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Westmoreland County basketball playoff capsules: Games for Monday, Feb. 17, 2020
February 16, 2020
Boys
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Boys basketball No. 6
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years.
A-K Valley girls basketball playoff capsules: Games for Monday, Feb. 17, 2020
Monday’s games
After scholarship from Hines Ward, Valley’s Guzzo to be featured in book
Greg Guzzo was checking his email randomly last year when he saw a message titled “Positive Athlete.”
North Allegheny junior Khalil Dinkins adds Penn State offer
The college options for North Allegheny’s Khalil Dinkins jumped significantly this month with scholarship offers from Penn State and Michigan.
Derry’s Cymmerman, three others reach elite status at WPIAL Class AA wrestling championships
There are certain things in the modern day of wrestling that continue to impress fans.
High school roundup for Feb. 15, 2020: Winchester Thurston upsets Laurel for program’s first playoff win
Jackson Juzang hit the winning jumper with 10 seconds left in a tie game, leading No. 12 Winchester Thurston to a 47-45 upset victory over No. 5 Laurel in a WPIAL Class A first-round boys basketball playoff game Saturday afternoon. It was the first playoff win in program history.
Union limits Monessen boys, finds way into quarterfinals
The Union boys basketball team won a rock fight against Monessen, nabbing a 46-41 victory in the first round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs at North Hills Middle School on Saturday.
Pine-Richland’s Alexander, Thomas Jefferson’s Kameg big winners at WPIAL gymnastics meet
Pine-Richland’s Samantha Alexander went into WPIAL individual gymnastics championships wanting to stay on her feet.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Lofty goals for new Penn-Trafford boys soccer coach
Sotiri Tsourekis played at a high level of soccer so he expects a high level of performance from the teams he coaches.
Derry boys basketball deals with loss, focuses on playoffs
Misfortune has hit the Derry boys basketball team this season in waves.
Brentwood boys basketball team edges Apollo-Ridge in WPIAL 1st round
Brentwood’s Chase Rosing may not have started the game, but that does not mean attending fans will forget his performance.
Springdale boys survive Sewickley Academy rally, advance to quarterfinals
Springdale’s 57-49 win over Sewickley Academy on Saturday may not be featured prominently in the Dynamos’ season highlight tape.
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Girls basketball No. 6
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years.
Defending WPIAL champion Nazareth Prep fights back to edge Clairton boys
Defending WPIAL boys Class A champion Nazareth Prep trailed by as many as 12 points in the third quarter, then fought back to take a late lead and held on to defeat Clairton, 53-52, in a first-round playoff game Saturday at Thomas Jefferson.
Battle-tested Eden Christian upsets Greensburg Central Catholic boys
Eden Christian coach Todd Aiken kept shouting “five out” to set up a play Saturday afternoon as his boys basketball team clung to the lead against favored Greensburg Central Catholic.
Obama Academy boys win 1st City League title, knock off Allderdice
Allderdice’s City League boys basketball reign has ended.
No. 9 Geibel Catholic boys use an electric fourth quarter to earn first round victory over Leechburg
For the past three years, the Geibel boys basketball team qualified for the playoffs. But each time, the Gators lost in the first round.
