Sports
Knee injury dashes postseason hopes for Penn Hills senior
February 28, 2021
Heading into the season, Penn Hills wrestling coach Jeremy Packer was hoping for senior Hunter Shields to be right in the mix for another WPIAL Class AAA individual tournament appearance.
Penn Hills swimmer shakes off injury, picks up new event to qualify for WPIALs
After suffering a knee injury in August, senior Michael Lintelman wasn’t sure if he was going to qualify for the WPIAL Class AAA swimming and diving championships in his final season.
Gateway swimmers take aim at WPIAL success
Gateway boys and girls swimmers are making final preparations for Sunday’s WPIAL Class AAA championships at Upper St. Clair.
Gateway’s Holl looks forward to coaching in East-West all-star game
For the first time in the nearly two decades of the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association’s East-West Classic, there will be two games celebrating many of the state’s top players.
Shaler notebook: Senior beats clock to earn spot in WPIAL swim meet
Lydia Nebiolo knew every meet would matter.
Shaler freshman bowler comes through in clutch
Shaler bowling coach Shawn Pilyih gave freshman Braden Scott a quick hook in the Titans’ final regular-season match.
Chartiers Valley wrestlers come together during unsual season
Last year, the Chartiers Valley wrestling team won the fifth-place match in team sectionals and qualified for the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs.
Carlynton athletic director stresses life lessons learned from sports
Nate Milsom is in his ninth year as athletic director at Carlynton after serving as assistant AD for three years.
Preston Zandier joins list of Thomas Jefferson Big 33 players
Preston Zandier has joined an exclusive club as a senior member of the Thomas Jefferson football program.
Baldwin girls basketball honors senior class that has seen it all
They have been friends and teammates throughout their high school careers, sticking together through thick and thin.
Patrick Cutchember becomes 4th Quaker Valley wrestler to win WPIAL title
In the short history of Quaker Valley’s wrestling program, only three wrestlers had the opportunity to have a WPIAL gold medal placed around their neck before this season. On Feb. 20, after trips to the finals the past two years, 189-pound junior Patrick Cutchember joined the ranks as he captured his first WPIAL championship.
Quaker Valley’s Adou Thiero is embracing a bigger role
For the past three years, Adou Thiero’s role for the Quaker Valley boys basketball team has been evolving.
WPIAL’s Finest distance relay takes 2nd at national indoor track championships
WPIAL’s Finest almost was the finest in the nation.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 27, 2021
February 27, 2021
High schools
Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer captures 2nd Regional title, continues strong junior year
Mt. Pleasant junior Dayton Pitzer continued his hot run Saturday at the PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional tournament at IUP’s Kovalchick Complex.
Central Valley gymnasts sweep WPIAL individual championships
Central Valley gymnasts capped off the program’s championship weekend with a clean sweep.
Burrell freshman Cooper Hornack wins Southwest Regional wrestling title
A week after capturing his first WPIAL title, Burrell freshman Cooper Hornack left IUP’s Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex with his first PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional title.
High school roundup for Feb. 27, 2021: McKeesport rolls into 1st round
Robert Robinson’s 22 points led No. 17 McKeesport to a 78-49 victory over No. 16 Hampton in a WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball preliminary round game Saturday afternoon.
1-point losses stop Kiski Area trio from claiming WPIAL wrestling titles
CANONSBURG — The best way for Kiski Area seniors Sammy Starr and Brayden Roscosky to look at what happened at the Class AAA WPIAL/PIAA Southwest Regional on Saturday at Canon-McMillan? There’s always next week.
