Sports

Monessen picks Bosnic as boys basketball coach
June 18, 2018
The search for a new boys basketball coach has come to an end in Monessen. With a vote Monday, the Monessen school board hired Dan

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Southmorland no. 2 Cali Konek is greeted by her teammates on the bench as the clock winds down in the last quarter of the game against Belle Vernon on Monday, December 18, 2017.
WPIAL notebook: Girls basketball star Cali Konek leaving Southmoreland for Franklin Regional
Girls basketball player Cali Konek, who averaged 45 points as a star freshman, has transferred schools again. Franklin Regional submitted transfer paperwork to the WPIAL

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Gateway's Courtney Jackson catches a touchdown pass next to Penn-Trafford's Caleb Lisbon during the second quarter of the WPIAL Class 5A championship game Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at Heinz Field.
WPIAL chooses Norwin as host for Class 5A football final
On the Friday after Thanksgiving, the only long lines Norwin athletic director Brandon Rapp needs to tackle are the football fans filtering into his stadium.

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Ambridge's Devin Dishong competes against Derry during the WPIAL Class AA boys volleyball championship Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Baldwin.
WPIAL could lose Baldwin as host site for postseason events
The WPIAL could lose Baldwin as a host site for its track championships and other playoff games. In the wake of eliminating the school's athletic

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Highlands Girls Basketball Coach Courtney Kordes, works with a group of players during the summer work out program.
New girls basketball coaches start preparing their teams
June 17, 2018
With close to two months since they were hired and with the summer beginning, new girls basketball coaches Nick Dizon (Kiski Area) and Courtney Kordes

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The Hempfield Area softball team celebrates with the championship trophy after defeating Parkland, 4-3 in 8 innings, in the PIAA Class 6A state final Friday, June 15, 2018, at Penn State University.
With PIAA three-peat complete, Hempfield softball looks ahead
It's been a couple of days since the Hempfield softball team celebrated the program's third consecutive PIAA title and fourth overall. The parade with fire

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Pine-Richland limeman Michael Katic runs through some drills Aug. 14, 2017, at Pine-Richland.
Pine-Richland lineman Michael Katic commits to Indiana
Pine-Richland lineman Michael Katic, a two-way standout on the Rams' state championship team, committed to Indiana on Sunday. Katic will be a senior in the

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Thomas Jefferson's Jenna Clark (1) competes against Keystone Oaks on Dec. 28, 2017, at Keystone Oaks.
Thomas Jefferson’s Jenna Clark adds 6th D1 basketball offer
Thomas Jefferson guard Jenna Clark announced Saturday a scholarship offer from Appalachian State, her sixth offer since late-April. The 5-foot-7 point guard will be a

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Last-second field goals lifts Maryland over Pennsylvania in Big 33
June 16, 2018
HARRISBURG – Perhaps, when thinking of All-Star games, sports fans expect big offensive scores. But the players on defense are all-stars as well, and that

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Ligonier Valley's Jackson Daugherty (12) calls for a penalty after a dropped pass against Homer-Center in the third quarter on Friday Oct. 06, 2017 at Homer-Central.
Ligonier Valley’s Jackson Daugherty shines in all-star game
Jackson Daugherty hopes to start at Cal (Pa.) in the fall. The Ligonier Valley senior played one final high school game Friday, and he caught

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Highlands' Johnny Crise scores past Franklin Regional's Jake Rosenberg during 5-A boys PIAA first round action Friday, March 9, 2018 at Fox Chapel High School.
Highlands standout Crise gets another Division I offer
Highlands' Johnny Crise received his second Division I basketball offer Saturday, from the University of South Carolina Upstate. The 6-foot-7 Crise, a rising junior forward,

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Latrobe's Trent Holler practices Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, at Latrobe.
Division I football recruiting in Westmoreland Co. hits fever pitch
Call them Westmoreland County's andquot;Power 5andquot; of high school football. A talented crop of college prospects will add another layer of anticipation to a new

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Latrobe's Reed Fenton (15) goes up for a shot during their WPIAL playoff game against Butler on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 at Fox Chapel Area High School. Latrobe won 73-66.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Latrobe’s Fenton picks up another Division I offer
College basketball recruiting is expected to take off in the coming months for Latrobe senior-to-be Reed Fenton. It began last week as the 6-foot-4 guard

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Hempfield Area's Mackenna Orie takes second in the girls shot put Thursday, May 17, 2018 during WPIAL AAA track and field championships at Baldwin High School.
Hempfield’s Orie takes eighth in discus at national meet
It's quite apparent that Mackenna Orie did not go to Greensboro, N.C. this weekend for a vacation. The Hempfield senior-to-be is out for some hardware

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Shortstop Hailee Culbertson leads the Norwin softball team into the WPIAL playoffs.
Norwin softball players earn postseason honors
A pair of Norwin junior softball players were recognized for their efforts this season with first-team honors on the all-section team for Section 2-6A. Infielder

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Shady Side Academy softball looks toward promising future
It was a season of revival for the Shady Side Academy softball team, which finished with a 7-3 record and was second in Section 2-2A

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Bensalem coaches argue with the umpires during the PIAA Class 6A state championship game against Canon-McMillan Friday, June 15, 2018, at Penn State University.
High school scores, summaries and schedules: June 15, 2018
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A Championship Friday's result Canon-McMillan 10, Bensalem 3 Class 3A Championship Friday's result Lancaster Catholic 5, South Side

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Valley's Darius Johnson catches one of his two touchdown passes during Friday's Foothills Classic football all-star game.
Darius Johnson leads A-K Valley contingent in Foothills Classic
June 15, 2018
Darius Johnson came into Friday's Foothills Classic all-star football game at Hempfield with a lot of confidence. The Valley standout got his chance to shine,

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Apollo Ridge Coach Greg Fox works with a group of 7Th to 9th grade students during a recent summer basketball camp at Apollo Ridge High School.
Fox returns to coach at ‘special place’ Apollo-Ridge
Greg Fox had perfect timing. He bought a house in Apollo this spring, just as the Apollo-Ridge boys basketball coaching position was opening — almost

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Baldwin's Taylor Dadig (23) competes against Mt. Lebanon in the WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals May 21, 2018, at Boyce-Mayview Park.
Baldwin softball players relish special season that included 4th straight section title
It wasn't the finish they envisioned, but the season can be deemed a success. Baldwin's softball team's 2018 campaign ended June 7 in the PIAA

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