Sports
Westmoreland Athletes of the Week: Mt. Pleasant’s Reegan Brown, Hempfield’s Ethan Lebin
March 5, 2022
Reegan Brown
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 5, 2022
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First-timers among 6 Westmoreland County WPIAL wrestling champions
It was a day of firsts for several Westmoreland County wrestlers at the Class 3A WPIAL/PIAA Southwest Regional on Saturday.
Fox Chapel stuns top-seeded North Hills to win 1st WPIAL title in 45 years
Eli Yofan celebrated with the WPIAL trophy in his hands Saturday night, but he also acknowledged the fingerprints his teammates left all over this championship win.
Kiski Area’s Joseph and Morlacci, Highlands’ Burford qualify for states
For Highlands senior Jrake Burford and Kiski Area senior Stone Joseph, getting a chance to wrestle in Hershey is a dream come true.
Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer dominates en route to title at Class 2A Southwest Regionals
Complacency never is a problem for Mt. Pleasant senior wrestler Dayton Pitzer.
Greensburg Salem edges out Hempfield for boys regional bowling team title
Two Westmoreland County rivals met again with a regional title on the line at North Versailles Bowling Center on Saturday.
Burrell’s Hornack navigates tough road at PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional
Quaker Valley’s Logan Richey shot was quick, and Burrell’s Cooper Hornack found himself defending furiously in the first period of a 120-pound bout Saturday at Peters Township High School.
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Belle Vernon resident Eli Teslovich helps Shady Side Academy to WPIAL title
Westmoreland County did not produce a WPIAL champion in basketball this season.
George Guido: Washington Township sports memories remain
Memories are all that’s left of the former Washington Township High School.
South Fayette dethrones No. 1 Chartiers Valley in WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball
Maddie Webber sensed early on that the third meeting between South Fayette and Chartiers Valley this season was going to be different.
Latrobe goalkeeper DeCerb commits to James Madison
Anyone who follows Latrobe girls soccer will not be surprised to hear the news: Sofia DeCerb will stop shots at the NCAA Division I level.
Unbeaten Blackhawk surges past Knoch in WPIAL Class 4A title game
After Blackhawk hit just 12 of 31 shots over three quarters, Cougars coach Steve Lodovico had one bit of advice for his girls Saturday.
Jake DiMichele, OLSH dominant again in WPIAL Class 2A championship win over Fort Cherry
Jake DiMichele cracked open a cold Pepsi before meeting a gaggle of reporters.
7th-seeded Bishop Canevin tops Aquinas Academy for WPIAL Class A title
The Bishop Canevin Crusaders may have been seeded No. 7 in the WPIAL Class A girls basketball playoffs, but that only seemed to fuel them.
2022 WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball championship breakdown: North Hills vs. Fox Chapel
WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball
2022 WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship breakdown: OLSH vs. Fort Cherry
WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball
Kiski Area’s Morlacci reaches WPIAL semifinals, 100-win milestone
Enzo Morlacci is giving up wrestling after the season. The Kiski Area senior recently de-committed from Lehigh to pursue a film career.
Rodney Gallagher’s free throws in final second of double OT lift Laurel Highlands past New Castle in WPIAL Class 5A final
March 4, 2022
Same arena. Same prize. There was a little less time on the clock when Rodney Gallagher walked to the foul line this year, but he made sure the outcome was also exactly the same.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 4, 2022
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