Sports

Hampton’s Gabriella Elk is only the second Talbot in at least 25 years to qualify for the PIAA diving championships as a freshman.
Hampton freshman Gabriella Elk thriving at diving
March 11, 2023
When Hampton freshman Gabriella Elk made the transition from gymnastics to diving, one part of the switch proved to be tricky.

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Fox Chapel’s Christian Dantey celebrates after winning the WPIAL Class 3A boys 200-yard freestyle March 2 at Pitt’s Trees Pool.
Fox Chapel swimmer leaves seed time in dust in dominant performance at WPIAL meet
Fox Chapel swimming coach Dan Taylor was more than pleased with how sophomore Christian Dantey attacked the 200 freestyle at the WPIAL Class 3A championships at Trees Pool.

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Fox Chapel’s Asher White (21) hits a 3-pointer in the second quarter of the WPIAL Class 5A playoff game against North Hills on Feb. 22.
Fox Chapel boys battle their way into PIAA tournament field
Asher White knew that Fox Chapel basketball wasn’t going to be the same before this season started. The 6-foot-3 sophomore forward would need to be one of many players who needed to step into roles to make sure the Foxes were on the right track.

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Southmoreland’s Henry Miller is a member of the 2022-23 swim team.
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Norwin’s Josephine Dollman, Southmoreland’s Henry Miller
Josephine Dollman

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Junior Jack Loughran mans second base during a Riverview baseball practice March 7 at Riverside Park in Oakmont.
Experienced Riverview baseball team adjusts to Class 2A competition
The Riverview baseball team lost just two starters from last year’s WPIAL playoff qualifier.

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Plum senior Brady Dojonovic takes a lead off first base in a baserunning drill during practice March 8 at Plum High School.
Plum baseball preparing for promising season with Florida training trip
The Plum baseball team is in Florida this week for some practice time and game play under sunny skies and in temperatures expected to reach the upper 70s.

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Norwin’s Nathan Kostrobala takes fifth in the WPIAL Class 3A boys 100-yard butterfly March 2 at Trees Pool.
Norwin notebook: Pair of Knights swimmers make states
A pair of Norwin swimmers earned spots in the PIAA Class 3A championships, scheduled for March 15-18 at Bucknell University.

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New Castle’s Isaiah Boice scores past Mt. Lebanon’s Lucas Garofoli during their WPIAL Class 6A semifinal Feb. 28.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 11, 2023: Heavyweights collide when New Castle meets Erie
Opening weekend on the Road to Hershey continues Saturday.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023
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Avonworth’s Greta O’Brien blocks a shot by Forest Hills’ Arissa Britt during their PIAA Class 3A first-round state playoff game on Friday, March 10, 2023, in Ross.
High school roundup for March 10, 2023: Uniontown boys knock off District 3 champs
Calvin Winfrey III scored 23 points as WPIAL sixth-place finisher Uniontown defeated District 3 champion Berks Catholic, 81-69, in the first round of the PIAA Class 4A boys basketball playoffs Friday night.

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North Hills’ Royce Parham and Eric James walk from the court as Mechanicsburg celebrates after their PIAA Class 5A first round state playoff game on Friday, March 10, 2023, in Ross.
‘Bad night’ eliminates North Hills in 1st round of PIAA playoffs
North Hills spent the past 10 days putting up shots in its own gym, making Friday’s shooting woes hard to explain.

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Penn Hills’ Kenyan Smith (12) and Julian Dugger (2) celebrate with teammate Lamire Redman (23) after a 3-pointer from Redman during the Indians’ PIAA playoff game against DuBois at Penn Hills on Friday, March 10, 2023.
Penn Hills enjoys home-court advantage, routs DuBois in state playoff opener
Noah Barren was happy to be comfortable on a snowy night in Penn Hills.

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Lincoln Park’s Meleek Thomas
Lincoln Park takes care of South Allegheny in PIAA 1st-round win
South Allegheny coach Tony DiCenzo had two keys to avoid for his team as it looked to upset WPIAL Class 4A champions Lincoln Park during Friday night’s state playoff opener: allowing second-chance opportunities and live-ball turnovers.

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Representatives from Greensburg Central Catholic and Windber meet before their PIAA first-round Class 2A game Friday, March 10, 2023.
Greensburg Central Catholic girls shake off slow start, roll past Windber in PIAA 1st round
WINDBER — Freshman guard Erica Gribble emerged from the locker room with a small bag of ice pressed between her neck and right shoulder. The plastic was tucked under her shirt and peeking out of the top of her jacket.

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Highlands’ Jimmy Kunst shoots a 3-pointer against Hampton on Jan. 3.
Highlands drops Johnstown to cruise into PIAA 2nd round
JOHNSTOWN — With some light snow predicted for the ridges of Cambria County, the Highlands boys basketball team set out on a 65-mile trip to Johnstown for its PIAA Class 4A first-round game hoping to avoid any slick spots.

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Burrell’s Cooper Hornack beats North East’s Cyrus Hurd, 7-4, during the 127-pound semifinal bout at the PIAA Class 2A individual championships Friday at Giant Center in Hershey.
Burrell’s Cooper Hornack gets back to PIAA wrestling finals where a fierce rival awaits
HERSHEY —When Cooper Hornack reached the finals at the PIAA Class 2A wrestling championships in 2021, he didn’t realize how big of a deal it was.

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Nick Keefer with his family, from left, wife Jenna, and daughters Lena, Mila, and Ella
Hempfield set to promote assistant to head football coach
Hempfield is expected to promote assistant Nick Keefer to head football coach, according to the board agenda for Monday’s meeting.

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Norwin girls shut down Central Dauphin in state tournament
HARRISBURG — Brian Brozeski knew where Norwin would have to succeed to win in the PIAA Class 6A girls basketball playoffs.

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Latrobe’s Vinny Kilkeary beats Easton’s Benjamin Fanelli, 10-0, at 127 pounds in quarterfinal action during the PIAA Class 3A tournament Friday at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Latrobe’s Vinny Kilkeary, Hempfield’s Lucas Kapusta advance to 3A wrestling semifinals
HERSHEY — For Latrobe senior Vinny Kilkeary and Hempfield senior Lucas Kapusta, Friday’s quarterfinal-round matches at the PIAA Class 3A wrestling championships were like a business trip.

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Conneaut Area’s Victoria Medrick won the Western Regional girls singles bowling championship Friday, March 10, 2023 at AMF Noble Manor Lanes.
Conneaut bowler goes through WPIBL’s best to win girls regional title
Conneaut Area’s Victoria Medrick claimed a Western Regional girls singles bowling championship Friday at AMF Noble Manor Lanes, and she had to get through the WPIBL’s finest to get there.

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