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Ligonier Valley, West Shamokin boys set for Heritage title game
February 7, 2019
For the third season in a row, the Heritage Conference boys basketball championship game comes down to a matchup involving Ligonier Valley, which will be facing its third opponent in the title game at 8 p.m. Friday at IUP. This time, West Shamokin takes a crack at the short-handed Rams,
North Allegheny’s Korvink-Kucinski to join Texas rowing team
North Allegheny senior Cassandre Korvink-Kucinski will continue her rowing career with one of the top college programs in the nation. Korvink-Kucinski signed a letter of intent to join Texas next season. Korvink-Kucinski, a member of the Pittsburgh Rowing Club in Robinson, was one of 36 rowers and coxswains invited to
Westmoreland basketball notebook: Playoff-hopeful Hempfield faces No. 1 Latrobe in must-win
Heading into the final night of Section 3-6A play, the Hempfield boys basketball team's season will follow the mantra of just about every game that came out of it: The Spartans still are hanging around. In a season of ups and downs, Hempfield (10-11, 2-7) can clinch a playoff spotNorth Hills swimmers set various pool records
Pool records are falling at North Hills, and the newly minted marks for the Indians couldn't come at a better time. Training and competition is coming to a head before the WPIAL Class AAA championships at the end of this month. On the girls (6-3) side, Madelyn Mahoney, put her
Hampton’s Maers shares lacrosse bond with coach, family
Since she was a child, Melinda Maers has loved lacrosse. As one of the all-time leading scorers on two-time defending WPIAL champ Hampton, Maers was destined to play at the next level. It was just a matter of where. Maers committed to Walsh (Ohio), a Division II program coming off
Shaler boys basketball focused on 1 thing: Playoffs
Being out of the picture to win the Section 3-5A title had Shaler boys basketball coach Rob Niederberger eagerly awaiting the postseason. Wrapping up the regular season against Plum and McDowell last Friday and Saturday, respectively, was a mere footnote to what Niederberger hopes is a much longer story. ResultsShaler high school sports notebook: Bonnette headed to Cal (Pa.)
Jeffrey Bonnette learned how to play football in less than ideal circumstances. The Shaler senior offensive lineman started playing in seventh grade, but the Titans didn't have the numbers to have a middle school team. So Bonnette had to play on the freshman team and lock horns with older, moreYouthful Hampton girls trying to build on recent surge
This season has been a learning experience for the Hampton girls basketball team, but the Talbots are showing signs of progress despite missing the playoffs in the four years under coach Tony Howard. The team has showed positive signs recently, picking up three of its four wins in the past
Bishop Canevin girls hope season ends with PIAA championship
With three consecutive WPIAL titles, the Bishop Canevin girls basketball team has accomplished almost everything a program could hope to accomplish. Almost. Especially for seniors like Shamyjha Price, the absence of a PIAA championship trophy in their collection remains a sticking point. The Crusaders, ranked No. 1 in the state
Chartiers Valley boys ramp up for postseason
The Chartiers Valley boys basketball team is playing some of its best basketball at the right time. The Colts went 7-1 over an eight-game stretch from Jan. 15 through Feb. 1. The run included a 69-66 double-overtime win over previously undefeated Moon on Feb. 1. Chartiers Valley feels it is
Tournament gives Saint Vincent, others chance to scout bowlers
The hardest and most-time consuming approach to building a successful college sports program is to head out on the recruiting trail and try and bring in some talent. The easy way is to bring that talent to you. The Saint Vincent women's bowling team has chosen the latter and will
Hempfield wrestler Isaiah Vance ruled eligible by WPIAL
The Hempfield wrestling program and specifically sophomore heavyweight Isaiah Vance received some good news Thursday. After viewing the details of Vance's eligibility case Wednesday, WPIAL officials determined his absences from school were legal and excused and ruled him eligible to compete in the upcoming individual tournaments. Vance is ranked No.
A-K Valley basketball notebook: Big day approaches for Leechburg’s Smith
Leechburg is playing its biggest game of the season Friday night, but Blue Devils coach Corey Smith has an important item on his schedule earlier that day. Smith and his fiancee, Ashley, will welcome their third child that morning with a scheduled C-section at West Penn Hospital. Then, Smith will
Freedom wrestling falls to Chestnut Ridge at PIAA tournament
HERSHEY -- Freedom coach Jim Covert knew his team faced a tough challenge in the first round of the PIAA Class AA team wrestling tournament Thursday at Giant Center. He just wished his wrestlers would have put forth a better effort. District 5 champion Chestnut Ridge (13-0), ranked No. 3
Trib HSSN Girls Swimmer of the Week: Thomas Jefferson’s Hallie Findlan
Hallie Findlan is ready to challenge the best in WPIAL Class AA. The sprint freestyler, a sophomore from Thomas Jefferson, currently sits No. 2 on the WPIAL performance lists for both the girls Class AA 50-yard freestyle and 100 freestyle. The leaders in each event are defending champions -- Heather
Trib HSSN Boys Swimmer of the Week: Hempfield’s Gavin Mayo
Gavin Mayo battled through shoulder and back injuries from the summer to early November. The treatment the Hempfield senior received began to kick in to the point he was able to train but not in the way he or his coaches would've liked. andquot;Early in the season, things weren't clicking
Jeannette to recognize inaugural hall of fame class Friday night
Some of Jeannette's all-time greats will be honored Friday night as the school district rolls out its inaugural Jayhawk Athletic Hall of Fame class. A ceremony will precede Jeannette's boys basketball section finale against visiting Serra Catholic, immediately following the junior varsity game, around 7 p.m. The plan initially was
WPIAL suspends Bishop Canevin basketball assistant for recruiting
Bryce Flenory, an assistant girls basketball coach at Bishop Canevin, received a one-year suspension Thursday from the WPIAL for violating PIAA recruiting rules. The allegations involved the attempted recruitment of middle school girls basketball players, said WPIAL executive director Tim O'Malley. Bishop Canevin coaches and administrators attended a hearing Wednesday
WPIAL rules Mars’ Fusco eligible for playoffs after anonymous info caused questions
Mars basketball standout Khori Fusco is allowed to play in the playoffs, the WPIAL decided Thursday. The WPIAL held a lengthy hearing Wednesday to examine the senior's postseason eligibility after anonymous information prompted the WPIAL to review paperwork from his August transfer from Clairton. Fusco is a 16-point scorer for
3 WPIAL players added to Big 33 Football Classic roster
Three WPIAL football players joined Pennsylvania's roster for the Big 33 Football Classic. Thomas Jefferson lineman Dom Serapiglia, Seneca Valley inside linebacker Jake Stebbins and McKeesport outside linebacker Thomas Wyatt were announced Thursday as replacements for the high school football all-star game. Pine-Richland linebacker Tyler King was among the three
