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Connellsville’s Jared Keslar pins La Salle College’s Josh Fayette at 172 pounds in the first round of the PIAA Class 3A team tournament Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Class 3A PIAA Team Wrestling Championships: Waynesburg, Connellsville move on
February 10, 2022
First round

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Latrobe’s Wyatt Schmucker celerates a pin at 160 pounds at the PIAA 3A Team Championship on Feb. 10, 2022 at the Giant Center in Hershey
Latrobe survives scare to advance to PIAA Class 3A wrestling quarterfinals
HERSHEY — The sign of a good team is never panicking when things look bleak.

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Penn-Trafford’s Maura Suman celebrates after scoring in the final seconds against Norwin on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Harrison City.
Suman, Penn-Trafford steal the show, top No. 3 Norwin in final seconds
Penn-Trafford stole one. Literally.

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Highlands girls basketball closes regular season by besting rival Deer Lakes
The plan for the Highlands girls basketball team entering its final regular-season game was simple: get back to basics, play defense and, above all else, get of the game healthy.

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Burrell’s Calio Zanella takes down Bishop McDevitt’s Michael Beutler at 113 pounds at the PIAA Class 2A Championships at the Giant Center in Hershey on Feb. 10, 2022.
Slow start costs Burrell in PIAA Class 2A wrestling first round
HERSHEY — In tightly contested wrestling matches, it’s important to win the toss-up matches.

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McGuffey’s Riley Dunn receives the WPIAL championship plaque from Mt. Lebanon coach Dave Willard on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022.
McGuffey’s Riley Dunn wins WPIAL rifle championship
Riley Dunn became the first McGuffey shooter to win an individual title in more than a decade, edging Butler’s Brianna Bell to capture the WPIAL rifle championship Thursday at the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen Club.

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Senior Donovan Callahan has helped Burrell improve after winning a single game two seasons ago.
Burrell boys team in midst of impressive turnaround
With just one victory two seasons ago, the thought of Burrell finishing in second place and hosting a WPIAL playoff game anytime soon was a distant notion.

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Burgettstown’s Anthony Lancos stretches out Brookville’s Brecken Cieleski at 145 pounds at the PIAA Class 2A Team Championship Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Class 2A PIAA Team Wrestling Championships: WPIAL teams tripped up
First-round matches

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Ligonier Valley’s Matt Marinchak brings the ball upcourt during a scrimmage against Summit Academy on Nov. 30, 2021, in Ligonier.
                                Ligonier Valley’s Matt Marinchak brings the ball upcourt during a scrimmage against Summit Academy on Nov. 30, 2021, in Ligonier.
Ligonier Valley boys ‘want to earn everything’
Ligonier Valley got a free pass to the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs last year because the league had an open tournament where any team could participate, a result of the covid pandemic.

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Yough athletic director Scott Morrison
Scott Morrison resigns as Yough athletic director
Yough is looking for an athletic director after the resignation of Scott Morrison, who held the position for nearly two years.

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WPIAL asks Greensburg Central Catholic to explain possible recruiting violations
The WPIAL is looking into possible recruiting violations by Greensburg Central Catholic.

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Burrell gymnasts, from left, freshmen Rylie Porter and Sydney Lawson, qualified for the 2022 WPIAL individual gymnastics championships.
Despite tiny roster, young Burrell gymnasts representing school at WPIAL meet
Burrell doesn’t exactly have a gymnastics team. It’s actually just a duo.

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Springdale’s Grace Gent steals the ball from Valley’s Desire Ingram during a scrimmage at Valley on Nov. 30, 2021.
Springdale girls remain in hunt for postseason berth
The Springdale girls basketball team knows this feeling all too well. It’s the uneasy feeling knowing its playoff season already has begun weeks before the WPIAL postseason bracket has been released.

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Hampton’s Biz Watson celebrates a Lady Talbots 3-pointer during their Section 2-5A game against Plum on Dec. 16, 2021.
WPIAL girls basketball clinching scenarios as of Feb. 9, 2022
February 9, 2022
Less than a week remains in section play in the WPIAL girls basketball regular season.

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Butler’s Braylon Littlejohn drives against Pine-Richland’s Andrew Alexander on Friday.
WPIAL boys basketball clinching scenarios as of Feb. 9, 2022
Less than a week remains in section play in the WPIAL boys basketball regular season.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 9, 2022
High schools

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Beaver’s Payton List scores against Montour during a Section 2-4A game on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, at Beaver Area High School. List scored a game-high 23 points in the Bobcats’ 46-39 victory.
High school roundup for Feb. 9, 2022: Aquinas Academy’s Vinnie Cugini hits 2,000 points
Braylan Lovelace led four player in double figures with 25 points in Leechburg’s 79-68 victory over Aquinas Academy in Section 3-A boys basketball Wednesday night.

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Plum’s Elizabeth Glasspool has earned WPIAL-qualifying marks in several events.
Before heading to Providence, Plum’s Glasspool has sights set on WPIAL success
Elizabeth Glasspool hopes to make a big splash in the smallest state in the country.

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Serra Catholic’s Chloe Pordash scores late in the second half of a 2020 state playoff game against Penns Manor.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 10, 2022: Head-to-head battle for section crown
For most of the district girls basketball teams, Thursday marks the end of the fight — the end of battling for section crowns, playoff positioning and postseason berths.

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North Hills’ Alex Smith brings the ball upcourt against North Allegheny on Jan. 7, 2022, in McCandless.
Trib 10: Top teams in power rankings tuning up for playoffs
Like sands in the hourglass, so go the dwindling days of the regular season.

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