Sports
Mt. Pleasant enters PIAA swimming event on a roll
March 9, 2022
The Mt. Pleasant girls swim team captured five WPIAL championships and had numerous other medal-winning and point-producing performances last Thursday and Friday at Pitt’s Trees Pool.
Westmoreland PIHL playoff capsule: Westmont Hilltop vs. Norwin, Thursday, March 10, 2022
Class A
Penn Hills refuses to play Kiski Area sports teams this spring over alleged racial taunts
Penn Hills won’t play games against Kiski Area teams this spring because of racial taunts allegedly made by fans during a recent middle school volleyball game.
PIAA releases sites, times for Friday 2nd-round basketball playoff games
The PIAA released sites and times for second-round matchups in the state basketball playoff scheduled for Friday.
Norwin carries momentum into Penguins Cup playoffs
The word “monumental” was used to describe this hockey win.
Breaking down the PIAA Class 2A wrestling championships
PIAA Class 2A Championship
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 9, 2022: More PIAA opening round matchups
The opening round of the PIAA basketball postseason is set to conclude Wednesday.
Breaking down the PIAA Class 3A wrestling championships
PIAA Class 3A Championship
High school roundup for March 8, 2022: Penn Hills knocks off undefeated District 3 champ
Jaden Dugger scored 18 points and Penn Hills, the seventh-place team out of the WPIAL, rolled to a 62-39 victory over undefeated District 3 champion Lampeter Strasburg in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A boys basketball playoffs Tuesday night.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 8, 2022
March 8, 2022
High schools
‘Special run’ might await Quaker Valley after PIAA 1st-round win over Hickory
The Hickory boys basketball team was in Hershey last winter, playing at Giant Center with a chance to win a state championship.
Deer Lakes comeback bid falls short vs. Penn Cambria in PIAA 1st-round matchup
Down by 16 at the end of the first quarter and 13 at the half, Deer Lakes came back to take a brief lead in the third period.
Short-handed Belle Vernon advances, gets coach Salvino his 700th career win
After doing postgame interviews, Joe Salvino was sprayed with water as soon as he opened the door to the Belle Vernon locker room. His players surprised him with an onslaught of hydration.
Highlands opens PIAA playoffs with rout of Brashear
Brashear scored the first two points of Tuesday night’s PIAA Class 5A first-round game at Highlands.
A-K Valley PIAA basketball playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Boys
Wrestlers ready to lay it all on the line at PIAA individual tournament
Michael Buffer’s trademark catchphrase, “Let’s get ready to rumble.” would be a perfect way to kick off the PIAA individual wrestling championships Thursday.
WPIAL Class 3A coaches working on proposal to save qualifiers
With the PIAA individual wrestling tournament set to begin Thursday at Giant Center in Hershey, a group of WPIAL Class 3A coaches is pushing to figure out a proposal to save the district from losing a state individual and team qualifier beginning in the next two-year cycle.
Westmoreland PIAA basketball playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Boys
Kiski track hopes to carry indoor performance into spring
After not having a winter indoor track season for two years, Tom Berzonsky was just happy his athletes had an outlet to compete.
