Sports
Standard stays the same for Penn-Trafford swim teams
December 13, 2020
Dave Babik has been coaching the Penn-Trafford swimming teams for 30 years, and the team’s expectations haven’t changed.
Gateway’s Summer Raymer has sights set on school swimming records
Summer Raymer’s name already is on the swimming record boards in the natatorium at Gateway High School.
Gateway athletes pick up postseason honors after challenging fall
The Gateway boys and girls soccer teams and the Gators football team each earned WPIAL playoff berths in a fall season dominated each week by covid concerns, cancellations and delays.
Shaler indoor track working hard, hoping for chance to compete
Shawn Ryan sees the challenges ahead of him for the Shaler indoor track team.
Shaler notebook: Pair of volleyball standouts named all-state
Marching into the WPIAL Class 4A volleyball championship game allowed the Shaler girls volleyball team to turn some heads.
Chartiers Valley hockey comes charging out the gate
While the high school winter sports season was trying to get off the ground in December, high school hockey was into its second month of ice action.
Bishop Canevin volleyball shows championship-caliber character during emotional season
The 2020 season was a teeter-totter of emotions for the Bishop Canevin girls volleyball team.
Westmoreland high school notebook: FR’s DiFalco awarded again
The honors continued to roll in for Franklin Regional junior soccer star Anthony DiFalco, who garnered United Soccer Coaches Region II All-America and USC All-Region East team honors for the second year in a row.
Penn Hills football standouts rack up postseason honors
Even though the Penn Hills football season didn’t finish the way the team hoped, the Indians had 13 players recognized for their play this season as they received all-conference honors.
New coach sees great potential in Pine-Richland girls basketball lineup
Pine-Richland’s new girls basketball coach Kyle DeGregorio routinely tells his players they will be an elite team.
New era for Pine-Richland boys basketball tips off with enthusiasm
Joe Petcash was riding in the car with his dad in mid-June when they got a call that would put into motion the next era of Pine-Richland’s basketball team.
Norwin infielder chosen for exclusive showcase
No high school baseball season last spring only served to motivate players like Alex Gabauer, a slick-fielding, power-hitting shortstop at Norwin.
Last season’s abrupt ending motivates North Allegheny girls basketball
After having its state title hopes dashed last season by the covid-19 pandemic, the North Allegheny girls basketball team isn’t worried about a couple of inconveniences.
WPIAL champion coach brings spark to North Allegheny boys basketball
Matt McDonough and Robby Jones knew there would be some wide eyes in the gym, so they offered words of advice to their North Allegheny teammates about new basketball coach Dan DeRose.
Franklin Regional wrestlers have firepower to contend
Franklin Regional won consecutive WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA team wrestling titles in 2014 and 2015, and it reached the semifinals in 2017.
Franklin Regional’s Lindeman chooses Towson
Franklin Regional girls soccer coach Scott Arnold calls Sydney Lindeman a leader by example.
Fox Chapel wrestling looks to lean on work ethic in 2020
After losing four seniors to graduation, the Fox Chapel wrestling team is going to go through a transition process in 2020.
Fox Chapel swimming set to have best team in recent history
The Fox Chapel swimming program is on the rise.
Hampton girls swimmers get up to speed quickly in preseason
With most swimming pools shut down for much of the offseason, Hampton coach Morgan Zweygardt was unsure what to expect from her girls team when practices began.
