PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Steelers will face the NFC champion Carolina Panthers in their preseason finale at 7 p.m. at Heinz Field on Thursday, Sept. 2.

The Steelers' other Thursday night preseason game is a week earlier, Aug. 26, against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. That game starts at 8 p.m.

The Steelers open the exhibition season in Detroit on Saturday, Aug. 14, with game time still to be announced. The Steelers host the Houston Texans the following Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Heinz Field.

Grove City High School graduate and Seton Hill College freshman Josh Pratt tallied the game-winning RBI in a 1-0 win over Bethany (W.Va.) Wednesday.Pratt's single in the bottom of the seventh plated teammate Steve Long with the game's only run.

Knoch's Lindsey Wiefling, Lauren Wiefling and Alana Reeping were recently named to the WPIAL Class AA Section 1 volleyball all-section team.Amber Long was a second-team selection.In PIAA Class AA, Lauren Wiefling was a first-team all-star selection and Lindsey Wiefling was a second-team pick.