Sports
Franklin Regional girls show skill from beyond perimeter
February 20, 2021
If anything can turn around a basketball season, it’s one of those can’t-miss games. You know, when everything a team tosses up seems to splash down through the net?
Hampton wrestler overcomes size disadvantage to have big senior season
Nearly every time Conrad Harold stepped on the wrestling mat this season, he was facing someone bigger than him.
Talented juniors lead Hampton girls basketball renaissance
Every once in a while — it doesn’t happen often — one of the top players on the Hampton girls basketball team will toss up a wildly off-target shot at practice.
Shady Side Academy’s Maeve Kelley is picking up where she left off
Shady Side Academy sophomore swimmer Maeve Kelley wasn’t sure how this season would go.
Fox Chapel girls looking to peak at right time with playoffs approaching
The Fox Chapel girls basketball team hasn’t won a playoff game since its last extended playoff run to the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals when it took down Pine-Richland and Norwin.
Spencer leads way for Pine-Richland wrestling team
Pine-Richland wrestling made some big strides during the team portion of the season, and now the hope is it has set it up for success in an expanded individual season.
New coach DeGregorio seeing good signs with Pine-Richland girls basketball team
When Kyle DeGregorio took over as coach of the Pine-Richland girls basketball team before this season, his first objective was establishing a culture.
Riverview basketball teams look forward to open playoffs
When the WPIAL announced in December that it would stage open playoff tournaments for basketball, fearing unbalanced section standings would create issues in determining playoff qualifiers, the Riverview girls basketball team knew it would be one of the participants.
Plum’s Logan Parker improves on indoor shot put record
At the third Youngstown State open high school meet of the indoor season Feb. 13, Plum senior Logan Parker threw further than anyone else in the shot put.
Norwin notebook: Krevokuch lands football scholarship from Fairmont State
Recruiting can be an odd thing. Timing can play a key part in determining where a prospect plays in college.
North Journal notebook: North Allegheny girls basketball keeps rolling
It was 16 up and 16 down for the North Allegheny basketball, which started the season 16-0 after recent victories over Class 5A power Chartiers Valley, as well as Baldwin and Pine-Richland.
This Date in Sports History: Feb. 20
1887 — The International Association, the first minor league baseball association, is organized in Pittsburgh.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 20, 2021: Mars, Highlands meet for section lead
Last year, they played for a WPIAL boys basketball crown in two different classifications. One found a pot of gold at The Pete while the other settled for silver after a two-year championship run.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 19, 2021
High schools
High school roundup for Feb. 19, 2021: Pine-Richland boys storm past North Allegheny
Luke Shanahan scored 20 points and Pine-Richland blew open a game that was tied at halftime, rolling to a 73-47 Section 1-6A boys basketball victory over No. 4 North Allegheny on Friday night.
Rodney Gallagher’s winner lifts Laurel Highlands over Thomas Jefferson
February 19, 2021
Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher already has accomplished more than most sophomores, but the Mustangs star added two more firsts to his list.
Elizabeth Forward stops Mt. Pleasant for 5th straight win
Elizabeth Forward turned a home economics classroom at Mt. Pleasant into a makeshift locker room Friday night.
Late surge carries Shady Side Academy boys past Apollo-Ridge
Even after Shady Side Academy sustained a 30-point loss in the opening round of last year’s WPIAL playoffs, coach David Vadnais felt good about his program going forward.
Mt. Pleasant junior flexes muscles at WPIAL Class AA section wrestling tournament
Mt. Pleasant junior Noah Gnibus has had a successful high school career, but he’s yet to make it to Hershey.
Plum’s Proviano to play soccer at Division I Long Island University
Plum senior Gina Proviano scored 70 goals and had 33 assists over four years as one of the WPIAL’s top girls soccer players.
