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Shady Side Academy head coach Chuck DiNardo runs drills at the end of practice on Thursday August 17, 2017
Shady Side Academy’s Chuck DiNardo excited about new alignment
January 21, 2018
The WPIAL board of directors met Monday to approve conference alignments for fall sports. In football, Fox Chapel will be in Conference 3-5A with Armstrong,

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Shady Side Academy's Christian Taylor
Shady Side Academy’s Taylor making waves for swim team
Christian Taylor, a senior on the Shady Side Academy swim team, had a big meet against Knoch last week as he was part of the

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Greensburg Central Catholic's Anna Eisaman knocks down a three pointer as Jeannette's Dymond Crawford defends during their WPIAL Class 2A conference game at GCC on Monday Jan.15, 2018, in Carbon.Eisaman scored 24 points to lead GCC past Jeannette 57 46.
Westmoreland high school week ahead: Week of Jan. 22, 2018
MONDAY Girls basketball Tasked with having to rally from a slow start, Greensburg Central Catholic (7-6, 6-2 Section 3-2A) has answered the call. The Centurions

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Penn-Trafford forward Benjamin Leslie looks to pass against Upper St. Clair Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, at Center Ice Arena.
PIHL notebook: Season heading into final month with playoff berths up for grabs
With a little more than one month remaining in the PIHL regular season, many teams have clinched a playoff bid, and others are playing just

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Gateway's Bella Giunta competes against Norwin Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, at Norwin.
Gateway programs excited to test new sections
It wasn't quite like Christmas morning, but it wasn't far off when Gateway junior Bella Giunta darted into girls volleyball coach Phil Randolph's classroom between

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Gateway's Mary Kromka and Plum's Amoni Blackwell compete Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at Gateway.
Gateway girls basketball scraps for section title
With the first rotation of section games in the books, the playoff picture is starting to clear. While some teams are content with just getting

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Pine-Richland hockey trio heading to All-Star game
The Pine-Richland hockey team has been battling its way to success this season, going 7-4-2 in PIHL Class AA as it readies for the home

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Aquinas Academy's Mary Casamassa dribbles downcourt during against Winchester Thurston on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018.
Aquinas Academy girls basketball excels in first season in WPIAL
Over the past five years, the Aquinas Academy girls basketball team has carved out its place as the premier program in the Southwestern Christian Athletic

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Baldwin senior competitive spirit team captains include, from left, Sarah Dempsey, Kaitlyn Joyce, Emma Hampsay and Leila Crawford.
Seniors ‘pave the way’ for Baldwin cheer team
There are four seniors on the Baldwin competitive cheerleading team. All four are captains. Kaitlyn Joyce, Sarah Dempsey and Leila Crawford are co-captains of the

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Hampton's Justin Hart works against Thomas Jefferson's Max Shaw during the 182-pound final at the Allegheny County wrestling championships Saturday, Jan. 20, 2017, at Fox Chapel High School.
Two returning champions defend titles at Allegheny County Wrestling Tournament
Defending a title isn't easy, just ask Moon senior Frankie Bonura and Baldwin senior Gehrig Hutchison. But for Moon senior Nick Acuna and Mt. Lebanon

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Mt. lebanon's Luke Stout works against Central Catholic's Vincenzo Rauso during the 160-pound final at the Allegheny County wrestling championships Saturday, Jan. 20, 2017, at Fox Chapel High School.
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Jan. 20, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday's results North Allegheny Invitational Baldwin 62, North Allegheny 51 Central Valley 59, Hampton 49 Pine-Richland 77, Erie 52 WPIAL Class

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WPIAL roundup: Top-ranked Trinity girls beat Upper St. Clair
Riley DeRubbo had 16 points and eight assists as Class 5A No. 1 Trinity (13-3) beat Upper St. Clair (6-6), 63-46, in nonsection play. Alayna

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Riverview Head Coach Matt Bonislawski, works with his varsity team during the first day of practice.
Riverview fires football coach Matt Bonislawski
January 20, 2018
Matt Bonislawski was proud of what he accomplished in his two seasons as Riverview's football coach, so it came as a surprise to him when

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Shaler wins PIAA competitive spirit team title
Shaler wins PIAA spirit title The Shaler competitive spirit team had plenty to cheer about Saturday afternoon. The Titans won the PIAA small squad title

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Quaker Valley's Coletrane Washington runs down the clock in front of head coach Mike Mastroianni during their game against Ambridge Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in Leetsdale.
High school basketball rankings for week of Jan. 21, 2018
Boys Class 6A 1. Mt. Lebanon 13-2 1 2. Penn Hills 15-1 2 3. Pine-Richland 11-3 3 4. Woodland Hills 13-2 5 5. Canon-McMillan 12-1 — Out: Butler (13-2, 4) Class 5A 1. Mars 10-2 1 2.

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Fox Chapel's Donovan Cutchember fends off Upper St. Clair's Jake Slinger during the 220-pound final at the Allegheny County wrestling championships Saturday, Jan. 20, 2017, at Fox Chapel High School.
Strong showing at Allegheny County tourney for Fox Chapel wrestler Cutchember
For Fox Chapel sophomore Donovan Cutchember, the Allegheny County Wrestling Tournament did not end how he planned, with a win in the finals. But Cutchember

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Deer Lakes starting pitcher Jake McCaskey fields a bunt against Blackhawk during 4A boys WPIAL baseball semifinal Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at North Allegheny High School.
A-K Valley high school notebook: Fox Chapel field hockey player Abby Pitcairn to play in Germany
Fox Chapel senior Abby Pitcairn already has plenty of international field hockey experience, and she'll take it to the highest level next month. Pitcairn will

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Hempfield head coach Rich Bowen brings his team together before playing Mt. Lebanon on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016 at Hempfield.
Westmoreland WPIAL football coaches disappointed, dealing with new alignment
Not everyone likes what the PIAA did to high school athletics the past two years by expanding the classifications from four to six classes in

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Leechburg's John Miskinis (2) drives past Jeannette's Jackson Pruitt (15) during their game on Sat. Jan. 20, 2018 at Leechburg.
Leechburg boys hand Jeannette its 1st section loss
When Leechburg standout Christian Hack is being guarded closely, Blue Devils coach Corey Smith urges John Miskinis to pick up the slack. That's what happened

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Westmoreland roundup: Belle Vernon boys top Monessen
In nonsection play, Cameron Nusser scored 25 points and hit five 3-pointers to lead Class 4A No. 5 Belle Vernon (10-4) to a 73-60 victory

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