Sports
Fox Chapel girls find success by creating chaos
February 22, 2026
The Fox Chapel girls basketball team is at its most comfortable when it is generating chaos for its opponents. While they have to avoid getting enveloped by the madness themselves, the Foxes have found a way to make their high-pressure defense work.
Staying cool under pressure leads to playoff win for Fox Chapel boys
It was by no means a perfect performance when the Fox Chapel boys basketball team advanced out of the first round of the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs. What the Foxes were able to do is show their ability to keep a steady heartbeat during the wild swings that can accompany a high-pressure game.
Bethel Park rallies to support women, girls in sports
National Girls and Women in Sports Day for 2026 was observed Feb. 4, promoting the accomplishments of female athletes and advocating for gender equality in sports.
Bethel Park notebook: Hall of Fame welcomes 5 new members
Five individuals were inducted recently into the Bethel Park High School Athletic Hall of Fame, representing the Class of 2025.
Balanced offense carries Bethel Park hockey into PIHL playoffs
The Bethel Park hockey team is a PIHL playoff qualifier.
Plenty of highlights in Bethel Park girls basketball season
Bethel Park and Baldwin clashed in a girls section basketball game Feb. 3 as the feature attraction of Bethel Park’s Women and Girls in Sports celebration.
Season of growth and improvement ends with playoff loss for Chartiers Valley girls
For the second year in a row, the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team saw its season come to an end at the hands of Baldwin in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs.
Chartiers Valley boys buy in, evolve into dominant force in Class 5A
When Corey Dotchin took over as head coach of the Chartiers Valley boys basketball team ahead of the 2024 season, his major goal for the program was to “put a competitive team on the floor that’s a WPIAL title and section title contender year in and year out.”
Thomas Jefferson boys, girls pack powerful 1-2 punch
It was magical.
Joey Nix finds perfect touch — again — for Thomas Jefferson bowling
Some bowlers never are able roll a 300 game in a lifetime.
South Hills Record notebook: Thomas Jefferson gymnasts wear WPIAL crown
Thomas Jefferson won the WPIAL team championship in gymnastics for the second year in a row.
Brentwood’s Deng Mu makes immediate impact on WPIAL basketball scene
Deng Mu always knew he’d eventually move to the United States. With both of his parents being American citizens, it was only a matter of time before he was reunited with them.
Thomas Jefferson’s Emmett Forte earns coveted Breisinger Award
His forte on the Thomas Jefferson football team was tackling.
Sewickley Herald notebook: Junior wrestler marches into WPIAL tournament
Seven wrestlers at Quaker Valley qualified for the WPIAL tournament.
Sewickley Academy girls notch playoff win to remember
No. 10 Monessen went into its WPIAL Class A girls basketball playoff game Feb. 16 at Sewickley Academy with high hopes, only to see its sails deflated by a strong defensive effort by the home team.
2 Quaker Valley wrestlers become 3-time section champs
Quaker Valley seniors Matt Danna and Bruce Anderchak captured their third section championships Feb. 14 at the WPIAL Class 2A Northern wrestling tournament held at Keystone Oaks.
Sewickley Herald playoff notebook: Sewickley Academy roster loaded with sharpshooters
Notes and quotes from the WPIAL basketball playoffs:
St. Joseph to host Eden Christian in WPIAL Class A girls consolation bracket
WPIAL basketball playoffs
‘It’s all about advancing’: Jeannette faces rival Clairton with WPIAL finals berth on the line
Jeannette is being cautious as it moves ahead in the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball bracket.
Westmoreland County high school sports notebook: College offers adding up for Southmoreland sophomore
February 21, 2026
Southmoreland sophomore Jackson Mickens grabbed his fourth NCAA Division I scholarship offer.
