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Penn-Trafford's Tyler Campbell dribbles down court as Hempfield's Shawn Wilson defends Friday Jan. 12, 2018 during boys' basketball at Penn-Trafford High School.
Strong start vaults Penn-Trafford boys past rival Hempfield
January 12, 2018
Penn-Trafford senior Sean Kelly set the tone for Friday's boys basketball game early and often. He scored six points in the opening quarter, including a

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Norwin's Patrick Edwards and Plum's Ian Dryburgh chase down a loose ball Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, at Norwin.
Norwin boys weather Plum as leaky roof moves game to auxiliary gym
Norwin's game against Plum on Friday featured elements seemingly out of the theater of the absurd: A changed time because of the weather. A different

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Hempfield's Kayla Barientos-Collins looks backwards to find a loose ball against Penn-Trafford on Friday Jan. 12, 2018 during girls' basketball at Penn-Trafford High School.
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Jan. 12, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys Friday's results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland 72, North Hills 56 Central Catholic at Butler, ppd. Seneca Valley at North

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Burrell's Kaylen Sharrow goes to the net under presssure from the Freeport defense during their game on Thurs. Jan 11, 2018 at Lower Burrell. Freeport won 48-37.
Sharrow’s scoring, rebounding key for Burrell girls basketball
Kaylen Sharrow's role for the Burrell girls basketball team increased last year as the Bucs continued a streak of six-straight WPIAL playoff appearances. That role

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Penn Hills' Adia Brisker drives between Woodland Hills' Ciara Turner (25) and Dayna Calloway during their game Friday, Jan. 12, 2017, at Penn Hills High School.
High school roundup for Jan. 12: Pine-Richland boys take down North Hills
The early start certainly didn't faze the Pine-Richland boys basketball team. A pending winter storm led district officials to move the Rams' game against North

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The Daily 3: Your Guide to the WPIAL
South Hills boys basketball showdowns part of 3 things to watch Saturday in WPIAL athletics
While only a couple of the WPIAL boys basketball games scheduled for Friday actually took place, most were postponed by an evening winter storms and

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Mars' Cade Hetzler steals the ball from Moon's Austin Ryan during their game Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2017, at Mars Area High School in Adams.
Friday high school basketball games postponed around Western Pennsylvania
With a winter storm in the forecast tonight, boys and girls basketball games around Western Pennsylvania have been postponed. Here's a look at games that

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Greensburg Salem's Megan Kallock brings the ball downcourt against Hampton during the WPIAL Girls Class 5A playoff game at Fox Chapel High School on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Greensburg lost the game, 75-34.
Westmoreland basketball notebook: Kallock among Greensburg Salem’s all-time scorers
Greensburg Salem junior combo-guard Megan Kallock is on her way to chasing some of the big names on the program's scoring list. Only a junior,

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Winchester Thurston's girls basketball team takes a knee during the national anthem played before their game against Aquinas Academy on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018.
Winchester Thurston girls basketball players take a knee during national anthem
As her Winchester Thurston basketball teammates stood at the foul line facing the American flag, senior Ayanna Townsend borrowed the announcer's microphone. andquot;This year our

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Greensburg Central Catholic's Geoff Helm (12) tries to move around the defense of Hempfield's Braden Brose (23) early in the second quarter on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, at the Greensburg Salem Holiday Classic boys basketball tournament.
Greensburg Central Catholic basketball teams in unfamiliar position
Greensburg Central Catholic has been a reload, not rebuild program in both boys and girls basketball for decades — practically to a fault. They are

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Keystone Oaks girls gain edge in Section 3 with win over Belle Vernon
Keystone Oaks amped up its pressure, clamped down on defense and kept cold-shooting Belle Vernon at bay Thursday to capture a foul-plagued first-place clash 48-35

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Springdale's Sonny Yungwirth (21) comes up with a rebound during their against St. Joseph on Thurs. Dec. 28, 2017 at St. Joseph High School. Springdale won 84-80.
Alle-Kiski Valley high school basketball notebook: Springdale boys get tough
The Springdale football program takes pride in its hustle and toughness, as evidenced by late legendary coach Chuck Wagner's andquot;hang in there toughandquot; saying. It

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Burrell's Kaylen Sharrow (1) drives to the net during their game against Freeport on Thurs. Jan 11, 2018 at Lower Burrell. Freeport won 48-37.
Freeport girls hold off Burrell rally in Section 1-4A victory
The Freeport girls basketball team built an 11-point lead at the end of the first quarter of Thursday's Section 1-4A game at Burrell. The Yellowjackets

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Quaker Valley's Andrew Seymour returns an interception for a touchdown during the second quarter the PIAA Class 3A state championship game against Middletown Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, at Hersheypark Stadium.
What could WPIAL football conferences look like next season?
The wait is almost over. The WPIAL football committee met Thursday to decide the conferences for the next two seasons, leaving coaches, players and fans

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Ligonier Valley girls' basketball head coach Tim Gustin watches during a team practice match Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 at Ligonier Valley High School.
Ligonier Valley girls look to get back into Heritage Conference race
Each team sets goals and expectations at the beginning of the season. For the Ligonier Valley girls basketball team, they are right where they thought

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Highlands boys adapt in win over Armstrong
January 11, 2018
The running Rams looked more like the rugged Rams on Thursday night. Forced to play at a slower pace than usual by Armstrong, Highlands showed

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Mt Lebanon's Jamey Napoleon scores past Peters' Isabella MillsThursday, Jan. 11, 2018 at Mt. Lebanon High School.
High school scores and schedules: Jan. 11, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday's results WPIAL Class 5A Section 3 Highlands 53, Armstrong 39 Class 4A Section 1 Freeport 79, Yough 39 Class 3A

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Keystone Oaks' Gillian Piccolino battles Belle Vernon's Kelsey Green for a loose ball during their game Thursday, Jan. 11, 2017, at Belle Vernon Area High School in Rostraver.
High school roundup for Jan. 11: Central Valley girls take down No. 2 Blackhawk
Kaelyn Underwood scored 18 points to help Central Valley topple No. 2 Blackhawk, 58-51, in a Section 2-4A girls basketball game Thursday night. Kaitlyn Lyons

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Mt Lebanon's Alyssa Hyland drives past Peters' Olivia Ziegler Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 at Mt. Lebanon High School.
Mt. Lebanon girls upset No. 2 Peters Township in Section 3 clash
Mt. Lebanon girls basketball coach Dori Oldaker started the week just wanting her squad to stay in the hunt for the WPIAL playoffs. But after

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2017-2018 WPIAL Team Wrestling Standings – 01/11/2018
Here are the latest WPIAL team wrestling standings for the 2017-2018 season through Wednesday, January 10th. The top three teams from each sub-section qualify for the Section Championship Tournament. The top team in each sub-section faced the runner-up in the opposing sub-section with the two winners then doing battle for the section championship while the […]

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