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Team play leads Gateway girls to fast start
December 23, 2017
Although it just encountered its first hiccup of the season, the Gateway girls basketball team is off and running in the 2017-18 campaign. The GatorsPhil Jurkovec makes quick impact as Pine-Richland boys drop No. 1 Butler
Phil Jurkovec admits he's not in midseason form, but neither is his team. Two weeks removed from winning a state football title, the Pine-Richland seniorFranklin Regional continues rise through Class 5A rankings with win vs. Highlands
When the Tribune-Review unveiled its preseason high school basketball rankings in early-December, Franklin Regional — now unbeaten through six games and ranked No. 3 inGuards Fenton, Butler shine as Latrobe boys take down Norwin
Norwin honored its boys PIAA champion 1,600-meter relay team before Friday night's home boys basketball game. Then Latrobe sprinted past the Knights. And its standoutFox Chapel’s offense struggles in loss to streaking Penn Hills
Going into the season, Penn Hills coach Dan DeRose didn't know what to expect from a largely inexperienced team. But the Indians are rolling alongFreeport misses mark at buzzer in loss to Indiana
Ben Beale made five 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 15 points Friday as Freeport hoped to score a home win over Indiana, the Tribune-Review's
High school roundup: Penn-Trafford uses balanced attack to topple Plum
Penn-Trafford used a balanced scoring attack, with four players in double figures, en route to a 72-63 victory over host Plum in a Section 3-6A
Thomas Jefferson, Baldwin gymnastics teams gear up
December 22, 2017
The Thomas Jefferson and Baldwin gymnastics teams own lofty expectations for 2017-18. The teams, which are coached by Jodi Cummings and practice together at Premier
South Hills high school notebook: Thomas Jefferson pair make all-state in football
Notebook items from around the South Hills: • Two senior members of the Thomas Jefferson football squad — lineman Devin Danielson and running back Justin
Brentwood boys basketball shows marked improvement
The 2016-17 season was an educational experience for the Brentwood boys basketball team. With no seniors on the team, plus a new coach, the SpartansFranklin Regional girls end two-game losing skid with win over Hempfield
If not for a missed opportunity here and there, Franklin Regional girls basketball could be unbeaten through seven games, a matter that quickly gained theKiski Area girls basketball team hoping for more after ‘signature’ win
A section victory over Albert Gallatin late in the 2014-15 season snapped a 24-game section losing streak for the Kiski Area girls basketball team. Little
A-K Valley high school basketball notebook: Injuries to key players plaguing teams early
Injuries can create holes in even the most complete basketball rotations, and a few teams around the Alle-Kiski Valley are feeling the pain. Fox Chapel,
Penn Hills WR Julian Major signs on with Michigan State
Julian Major has known for months where he wanted to play football in college. So, he didn't want to waste any time making his decision
Winchester Thurston girls rally to defeat St. Joseph
December 21, 2017
So pleased was St. Joseph coach Sally Ackerman with her players' performance Thursday night — even in a losing effort — that she said afterward
High school roundup: No. 3 Peters Township girls edge No. 2 Bethel Park
Makenna Marisa's traditional three-point play with 30 seconds remaining lifted No. 3 Peters Township to a 38-37 victory over No. 2 Bethel Park in a
Thomas Jefferson football program mourns former coach Garrity
There have been eight head football coaches in school history at Thomas Jefferson. In terms of years of service, Jack Garrity's didn't last too long.Westmoreland basketball notebook: Greensburg Salem the place to be for holiday tournament
Holiday basketball tournaments return next week and the best local stop again appears to be Greensburg Salem. The two-day Golden Lions Holiday Classic features six
Figura helps Baldwin hockey even record with overtime win
Baldwin's Dan Figura picked a most opportune time to score his first two goals of the season. Figura, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound senior defenseman, scored twice
Longtime Baldwin cross country coaches bid farewell
Between them, they have 50 years of esteemed coaching experience in the Baldwin cross country program. But Baldwin's co-head coaches Rich Wright, who began in
