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North Allegheny celebrates after beating Bethel Park in the WPIAL Class 6A championship game at Petersen Events Center on Feb. 29, 2020.
North Allegheny gets past Bethel Park in overtime in WPIAL Class 6A final
February 29, 2020
On an average morning at North Allegheny High School, you’ll find junior guard Lizzie Groetsch in the gym at 5:30 a.m. with a sympathetic custodian unlocking the door for her.

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Butler’s Ethan Morton celebrates with the student section after defeating Upper St. Clair in overtime of their WPIAL Class 6A semifinal Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, at Robert Morris University.
Butler, Mt. Lebanon are familiar foes in WPIAL Class 6A championship rematch
Butler was in the locker room getting ready for its semifinal at Robert Morris’ new arena, but senior Ethan Morton tried to catch a little of Mt. Lebanon’s game ahead of theirs.

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Hempfield’s Hunter Smiles (41) deflects the puck from Latrobe’s Peyton Myers (7) on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in a PIHL game at Kirk S. Nevin Arena in Greensburg.
Hempfield carries momentum into Penguins Cup playoffs
Hempfield’s hockey team needed to reset.

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Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps will try for his fourth WPIAL Class AAA title when he faces Waynesburg freshman Rocco Welsh in the 126-pound final.
Norwin’s Phipps, North Hills’ Hillegas reach WPIAL wrestling finals, eye elite group
Norwin senior Kurtis Phipps and North Hills senior Sam Hillegas are one victory away from reaching an elite group.

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Highlands’ Johnny Crise scores past Belle Vernon’s Mitchell Pohlot during the WPIAL Class 4A championship game Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Petersen Events Center.
Class 4A basketball notebook: 2nd-quarter run fuels Highlands’ victory
The other time Highlands won a WPIAL basketball title in 1995, the Golden Rams got the winning shot with 3 seconds left in the game.

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Belle Vernon players celebrate their victory over New Castle in the WPIAL Class 4A basketball semifinals.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Big year for Belle Vernon sports
It is far from finished, but Belle Vernon already can look back on a successful 2019-20 sports year.

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Chartiers Valley’s Megan McConnell presents her dad, coach Tim McConnell, with his gold medal after the Lady Colts defeated Trinity in the WPIAL Class 5A championship game Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Petersen Events Center.
Chartiers Valley defends WPIAL title, wins 55th consecutive game
Chartiers Valley girls basketball coach Tim McConnell said he told his younger sister, Trinity coach Kathy McConnell-Miller, that the only good thing about facing each other in a WPIAL final was that a McConnell was guaranteed to win.

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Highlands’ Johnny Crise hoists the WPIAL Class 4A championship trophy with teammates after the Rams defeated Belle Vernon Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Petersen Events Center.
Highlands handles Belle Vernon, wins 1st WPIAL boys basketball title since 1995
During the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs, top-seeded Highlands has shown the capability to win in a multitude of ways.

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The Mohawk girls basketball team celebrates with the championship trophy after defeating Beaver in the WPIAL Class 3A final Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Petersen Events Center.
Mohawk tops Beaver to claim 1st WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball title
All six Mohawk girls basketball players who attended the press conference following the WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship game couldn’t help but talk over each other.

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Mt. Lebanon’s Jake Hoffman drives to the basket past Central Catholic’s Ben Sarson during their WPIAL Class 6A semifinal Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, at Robert Morris University.
Watch Day 3 of WPIAL basketball championships on Trib HSSN
Five more WPIAL championship trophies will be awarded Saturday at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center as the district basketball finals conclude.

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Norwin’s Jayla Wehner (5) defends against North Allegheny during their game Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, at Norwin High School.
Norwin girls focus on season’s highlights after playoff exit
February 28, 2020
Norwin has a well-respected history in girls basketball.

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Brentwood junior guard Chase Rosing (12) attempts a free throw against California on Jan. 7, 2020, at Brentwood.
Youth movement leads to optimism in Brentwood basketball program
The Brentwood boys basketball program, stacked with seven seniors, will suffer heavy graduation losses this year.

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Quaker Valley’s Patrick Cutchember, wrestling Kiski Arean’s Nick Delp, is one of two Quaker Valley wrestlers to qualify for the state tournament.
Pair of Quaker Valley wrestlers work together to make state tournament
Quaker Valley senior Austin Pantaleo’s fourth wrestling injury in five years nearly sidelined him from the sport for good.

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Penn-Trafford’s Bella Long scored 1,104 points and made a school-record 171 3-pointers during her varsity career.
Tough playoff loss can’t dampen strong season for Penn-Trafford girls basketball
Penn-Trafford’s girls basketball team experienced a two-tone finish to the season.

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Penn-Trafford bowlers eager for regional tournament
Penn-Trafford didn’t participate in the WPIBL team tournament, but the Warriors were well-represented at the individual tournament, which was Feb. 19-20.

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The Pine-Richland competitive spirit team competed at the WPIAL championships Jan. 4, 2020, at Hempfield.
Pine-Richland competitive spirit takes 9th at nationals
The Pine-Richland competitive spirit team recently brought its strong 2019-20 campaign to a close, finishing its season with a ninth-place finish in the small varsity division at the 2020 UCA National High School Cheerleading Championships on Feb. 7-9 in Orlando, Fla.

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Levi Wentz (center) was among six seniors on Pine-Richland, which finished the season 15-9.
Pine-Richland boys take positives from season after frustrating playoff loss
The Pine-Richland boys basketball team’s season was brought to a halt Feb. 22 as it was toppled by Upper St. Clair, 62-59, in the quarterfinal round of the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs.

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Plum’s Shannon Small is the 2020 WPIBL girls singles champion.
Led by singles champ Small, Plum bowling team has postseason to remember
Plum bowling coach Darryl Pilyih said coaching senior standout Shannon Small has become a pretty easy task because she rarely makes a mistake.

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The Norwin girls 800 relay of, from left, Kayla Singer, Nataiah Robinson-Dutrielle, Brianna Hatok and Jocelyn Boyd competed at the Tri-State indoor championships Feb. 22, 2020, at Edinboro.
Norwin athletes shine at Tri-State indoor championships
Norwin’s boys distance medley relay unit stepped into the spotlight Feb. 22 at the Tri-State Track Coaches Association indoor championship meet.

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Shady Side Academy point guard Mason Tomlin was the team’s “best perimeter defender” according to coach David Vadnais.
Shady Side Academy basketball pays tribute to seniors, looks to future
The Shady Side Academy boys basketball team’s season ended with a loss to North Catholic in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs.

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