Sports

Shady Side Academy lacrosse has rebuild ahead
March 25, 2018
The Shady Side Academy boys lacrosse team finished 13-9 last year and made it to the WPIAL semifinals. If the Indians are to have another

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High school scores and schedules: March 25, 2018
High schools Baseball Sunday's results Ripken Experience tournament, Myrtle Beach Canon-McMillan 12, Loveland, Ohio 2 Canon-McMillan 14, Stevenson, Ill 2 Germantown vs. Deer Lakes (n)

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Shaler high jumper Adeline Kubicsek stretches before working out Friday, March 23, 2018, at Shaler.
Shaler girls track and field aiming to get more athletes to WPIAL meet
Shaler girls track and field coach Abi May has a simple message for her athletes: Anyone not taking the early season dual meets seriously might

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Shaler hurdler John Franklin stretches before working out Friday, March 23, 2018, at Shaler.
Shaler’s John Franklin hoping to be among WPIAL’s top hurdlers
Spending a winter focusing on track and field has Shaler senior John Franklin in a strong position entering his final season. Franklin, who decided to

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PIAA board targets midseason transfers with new rule
Midseason transfers will be declared ineligible under a rule the PIAA board of directors is poised to approve Monday. Under the new restrictions, if an

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The WPIAL all-stars' Luke Kemerer (Hempfield) puts a move on the Iowa all-stars' Ryan Steffen in the 145-pound match at the 44th Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic at Pitt. Kemerer won his match 8-2, but the WPIAL lost 36-6.
WPIAL, Pennsylvania all-star teams lose at Pitt wrestling classic
If Hempfield standout wrestler Luke Kemerer's performance at Sunday's 44th Annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic is any indication as to how well he'll do at Pitt

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Baseball, softball teams hope to hit the field in Monday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
Sunny and 50 degrees is the forecast for Western Pennsylvania on Monday, allowing for district baseball and softball teams to hit the field…unless said fields

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Norwin's Kurtis Phipps takes the mat before facing Coatesville's Brennan McBride in the 106 pound semifinal bout during the PIAA state championship Saturday, March 10, 2018 at the Giant Center in Hershey. Phipps moves on to the state final in class 3A.
WPIAL wrestling trio finishes high at national event
Pine-Richland freshman Cole Spencer, Norwin sophomore Kurtis Phipps and Franklin Regional junior Colton Camacho placed high at the National High School Coaches Association championships this

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Greensburg Salem's Jesse Quatse battles against Owen J. Roberts' Jason Zollers in the 170 weight class bout for the 3A individual matches during the PIAA championship wrestling tournament Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Greensburg Salem wrestler Quatse chooses Penn
Greensburg Salem senior Jesse Quatse has selected to continue his academic and wrestling career at the University of Pennsylvania. Quatse placed fourth in the PIAA

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Hampton hockey seniors deal with circumstances beyond their control
What if you were told the last game of your high school career would be a playoff win, but it wouldn't be a championship Those

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Swimmers leap off their starting blocks for the start of the 500 freestyle during the WPIAL Swim Championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool in Oakland on March 2, 2018.
4 schools join Class AA in updated WPIAL swimming alignment
The boys and girls swim teams at Chartiers Valley, Laurel Highlands, McKeesport and Montour will drop to Class AA next season. The WPIAL board of

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Pine-Richland catcher Matt Wood competes during practice Friday, March 23, 2018, at Pine-Richland.
Pine-Richland baseball rebuilds pitching rotation
After taking the WPIAL Class 6A championship thanks in large part to a shutdown pitching staff and a timely ability to manufacture runs, the Pine-Richland

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Burrell's Nick Hwostow runs drills during baseball practice on Thursday, March 8, 2018.
A-K Valley high school week ahead: March 26-31
Monday • Weather permitting, Freeport and Burrell will meet for a nonsection baseball game at Huston Middle School. The Yellowjackets and Bucs are coming off

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Franklin Regional catcher Abby Kane competes during practice Friday, March 9, 2018, at Franklin Regional High School.
Westmoreland look ahead: March 26-31, 2018
Highlights of the week ahead in Westmoreland high school sports: MONDAY Baseball With the opening weekend of the season wiped out by snow and cold

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Plum's (from left) Matthew Allman, Alex Vidas, Mason McAndrew and Frank Czura celebrate after beating Penn Hills at North Allegheny's tournament Saturday, March 24, 2018, at North Allegheny.
Keith Nonnenberg returns to try to revive Plum boys volleyball
Keith Nonnenberg spent nearly a dozen years away from the Plum volleyball team, but he can recall plenty from his first tenure as the Mustangs'

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Infielder Chelsea Bisi, works on her swing during softball practice, in Derry Area High School, on Thursday, March 8, 2018.
Derry’s Chelsea Bisi looks to close stellar softball career in style
Chelsea Bisi has constructed a decorated softball career at Derry. A senior shortstop and Penn State recruit, Bisi has been named first-team all-section, team MVP

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Bishop Canevin's Bri Allen is congratulated by head coach Scott Dibble after beating East Allegheny in a PIAA Class 3A semifinal playoff game Monday, March 19, 2018, at Gateway.
PIAA Class 3A girls basketball championship preview: Bishop Canevin vs. Neumann-Goretti
Class 3A girls Bishop Canevin (24-4) vs. Neumann-Goretti (21-7) 6 p.m. Thursday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: PCN-TV Coaches: Scott Dibble, Bishop Canevin; Andrea

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Highlands' Christian Tanilli blocks a shot by Leechburg's Christian Hack during the boys Cager Classic Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Highlands High School.
Freeport’s Beale ties Cager Classic 3-pointer record, but West loses
March 24, 2018
Freeport assistant basketball coach Austin Miller apparently is doing a great job. One of his proteges, Ben Beale, tied his Cager Classic record for six

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Preseason baseball, softball rankings for week of March 25, 2018
Baseball Class 6A 1. Pine-Richland (18-5) 2. Canon-McMillan (14-6) 3. North Allegheny (17-8) 4. Norwin (14-4) 5. Mt. Lebanon (14-9) Class 5A 1. Mars (14-8)

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Brandon Stone scores to extend Southmoreland's lead over Avonworth during overtime on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Peters Township. Southmoreland won 64-55 in overtime.
With Pitt offer gone, Southmoreland’s Stone re-examines options
Alverton's Brandon Stone had narrowed his list of potential college destinations to four schools, and Pitt was one of them. Emphasis on was. With the

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