PITTSBURGH — Free agent linebacker Colby Bockwoldt and offensive lineman Sean Mahan visited the Pittsburgh Steelers practice complex on Friday.

Bockwoldt played for Tennessee last season and said he has offers from the Titans and San Francisco. But the 25-year-old Bockwoldt said he'd prefer to play with the Steelers, and alongside former Brigham Young teammate and defensive end Brett Keisel.

The 26-year-old Mahan, a 6-foot-3, 301-pound guard who has played four seasons for Tampa Bay, said the Steelers may sign him to compete for the center's job being vacated by Jeff Hartings, who retired. The Steelers prefer centers with more athleticism who can pull and trap block.

HARRISBURG — For the first time, some Pennsylvania counties will get a head start on the trout season.The Fish and Boat Commission said trout season will start on March 31 in 18 southeastern and south-central counties. For the rest of the state, opening day is April 14.Warmer weather comes earlier to the areas affected by the change, meaning ideal fishing conditions start and end earlier, according to the commission. The end of general trout season will remain the same, Sept. 3.Counties with the earlier start are: Adams, Berks, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Perry, Philadelphia, Schuylkill and York.

GROVE CITY — Drew Snyder, a graduate of Seneca Valley, was one of seven Grove City College swimmers to qualify for the NCAADivision IIISwimming and Diving Championships Thursday through Saturday at the University of Houston.Snyder will be joined by Caleb Courage, Tim Whitbeck and Mitch Young in the 200 freestyle relay as the No. 3 seed and as two-time qualifiers while Andrew Gilbert, Peter Larsen and Chip Cressman are making their first appearance.Whitbeck is seeded second in the 50 freestyle and 24th in the 100 freestyle and is joined by Courage, Cressman and Larsen in the 400 freestyle relay as the No. 8 seed. Courage, Gilbert, Larsen and Whitbeck are seeded fourth in the 200 medley relay and 13th in the 400 medley relay.Gilbert provisionally qualified in the 100 breaststroke.