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WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball preseason breakdown
December 1, 2019
A new decade of WPIAL boys basketball tips off next weekend.
Nowhere to go but up for St. Joseph girls after 1-21 season
Last season was one to forget for the St. Joseph girls’ basketball team.
Yough girls ‘pointing in the right direction’
It might not seem like much, but three victories last season was a big deal for the Yough girls basketball team. The number represented three more successful outings than a winless team in the previous year.
Stalwart Sullivan leads new-look St. Joseph boys basketball
Last season was a good time to be part of the St. Joseph boys basketball team.
Loaded Gateway girls roster out to right last season’s wrongs
The Gateway girls basketball team’s 2018-19 season was over in a flash.
Springdale boys must replace Zolnierczyk’s production, leadership
November 30, 2019
Replacing a stellar, multi-sport athlete is tough for any school, let alone a small one.
Numbers, optimism up for Springdale girls basketball
There is a welcome sight at Springdale girls basketball preseason practices.
WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball preseason breakdown
A new decade of WPIAL boys basketball tips off next weekend.
WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball preseason breakdown
WPIAL girls basketball season will tip off next weekend.
Experienced Southmoreland girls basketball team turns to defense
It’s not that Brian Pritts undervalues offense.
PIAA football championships set as the Road to Hershey concludes
This is the fourth year the PIAA has held six football championships, and the WPIAL will be represented by three of its champions in Hershey.
Deer Lakes’ Michael Sullivan named Valley News Dispatch Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Valley News Dispatch Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Yough’s Justine Appolonia chosen Tribune-Review Westmoreland Girls Soccer Player of the Year
Player of the Year
GCC’s Nate Ward named Tribune-Review Westmoreland Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Player of the Year
Burrell’s Allie Vescio named Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year
Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year
Mars’ Taylor Hamlett named Trib HSSN Girls Soccer Player of the Year
To accomplish something as significant as winning a WPIAL and PIAA title in the same season, teams must come together and reach their peak ability.
Central Catholic loses in overtime to nationally ranked St. Joseph’s Prep
ALTOONA — Nationally ranked St. Joseph’s Prep needed overtime Saturday to defeat Central Catholic, 31-24, but the WPIAL champion didn’t leave Mansion Park Stadium satisfied with just coming close.
Southmoreland boys basketball hopes depth translates to wins
Depth on paper and depth on the court are different things.
Westmoreland notebook: Pitt softball feels ‘like home’ for Mt. Pleasant’s Brunson
Mt. Pleasant junior softball player Haylie Brunson announced last week she made a verbal commitment to play at Pitt.
Quaker Valley’s Dom Reiter named Trib HSSN Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Not many people can say they had the type of senior year that Quaker Valley forward Dom Reiter did.
