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A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules for games Saturday, March 10, 2018
March 9, 2018
Boys Class 6A First round Fox Chapel (17-6) vs. Penn Hills (23-3) 4:30 p.m. Saturday at North Hills Winner plays: Allderdice (24-2)/Mt. Lebanon (20-4) Coaches:

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Belle Vernon baseball stresses cohesion after disappointing finish to ’17
There's a black-and-gold sign held up with blue painter's tape that hangs outside the door to Belle Vernon baseball coach Daryl Hixenbaugh's office. It's a

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Ligonier Valley will lean on young players in pursuit of Heritage title
Last year, the young and relatively inexperienced Ligonier Valley baseball team flashed plenty of potential en route to a 12-8 overall record and an 11-5

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Ligonier Valley softball returns plenty of experience from 20-win team
Last year, the Ligonier Valley softball team reigned over the Heritage Conference, going undefeated. With all but two contributors returning, the Rams aim to replicate

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Seeking 4th straight PIAA wrestling title, Jefferson-Morgan’s Gavin Teasdale advances to semifinals
HERSHEY — Gavin Teasdale is halfway to history. The Jefferson-Morgan senior moved one step closer to becoming the 13th wrestler to win four PIAA individual

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First-round PIAA basketball games among Friday’s 3 things to watch
The PIAA basketball playoffs start Friday night with first-round contests in Class 5A, 4A and A boys and Class 6A, 3A and 2A girls. In

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Alle-Kiski high school notebook: Cager Classic will have scorers galore
March 8, 2018
The Cager Classic has featured a number of top players throughout its 22-year history, and the latest edition will include 2,000-point scorers and Division I

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PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs roundup: Hampton defeats USC to reach semifinals
Matthew Commendatore had two goals, and Jason Reinert, William Meglio, Luke Reiser and Evan Koprivnkar also scored as Hampton defeated Upper St. Clair, 6-2, in

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PIAA wrestling notebook: Mt. Lebanon’s Stout scores early upset in Hershey
HERSHEY — There were a number of upsets involving WPIAL wrestlers Thursday during the opening rounds of PIAA Class AAA wrestling championships at the Giant

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High school scores, summaries and schedules: March 8, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A First round Saturday's schedule Abington (22-5) vs. Harrisburg (17-3) at Cheltenham, 4 p.m.; Northampton (18-8) vs. St.

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Top-seeded Armstrong capitalizes on turnovers, tops Franklin Regional in Class AA playoffs
Armstrong was the highest scoring team in PIHL Class AA during the regular season, and the River Hawks continued their goal scoring assault in the

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Greater Latrobe's Gabe Willochell attempts to maintain an offensive position over Owen J. Roberts' Connor Quinn in the 126 pound class 3A bout during the PIAA championship wrestling tournament Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Latrobe’s Willochell, Hempfield’s Burkholder post upsets at PIAA Class AAA wrestling tournament
HERSHEY — After Latrobe sophomore Gabe Willochell won his preliminary-round match Thursday at the PIAA Class AAA wrestling championships, his coach Mike Ciotti predicted his

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After strong start, Kiski Area sends all 5 qualifiers to PIAA wrestling quarterfinals
HERSHEY — Nick Delp didn't want to ruin Kiski Area's dinner plans. After watching three of his teammates win their first-round matchups back-to-back-to-back on the

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Belle Vernon's Joe Sabolek attempts to keep the ball inbounds with New Castle's Seaven Ware (24) on his back.during their WPIAL Class 4A semifinal game Feb. 28, 2018, at Moon.
Belle Vernon boys prepare for PIAA 1st-round matchup with Hickory
It's no surprise it took the Belle Vernon boys basketball team a few days to shake off a WPIAL semifinal loss to eventual champion New

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Section rivals Franklin Regional, Highlands set to square off in PIAA tournament
While coaches and players will not go as far as to admit it on the record, it's clear that Franklin Regional and Highlands have had

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A-K Valley PIAA basketball playoff capsules for Friday’s games
Friday's games Boys Class 5A first round Highlands (18-5) vs. Franklin Regional (20-5) 6 p.m. at Fox Chapel Winner plays: Hollidaysburg (16-7)/Carrick (19-5) Coaches: Tyler

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Westmoreland County PIAA basketball first-round preview capsules
Boys Class 5A First round Highlands (18-5) vs. Franklin Regional (120-5) 6 p.m. Friday at Fox Chapel Winner plays: Winner of Hollidaysburg (16-7) vs. Carrick

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Jefferson-Morgan’s Teasdale among 16 WPIAL wrestlers to advance to PIAA quarterfinals
HERSHEY — Gavin Teasdale has a habit of coming up big in the Giant Center, and he provided more evidence of that Thursday morning. The

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Southmoreland senior pair advances to PIAA Class AA quarterfinals
HERSHEY — This is the last hurrah for Southmoreland seniors Tyler Griffiths and Jaden Datz. They are closing in on the conclusion of their high

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Valley heavyweight Schuffert among 3 A-K Valley wrestlers to reach PIAA Class AA quarterfinals
HERSHEY — A PIAA official briefly stopped David Schuffert on Thursday morning because he wasn't wearing the pass around his neck he needed to access

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