Sports
Shady Side Academy boys aim to replace key players lost to graduation
December 8, 2018
The Shady Side Academy boys basketball team finished 14-10 overall and 7-3 in section play a year ago, good for a share of the section title. They lost to Seton LaSalle in the second round of the WPIAL playoffs and fell to Fairview in the first round of the PIAA
High school scores, schedules for Dec. 7, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys Friday's results Aquinas Academy tournament Aquinas Academy 72, Neighborhood Academy 68 Cornerstone Prep 72, First Baptist 28 Armstrong tournament Armstrong 37, Knoch 32 OLSH 70, Blackhawk 60 Avonworth tournament Avonworth 55, Summit Acadmey 47 Sto-Rox 70, Perry 31 Baldwin/Peters Township tournament Butler 70, Peters Township 68
High school roundup for Dec. 7, 2018: McConnell’s Chartiers Valley girls win opener
New girls basketball coach Tim McConnell's debut went well for Class 5A No. 1 Chartiers Valley on Friday night. Aislin Malcolm hit six 3-pointers for 18 points, Mackenzie Wagner added 18 points and Gabby Legister tallied 16 to lead the Colts (1-0) to a 64-40 victory over Class 6A No.
After slow start, Deer Lakes girls roll past Riverview
December 7, 2018
Deer Lakes and Riverview started out with some opening night jitters in the first quarter. But things began to click in the second quarter for the Deer Lakes girls, and the Lancers rolled to a 48-30 victory in the nightcap of the school's tip-off tournament. Cameron Simerda led a balanced
Fox Chapel defeats host Mustangs at Plum Tip-Off Tournament
With 3 minutes, 51 seconds left in Friday's season opener between Plum and Fox Chapel, Mustangs senior Lamar Whiting drained a 3-pointer to give his team a five-point advantage. The Foxes took control from there. With a strong final push defensively and from the free-throw line, Fox Chapel used a
Greensburg Central Catholic tops Monessen in nonsection opener
Mistake- and foul-filled action made it evident it was the first game of a long basketball season Friday at Monessen High School. In the end, though, it was Greensburg Central Catholic coming out on top with a 63-59 win in the coaching debuts of the Centurions' Greg Bisignani and Greyhounds'
Penn Hills’ Daequan Hardy has ‘Revis-like’ performance in PIAA championship victory
HERSHEY -- Fifteen years have passed since Darrelle Revis played here, and tales continue to be told about his incredible day at Hersheypark Stadium. Fifteen years from now, they'll still talk about Daequan Hardy's. The Penn Hills senior returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown in Friday night's 36-31
Franklin Regional rides balanced attacked to win over Belle Vernon
Franklin Regional was in a giving mood in its season opener Friday night. It might be holiday time, but the boys basketball team's caring-is-sharing approach had a lot more to do with its unselfishness and ability to spread the ball as the Panthers took care of business. They used crisp
Hempfield girls win opener with new coach; will play Greensburg Salem
Another coaching change at Hempfield didn't appear to affect the Spartans in their season-opening girls basketball game, a 52-36 victory over Mt. Pleasant on Friday night at the Greensburg Salem Tip Off Tournament. Jessica Persin scored 18 points, including five 3-pointers, and Sarah Liberatore added 16 in Tom Brush's coaching
Diggs, McKeesport too much for Jeannette
Jeannette boys basketball coach Adrian Batts said he didn't know much about McKeesport or Deamontae Diggs before Friday's season opener. He sure does now. Diggs, a 6-foot-7 forward junior, was a difficult matchup for Jeannette, and so were the Tigers. He scored 29 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to
Quaker Valley and Sewickley Academy boys basketball teams begin seasons in tournament action
The WPIAL high school basketball season begins Friday in gyms all over the region, and the Quaker Valley and Sewickley Academy boys teams open with tournament play. The Quakers will play at the Moon Tournament against Brashear on Friday at 7 p.m. Vincentian and Moon also will be in action.
Coach/engineer/PhD Jon LeDonne returns missing swagger to Penn Hills football
Jon LeDonne graduated as his high school's valedictorian, owns a PhD in engineering from Carnegie Mellon and works for a secured research laboratory that supports the nuclear Navy. Yet, many folks probably know him as the high school football coach with a lumberjack beard who wears shorts on the sideline
High school basketball tip-off tournament schedules for Nov. 7, 2018
December 6, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys Friday's schedule Aquinas Academy tournament First Baptist vs. Cornerstone Prep, 7 p.m.; Neighborhood Academy at Aquinas Academy, 8:30 p.m. Armstrong tournament Blackhawk vs. OLSH, 3 p.m.; Knoch at Armstrong, 7:30 p.m. Avonworth tournament Sto-Rox vs. Perry, 6 p.m.; Summit Academy at Avonworth, 8 p.m. Baldwin/Peters TownshipShaler notebook: Girls bowling team makes statement
The Shaler girls bowling team announced its intentions to the rest of the WPIBL on opening night. The Titans (1-0) bear Butler, who are the defending section, WPIBL and Western Regional champions, 4-3. Shaler was led by Bella Pilyih, who rolled a 620 series with a high game of 219.Penn Hills’ Perkins sets sights on PIAA tournament berth
After qualifying for the WPIAL wrestling tournament the first three years of his high school career, senior Justin Perkins will look to make his final season at Penn Hills count as he has his sights on a trip to Hershey for the state tournament. Last season, Perkins (14-8) lost both
Carlynton, Bishop Canevin, Chartiers Valley boys teams ready to get on winning track
Of the three area boys basketball teams, only Carlynton made the playoffs in 2017-18. But all three, Chartiers Valley, Bishop Canevin and the Cougars, had losing records in their respective sections and overall. New coaches at Char Valley and Bishop Canevin will try to rectify that, and at Carlynton, Mike
Young North Hills girls basketball team looks to display growth
Last season's 6-16 record and a 1-9 finish in Section 1-6A might not have been the end result the North Hills girls basketball team had set out to achieve, but that does not mean there weren't accomplishments. For a solid chunk of their 2017-18 campaign, the Indians were rolling with
North Allegheny girls motivated to win PIAA title
Setting new program benchmarks has become standard for the North Allegheny girls basketball team's senior class. Over the previous three years, they helped the Tigers compile an 81-8 record. North Allegheny collected the program's first two WPIAL Class 6A championships, had three playoff runs reach the PIAA semifinals and finished
Hampton wrestling out to build upon last season’s success
The Hampton wrestling team is ready for its second act, and nearly all the main characters are returning. The Talbots were a surprise last season, posting a 20-3 record and sending eight wrestlers -- all underclassmen -- to WPIAL qualifiers. andquot;We're still really young,andquot; second-year coach Chris Hart said. andquot;We're
