Steve Rotstein

Today I learned this will be my last week working at the paper I grew up reading. Telling the stories of high school athletes all across Western PA has truly been a privilege and a joy. Thank you all for following along for the ride. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did ✌️

@tconn2 @ckiser40 Exactly lol people keep saying this as if anybody can do it

@ckiser40 He’s not athletic enough nor is he aggressive enough. He’d never take that kind of chance.

Khamzat is going to dive for the legs so fast at the bell tomorrow Joe Rogan might not have time to tell you about Benson Henderson.

@_TheSuper7_ @ChampRDS This is what I’ve been saying. Ref is gonna have to pull him off

@ChampRDS If Khamzat gets Strickland in a choke, just know he's not letting go if it 🫣

Had a great time joining the Steelers Breakdown show with my guy @FarabaughFB to discuss one of the best players I’ve seen in eight years of covering HS football and what he brings to the table — former @mtlebofootball star @EHeidenreich44 Thanks for having me on the show Nick!

Eli Heidenreich had a record-setting receiving season at Navy in 2025, and now joins his hometown team. @SteveRotstein joined me to talked about Heidenreich, his journey, and what the team is getting in the versatile Navy product. youtu.be/xSkIxpIw1Xo

Have always looked up to this dude, both literally and figuratively… never met anybody more devoted to their work or passionate about their craft than @BREAL412 It’s been a pleasure, Tall Man 🫡

@jett1x @thevoiceofcash @MMA_PROS_PICK_ OK casual

@thevoiceofcash @SteveRotstein @MMA_PROS_PICK_ There’s no winning a debate against a Whittaker fan bruh

🚨Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland remember what happened during their training sessions 👀 🗣️Sean: "Me and him are just two different breeds. Fundamentally different men. Khamzat might pick like an OK guy, beat the dog out of him just to walk away and be like, “I’m Jamal, I’m a bully. I just beat this guy up." 🗣️Khamzat: "Strickland didn’t like to train with me. We had the chat group — they said we’re gonna train in Extreme. I went to Extreme. He was in the UFC and I went to the UFC PI. He went to the Extreme video, then I went back home. Then a guy started to talk. I don’t know why — maybe he’s mad because I beat him in the gym one time." via: @ufc Countdown

@thevoiceofcash @MMA_PROS_PICK_ 😂😂 keep telling yourself that

@SteveRotstein @MMA_PROS_PICK_ Guy literally hasn’t beaten one good fighter But aight

.@SteveRotstein & myself at the Pleasant Hills Sheetz after filing our final P-G stories Friday. He & I have worked side by side for quite a while now, including three years with the @ThePUPNews. BTW, still a few hours left at the PG, & my email has already been deactivated. 🤣🤣

@thevoiceofcash @MMA_PROS_PICK_ Mad depleted even though he just KO’d Ikram in 30 seconds in his previous fight? Lol sure bud

@SteveRotstein @MMA_PROS_PICK_ Not for 185 anymore dude was mad depleted. Excited to watch him fight at 205!!

@thevoiceofcash @MMA_PROS_PICK_ Whittaker isn’t a good fighter? 🤔

With what Sean did the fluffy, taking Sean. Khamzat is a great fighter. But it was a very padded path on the way to the top and every time he actually beats a good fighter it’s by decision from playing it safe. Usman would’ve beat him if their fight was 5 rounds and that was in 11 days notice.

@Aceofspades770 @mmaonpoint The world needs to see this fight

@mmaonpoint Someone explain to me how Carlos is doing that to morales

Was this the worst beatdown a former UFC champ has taken after losing their title?

@Stopthetweak69 @BigBeefJr88 @PavelZagalsky @mmaonpoint I almost forgot about the obscene amount of ground and pound Rockhold dished out in that fight before the ref finally stopped it… Doesn’t fit the criteria of OP’s question but if it did it would be right up there with Prates/JDM + Silva/Griffin

@BigBeefJr88 @PavelZagalsky @mmaonpoint Even the Rockhold fight was far more competitive than this until Weidman threw that retarded kick

@JoeBarrowJr @mmaonpoint You’re joking right? Also that doesn’t fit the criteria of the question

@mmaonpoint Naw nothing is worse than what Anderson Silva did to Damien Mia. I mean ur fighting style is being mocked while ur a$$ is getting beat, bad.

@christina99106 @mmaonpoint What? I love Ruthless Robbie but there were a ton of people who thought Hendricks won that rematch. Wasn’t even close to a beatdown

@mmaonpoint Hendricks vs Lawler 2 was uglier, but this is up there. Once the belt’s gone, the damage report gets real fast.

@in5in8 @bthaslyone @ChampRDS More likely he’ll just crush his jaw in the first round like he did to Whittaker

@bthaslyone @ChampRDS Butchered by what taps and pats like he's doing to dricus?

Before I go, here’s one last piece for @PGSportsNow on the fastest-growing sport in the nation. Previewing next week’s inaugural WPIAL girls flag football playoff tournament, which begins Tuesday and concludes on Thursday with the semis and finals at USC: tinyurl.com/mpkj58ec

The lede of my final PG story is on Kemon Spell, a five-⭐️ recruit and the nation’s No. 1 running back who hopes to soon hold the 👑 of fastest man in the WPIAL. His win in the 100 was one of the highlights of today’s Baldwin Invitational. @KemonJones9 post-gazette.com/sports/hsother…

cc: @PetersTwpSports

I’m completely soaked after a cold and rainy day at the Baldwin Invitational, but I wouldn’t have it any other way for my final dispatch for @PGSportsNow Read all about today’s top girls performers, including Peters Twp’s amazing freshman Katie Froelich: tinyurl.com/9y45txye

It wasn’t easy, but I caught up with Peters Township’s freshman phenom Katie Froelich after she swept both the McKinney Mile and the Helbig Two Mile to take home two gold medals from her first Baldwin Invitational. Froelich is a special talent with an extremely bright future: