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Westmoreland high school notebook: Derry’s Bushey to golf at Cal (Pa.)
March 7, 2020
Derry senior Aidan Bushey did not start playing competitive golf until high school, so in the beginning of his budding career he had no idea the sport would be so beneficial to his future.
Plum senior Cocca raring to go for regional bowling championships
March 4, 2020
Vincent Cocca knows all about bowling at the state championships.
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Belle Vernon’s Ian Shahan, Mt. Pleasant’s Heather Gardner
March 3, 2020
Ian Shahan
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Highlands’ Johnny Crise and Fox Chapel’s Sophie Shao
Johnny Crise
Penguins Cup hockey playoffs begin with 9 quarterfinals games
March 1, 2020
The PIAA boys and girls basketball playoffs tip off with first-round action Friday and Saturday.
Penn-Trafford bowlers eager for regional tournament
February 28, 2020
Penn-Trafford didn’t participate in the WPIBL team tournament, but the Warriors were well-represented at the individual tournament, which was Feb. 19-20.
Led by singles champ Small, Plum bowling team has postseason to remember
Plum bowling coach Darryl Pilyih said coaching senior standout Shannon Small has become a pretty easy task because she rarely makes a mistake.
Shaler bowlers handle pressure, qualify for regionals
February 27, 2020
Bella Pilyih knew the margin of error for the Shaler Area girls bowling team to reach the step-ladder portion of the WPIBL championships was going to be thin.
Loaded semifinals matchups around the WPIAL on Wednesday
February 25, 2020
It could be said these two legendary WPIAL basketball coaches have a sixth sense.
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: C.J. Turek and Erika Sherbondy
C.J. Turek
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Shannon Small and Korry Myers
Shannon Small
WPIAL basketball semifinals come with intriguing storylines
February 24, 2020
Mars will face Chartiers Valley in a WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball semifinal Tuesday at Moon.
Path to the Pete moves on to Final Four starting Monday
February 23, 2020
The WPIAL basketball playoffs are at the midway point. Two rounds in the books, two rounds coming this week.
Wrestling and diving and hoops, oh my. All the action Saturday on Trib HSSN
February 21, 2020
The second round of the WPIAL basketball playoffs concludes Saturday afternoon with quarterfinals games in boys 6A, boys 4A, girls 5A and girls 3A.
The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Grady Munroe, Shady Side Academy
Senior Grady Munroe recently closed out his athletic career at Shady Side Academy. A 6-foot-3 wing man on the basketball team, he averaged close to 18 points a game. He was also a starter on the golf team. He will be attending Loyola Marymount in the fall and study screenwriting.
Penn Hills bowlers look ahead to regionals after stumble at WPIBL tournament
The Penn Hills bowlers weren’t pleased with their most recent performance at the WPIBL team championships.
WPIAL quarterfinal basketball in four brackets set for Friday
February 20, 2020
They say the third time is the charm. But what do you call the fourth time?
Plum’s Small comes up big at WPIBL championships
All season long, it looked like Plum senior Shannon Small was the best girls bowler in the WPIBL. She had the top average in the league at 223.23 and rolled the highest game with a 299.
WPIAL basketball quarterfinals tip off in four brackets Thursday
February 19, 2020
After nearly a week of first-round games, the Path to the Pete moves on to Round 2.
Clutch performance gives Norwin’s Turek WPIBL boys singles title
Norwin senior CJ Turek is doing some of the best bowling of his four-year high school career, and on Wednesday, he picked up some hardware to prove it.
