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North Journal high school sports roundup: North Allegheny wrestling on to section championships
January 19, 2018
North Allegheny won't have to worry about wrestling its way into the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs. The young Tigers beat Shaler, 42-31, in a subsection

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Thomas Jefferson junior Max Shaw competes at 195 pounds against West Mifflin on Jan. 17, 2018, at Thomas Jefferson.
Senior pair helps Thomas Jefferson wrestling advance to section tournament
They have been a staple for the Thomas Jefferson wrestling program for the last three years. Senior grapplers Kellen Lynch and James Mulenga were recognized

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Gateway's Courtney Jackson catches a touchdown pass next to Penn-Trafford's Caleb Lisbon during the second quarter of the WPIAL Class 5A championship game Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at Heinz Field.
Harlan on recruiting: Toledo coaches impressed by WPIAL athletes
Within a six-minute span early this week, Woodland Hills junior Mike Coleman and Gateway teammates Courtney Jackson and Jeremiah Josephs announced scholarship offers from Toledo

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Mars' Michael Carmody drives into Moon's Brady Sunday during their game Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2017, at Mars Area High School in Adams.
Mars’ Michael Carmody making a name for himself in football, basketball
Michael Carmody is known as Robby's little brother, but the Mars sophomore is anything but little. And football coaches have noticed. Carmody, who's 6-foot-6 and

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Westmoreland County basketball notebook: Jeannette’s Dymond shines bright
Dymond Crawford grew up watching Ciara Gregory launch 3-pointers and light up the scoreboard at Jeannette. andquot;I thought it would be pretty cool if that

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Ligonier Valley's Marrek Paola
Ligonier Valley tandem Paola, Marinchak out for redemption
Every day he walks into the gymnasium at Ligonier Valley, Michael Marinchak stares at a blank banner with hope. Marinchak, only a sophomore but already

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Southmoreland High School
Southmoreland hires new football coach
Southmoreland has a new football coach. The district on Thursday night hired Dave Keefer to replace Mark Adams, who resigned after five seasons. Keefer, not

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Southmoreland's Cali Konek drives down court against Keystone Oaks defense Thursday Jan. 18, 2018 during WPIAL girls' basketball at Southmoreland Senior High School.
Konek injured as Southmoreland girls fall to No. 4 Keystone Oaks
Southmoreland showed it's more than just Cali Konek — at least for a quarter and a half. Konek injured her knee just 16 seconds into

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Hempfield's student section reacts from the stands during their school's varsity boys' basketball game against Latrobe on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 at Greater Latrobe Area High School.
Is boys’ Section 3-6A shaping up for another tight finish?
Boys basketball Section 3-6A could get interesting again as it winds into the second round of games. But can it top last year's logjam at

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Leechburg's Mikayla Lovelace (21) drives down the court during their game against Riverview on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 at Leechburg. Leechburg won 72-49.
A-K Valley basketball notebook: Leechburg’s Lovelace living at the line
The charity stripe has been a fine line for Leechburg's Mikayla Lovelace this season. Lovelace, who broke her own school record by scoring 44 points

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Leechburg's Mikayla Lovelace (21) goes to the net during their game against Riverview on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 at Leechburg. Leechburg won 72-49.
Leechburg girls basketball gets offense going, tops Riverview
By the end of the first quarter of Thursday's Section 2-2A girls basketball game against Riverview, Leechburg had found its offense and the Raiders were

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OLSH's Megan Daniels (left) and Joselyn Nagy battle for a loose ball during their game against Chartiers-Houston Thursday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Moon.
High school scores and schedules: Jan. 18, 2018
January 18, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday's results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 72, Seneca Valley 67 Class 4A Section 1 Mt. Pleasant 62, Yough 53

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The Daily 3: Your Guide to the WPIAL
Boys basketball section rematches are part of 3 things to watch Friday in WPIAL athletics
A number of boys basketball sections have reached the season's midway point, so it's time battle everybody again. Among Friday night's games is a section

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High school roundup for Jan. 18: Sharrow, Dunn lead Burrell girls past Highlands
Burrell is back in the WPIAL girls basketball playoff race. Kaylen Sharrow set the pace with a team-high 26 points and 10 rebounds, lifting Burrell

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Fox Chapel field hockey star picked for Indoor World Cup
Fox Chapel senior Abby Pitcairn already has plenty of international field hockey experience, and she'll take it to the highest level next month. Pitcairn, of

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Burrell's Tyler Stewart fires a shot during a game against Connellsville Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, at Pittsburgh Ice Arena.
A-K Valley players earn PIHL all-star nods
The top hockey talent in the PIHL will gather Jan. 28 at Robert Morris' Island Sports Center, and Burrell coach Max Rickard said he's honored

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OLSH's Kennede Mickle scores past Chartiers-Houston's Madison Simpson during their game Thursday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Moon.
Suffocating defense helps No. 3 OLSH girls snap No. 1 Chartiers-Houston’s section winning streak
In a matchup that pitted the top two teams in Section 1-2A, it was team defense that made the difference as Our Lady of the

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Hempfield's Luke Kemerer (top) works Penn-Trafford's Chris Risnear into position for a pin in the 138-lbs. bout on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at Penn-Trafford High School. Penn-Trafford won the match 41-31.
WPIAL wrestling teams earn subsection championships
The WPIAL team wrestling postseason is all but set. More than a dozen teams wrapped up subsection championships Wednesday night, earning first-place seeds for the

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Burrell's Logan Schoepf celebrates his first goal with Tyler Stewart during their game against Connellsville Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, at Pittsburgh Ice Arena.
PIHL releases all-star rosters for Jan. 28 games
The four PIHL all-star games will be Jan. 28 at Robert Morris University's Island Sports Center, and the rosters for those contests were released Wednesday

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2017-2018 WPIAL Team Wrestling Standings – 01/18/2018
Here are the latest WPIAL team wrestling standings for the 2017-2018 season through Thursday, January 18th. The top three teams from each sub-section qualify for the Section Championship Tournament. The top team in each sub-section faced the runner-up in the opposing sub-section with the two winners then doing battle for the section championship while the […]

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