Dec 9, 2022 3 min read

Wild Things’ Pilarski signed by Dodgers

The Washington Wild Things have announced that right-handed pitcher Jake Pilarski, a Pittsburgh native, has had his contract purchased by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Pilarski becomes the 46th player in club history to have his contract picked up by an affiliated organization.

Pilarski made 23 appearances in 2002 and logged 27.2 innings with 28 strikeouts. Of the 23 appearances, 14 were scoreless outings. It was Pilarski’s second season in the Frontier League after he spent 2021 with the Lake Erie Crushers before a trade brought him to Washington.

“We are very happy for Jake. He is another in a long line of players that have come to Washington and succeeded in getting an opportunity to move on to a major league organization,” said Washington manager Tom Vaeth. “We take great pride in being an organization that is known for moving players back. We know the more players we move for an opportunity the more new players will want to come here to get their shot with MLB.”

Pilarski played at Fox Chapel High School before moving on to Virginia Wesleyan and The Citadel.

J-M wrestlers win

Taking all but one weight class, Jefferson-Morgan routed Carrick, 69-6, in a non-section match.

Notching pins for the Rockets (2-0) were Connor Pinchock (114), Ron Kramer (121), Drew Adams (127), Deakyn Dehoet (145), Grant Hathaway (152), Ewing Jamison (172), Adam McAnany (189), and Landon Heath (Hvy).

Chase Frameli (160) won by technical fall.

Carrick fell to 0-2.

PIAA football

Exploding for 30 second-half points, Southern Columbia used a pair of touchdowns by Braeden Wisloski to defeat Westinghouse 37-22 in the PIAA Class 2A championship game Friday.

It is Southern Columbia’s sixth straight state title and 13th overall.

Southern Columbia scored 30 points in the second half after leading 7-6 at halftime.

Late in the third quarter, Wisloski sliced through a hole for a 38-yard TD run to make it 15-6. The Bulldogs responded with a score to make it a one-point game again.

Less than two minutes into the fourth quarter, Wisloski hauled in an over-the-shoulder pass from Blake Wise and took it 61 yards for score. Moments later, Louden Murphy added a 36-yard TD run with 8:47 left to make it 29-14.

In soccer

Croatia knocked Brazil out of the World Cup on Friday, beating the five-time champions 4-2 in a penalty shootout to reach the semifinals for the second straight time.

Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved a penalty attempt by Rodrygo and Marquinhos later hit the post.

The match had finished 1-1 after extra time, with both goals coming in the additional 30 minutes. Neymar scored late in the first half of extra time to give Brazil the lead, but Croatia equalized when Bruno Petkovic scored in the 117th.

Neymar’s goal moved him into a tie with Pelé as Brazil’s all-time leading scorer with 77 goals.

• Lionel Messi’s quest to win the World Cup moves into the semifinals after Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout.

Messi converted his penalty in the shootout and Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez saved two attempts. Lautaro Martinez scored the clinching penalty.

The match finished 2-2 after extra time, with Messi scoring one goal and setting up another. The Netherlands equalized in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time.

Argentina will play Croatia in the semifinals Tuesday.