Sports
Grune, Lauer return to lead Shady Side Academy girls track team
April 6, 2018
The Shady Side Academy girls track team finished with a 5-4 record last season. Coach Paul Bodnarchuk is hoping that the string of bad weatherSmaller track teams competing for Penn-Trafford
The Penn-Trafford track and field teams are playing a numbers game this season. The Warriors have seen a decrease in the number of athletes on
Gateway boys volleyball looks to bounce back
After starting the season with a 3-1 win over South Park, the Gateway boys volleyball team went on a bit of a slide in SectionGateway track teams itching to compete
Cold temperatures, rain, wind and snow have messed with the early-season routines and schedules for the region's 100-plus high school track and field programs. The
Butler’s Ethan Morton offered scholarship by new Pitt coach Jeff Capel
West Virginia, Penn State and Duquesne had offered Ethan Morton a basketball scholarship, along with Purdue, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Iowa and a few others. Pitt
Fifteen-team Derry Invitational boys volleyball tournament set for Saturday.
Fifteen boys volleyball teams are set to do battle at the 24th annual Derry Invitational on Saturday at Derry High School. Penn-Trafford enters the tournament
Pitching staff stays strong as Freeport baseball blanks Highlands
For the second consecutive day, the Freeport baseball team got strong starting pitching and timely hitting that resulted in a Section 1-4A victory. Brodey Cowan
No. 2 Latrobe enjoys Section 2 softball victory over Norwin
Latrobe appears to be a serious contender this season in WPIAL Class 6A softball. That doesn't mean the Wildcats have to take themselves too seriously.
Franklin Regional softball rallies past Kiski Area to win section opener
Franklin Regional's offense for the first four innings resembled the Parkway East during Friday rush hour: plenty of traffic and not much movement. It caused
Weather forecast forces postponement of South Hills Classic
A weather forecast of snow, rain and cold temperatures forced meet officials to postpone Saturday's South Hills Classic track and field meet at Baldwin High
Norwin boys lacrosse sports new look
This season gave Norwin's boys lacrosse team a chance to start over. With a dozen players graduated from last year's non-playoff team, the Knights are
Trip south pays dividends for Franklin Regional baseball
Among the many well wishes that come along with leaving on a mid-March trip south to Florida, there's one phrase that never escapes the Western
Franklin Regional girls lacrosse adjusts under new coach
Coming back from a tough, overtime loss to Hampton in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals and losing nearly half the team to graduation, first-year FranklinPlum girls lacrosse growing under new coach
Kayla Platt is nine years removed from being a two-time All-WPIAL lacrosse player at Franklin Regional, but she brings plenty of coaching experience entering her
Plum’s Ryan Kircher getting attention of MLB scouts
Many sets of eyes — and radar guns — will be focused on Plum's Ryan Kircher this spring. The senior lefty has established himself asNorwin girls lacrosse wants to continue progress under new coach
Last spring, Norwin's girls lacrosse team reached the playoffs in its first year in the WPIAL. The Knights wanted to continue their progression this seasonPine-Richland crew gearing up for 1st spring race
After a successful fall season and a winter that refuses to quit, the Pine-Richland crew team is itching to get outside and onto the water.
Relays, hurdlers excel for Pine-Richland track
While inclement weather hasn't permitted coach Bill Crummy to fine-tune the techniques of all his runners, the Pine-Richland track and field athletes are preparing as
Distance runners return to lead Quaker Valley girls track team
The Quaker Valley girls track team is counting on its distance runners to take it far. Quakers coach Jerry Veshio said seniors Lucie Kubinski and
Aquinas Academy hires George Yokitis as boys basketball coach
Basketball coach George Yokitis, the state's Class A coach of the year in 2011, was hired Friday to lead Aquinas Academy's boys team. Yokitis previously
