Sports

Pine-Richland’s Carson Kalpakis (right) and Jack Breisinger (left) celebrate with Alex Erlain after Erlain’s first goal against Central Catholic during PIHL first-round playoff action March 7 at Baierl Ice Center.

Captain checks all the boxes for Pine-Richland hockey team

March 13, 2022

Tales of hockey players and their superstitions have been told since skates first hit ice, but Pine-Richland captain Alex Erlain wants nothing to do with them.

Plum’s Kaley Simqu commits to play soccer at Pitt

Kaley Simqu helps form the defensive nucleus for the Plum girls soccer team and has been a part of a strong run of success the past three seasons.

Plum’s Sam Schohn placed third in the 100-yard breaststroke at the WPIAL championship meet.

Plum swimmers look forward to PIAA championship meet

Sam Schohn knows all about swimming at the PIAA Class 2A championships.

Gateway junior Arontay Heningcamp battles Plum’s Sam Snyder at 120 pounds during a section match Jan. 19, 2022, at Plum High School.

Gateway wrestlers cap season at WPIAL championships

Arontay Heningcamp’s debut match at the WPIAL/Southwest Regional Class 3A wrestling tournament didn’t exactly go the way he had hoped.

Gateway’s Hunter Raymer, top, and Kiski Area’s Parker Sterlitz, line up against one another in the boys 500-yard freestyle during the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships Friday, March 4, 2022, at Pitt’s Trees Pool.

Gateway’s Hunter Raymer swims to WPIAL gold medal, eyes success at PIAA meet

Hunter Raymer was no stranger to big swim meets before the WPIAL Class 3A championships March 3 and 4 at Pitt’s Trees Pool.

Sewickley Academy coach Win Palmer praised the team’s four seniors this season.

Sewickley Herald notebook: Seniors lead way for Sewickley Academy

Although the Sewickley Academy boys basketball team finished with just three wins and sat out the WPIAL 2A playoffs, it nonetheless was a memorable time for the players on the squad.

Quaker Valley’s Adou Thiero celebrates with head coach Mike Mastroianni after defeating Montour in the WPIAL Class 4A championship game on Thursday, March. 3, 2022, at Petersen Events Center.

Quaker Valley players feel relief, resolve after WPIAL championship game win

Adou Thiero was not going to be denied.

High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 12, 2022

March 12, 2022

High schools

Moon’s Emma Theodorsson celebrates during a PIAA Class 5A second round state playoff game against South Fayette on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Peters Twp. High School.

High school roundup for March 12, 2022: Moon edges out WPIAL champion South Fayette

There hasn’t been much separating the Moon and South Fayette girls basketball teams all season. They tied for second place in Section 1-5A with 7-3 records, splitting a pair of regular-season matchups.

Burrell’s Cooper Hornack works to earn a reversal against Coen Bainey of Bald Eagle Area at 120 pounds.

Burrell’s Hornack finishes fourth, Kiski Area’s Morlacci sixth at PIAA wrestling tournament

HERSHEY — It was an up-and-down PIAA Class 2A wrestling championship for Burrell sophomore Cooper Hornack.

Latrobe’s Vinny Kilkeary takes down Mason Leiphart of Dover in the 120-pound finals at the PIAA Class 3A wrestling championships Saturday at the Giant Center in Hershey.

Latrobe’s Kilkeary, Waynesburg’s Church celebrate 2nd wrestling titles

HERSHEY — Again, the WPIAL showed its might at the PIAA Class 3A wrestling championships.

Freeport won the girls team title at the Western Pennsylvania Regional championship Saturday, March 12, 2022 in North Versailles.

Freeport girls claim regional bowling title

Freeport qualified for the step-ladder finals of the Western Pennsylvania Regional girls team bowling championships Saturday in North Versailles by a narrow margin — just three pins.

Westmoreland Athletes of the Week for March 12, 2022

Olivia Cernuto

Fox Chapel’s Eli Yofan grabs a rebound next to Allderdice’s Holden Eagle during their PIAA Class 6A second round state playoff game on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Peters Twp. High School.

‘Relentless’ Fox Chapel tops Allderdice in PIAA battle of district champions

With only one player taller than 6-foot-2, Fox Chapel maybe doesn’t look like a team built to outrebound many opponents.

Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer takes down Brad Morrison of West Perry at 215 pounds at the PIAA Class 2A wrestling championships Saturday, March 12, 2022 at the Giant Center in Hershey.

Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer claims 3rd PIAA title with 100th career pin

HERSHEY — A ritual for Dayton Pitzer after a match is to run sprints.

Fox Chapel’s Tommy Healy is a member of the 2021-22 hockey team.

Alle-Kiski Valley Athletes of the Week: Freeport’s Kira Schrecengost, Fox Chapel’s Tommy Healy

Kira Schrecengost

The Blackhawk girls basketball team remained undefeated with a 72-52 victory over Southmoreland Saturday in the PIAA playoffs at North Allegheny.

Fusetti fuels Blackhawk’s offense in PIAA 2nd-round win against Southmoreland

Alena Fusetti knows she doesn’t have to be the main scorer on a team with so much depth and balance.

Burrell baseball team finds its feet in Class 4A

Going into last season and bumping up from Class 3A to Class 4A, the Burrell baseball team had no idea what to expect. Now, coach Mark Spohn has his Bucs ready to compete in one of the toughest sections in Class 4A, Section 1.