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WPIAL boys basketball playoff field set
February 8, 2019
The final WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is set as 78 teams will begin the Path to the Pete with the hopes of striking gold in early March. There were three ties for fourth place, with West Allegheny and Thomas Jefferson in Section 1-5A and Blackhawk and Beaver in Section
No. 2 Vincentian Academy earns 3rd straight section title by topping No. 1 Cornell
Vincentian Academy's boys basketball team won its third consecutive Section 1-A title in appropriate fashion -- on its claustrophobic court where opponents can't seem to win. No. 2 Vincentian Academy kept its lengthy home winning streak alive Friday when it beat No 1. Cornell, 70-59, for the section championship. The
Springdale rallies in 4th to beat Riverview, clinch playoff spot
Springdale senior Mike Zolnierczyk didn't want to see his final Dynamos home game end on a losing note. Down by five to start the fourth quarter with a playoff berth on the line, Zolnierczyk scored two quick baskets and his teammates took it from there as the Dynamos overwhelmed RiverviewFreeport girls use free throws to hold off Apollo-Ridge
The Freeport girls basketball team held a tenuous three-point lead on Apollo-Ridge at the end of the third quarter of the teams' Section 1-4A finale Friday evening. But the Yellowjackets were able to hold on with the help of a productive final quarter from the free-throw line. Freeport made 13
Hot-shooting Ambridge tops No. 1 Quaker Valley, moves closer to section title
The last time an Ambridge boys basketball team entered the playoffs as the WPIAL favorite was 1967, coach Mark Jula told his Bridgers. andquot;I told them, the only team that's ever been ranked No. 1 in the history of Ambridge is that pretty good team,andquot; said Jula, stirring memories of
Perfect ending as Latrobe routs Hempfield to finish unbeaten in section
Latrobe wasn't about to let Hempfield spoil its first perfect section championship or its postgame net-cutting ceremony on its home floor. It's shiny, new floor the team has grown quite fond of. The top-ranked Wildcats trotted out the ladder and drew the scissors after holding off desperate Hempfield, 75-50, in
Serra finishes undefeated section run with win over Jeannette
The big man in the house Friday night at Jeannette was former Jayhawk and Ohio State football standout Terrelle Pryor. Pryor returned home as part of 17-member inaugural class of the Jayhawk Athletic Hall of Fame. The class also included the 1956 Jeannette football team and six andquot;Legendsandquot; who were
Ligonier Valley boys repeat as Heritage champions
Now that Marrek Paola knows he hopefully will be playing college basketball next season in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, he found new meaning in playing a high school game at IUP's Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex. The Seton Hill-bound 6-foot-8 senior scored 31 points Friday night to lead the
Penn-Trafford girls bounce rival Latrobe to qualify for WPIAL playoffs
Apparently, the Penn-Trafford girls basketball team didn't like missing out on the WPIAL playoffs last season. The Warriors missed out on the postseason for the first time in 10 years last season. On Friday night, they made sure to return. The Warriors celebrated senior night by defeating rival Latrobe, 62-32,
Canon-McMillan wrestling stays alive with dramatic win at PIAA tournament
HERSHEY -- The Canon-McMillan wrestling team isn't ready to end the team portion of the season just yet. The Big Macs, who dropped a match to Cedar Cliff during Day 1 of the PIAA Class AAA team tournament Thursday, picked up two victories in the consolation round Friday at the
Seneca Valley bounced from PIAA tournament in consolation round
HERSHEY -- A banged up Seneca Valley wresting team was eliminated from the PIAA Class AAA team tournament Friday after a loss in the consolation round. The WPIAL runner-up Raiders lost a quarterfinal match to Bethlehem Catholic, 52-11, and then fell to District 1 runner-up Spring-Ford, 32-28. Seneca Valley only
Burrell rebounds from quarterfinal loss to stay alive in PIAA tournament
HERSHEY -- Burrell coach Josh Shields was eager to see how his team would respond after dropping a PIAA quarterfinal-round match it should have won Friday at the Giant Center. Burrell, making its 16th consecutive trip to the PIAA Class AA team tournament, failed to hold leads in two bouts
Franklin Regional boys contending despite peaks and valleys
Big wins can galvanize a team, and tough losses can send a team spiraling. The Franklin Regional boys basketball team have felt those peaks and valleys this season. andquot;You always have to learn,andquot; second-year Franklin Regional coach Steve Scorpion said. andquot;You have to learn as a coach. Who does what
Herald spotlight athlete: Fox Chapel’s Arnold Vento
Arnold Vento, a 6-foot-4 junior guard on the Fox Chapel basketball team, has been instrumental in the team's successful season. The Foxes have clinched second place in the section and a spot in the WPIAL playoffs. Vento is also on the golf team. He hopes to continue playing basketball in
Gateway’s Jackson ready to defend WPIAL girls basketball title
Lexi Jackson wants another WPIAL championship. Satisfaction with just one doesn't register with Gateway's 6-foot-3 junior forward. andquot;We just need to go out, be aggressive, play hard every possession and go from there,andquot; said Jackson, a second-year starter for a Gators team poised to again challenge for the Class 5A
Fox Chapel girls basketball makes dramatic turnaround
After suffering through a tough 2017-18 season, the Fox Chapel girls basketball team has bounced back in a big way. Coach Jennifer O'Shea's team finished 9-13, including a 2-8 section mark, last season and failed to make the playoffs. This season, they clinched a playoff berth with two weeks left
Recruiting process for Baldwin sophomore Ford picks up steam
Penn State coaches James Franklin and Terry Smith recently visited Baldwin. Earlier that day, Pitt coaches Pat Narduzzi and Rob Harley made a stop. The attraction was Baldwin sophomore lineman Dorien Ford, who is experiencing the early days of his andquot;big -timeandquot; recruiting process. Ford is a muscular 6-foot-4, 260-pound
TJ gymnastics having another successful season; Baldwin makes strides
The Thomas Jefferson gymnastics team is 3 for 3 in its short history as a program. The Jaguars won their third consecutive section championship this season, giving them three titles in the three years of their existence. And they've posted an undefeated record in each of the seasons. andquot;We have
Gateway boys basketball uses disappointing season as motivation
In the moments following Monday's 44-38 loss to Albert Gallatin, the stinging reality of missing the playoffs for the first time in a decade started to set in for the Gateway boys basketball team. In his postgame talk, Gators coach Alvis Rogers told his players to soak in the moment
Sewickley Academy’s Cox excels at Pittsburgh Indoor Rowing Championship
Experience gained at two USRowing camps gave Sewickley Academy freshman Georgia Cox an edge at the Pittsburgh Indoor Rowing Championship on Jan. 26 at Kingsley Association in East Liberty. Cox, a member of the Three Rivers Rowing Junior team on Washington's Landing, earned a gold medal in the high school
