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Quaker Valley's Abby Smith competes during the 2018 season.
Quaker Valley lacrosse player Smith battles through injury to reach scoring milestones
May 25, 2018
Quaker Valley senior Abby Smith reached two milestones as a member of the Quakers girls lacrosse team, but it was not easy. Smith, a 5-foot-5

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Brentwood sophomore hurdler John Milcic competes May 17 at the WPIAL Class AA track and field championships at Baldwin Stadium.
McPherson leads talented Brentwood contingent at WPIAL finals
Aaron (A.J.) McPherson qualified for the state finals in one of the spotlight events in track and field as a sophomore athlete at Brentwood. McPherson

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Fox Chapel's Zack Yonas is a junior lacrosse player.
Herald spotlight athlete: Fox Chapel’s Zack Yonas
Zack Yonas, a junior at Fox Chapel, scored eight goals in a WPIAL first-round boys lacrosse playoff win. He is also on the soccer team

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Fox Chapel Sports HOF inductee Heather Rice Alsabagh
Former soccer All-American Alsabagh to join Fox Chapel Sports Hall of Fame
This is the sixth in a series of profiles on the 2018 inductees into the Fox Chapel Sports Hall of Fame. The banquet in June

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Aliquippa's Marlin Devonshire edges out Shady Side Academy's Dino Tomlin in the boys 100m dash Thursday, May 17, 2018 during WPIAL AA track and field championships at Baldwin High School.
Shady Side Academy has big day at track championships
The Shady Side Academy track team had some strong performances at the WPIAL Class AA track and field championships on Thursday at Baldwin. Dino Tomlin

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Franklin Regional's Noelle Boyd (7) defends North Allegheny's Lexi McClure (2) Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at North Allegheny.
After loss in WPIAL semifinals, Franklin Regional girls lacrosse rebounds to qualify for states
If it looks like members of the Franklin Regional girls lacrosse team are wearing shoulder pads when they take the field in the PIAA Class

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Posing with their medals at the at the Midwest Junior Rowing Championship Regatta in Bethel, Ohio, are, from left, Preston Heyse, Daniel Andrud, David Scheazle and Michael DeGregorio.
Three Rivers Junior Rowing quad earns spot at youth nationals
Four new members of the Three Rivers Junior Rowing team on Washington's Landing came together for a win recently at the Midwest Junior Rowing Championship

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Penn-Trafford coach Denny Little congratulates Emma Armstrong after hitting a home run against Greensgurg Salem Tuesday, May, 8, 2018, at Penn-Trafford.
Penn-Trafford softball hopes to break playoff drought next season
Penn-Trafford's softball team thought this was the year. Unfortunately for the Warriors, their season ended with another loss in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals. It

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Nick Urbanowicz (18) was a senior outside hitter and all-section selection on the Thomas Jefferson boys volleyball team this season.
Thomas Jefferson volleyball players earn postseason honors
Five members of the Thomas Jefferson boys volleyball team have been named all-section off their performance this season. TJ seniors Logan Burnsworth, a 6-foot-4 middle

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Baldwin's Alina Stahl competed at the WPIAL championships May 17, 2018, at Baldwin.
Baldwin’s Bristow, O’Malley make school history in shot put
Baldwin track and field history was made at the WPIAL Class AAA championships. For the first time in the long history of the successful track

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Valley's Darius Johnson receives his gold medal after winning the Class AA boys high jump Friday, May 25, 2018, during the PIAA track and field state championships at Shippensburg University.
Promotion at Hampton led to Steve Sciullo’s tough decision to leave Deer Lakes
Steve Sciullo always preached the importance of family to his Deer Lakes football players. So when a too-good-to-pass-up opportunity came, Sciullo knew he had to

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The Thomas Jefferson softball team celebrates a 2-0 eight-inning win against Albert Gallatin on May 23, 2018, at Boyce-Mayview Park.
No. 11 Thomas Jefferson softball riding high after semifinal win
Albert Gallatin drew the No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. The Colonials won the Section 2-5A title and entered the playoffs with

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Carlynton senior Sydney Franchick (right) led off the Cougars' 400 relay team that qualified for the PIAA championships and set a school record (50.86 seconds) at the WPIAL meet. Her teammates are (from left) Katie Kozy, Ainsley Pearce and Arieona Smith-Purdue.
Carlynton sprinter Sydney Franchick finds belated success in long jump
Sydney Franchick's mind was made up. After graduating from Carlynton, she would go to Penn State to study physical therapy. She even made the deposit

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Derry's Jake Griffin defends on a spike by Deer Lakes's Dan Hutchinson Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Deer Lakes High School.
A-K Valley track and field notebook: Freeport’s Shemanski to vie for PIAA gold
SHIPPENSBURG — Eight days after finishing first and second in the WPIAL, Freeport sophomore Sidney Shemanski and Shady Side Academy freshman Melissa Riggins raced each

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All four WPIAL champs advance to PIAA boys singles, doubles tennis semifinals
Two WPIAL singles players and two doubles teams still are alive for titles at the PIAA boys tennis championships at the Hershey Racquet Club. All

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The Daily 3: Your Guide to the WPIAL
Day 2 of PIAA track and field meet part of Saturday’s things to watch in high school sports
A sunny Friday at Shippensburg University gives way to clouds and possible precipitation for Day 2 of the 2018 PIAA track and field championships Saturday.

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The Peters Township boys lacrosse team celebrates after defeating North Allegheny to win the WPIAL Class AAA championship May 25, 2018, at Robert Morris.
Peters Township holds off North Allegheny to defend WPIAL Class AAA boys lacrosse title
Peters Township broke a 7-7 tie in the fourth quarter with back-to-back goals from Aiden Stopperich and Daniel Bacchiochi to propel the second-seeded Indians to

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North Allegheny's Canyon Tuman competes against Bethel Park in the WPIAL Class AAA championship game Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Baldwin.
WPIAL Class AAA boys volleyball all-star teams recognized
The WPIAL Class AAA boys volleyball all-star first, second and third teams were announced between the Class AA and AAA championships games Thursday night at

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Derry's Jake Griffin defends on a spike by Deer Lakes's Dan Hutchinson Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Deer Lakes High School.
WPIAL Class AA boys volleyball all-star teams announced
The WPIAL Class AA boys volleyball all-star first, second and third teams were announced between the Class AA and AAA championships games Thursday night at

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Franklin Regional's Jacob Shedd competes in the Class AAA boys triple jump Friday, May 25, 2018, during the PIAA track and field state championships at Shippensburg University.
PIAA track and field notebook: Franklin Regional’s Shedd sets school triple jump record
SHIPPENSBURG — Franklin Regional senior Jacob Shedd has been striving to surpass 45 feet in the triple jump all season. On Friday at the PIAA

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