Sports
Norwin bowler Dutka rolls 300, sets WPIBL series record
February 23, 2019
It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. No, it was so quiet you could hear 10 pins drop.
Franklin Regional hockey hopes to challenge for Penguins Cup
The Franklin Regional hockey team’s first goal was to reach the postseason.
Allderdice boys claim 6th straight City League basketball title
Allderdice boys basketball coach Buddy Valinsky felt pretty confident about his team winning the City League boys basketball title. He walked out of the Dragons locker room wearing a brand new Nike hat with “City League Champions” embroidered on it.
Thomas Jefferson gymnasts claim PA Classic Gold Division title
The Thomas Jefferson gymnastics team continued its winning run Friday night by claiming the state title at the PA Classic competition held at Moon.
Kropp lifts No. 2 Penn Hills to Class 5A quarterfinal win over Montour
February 22, 2019
With the game up for grabs early in the second half, Penn Hills needed a lift.
Michael Carmody’s double-double carries No. 1 Mars past Shaler in Class 5A quarterfinals
Michael Carmody’s future in college athletics is likely as an offensive lineman in football, but Friday night he showed he can do plenty of damage on a basketball court with his 6-foot-7, 270-pound frame.
A-K Valley basketball preview capsules: Games of Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019
Boys basketball
Moon, Lawson lead No. 2 Serra Catholic past Sto-Rox in Class 2A quarterfinals
Second-seeded Serra Catholic used its size to its advantage Friday night as it earned its first trip to the WPIAL semifinals in nine years with a 71-61 victory over No. 7 Sto-Rox in a Class 2A quarterfinal game at Peters Township.
High school roundup for Feb. 22, 2019: No. 1 OLSH cruises past Shenango in quarterfinals
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart looked every bit like the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball playoffs Friday night.
Burrell’s Mele among 4 A-K Valley wrestlers to advance to Class AA regional semifinals
Austin Mele briefly lost track of the score of his match Friday evening as he clung to a one-point lead late in the third period of his quarterfinal bout with Portage’s Cole Sossong. As the wrestlers tumbled on the mat, Mele looked seconds away from allowing a tying escape.
Sewickley Academy maintains mastery of Jeannette, reaches semifinals
Sewickley Academy led from start-to-finish in dispatching Jeannette from the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs Friday night at Canon-McMillan, but the Panthers weren’t skating to victory.
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 22, 2019
High Schools
Defense leads Norwin girls past Mt. Lebanon, rematch with North Allegheny awaits
Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski walked down the hallway outside of the Knights locker room Friday night when out of nowhere a loud roar emerged from the locker room as the door closed. Brozeski smiled.
Chartiers Valley slows WPIAL’s top scorer in quarterfinal win over Woodland Hills
Chartiers Valley threw an ever-changing zone defense at Woodland Hills star Keandre Bowles, hoping to hold the WPIAL’s leading scorer well below his 29-point average.
Beaver’s Cestra, Ringgold’s Vogt capture WPIAL Class AA diving titles
The processes of crowning the WPIAL Class AA diving champions Friday at South Park proved to be polar opposites.
Derry’s DeLuca reaches 150 wins, has eye on bigger prize at Southwest Regional
Derry senior Dom DeLuca chuckled when he was tossed a bag of muffins from his mother after his quarterfinal-round match at the PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional Friday at IUP’s Kovalchick Athletic Complex.
Top-seeded Peters Township girls roll past Fox Chapel in Class 6A quarterfinals
The Peters Township girls basketball team averaged 70 points a game in the regular-season, built an undefeated record and ascended to No. 1 rankings in both the WPIAL and state.
Balanced scoring leads Quigley Catholic girls past GCC in Class A quarterfinals
Greensburg Central Catholic kicked off its WPIAL Class A girls basketball quarterfinal contest piping out, knocking down its first four shots.
Five things to watch during Saturday’s Class AAA section wrestling tournaments
Individual tournaments begin Saturday for WPIAL Class AAA wrestlers.
No. 2 North Allegheny gets defensive to upend Upper St. Clair in Class 6A quarterfinals
The offense was cold for North Allegheny’s girls basketball team Friday night.
