Sports
Fox Chapel quartet ready to perform at WPIAL diving championships
February 21, 2019
For the second year in a row, Fox Chapel will have four athletes compete at the WPIAL Class AAA boys diving championships at North Allegheny High School.
Greensburg Salem’s White captures WPIBL singles title
In addition to battling fatigue and a field of 90 other bowlers, Greensburg Salem’s Mattie Mae White said she typically finds herself combating nerves in championship-level events.
Laurel Highlands grad Kolesar hired as football coach at alma mater
The Laurel Highlands School Board stayed in house in hiring the district’s second high school football coach in as many seasons.
Alle-Kiski Valley basketball playoff capsules: Games of Friday, Feb. 23, 2019
Girls
Alle-Kiski Valley wrestling notebook: Class AAA steps into spotlight
The WPIAL’s top Class AA wrestlers took the stage last weekend. Now the Class AAA competitors will join them.
Franklin Regional quite familiar with Moon
Franklin Regional has developed a playoff connection with Moon in the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs.
Trib HSSN Boys Swimmer of the Week: North Allegheny’s Jack Wright
Jack Wright is no stranger to the feeling of high school swimming’s championship season.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Jeannette gets another shot at Sewickley Academy
To Jeannette, it seems like Sewickley Academy is lurking around every corner at boys basketball playoff time. There seems to be no escaping the perennially strong Panthers.
Westmoreland basketball playoff capsules: Games of Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019
Saturday’s games
Trib HSSN Girls Swimmer of the Week: Freeport’s Ariana Clark
Ariana Clark earned an eighth-place medal in the 100-yard backstroke at last year’s WPIAL Class AA championship meet at Pitt’s Trees Pool.
NFL, NBA and MLB represented in 2019 WPIAL Hall of Fame class
As an NFL quarterback, when Charlie Batch studied scouting reports, he would take note whether there were any Western Pennsylvania natives on the other sideline.
Five things to watch in the WPIAL girls basketball quarterfinals
It took five playing days and nearly a week’s time, but the opening round of the 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs is in the books.
No. 3 Moon boys push past Franklin Regional in Class 5A quarterfinals
Franklin Regional and Moon had to wait a few extra minutes to take the court Friday night while the crowd from the first game of the playoff doubleheader cleared out at West Allegheny.
Ringgold boys oust Freeport in Class 4A opening round
February 20, 2019
The Freeport and Ringgold boys basketball teams were both on lengthy streaks without a WPIAL playoff victory.
Deer Lakes girls pull away from Seton LaSalle in Class 3A 1st round
Western Pennsylvanians saw nearly every form of precipitation Wednesday: snow, ice, sleet and rain.
High school roundup for Feb. 20, 2019: Deshields leads Uniontown past Beaver
Billy Deshields had the hot hand Wednesday night and carried Uniontown to a 72-53 victory over Beaver in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball playoffs at Peters Township.
Knoch displays versatility, rolls past South Park in 1st round
Knoch has displayed an ability and willingness to get out and run the floor a little more than it has in the past, and that continued in a big way in the playoffs Wednesday night.
Derry denied elusive playoff win thanks to Blackhawk’s late surge
Neither Derry nor Blackhawk had school Wednesday because of the early morning snow storm.
Highlands holds off Belle Vernon in Class 4A 1st-round victory
Highlands saw its playoff life flashing before its eyes against an unafraid underdog Belle Vernon.
