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The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Redshirt sophomore pitcher Phil Fox (28) pitches during a game against UVA at Cost Field on March 25, 2024.

Pitt baseball takes advantage of midweek MAC matchups with NC State on deck

By Ella Cool, Staff Writer March 20, 2025

Over the past two weeks, Pitt baseball (13-7, ACC 1-2) faced a trio of Mid-American Conference opponents, securing necessary and emphatic victories in all three games.  “Great players, great people,...

Sophomore outside hitter Blaire Bayless (8) high-fives her teammates at the volleyball match against East Carolina in the Fitzgerald Field House on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024.

“Natural leader”: Blaire Bayless looks to showcase loyalty and talent in 2025

By Matthew Scabilloni, Assistant Sports Editor March 14, 2025

Blaire Bayless has always shown loyalty. It’s a trait about her that has never been questioned. Whoever Bayless is with, that’s who she stands beside to this day.  She has stayed in the same friend...

Pitt women’s lacrosse sticks lie on the ground during a game against Notre Dame in 2023.

‘We want the work and we like the work’: Pitt lacrosse takes down Liberty and anticipates the season ahead

By Camille de Jesus, Staff Writer March 14, 2025

Pitt women’s lacrosse took on Liberty at home at Highmark Stadium on Wednesday. Their 15-6 victory successfully snapped the Flames’ six-game winning streak.  Coming into this game, head coach Emily...

A member of the Pitt Rowing Club team works out during the team’s practice.

Pitt Rowing Club: A tight-knit community of hard workers on and off the water

By Sara Meyer, Senior Staff Writer February 28, 2025

Pitt’s student-athletes are pushed in every aspect of their collegiate lives, whether that be in the classroom or on the field. As a result, much of their college career is centered around their commitment...

Pittsburgh’s college athletes score for their community at the Beth Shalom Men's Club Annual Sports Luncheon

Pittsburgh’s college athletes score for their community at the Beth Shalom Men’s Club Annual Sports Luncheon

By Aidan Kasner and Matthew Scabilloni February 21, 2025

The Hebrew word “mitzvah” translates to “good deed.” On Sunday, Feb. 16, over 200 professional and student athletes from around Pittsburgh performed a mitzvah at the Beth Shalom Men's Club Annual...

Daniel “Danny” Chew with Robert “Rob” Zelmore at the 2024 Dirty Dozen.

Pittsburgh’s Dirty Dozen connects and challenges cyclists from all over the country

By Grace McNally, Staff Writer January 28, 2025

Pittsburgh residents love to poke fun at the city's infamous hilly terrain, but this is precisely what inspired the Dirty Dozen, an annual bike race featuring the 13 worst hills around the city.  Daniel...

‘The team behind the team’: Inside the ‘highly advantageous’ internship supporting Pitt Athletics

‘The team behind the team’: Inside the ‘highly advantageous’ internship supporting Pitt Athletics

By Ella Cool and Grace McNally January 21, 2025

Barring national championships, 2024 was a year of major improvement within Pitt athletics.  Pitt volleyball and men’s soccer spent weeks sitting at No. 1 in the country, while Pitt football had...

Record-breaking Pitt Johnstown ultramarathon runner gears up for 2025

Record-breaking Pitt Johnstown ultramarathon runner gears up for 2025

By Camille de Jesus, Staff Writer January 14, 2025

Most days, Pitt Johnstown sophomore Kaylee Frederick’s routine looks like any other college student’s, managing school, a job, homework, health and a social life.  But Frederick has one more thing...

The Pitt men’s soccer team celebrates after a goal during Pitt men’s soccer’s game against Louisville at Ambrose Urbanic Field on Friday, Sept. 12.

Down to their last strike, Pitt men’s soccer’s No. 2 seeding provides new hope in the NCAA tournament

By Alex Porter, Senior Staff Writer November 22, 2024

Now down to their last strike, the time has come for 2024 Pitt men’s soccer to find their identity. Are they the group that ran opponents off the pitch and won the first 10 of their 11 games? Or are...

Pitt Band salutes graduate student outside hitter Cat Flood (3) as she prepares to serve the ball during the game against UMBC in the Fitzgerald Field House on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

The Pitt VolleyBand: The seventh player

By Matthew Scabilloni, Assistant Sports Editor November 13, 2024

Wisconsin volleyball fans walked into their “armory bunker,” also known as UW Field House to unusual music before the team’s 2022 Elite Eight match against Pitt.  “Hail to Pitt, Hail to Pitt,...

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