Sports

Shaler girls basketball coach Cornelious Nesbit watches over practice Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, at Shaler.
Shaler notebook: Girls basketball camp benefits ‘coaches’ too
June 1, 2018
Shaler girls basketball coach Cornelious Nesbit enjoys seeing the benefits all age levels get from summer camps. The participants get an opportunity to improve their

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Hampton softball takes step forward
Hampton softball's cure for its early-season ailments was simple. Get out and play. After falling a game short of the playoffs last year, and enduring

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Balance, determination fuel Hornung’s gymnastics career
After finishing her USA Gymnastics Level 10 Junior Olympics career with a top-10 finish, Hampton's Rachel Hornung celebrated the only way she knows how. Hitting

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North Allegheny's boys volleyball team holds up the trophy after defeating Bethel Park in the WPIAL Class AAA championship game Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Baldwin.
WPIAL champion North Allegheny turn focus to state volleyball tournament
May 31, 2018
Burnout isn't something that dogs the North Allegheny boys volleyball program. Most of the Tigers play some form of club in addition to the high

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Thomas Jeffersons's Bella Bucy pitches the ball against West Allegheny during the WPIAL Class 5A softball championship Thursday, May 31, 2018, at Seton Hill University. West Allegheny won 4-2.
High school scores, summaries and schedules: May 31, 2018
High schools Lacrosse Boys PIAA playoffs Class AAA Quarterfinals Saturday's schedule LaSalle College vs. Parkland at Exeter Township, 6 p.m.; Avon Grove vs. Conestoga at

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West Allegheny's Natasha Yarowenko cheers with her team after defeating Thomas Jefferson during the WPIAL Class 5A softball championship Thursday, May 31, 2018, at Seton Hill University. West Allegheny won 4-2.
West Allegheny beats TJ to defend WPIAL Class 5A softball title
West Allegheny knew better than to overlook Thomas Jefferson. The Indians experienced the disappointment of losing to an underdog team in the WPIAL championship in

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Freeport's Claire Crytzer bats during a game against Burrell on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at Freeport.
Alle-Kiski Valley high school notebook: St. Joseph adds cross country
St. Joseph is getting in the running for a new sports program. The Harrison school is adding cross country as a club sport for the

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Southmoreland dog piles on pitcher Jess Matheny after the Scotties defated South Park during the WPIAL Class 3A softball championship Thursday, May 31, 2018, at Seton Hill University. Southmoreland won 12-1.
Southmoreland stuns No. 1 South Park to capture 1st WPIAL softball title
Southmoreland players walked onto the field for the WPIAL Class 3A softball championship game giddy and laughing, loose and relaxed. It seemed more like school

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Jonathan Bass promoted to head coach for Jeannette girls basketball
Jonathan Bass didn't exactly plan on becoming a high school basketball coach; it just sort of happened. andquot;I used to be that dad who coached

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West Greene varsity Softball holds their trophy after winning 5-4 against Monessen during the WPIAL softball championship tripleheader at Seton Hill University, Thursday May 31, 2018. West Greene won 5-4/
West Greene rallies past Monessen for third consecutive WPIAL Class A softball title
Good things came in threes for the West Greene softball team Thursday. The top-seeded Pioneers scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning

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North Hills first baseman makes a diving catch on a ball hit by Mars Area's Rowen Fletcher during the WPIAL 5-A Baseball Championship Wednesday May 30, 2018 at Wild Things Park.
High school scores, summaries, schedules for May 30, 2018
May 30, 2018
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Wednesday's result Canon-McMillan 2, North Allegheny 1 Class 5A Championship Wednesday's result North Hills 3, Mars 2

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Canon-McMillan celebrates beating North Allegheny in the WPIAL 6-A Baseball Championship Wednesday May 30, 2018 at Wild Things Park.
Canon-McMillan earns 1st WPIAL baseball title with win over North Allegheny
With a runner on third and no outs, Canon-McMillan pitcher Zach Rohaley heard the voice of his first baseman. andquot;Don't let them do it to

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West Allegheny edges Hampton to move on to PIAA playoffs
Adam Crawford scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the fifth inning to give West Allegheny a 6-5 victory over Hampton in the

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Deer Lakes' Josh Yourish
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Sidney Shemanski, Deer Lakes’ Josh Yourish
Sidney Shemanski School: Freeport Class: Sophomore Sport: Track and field Report card: Shemanski brought home a silver medal from last week's PIAA Class AA track

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Monessen pitcher Dana Vatakis took a no-hitter into the fifth inning in a victory over Leechburg on May 23, 2018, at Peterswood Park.
Monessen ready to battle West Greene in WPIAL Class A softball final
Monessen softball coach Bo Teets considers West Greene one of the best teams he has seen as a coach in Class A. So he knows

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The Hempfield softball captains hold the trophy after beating Latrobe in the WPIAL Class 6A title game Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at Seton Hill. Hempfield won 2-1 in 10th innings.
Hempfield edges rival Latrobe to win 4th straight WPIAL title in 10 innings
Way back in the preseason, when softballs were ricocheting off bleachers inside a dimly lit gymnasium and light snow fell outside Hempfield Area High School,

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Hopewell qualifies for PIAA tournament after defeating Greensburg Salem
Hopewell was seeded No. 10 in the Class 4A playoffs by the WPIAL baseball committee, but the Vikings sure didn't play like, especially with Joey

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North Hills celebrates beating Mars Area in the WPIAL 5-A Baseball Championship Wednesday May 30, 2018 at Wild Things Park.
Walk-off single in 11th inning leads North Hills to 1st WPIAL Class 5A baseball title
North Hills waited 44 years to get back to the WPIAL baseball finals. And the Indians didn't mind waiting a bit longer. Joe Pusateri's single

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Baseball in glove
Neshannock earns berth to PIAA Class 2A baseball playoffs
Neshannock third baseman Dante DeLillo hit a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning to lift the Lancers past rival Shenango, 7-3, in

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Greensburg Central Catholic's Aiden Brewer
Westmoreland athletes of the week: GCC’s Aiden Brewer, Hempfield’s Mackenna Orie
Aiden Brewer School: Greensburg Central Catholic Sport: Track and field Year: Senior Claim to fame: Brewer placed fifth in the pole vault, clearing 13 feet,

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