Sports
Mt. Pleasant’s Gardner achieves All-American status
August 7, 2018
Heather Gardner earned a big honor recently on the Mt. Pleasant girls swimming team that she knew nothing about until about halfway through the season.
Latrobe’s Trent Holler narrows college choices to 3
Trent Holler pared down his lengthy list of college choices to a top three, and the rising senior lineman at Latrobe plans to announce his
WPIAL track championships leaving Baldwin for Slippery Rock University
After three decades, Baldwin no longer will host the WPIAL track and field championships. The WPIAL board voted Tuesday to move the individual track championships
Kiski Area ready to christen new on-campus stadium, Richard J. Dilts Field
August 6, 2018
As Kiski Area began its first workout of the PIAA's football heat acclimatization week, Sam Albert looked around the brand-new Richard J. Dilts Field and
A-K Valley notebook: Teams endure high temps during opening heat acclimatization workouts
The PIAA's mandated heat acclimatization period for football began Monday, and Mother Nature obliged. With temperatures reaching into the upper 80s and lower 90s inSt. Joseph hires Susan Sullivan as new athletic director
St. Joseph High School will have a new athletic director in place in time for the 2018-19 school year. Susan Sullivan will begin her new
A-K Valley football program borrow rugby philosophies, players
August 5, 2018
Andrew Bigler didn't play football for two years, but he doesn't expect to feel too rusty when he returns to the field for his senior
MLB controversies teach WPIAL players to exercise caution on social media
August 4, 2018
Skyy Moore lives by a pretty simple social media philosophy. andquot;I try to not put anything on that I wouldn't share to my grandma,andquot; Moore
Westmoreland high school notebook: Top punter, heat week and more
Belle Vernon would like to avoid fourth-down situations and keep the ball moving forward this football season. But punting shouldn't be an issue, not withKnoch baseball’s Dylan Swarmer commits to Youngstown State
August 3, 2018
Dylan Swarmer played travel ball this summer in a Youngstown, Ohio, league. Turns out he'll stay there a bit longer. The recent Knoch graduate committed
Pine-Richland’s Armstrong to play baseball at High Point
Pine-Richland rising senior J.D. Armstrong has cemented his college plans by announcing his commitment to play baseball at High Point. The Rams shortstop is the
Fox Chapel soccer players compete at national tournament
Four soccer players from Fox Chapel recently competed in the U.S. Youth Soccer championships with their club teams in Frisco, Texas, from July 23-29. This
Stump set for 2nd season leading Thomas Jefferson offense under center
It's a good bet the Thomas Jefferson offense won't be stumped this season. Not with talented junior Shane Stump back at quarterback. andquot;Shane has becomeSouth Hills notebook: Baldwin pitcher Tagg competing for Pittsburgh Spirit travel team
Notebook items from around the South Hills: andamp;#8226; Addie Tagg, who will be a senior pitcher on the Baldwin softball team in 2018-19, has participated
Thomas Jefferson’s Serapiglia gauging interest from FBS, FCS programs
Notebook items from the Thomas Jefferson High School campus: andamp;#8226; Dom Serapiglia, a rock-solid 6-foot-2, 285-pound senior lineman on the TJ football team, has attendedHall of Fame inductee Dickie Lee one of Quaker Valley’s first stars on hardwood
Quaker Valley High School's boys basketball team has developed into a power over the years. Dickie Lee was one of its first stars. A 1968
Thomas Jefferson’s Clark sorting through college basketball scholarship offers
Thomas Jefferson's Jenna Clark recently returned from a trip to Atlanta with the Bruins AAU girls basketball team. Along with playing summer ball, Clark, a
Murray, Baldwin volleyball players have productive summer
There were five sophomores on the Baldwin girls varsity volleyball team last season, and all had integral roles in the Highlanders' success. Middle blocker Allison
Hempfield’s Mayo earns All-American status in 50-yard freestyle
A commitment to swimming two years ago paid off recently for Hempfield boys team member Gavin Mayo. Mayo, who will be a senior, was named
