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PIHL notebook: A closer look at teams on winning streaks
January 29, 2018
With the PIHL All-Star games in the rear-view mirror, the final month of the regular season has arrived. While dozens of worthy individuals were honored

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Greensburg Salem's Garison Andolina battles Fox Chapel's Willie Doyle for the puck during the PIHL Class A All-Star game Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, at the RMU Island Sports Center.
PIHL All-Star roundup: Team White rallies in Class 3A game
Team White just needed a few shifts to come together in Sunday's PIHL Class 3A all-star game. Once the players developed chemistry, the offense took

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Mt. Pleasant girls head coach Scott Giacobbi drives home a point, during practice, at Mt. Pleasant High School, on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017.
Mt. Pleasant girls basketball battling to keep postseason streak alive
A decade's worth of winning made Mt. Pleasant a perennial playoff team in girls basketball. But a challenging and uncharacteristic season is testing the current

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Latrobe's Bethany Havrilla dribbles toward the net on a breakaway as Norwin's Jayla Wehner defends during girls' basketball Thursday Jan. 25, 2018 at Greater Latrobe High School.
WPIAL girls basketball standings
WPIAL high school girls basketball standings through Jan. 27, 2018: Girls Class 6A Section 1 Team, section record, overall record North Allegheny*, 7-0, 16-0 Butler*,

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Preliminary matches in WPIAL team wrestling tournament among 3 things to watch Monday in WPIAL athletics
The WPIAL team wrestling tournament starts Monday at Franklin Regional with four preliminary round matches in Class AAA. Most qualifiers must wait until Wednesday when

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Hampton's Justin Hart works against Thomas Jefferson's Max Shaw during the 182-pound final at the Allegheny County wrestling championships Saturday, Jan. 20, 2017, at Fox Chapel High School.
Hampton wrestling vastly improved, expecting more
January 28, 2018
Hampton could have been satisified after a second-place finish at the WPIAL Section 3-AAA wrestling tournament. Instead first-year coach Chris Hart gave the Talbots an

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Hampton swimmers, divers gear up for WPIAL meet
Hampton girls swimming is right where it was last year, and that's a good thing. Losing top talent like state qualifier Clare Flanagan opened opportunities,

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Pine-Richland's Amaan Kazi competes in the 100 fly against North Hills Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, at North Hills.
Pine-Richland swimmers seize opportunity
The team results for the boys and girls swimmers at Pine-Richland have been mixed. Both started hot, but once the Section 2-AAA schedule opened, the

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Pine-Richland's Lauren Freyvogel won the PIAA Class AAA golf title Oct. 24, 2017, at Heritage Hills Resort in York.
Pine-Richland golfer Freyvogel honored in Harrisburg
Last year was special for Pine-Richland golfer Lauren Freyvogel, one that included capturing a PIAA Class AAA individual title and a college commitment to Virginia.

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Alle-Kiski Valley high school look-ahead: Week of Jan. 29, 2018
Monday • Leechburg hosts the top-ranked team in WPIAL Class 2A when Vincentian visits. The No. 4 Blue Devils (14-2, 9-1) have won seven in

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Fox Chapel's Colby Zmenkowski works the puck off his skate to score against Freeport goaltender Morgan Penn during their game Monday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Harmar.
Fox Chapel hockey continues remarkable turnaround after winless season
Fox Chapel is one of the hottest teams in PIHL Class A, with a 4-0-1 record in its last five games putting the Foxes in

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Fox Chapel's Donovan Cutchember competes during the 2017-18 season.
Herald Spotlight Athlete: Fox Chapel’s Donovan Cutchember
Donovan Cutchember, a sophomore on the Fox Chapel wrestling team, earned a second-place finish at 220 pounds at the Allegheny County Wrestling Championships held Jan.

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Shaler notebook: Dylan Winters joins wrestling 100-win club
Attending one practice was enough to plant a seed with Shaler senior Dylan Winters. The 126-pound wrestler was taken to a Titans' workout around the

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Members of the Shaler competitive spirit team captured the PIAA championship Jan. 20, 2018, in Hershey.
Shaler competitive spirit teams overcomes setbacks to win state title
Tear it all down and rebuild. After an injury to a key team member and having a pyramid formation collapse at the WPIAL championships, the

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Gateway wrestlers leave county tourney with medals
After qualifying for the WPIAL wrestling tournament at 106 pounds during his freshman season, Gateway sophomore Evan Whiteside has continued to progress. Whiteside finished sixth

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Westmoreland high school look-ahead: Week of Jan. 29, 2018
MONDAY Wrestling The WPIAL team playoffs open with four matches at Franklin Regional: Shaler vs. Upper St. Clair at 6 p.m.; Belle Vernon vs. Armstrong

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High school roundup for Jan. 28: Carmody leads Mars past Sewickley Academy
Robby Carmody scored 32 points and surpassed 2,000 for his career as Class 5A No. 1 Mars defeated Class 2A No. 2 Sewickley Academy, 67-48,

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Members of the PIAA Class 4A champion Norwin girls soccer team were honored at the State Capital Building in Harrisburg on Jan. 23, 2018.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin girls soccer savors trip to Capitol
Norwin made another long trek up the Turnpike but not for another girls soccer game in the PIAA playoffs. This time, it was to be

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Canon-Mac head coach Rick Bell celebrates with Jason Fowlkes after Fowlkes made a three-point shot during their game against Mt. Lebanon Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2017, at Canon-McMillan High School.
High school basketball rankings for the week of Jan. 28, 2018
rankings Basketball Boys Class 6A 1. Canon-McMillan, 14-1, 5 2. Butler, 15-2, NR 3. Pine-Richland, 13-4, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 15-3, 1 5. Penn Hills,

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Hempfield's Shannon Geer competes during the girls' 200 yard individual medley during the Westmoreland County Coaches Association swimming championships Saturday Jan. 27, 2018 at Derry High School. Geer came in at seventh place in the event.
Hempfield girls nip Franklin Regional in record-setting Westmoreland County swim meet
A half-point separated the first- and second-place girls teams at the WCCA swimming and diving championships Saturday. Hempfield barely topped Franklin Regional, 344-3431⁄2, to earn

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