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Franklin Regional's pitcher Alex Frey leans back for a throw against a Gateway batter Thursday, April 5, 2018 during WPIAL baseball at Haymaker Park in Murrysville.
Trip south pays dividends for Franklin Regional baseball
April 6, 2018
Among the many well wishes that come along with leaving on a mid-March trip south to Florida, there's one phrase that never escapes the Western

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Franklin Regional girls lacrosse adjusts under new coach
Coming back from a tough, overtime loss to Hampton in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals and losing nearly half the team to graduation, first-year Franklin

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Plum girls lacrosse growing under new coach
Kayla Platt is nine years removed from being a two-time All-WPIAL lacrosse player at Franklin Regional, but she brings plenty of coaching experience entering her

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Plum’s Ryan Kircher getting attention of MLB scouts
Many sets of eyes — and radar guns — will be focused on Plum's Ryan Kircher this spring. The senior lefty has established himself as

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Norwin girls lacrosse wants to continue progress under new coach
Last spring, Norwin's girls lacrosse team reached the playoffs in its first year in the WPIAL. The Knights wanted to continue their progression this season

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Pine-Richland crew gearing up for 1st spring race
After a successful fall season and a winter that refuses to quit, the Pine-Richland crew team is itching to get outside and onto the water.

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Relays, hurdlers excel for Pine-Richland track
While inclement weather hasn't permitted coach Bill Crummy to fine-tune the techniques of all his runners, the Pine-Richland track and field athletes are preparing as

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Distance runners return to lead Quaker Valley girls track team
The Quaker Valley girls track team is counting on its distance runners to take it far. Quakers coach Jerry Veshio said seniors Lucie Kubinski and

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Aquinas Academy hires George Yokitis as boys basketball coach
Basketball coach George Yokitis, the state's Class A coach of the year in 2011, was hired Friday to lead Aquinas Academy's boys team. Yokitis previously

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West Allegheny baseball’s debut among Friday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
West Allegheny baseball already had six wins in the scorebook before April 6 last season, but the highly ranked Indians are winless right now. And

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Chartiers Valley boys lacrosse gaining experience
The Chartiers Valley boys lacrosse team is going through a maturation process. The Colts entered the season with only five players who had competed in

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Multi-sport standouts lead way into Penn Hills hall of fame
The Penn Hills Sports Hall of Fame will induct eight athletes and two teams in its Class of 2018. The induction ceremony be April 28

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High school roundup for April 5, 2018: McClymonds strikes out 15 for Blackhawk
April 5, 2018
It might have been just the second game of the 2018 campaign, but Andy McClymonds appears to be in midseason form. The senior righty tossed

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Gateway's Justin Stancovich throws a shot toward a Franklin Regional first base runner Thursday, April 5, 2018 during WPIAL baseball at Haymaker Park in Murrysville.
High school scores, summaries, schedule for April 5, 2018
High schools Baseball Thursday's results WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Mt. Lebanon 5, Canon-McMillan 4 Upper St. Clair 12, Baldwin 2 Class 5A Section 1

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Mt. Lebanon baseball ends Canon-McMillan’s long section winning streak after wild 7th inning
One minute Canon-McMillan baseball players were celebrating what they thought was a successful hidden-ball trick that would have got them out of a seventh-inning jam.

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Expectations high for Hampton boys lacrosse
Sometimes talent isn't enough, but that doesn't mean Hampton boys lacrosse doesn't have plenty of it. Two seasons removed from a WPIAL championship appearance, and

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Hampton girls lacrosse begins WPIAL title defense
The defending WPIAL girls lacrosse champions chant andquot;back-to-backandquot; after every practice and before every game. But is there a greater purpose in mind for Hampton

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Shaler's Nick Rispoli (8) is congratulated by Zach Herron (18) after hitting a home run against Moon Saturday, March 31, 2018, at Shaler.
Shaler baseball prepares for section play
Patrick Gumto and his teammates on the Shaler baseball team went about earning respect the right way. The senior pitcher — much like last season

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McNickle returns to circle for North Hills softball
Anna McNickle has had plenty of time to refocus on stepping back into the circle as the pitcher for North Hills softball. Halfway through last

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Defending WPIAL champion North Allegheny boys volleyball off to fast start
How the North Allegheny boys volleyball program opened the season showed why it is the envy of other programs in Western Pennsylvania. The Tigers played

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