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Paul Schofield | Tribune-Review
                                Bushy Run’s Gavin Good rips a double in the third inning to score Jason Sabol July 7, 2022, in a District 31 American Legion playoff game at Murrysville.
Bushy Run Legion baseball season delayed by Penn-Trafford run to state tournament
June 11, 2023
The Bushy Run American Legion season was supposed to begin June 5, but the success of Penn-Trafford’s varsity baseball team has delayed the start.

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Ron Graham was head coach for Penn Hills from 2008-2011.
Penn Hills football program honors coach Ron Graham for 30 years of service
The Penn Hills football team still has plenty of time left on the calendar before the Indians open up the 2023 regular season by hosting Seneca Valley.

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Penn Hills notebook: 4-time WPIAL champion wrestler dies in car crash
The Penn Hills wrestling community lost one of its greatest champions due to a car accident June 3. John Dasta was a four-time WPIAL champion and a PIAA champion. He finished with a career record of 135-6-1.

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Pine-Richland’s Caroline Gentile celebrates with Cate Gentile after defeating Mt. Lebanon in the WPIAL Class 3A girls championship game May 25.
By working together, Pine-Richland girls lacrosse earns state playoff win
Throughout the season, first-year Pine-Richland girls lacrosse coach Shannen Drennon said the team is at its best when it is creating assisted goals.

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Garrett Krieger, a 2022 Pine-Richland grad, took third int he true novice class and fifth in novice Class B in the BodyBuilding/Physique championships in Allentown.
Pine-Richland grad finds immediate success as self-taught bodybuilder
Garrett Krieger entered his first bodybuilding competition over Memorial Day weekend and going into it, he didn’t know what to expect.

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Former Gateway soccer standout Mike Rugh, an assistant with the Gators boys program the past five years, takes over head coaching duties at his alma mater. He replaces Bernie Stiles who stepped down in the fall after six seasons at the helm.
Gateway grad Mike Rugh to lead Gators boys soccer team
Mike Rugh joined the Gateway boys soccer coaching staff as an assistant five years ago with the hopes of giving back to his alma mater while remembering all of the good memories he had when putting on the Gators uniform.

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Hempfield’s Sarah Podkul makes a running catch in the first round of the PIAA playoffs.
Hempfield softball team wins with stifling defense
June 10, 2023
In the PIAA softball playoffs, every team can hit. Short game or long, small ball or power shots.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 10, 2023
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High school roundup for June 10, 2023: Peters Township, Chartiers Valley scorers lead Southeast team to PIHL girls title
Peters Township freshman Cameron Reese Haught scored the game-winning goal with less than two minutes left in regulation, leading the Southeast team to a 3-2 victory over East in the second PIHL girls league championship game Saturday.

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Hempfield coach Tina Madison played softball for Penn State.
Hempfield coach Madison hopes for return trip to alma mater
Making the state softball championship would carry special meaning for Hempfield coach Tina Madison, not just because she is a proud alum and former ace pitcher for the Spartans.

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Shaler’s Logan Peterson (left) hits against North Allegheny during the WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball championship game May 25.
WPIAL champion Shaler fends off Canon-McMillan in state volleyball playoffs thriller
In a season where the Shaler boys volleyball team won its first WPIAL championship, the Titans haven’t had to deal with a match that went five sets.

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Hampton senior attack Kelli Gibson finished the 2023 season with 36 goals and a team-best 13 assists for the 13-6 Talbots girls lacrosse team.
Despite short playoff run, Hampton girls lacrosse team savors season’s successes
Hampton failed to reach the WPIAL girls lacrosse semifinals this season for the first time since 2015, but the journey was worth the while.

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Hampton’s Peter Kramer grabs a rebound from Highlands’ Jordyn Taverez last season.
Hampton staying sharp with summer basketball schedule
So much for resting on your laurels.

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Shady Side Academy goalkeeper Nick Anderson looks to make a stop on Mt. Lebanon’s Fred LaSota during the WPIAL Class 3A boys championship game May 25 at Robert Morris.
Shady Side Academy boys lacrosse overcomes challenges during successful season
The Shady Side Academy boys lacrosse team knew there was no way Ethan Salvia’s production could be completely replaced. The Bulldogs standout and Marquette recruit tore his ACL during basketball season and was forced to miss his senior season on the lacrosse field.

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Fox Chapel freshman Claire Conti
Fox Chapel freshman shows worlds of potential in discus, shot put
Making an appearance at the PIAA Class 3A track championships as a freshman didn’t make Fox Chapel’s Claire Conti want to take a break.

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Hempfield girls soccer players warm up under sunshine before a home game against Mt. Lebanon last season.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: New Hempfield girls soccer coach up for a challenge
New Hempfield girls soccer coach Jim Jones has several goals. His team will settle for one.

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Riverview’s Luke Migley celebrates his two-run double in the second inning of the WPIAL Class 2A playoff game against Charleroi.
Riverview baseball says good bye to deep, talented senior class
Riverview baseball coach Bill Gras said during the season and in the postseason, he knew his team could play with anyone.

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Plum’s Rayla Smith is a member of the 2023 girls lacrosse team.
Plum girls lacrosse team reflects on section championship season
The Plum girls lacrosse team had big things in mind for the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs and beyond after a regular season which saw it finish undefeated in section play for the first time and rack up a 14-3 overall record.

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                                Norwin High School’s Tim Tray clears a jump during the PIAA Class AAA pole vault competition May 24, 2003, at Shippensburg University. Tray finished third in the event with a vault of 14 feet, 6 inches.
Former WPIAL pole vault champion Tim Tray’s facility offers vaulters a chance to improve
When Tim Tray was in high school at Norwin, the school didn’t have an indoor facility to practice the pole vault.

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Seton Hill’s Jack Whalen, a Norwin grad, hit .332 with a team-leading 64 runs and a school-record 52 stolen bases.
Norwin notebook: Ex-Knights standout Jack Whalen wraps up big freshman year at Seton Hill
Not many freshmen in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference had a better debut season than Seton Hill’s Jack Whalen, a Norwin alum.

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