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St. Mary’s Colgan Softball Dominates Riverton in Run-Rule Victory – Pittsburg Today
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The St. Mary’s Colgan softball team secured a decisive 10-0 victory over Riverton in five innings at Pittsburg State Softball Field. Pitcher Bella Ascanio struck out 9 batters, while the Lady Panthers’ offense exploded for 6 runs in the first inning, 1 in the second, and 3 more in the fourth to end the game early via the run rule.
Why it matters
This win continues St. Mary’s Colgan’s strong start to the season and showcases the team’s dominant pitching and hitting abilities. Riverton struggled to get anything going offensively against the Lady Panthers’ stifling defense.
The details
Bella Ascanio was dominant in the circle for St. Mary’s Colgan, striking out 9 Riverton batters. The Lady Panthers’ offense got going early, scoring 6 runs in the first inning, 1 in the second, and 3 more in the fourth to end the game via the 10-run rule after 5 innings. Kynlee King recorded a hit for Riverton, but the Lady Rams were unable to sustain any offensive momentum against the Lady Panthers.
- The game took place on April 13, 2026 at Pittsburg State Softball Field.
The players
Bella Ascanio
The starting pitcher for St. Mary’s Colgan, who struck out 9 batters in the game.
Kynlee King
A player for the Riverton Lady Rams who recorded a hit in the game.
Kara Osborn
A player for St. Mary’s Colgan who drove in the first run of the game with a hit to the outfield.
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The takeaway
St. Mary’s Colgan demonstrated its dominance on both sides of the ball, with Bella Ascanio’s overpowering pitching performance and the Lady Panthers’ explosive offense leading to a decisive run-rule victory over Riverton. This win should give the team confidence as they continue their season.
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NASA astronaut from Western Pa. returns to Pittsburgh for 1st time since suffering unprecedented medical event in space
This time, the warm-up was brief. After getting off to one of the chilliest starts (tied for 2nd coldest first 3 days when it comes to daily average temperature) on record in May, we saw two above-average days over the past two days.
We won’t make it three with temperatures today cooling down behind widespread morning rain. We’ve already seen our high temperature for today, with Pittsburgh seeing a daily high of around 62 degrees. That was our midnight temperature, but sometimes they adjust it slightly up or down due to the number being sent out technically happening around 8 minutes before the top of the hour.
Temperatures will be in the 50s for the rest of the day. Skies will be mostly cloudy with variable but breezy winds of around 15mph this afternoon.
It’ll be damp and cool. You’ll certainly want long sleeves this afternoon if you are outside for any extended period of time.
When it comes to rain chances, rain will be fairly consistent through around 8 o’clock, then become more scattered for the rest of the morning.
This afternoon is looking dry for pretty much everyone. I can’t totally rule out an isolated shower in the Laurel Highlands.
After today, our next rain chance comes Friday morning with the potential for an isolated shower or storm. There will be a better chance for rain on Saturday, with rain once again confined to the morning hours.
Saturday afternoon is looking dry. Mother’s Day is also looking dry for most of the day, with rain showers arriving after 4 p.m.
Highs will hit the low 70s ahead of the rain chance.
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After all of Pittsburgh area’s Smokey Bones restaurants close, what should consumers do with gift cards?
All three remaining Smokey Bones locations in the Pittsburgh area have closed after the restaurant chain’s parent company filed for bankruptcy.
After the locations in Hempfield, Cranberry and at the Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer closed, people reached out to KDKA asking what to do with their unused gift cards.
Michael Litvak from Beaver County says he’s stuck with $100 worth of Smokey Bones gift cards.
“And the one in Robinson closed about, I guess it was maybe about two weeks ago, they closed it 3 weeks ago, but nothing was said when they closed that that they were closing any other locations,” Litvak said. “And then on April 28, I found out we were going to go to Smokey Bones in Cranberry with friends and our friends said, ‘hey, we just checked their site, we was gonna check the menu, and it says they’re closed.’ So I started looking around, and here they closed all their restaurants on April 28, not even letting anybody know.”
Gift cards are treated as unsecured claims in a bankruptcy. That means you’re in the back of the line, behind the banks and the landlords to get your money back, so the likelihood of recouping your money is slim to none.
What to do with Smokey Bones gift cards
If you bought the gift card with a credit card, that’s your best shot at getting money back. Contact the credit card company and ask for a chargeback for goods and services not received. But you have to ask fast. This works best if you’re only one to four months out from the purchase.
Did you get it from a third party? If you snagged the card on one of those big display sets at a Costco or grocery store, they’ll sometimes refund or exchange gift cards in special situations like this one.
If both fail, decide if it’s worth the hassle of filing a claim.
The Better Business Bureau recommends always checking with the company’s ownership. In this case, it’s FAT Brands. Right now, the BBB says the claim form and filing instructions are on FAT Brand’s website.
Even though FAT Brands owns other restaurants in the area, like Twin Peaks, they said they will not be honoring the Smokey Bones gift cards at those locations.
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