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Highlands' John Crise dunks against Freeport Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 at Freeport Middle School.
A-K Valley basketball notebook: Section shake-up rekindles rivalries
February 23, 2018
If coaches anywhere can count on one constant, it's change. That oxymoron aside, WPIAL basketball will undergo a shake-up over the next two seasons as

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Serra Catholic's Emma Nilson (23) goes up for a shot during their game against Greensburg Central Catholic on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2018 at Fox Chapel Area High School.
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Feb. 23, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Saturday's schedule Mt. Lebanon (19-3) vs. Latrobe (16-7) at Canon-McMillan, 3 p.m.; Central Catholic (14-8) vs.

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Leechburg Area's Mackenzie Fello fights for a loose ball with Chartiers Houston's Jules Vulcano during WPIAL 2-A girls action Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 at West Allegheny High School.
Defending champion Chartiers-Houston girls hold off Leechburg to reach semifinals
February 22, 2018
As unlikely as it appeared just minutes earlier, Leechburg's record-breaking senior class made one last run at some more history. A 17-point deficit gave way

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Fox Chapel Diver Jonah Cagley, pictured during a recent practice at Fox Chapel High School.Wed Feb 21, 2018.
Fox Chapel’s Cagley among favorites to claim WPIAL diving gold
When the Fox Chapel and Franklin Regional swimming and diving teams met for section competition Feb. 8, spectators were treated to a mini WPIAL preview.

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St. Joseph's Chloe Kurpakus (12) looks for a lane during their WPIAL playoff game against Geibel Catholic on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 at Fox Chapel Area High School.
St. Joseph, Quigley Catholic girls have built WPIAL playoff rivalry in recent seasons
Barely five minutes elapsed after St. Joseph's WPIAL playoff victory over Geibel last weekend before Chloe Kurpakus brought up the subject of the Spartans' next

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Eden Christian Academy's Chase Haring (1) drives to the net during their game against Union on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 at Fox Chapel Area High School.
WPIAL basketball playoffs roundup for Feb. 22: Aliquippa boys advance on buzzer-beater
William Gipson's buzzer beater from 30 feet made the difference as No. 4-seeded Aliquippa defeated Riverside 53-50 in a WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball quarterfinal

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Imani Christian edges Monessen boys in WPIAL quarterfinals
For Imani Christian Academy, patience paid off. The Saints prepared for the postseason with a tough early-season schedule that included games against Class 6A schools

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Beaver's Bella Posset defends against Belle Vernon's Kelsey Green during a WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal game Feb. 22, 2018, at Canon-McMillan.
Beaver girls use balanced scoring to top Belle Vernon in Class 4A quarterfinals
Third-seeded Beaver's offensive firepower proved to be too much for No. 6 Belle Vernon on Thursday night as the Bobcats topped the Leopards, 63-32, in

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Serra Catholic's Gigi Mele-Madigan (3) drives to the net during their game against Greensburg Central Catholic on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2018 at Fox Chapel Area High School.
Serra Catholic takes down rival Greensburg Central Catholic in quarterfinals
It can be a blessing or a burden. First-round byes in the WPIAL basketball playoffs are a reward for teams that win section titles. But

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Woodland Hill’s Hill wins WPIBL girls championship
Woodland Hills' Johnna Hill claimed the WPIBL girls bowling championship after an impressive slate of scores Thursday at Sims Lanes. Hill threw a 689 series

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Kiski coach Nick Ionadi draws up a play against Shaler Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, at Shaler.
Kiski Area girls basketball coach Ionadi resigns
Nick Ionadi frequently spent seven days a week in the gym working with his girls basketball pupils. But with extra hours cropping up in his

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All-time WPIAL girls basketball championship games No. 6: 1981 Baldwin team upends undefeated Shaler
The TribLive High School Sports Network will be counting down the Top 10 boys and girls WPIAL basketball championship games leading up to the 2018

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All-time WPIAL boys basketball championship games No. 6: 2008 Central Catholic rallies past Moon
The TribLive High School Sports Network will be counting down the Top 10 boys and girls WPIAL basketball championship games leading up to the 2018

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Countdown to WPIALs: Mt. Lebanon’s Trinity Ward eyes longstanding WPIAL record
Tribune-Review sports reporter Michael Love and the TribLive High School Sports Network will be profiling 10 swimmers to watch leading up to the 2018 WPIAL

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Jefferson Morgan's Gavin Teasdale gains positioning on Derry's Shawn Broadway in the 126 lbs. championship bout during the WPIAL Class 2A wrestling championships Saturday, February 17, 2018, at Canon-McMillan High School.
Five things to watch at the PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional wrestling tournament
The PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional wrestling tournament is set to begin at 2 p.m. Friday at IUP's Kovalchick Conference and Athletic Complex. There are

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Jeannette's Tre Cunningham (3) goes to the net during their game against Springdale on Fri. Jan. 26, 2018 at Springdale. Jeannette won 61-24.
Already a WPIAL baseball, football champion, Cunningham shooting ‘lights-out’ for Jeannette boys
Selfless is a word often associated with Jeannette senior swingman Tre Cunningham, who admittedly used to pass up open shots and did not always look

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Latrobe's Marcus Dedzenski (33) goes to the net during their WPIAL playoff game against Butler on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 at Fox Chapel Area High School. Latrobe won 73-66.
Westmoreland basketball playoff preview capsules for Saturday’s games
WPIAL basketball playoff capsules Boys Class 6A Quarterfinals No. 9 Latrobe (15-7) vs. No. 1 Mt. Lebanon (19-3) 3 p.m. Saturday at Canon-McMillan On the

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Latrobe players try to block a shot by Shaler's Megan Lydon during the first round of the WPIAL girls 6A basketball playoffs Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, at Plum.
Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Latrobe teams get defensive in playoffs
Don't tell the Latrobe boys and girls basketball teams they are all finesse and only care about offense and scoring. They will just get defensive.

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Greensburg Central Catholic's Bella Skatell dribbles while Hempfield's Jessica Persin defends during the Westmoreland Sports Network Shootout at Seton Hill basketball showcase at the Katherine Mabis McKenna Center at Seton Hill University on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 in Greensburg. Six basketball games were featured in the showcase and proceeds from the event benefit St. Jude's Children Research Hospital.
What to expect from GCC-Serra girls’ third meeting
Greensburg Central Catholic (12-10) and Serra Catholic (15-7) split their season series in Section 3-2A and the games had a little of everything: halfcourt give-and-go's,

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South Fayette's Noah Plack takes the ball from Freeport's Ben Beale during WPIAL 4-A Boys action Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018 at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High.
Déjà vu: South Fayette hands Freeport another 3-point playoff loss
February 21, 2018
Freeport played the same opponent, on the same court, with the same 8 p.m. start time it did to begin last year's playoffs. And for

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