Sports
Franklin Regional team manager Ben Kimmich is ‘life of the team’
March 7, 2021
Ben Kimmich smiles as the basketball comes to him in the Franklin Regional lay-up line.
Up-and-down season provides ‘learning experiences’ for Gateway girls
The Gateway girls basketball team hoped for good things from their WPIAL Class 5A preliminary-round game March 1 at Mars.
Fox Chapel freshman makes mark at WPIAL championships
Whether it was a sprint or a more measured pace, Zachary Zornan-Ferguson was able to shine in his WPIAL swimming championship debut Sunday at Upper St. Clair High School.
High school scores, summaries and schedule for March 6, 2021
March 6, 2021
High schools
Hampton boys win school’s first WPIAL team swimming title in 22 years
Everyone knew what to expect from Belle Vernon senior Ian Shahan coming into the WPIAL Class AA swimming championships Saturday. After all, he had previously won five gold medals in his high school career.
Belle Vernon’s Shahan claims 2 more WPIAL individual championships
Ian Shahan found himself in seventh heaven at Saturday’s WPIAL Class AA swimming championships at Upper St. Clair High School.
Mt. Pleasant’s Pitzer pins his way to Class AA West Super Regional title
Over the past three weeks, Mt. Pleasant 215-pounder Dayton Pitzer has been dominating, and that continued Saturday at the PIAA Class AA West Super Regional tournament.
5 WPIAL wrestlers headed to Hershey with Class AA Super Regional titles
AJ Corrado did something Saturday at IUP’s Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex no other Burrell wrestler has done.
Freeport’s Schrecongost sets school record at WPIAL championships
Alexis Schrecongost finished third in the WPIAL Class AA 100-yard breaststroke as a freshman and placed fourth last season.
WPIAL wrestlers acquit themselves well at Class AAA Super Regional
ALTOONA — Franklin Regional junior Finn Solomon and Hempfield senior heavyweight Isaiah Vance made statements Saturday at the PIAA West Super Regional at Altoona High School Field House.
Mars scores 24 consecutive points in WPIAL 5A quarterfinal win over Trinity
Zac Schlegel and his Mars teammates were reluctant to see the second quarter clock reach zeroes Saturday.
Mt. Lebanon edges Bethel Park in Class 6A battle
Senior Morgan Palmer drained a key 3-pointer in overtime then connected on a free throw with 4.5 seconds remaining to give Mt. Lebanon a thrilling 59-58 overtime win over Bethel Park in the WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals Saturday afternoon.
Big 2nd half allows Norwin girls to pull away from Butler
Halftime speeches and the adjustments that accompany them have helped many a WPIAL basketball team advance in the postseason.
Greensburg Central Catholic boys advance to WPIAL semifinals
With some film to watch and more time to prepare, Greensburg Central Catholic installed a new defense for Sewickley Academy, a team that beat the Centurions in the last game of the regular season, for the rematch in the WPIAL playoffs.
High school roundup for March 6, 2021: Laurel Highlands, Chartiers Valley move on in 5A bracket
Rodney Gallagher scored 16 points as No. 3 Laurel Highlands overcame a slow start and defeated No. 6 Penn Hills, 48-41, in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals Saturday afternoon.
North Allegheny, Peters Township will host WPIAL basketball championships
North Allegheny and Peters Township, two of the area’s larger high school gyms, are expected to host all 12 WPIAL basketball championship games.
Surging Jeannette boys overwhelm Winchester Thurston in quarterfinals
Count Winchester Thurston boys basketball coach Justin Walther among the believers in surging Jeannette’s WPIAL title chances.
Hempfield bowlers come through in the clutch, claim regional team title
The Hempfield boys bowling team won a Western Regional championship Saturday at the North Versailles Bowling Center, avenging a loss from last month and saving some of its best bowling for last.
Northgate wins 2nd WPIAL girls swimming championship in 3 years
Sparked by two second-place finishes in three relay races at Upper St. Clair High School, Northgate captured its second WPIAL Class 2A girls swimming championship in the past three years.
