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High school scores, summaries and schedules: March 17, 2018
March 17, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Saturday's results Hazleton 94, Abington 86 Lincoln 77, Neshaminy 70 Pine-Richland 52, Allderdice 50 Roman Catholic
Belle Vernon boys place sixth in AA standings at PIAA swimming and diving
Led by two runner-up finishes from freshman Ian Shahan (100-yard butterfly, 100 backstroke), a third in the 100 breast and a 10th in the 200
Leechburg baseball team still settling in
Bob Oberdorf finds himself back in a familiar role as Leechburg's baseball coach after a three-year absence from the dugout, having coached the program for
PIAA basketball roundup for March 17: CW North Catholic girls advance to semifinals
Dani Short and Kylee Lewandowski each had 10 points as WPIAL champion Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic earned a spot in the PIAA girls basketball semifinals.Pine-Richland scores last to defeat Allderdice in PIAA quarterfinal
Pine-Richland's Dan Petcash almost couldn't miss a shot, while teammate Greg Shulkosky had made just one basket all afternoon. With the score tied Saturday and
Defending champion Sewickley Academy holds off Jeannette to reach state semifinals
Championship teams rarely are fazed by momentum swings. When the tide turns and leads evaporate, the best ones manage to stabilize and finish. That's what
Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin’s Rizzo gets 1st offer
It is no secret Norwin's Gianni Rizzo has speed around the track. He ran a leg of the Knights' PIAA Class AAA winning 1,600-meter relayWPIAL and District 8 swimmers set for Saturday’s PIAA AA championship finals at Bucknell
Northgate junior Karen Siddoway captured a second-place medal Friday in the girls 200-yard freestyle at the PIAA Class AA swimming and diving championships at Bucknell.
Aliquippa could hire football coach Wednesday to replace Mike Zmijanac
Aliquippa could have its next football coach in place within days. Three finalists will interview Monday with the entire school board, said Aliquippa superintendent Pete
Signal Item notes: Chartiers Valley girls bowlers advance to state tournament
Two Chartiers Valley winter sports teams etched their names in school history: The girls bowling team qualified for the state tournament for the first timeCarlynton baseball flies under radar; Bishop Canevin looks to juniors
Carlynton baseball players have seen the social media posts hyping the top players and programs of the WPIAL. They also noticed the lack of buzz
Penn Hills boys volleyball seeks playoff return
It's a new boys volleyball season, which means it's a new cast of characters for Penn Hills. The Indians will look to take the nextEarly deficit too much for New Castle in PIAA quarterfinal loss
There just wasn't enough time for New Castle to fix all that went wrong in the first five minutes. District 10 champion Sharon used a
Thomas Jefferson hockey reflects on playoff season
Thomas Jefferson hockey advanced to the PIHL Class A playoffs riding an eight-game winning streak and with a 17-3 record. But the season came toBaldwin baseball buys in with 2nd-year coach Plassio
Rocky Plassio's coaching style is firmly entrenched in the Baldwin baseball program. andquot;We are continuing to build our program and moving in the right direction,andquot;Thomas Jefferson softball has standard of excellence
Thomas Jefferson has advanced to the WPIAL softball playoffs in three of the last four seasons, and seven times in the past nine years. TheWith 8 returning starters, expectations high for Baldwin softball team
With eight returning starters, the Baldwin softball team owns lofty goals. andquot;As always, our first goal is a section championship, followed by a WPIAL and
Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic’s Maziarz captures PIAA diving title
March 16, 2018
When the high school swimming and diving season began in November, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic sophomore Kyle Maziarz didn't think he would be standing on
Allen beats buzzer to lift Bishop Canevin past Mohawk in PIAA quarterfinals
Nothing went right for Bishop Canevin girls basketball Friday, until it needed to. First, the Crusaders team bus never showed up. Parents came together and
Free-throw shooting proves critical as Highlands ends postseason run
At the midway point of the second quarter Friday night, the Highlands bench looked like it did before the game when the starting lineup was
