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5 WPIAL boys teams reach PIAA basketball semifinals
March 18, 2018
So far this season, Sewickley Academy and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart played one another for the section title and the WPIAL title. The
Shady Side Academy girls 400 free relay captures PIAA championship
The Shady Side Academy girls 400-yard freestyle relay came into Saturday evening's PIAA Class AA championship heat at Bucknell as the fourth seed. But the
ITPS Classic charity basketball games face resistance over underclassmen participation
As an event organizer, Shane Phillips has read and reread Article IX of the PIAA bylaws, particularly Section 2 that deals with all-star games. TheLeechburg softball team taking aim at WPIAL championship
Leechburg softball practice was forced indoors for most of last week because of poor weather conditions, and though the team would have preferred to beMars girls take down WPIAL champion Gateway to reach PIAA semifinals
March 17, 2018
The Gateway girls basketball team waltzed into the Canon-McMillan gymnasium Saturday for a PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal showdown against Mars boasting one of the stingiestHighlands’ Blackburn leads Alle-Kiski Valley contingent at PIAA swimming
Rachel Blackburn reports to softball practice Monday afternoon as she starts to get ready for her spring high school season. It's a quick turnaround for
Monessen baseball looks to build off last season
Three of the four semifinalists in the 2017 WPIAL Class A baseball playoffs came from Section 2. Monessen, the fourth playoff-qualifier from the section last
WPIAL runner-up Monessen softball no longer an underdog
Monessen softball put the rest of WPIAL Class A on alert after making a deep run in the playoffs last season. The Greyhounds (16-7 in
High school scores, summaries and schedules: March 17, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Saturday's results Hazleton 94, Abington 86 Lincoln 77, Neshaminy 70 Pine-Richland 52, Allderdice 50 Roman Catholic
Belle Vernon boys place sixth in AA standings at PIAA swimming and diving
Led by two runner-up finishes from freshman Ian Shahan (100-yard butterfly, 100 backstroke), a third in the 100 breast and a 10th in the 200
Leechburg baseball team still settling in
Bob Oberdorf finds himself back in a familiar role as Leechburg's baseball coach after a three-year absence from the dugout, having coached the program for
PIAA basketball roundup for March 17: CW North Catholic girls advance to semifinals
Dani Short and Kylee Lewandowski each had 10 points as WPIAL champion Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic earned a spot in the PIAA girls basketball semifinals.Pine-Richland scores last to defeat Allderdice in PIAA quarterfinal
Pine-Richland's Dan Petcash almost couldn't miss a shot, while teammate Greg Shulkosky had made just one basket all afternoon. With the score tied Saturday and
Defending champion Sewickley Academy holds off Jeannette to reach state semifinals
Championship teams rarely are fazed by momentum swings. When the tide turns and leads evaporate, the best ones manage to stabilize and finish. That's what
Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin’s Rizzo gets 1st offer
It is no secret Norwin's Gianni Rizzo has speed around the track. He ran a leg of the Knights' PIAA Class AAA winning 1,600-meter relayWPIAL and District 8 swimmers set for Saturday’s PIAA AA championship finals at Bucknell
Northgate junior Karen Siddoway captured a second-place medal Friday in the girls 200-yard freestyle at the PIAA Class AA swimming and diving championships at Bucknell.
Aliquippa could hire football coach Wednesday to replace Mike Zmijanac
Aliquippa could have its next football coach in place within days. Three finalists will interview Monday with the entire school board, said Aliquippa superintendent Pete
Signal Item notes: Chartiers Valley girls bowlers advance to state tournament
Two Chartiers Valley winter sports teams etched their names in school history: The girls bowling team qualified for the state tournament for the first timeCarlynton baseball flies under radar; Bishop Canevin looks to juniors
Carlynton baseball players have seen the social media posts hyping the top players and programs of the WPIAL. They also noticed the lack of buzz
Penn Hills boys volleyball seeks playoff return
It's a new boys volleyball season, which means it's a new cast of characters for Penn Hills. The Indians will look to take the next
