Sophomore Dominic Porter talks about his love for dek hockey, and why more kids should give the sport a try. Dominic (Dom) will be a sophomore this fall, and he’s excited to play for the Penn Hills Indians Ball Hockey team (sometimes called dek hockey) for the second year. As a freshman player, he was the third top scorer for the year and was voted Most Valuable Player twice. He started playing the sport when he was just six years old. “I started out as a center, but I now pl

This summer, two young athletes from Plum Borough will step onto the rink and the international stage, proudly wearing the red, white, and blue of Team USA. Brayden Caliguiri, 16, and Tyler Brenner, 17, have each earned spots on the United States national team for the 2026 International Street and Ball Hockey Federation World Championships, set to take place in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia from July 1–5, 2026. Brayden will compete in the ISBHF U16 Men’s World Championships, whil

In recent years, several talented young players from Allegheny County, known as mibsters, have found national success at the annual National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood, New Jersey (left photo). Some of these champions even come from right here in Shaler Township. Since the tournament began in 1922, Allegheny County has produced more than 30 national champions, with many of those victories occurring in just the past two decades. The term “mibster” refers to young marble pl