Sports

Bishop Canevin’s Kaczorowski brings renewed energy
February 17, 2018
In its penultimate game of the regular season, the Bishop Canevin girls basketball team was in a nail-biter with reigning WPIAL Class 5A champion Chartiers

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Penn Hills' Ariana Dunson drives past Woodland Hills' Joi Burleigh during their game Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, at Penn Hills High School.
Penn Hills girls get healthy in time for playoffs
It's not how you start a season, it's how you finish. The Penn Hills girls basketball team had a rocky regular season as injuries took

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Penn Hills baseball works from ground up
Penn Hills athletic director Stephanie Strauss stressed the importance of rejuvenating the secondary sports at Penn Hills when she was hired in May. Strauss believes

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Burrell wrestling sends all-time-high 13 to WPIAL individuals
February 16, 2018
The Burrell wrestling team got back in the practice room Monday after last weekend's PIAA Class AA team tournament in Hershey. The focus was on

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Moon captures 2nd straight WPIAL gymnastics championship
In the comforts of their home gym, members of the Moon gymnastics team edged a tough Thomas Jefferson squad by a margin of just one-tenth

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Burrell's Logan Bitar and Zach Gimbel (r) fights for a loose ball with Riverside's Brian Macmurdo during WPIAL 3A Boys' Basketball playoffs at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High.
High school scores, summaries and schedules: Feb. 16, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First round Saturday's schedule Butler (18-4) vs. Latrobe (15-7) at Fox Chapel, 1:30 p.m.; Penn Hills (19-3)

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Riverside beats Burrell at its own game in opening round
A strong defense spearheaded Burrell's success this season, helping the Bucs overcome an inconsistent offense. But although the Bucs won a share of a section

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Leechburg’s Mikayla Lovelace eclipses 2,000 career points in playoff victory
Leechburg senior Mikayla Lovelace was chasing a milestone and a WPIAL playoff victory Friday night. Lovelace became the 42nd player in WPIAL girls basketball history

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North Hills boys hoops closes frustrating season
The moods entering and exiting the season for the North Hills boys basketball team were drastically different then years past. After losing eight seniors and

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North Allegheny boys close books on another short season
Circumstances made developing continuity difficult for the North Allegheny boys basketball team. Three of the Tigers' most experienced players spent much of the season on

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Brentwood's Abigail Wolf (1) goes to the net during their game against Leechburg on Thurs. Feb. 8, 2018. Leechburg won 80-56.
Brentwood girls make 5th straight playoff trip
Prior to the start of the 2013-14 season, Brentwood had not participated in the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs in more than a decade. Since 2013-14,

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Riverside's Ben Hughes grabs a rebound from Burrell's Jake Okapol during WPIAL 3A Boys' Basketball playoffs at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High.
WPIAL basketball playoffs roundup for Feb. 16: Serra Catholic girls win on buzzer-beater
A game-winning 3-pointer from Gigi Mele-Madigan at the buzzer catapulted No. 5 Serra Catholic past No. 12 Riverview, 53-52, in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round

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Derry sending 10 wrestlers to WPIAL championships
Derry had four wrestlers earn titles Friday at the Section 1-AA tournament at Canon-McMillan. Taking first were Tyler Cymmerman (120 pounds), Onreey Stewart (138), Gannon

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The Jeannette fan section cheers on Jeannette's Robert Kennedy (3) after an interception and defensive stop against Imani Christian during the WPIAL 1A Championship on Saturday Nov. 25, 2017 at Robert Morris University.
Jeannette’s Kennedy alters path toward football future
andquot;Please respect my decision.andquot; Those four words closed Robert Kennedy's commitment tweet last week when he announced via social media that he would be attending

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Hempfield adds slow-pitch softball as varsity club sport
The Hempfield Area School Board voted to accept slow-pitch softball as a club sport. Players will be eligible to earn a school letter and be

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WPIAL Class 4A, A girls playoffs get started in Saturday’s 3 games to watch
The opening weekend of the WPIAL girls basketball postseason concludes with the spotlight shining on four first-round games each from Class 4A and Class A.

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Class 6A boys teams begin WPIAL postseason play in Saturday’s 3 games to watch
Day 2 of the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs is a quiet one with only four contests. However the interest level is high as these first-round

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Freeport's Jenna Manke saves the ball in past Burrell's Kaylen Sharrow Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 at Freeport Middle School.
A-K Valley basketball playoff preview capsules for Saturday’s games
Saturday's games Girls Class 4A First round No. 7 Freeport (13-8) vs. No. 10 Elizabeth Forward (14-7) 3 p.m. at Fox Chapel On the air:

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The 2010 WPIAL Hall of Fame class led by Chuck Klausing (center) at the Heinz History Center's Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum on Tuesday April 27, 2010.
Chuck Klausing remembered as more than just a coach
It's one thing to recognize the on-field accomplishments of coach Chuck Klausing's football teams, especially those from Braddock High School. But his greatest legacy might

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Westinghouse's Rafeik Simons drives to the basket past Allderdice's Azi Humber during their game Friday, Jan. 19, 2017, in Squirrel Hill.
Allderdice, Westinghouse boys, girls to meet in City League finals
When the Allderdice boys basketball team takes the floor at the Petersen Events Center in Oakland on Saturday afternoon, the Dragons will look to accomplish

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