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Plum senior Charlotte Jones returns to the WPIAL Class AAA championships in the 100-yard backstroke. She is seeded 14th.
Plum swimmers seeking success at WPIAL championship meet
February 27, 2021
The Plum boys and girls swim teams are making final preparations for this weekend’s WPIAL Class AAA and AA championships at Upper St. Clair High School.

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Norwin’s Jordan Kutchak competes in the girls 200 freestyle during the 2020 AAA WPIAL Swimming and Diving Championship at Trees Pool.
Norwin notebook: Swim teams have season to remember
Norwin will remember the 2020-21 swimming and diving season for more than a global pandemic.

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North Allegheny’s Nick Gorman won the Section 3 title at 126 pounds.
North Journal notebook: 8 North Allegheny wrestlers advance to WPIALs
The North Allegheny wrestling team was well represented at Saturday’s WPIAL Class AAA championships after an impressive finish at the Section 3 tournament Feb. 20.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 26, 2021
February 26, 2021
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Calvin Heinle passes the ball in practice earlier this season. Kiski Area is one of 40 WPIAL teams, boys and girls, to open the playoffs with preliminary round games Saturday afternoon.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 27, 2021: Playoffs tip off
The curtain rises on the biggest block party in district history: The 2021 WPIAL boys and girls open basketball tournament.

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New Castle’s Mike Wells scored 22 points against Seneca Valley on Friday night.
High school roundup for Feb. 26, 2021: New Castle sharpens up for playoffs
Mike Wells and Isaiah Boice scored 22 points apiece and Class 5A No. 2 New Castle prepped for the WPIAL playoffs with an 83-60 victory over Class 6A Seneca Valley on Friday night.

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Upper St. Clair’s Luke Banbury (25) celebrates next to Chartiers Valley’s Brayden Reynolds during their game on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, at Chartiers Valley High School.
Upper St. Clair tops Chartiers Valley in battle of No. 1 overall seeds
This would’ve been a scrimmage most years, tucked between the WPIAL pairings meeting and the playoff openers, but Upper St. Clair and Chartiers Valley played Friday night with purpose.

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Connor Moss and Plum will face West Allegheny in a preliminary-round playoff game Saturday.
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Games for Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021
Saturday’s games

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Penn-Trafford’s Ben Myers pressures Franklin Regional’s Luke Kimmich during their game on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Harrison City.
Westmoreland County basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 27, 2021
Saturday’s games

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Franklin Regional’s Kadyn Hannah scores against Latrobe on, Jan. 8, 2021, at Franklin Regional High School.
Senior emerges as unlikely top scorer for Franklin Regional
In a flash of a couple of seconds, Kadyn Hannah saw a microcosm of his basketball career manifest before his eyes, in the form of a turnover. A painful turnover.

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The replica statute that will be given to the winner of the inaugural Willie Thrower Memorial Award sits in front of the real thing at Valley High School.
Inaugural Willie Thrower Award to honor football pioneer, recognize top WPIAL QB
Willie Thrower established himself as a top-level quarterback at New Kensington High School in the 1940s before making his mark in college at Michigan State and making history as the first Black quarterback in the NFL.

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Hempfield’s Ethan Berginc and Franklin Regional’s Carter Dibert compete at 126 pounds during the Westmoreland County wrestling tournament finals Feb. 6.
Format change ramps up intensity for WPIAL Class AAA wrestling tournament
High school wrestling coaches always talk about the “blood round” in the sport.

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South Park’s Cole O’Connor competes during the WPIAL Class AA boys diving championships on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, at North Allegheny High School.
South Park’s O’Connor, North Catholic’s Foley capture WPIAL Class AA diving titles
Cole O’Connor saved his toughest dive for last and it paid off.

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North Allegheny diver Christina Shi won a WPIAL title as a freshman last year.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 26, 2021: Diving, gymnastics take center stage
February 25, 2021
A busy weekend of playoff and championship action on the mats and courts begins with two days of events in the pool and on the beam, vault and bars.

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High school scores, summaries and schedule for Feb. 25, 2021
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Chartiers Valley’s Perri Page scored 20 points against Upper St. Clair on Thursday night.
High school roundup for Feb. 25, 2021: Chartiers Valley girls top USC in battle of title contenders
Perri Page scored 20 points, Aislin Malcolm added 12, and Class 5A No. 2 Chartiers Valley tuned up for the WPIAL playoffs with a 49-38 victory over Class 6A No. 2 Upper St. Clair on Thursday night.

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Latrobe senior Lexi Was eatherton cuts the net after defeating Woodland Hills, 46-44, to win the section 4-5A title on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at Greater Latrobe High School.
Latrobe celebrates ‘section’ title with win against Woodland Hills
The section standings were uneven, but the ladder underneath the basket was sturdy as Latrobe girls basketball players climbed the rungs and each snipped a piece of the net.

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St. Joseph senior Andrew Sullivan looks to pass during St. Joseph’s matchup with Bethel Park on Feb. 25, 2021. Sullivan became St. Joseph’s all-time leading scorer on a pair of free throws part way through the second quarter surpassing Josh Robinson’s previous record of 1,677 which was set in 2005.
A-K Valley boys basketball notebook: Andrew Sullivan’s becomes all-time leading scorer in St. Joseph boys basketball history
Senior guard Andrew Sullivan has a been big-time player for the St. Joseph boys basketball team.

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Connellsville football promotes assistant Bill Maczko to head coach
Bill Maczko grew up in Fayette County.

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Burrell’s Lydia Flanagan won the WPIBL girls singles championship Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.
Burrell junior captures WPIBL girls title
In her first two years of high school competition, Burrell junior Lydia Flanagan was on the verge of claiming a WPIBL championship.

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