building momentum heading into a critical AFC North stretch.
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