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The Deer Lakes boys basketball team celebrates as time expires in the WPIAL Class 3A championship game against OLSH on Friday, March 3, 2023, at Petersen Events Center.
Deer Lakes dethrones OLSH to win 1st WPIAL basketball championship
March 3, 2023
The Deer Lakes boys made basketball history twice this winter, and each time they snapped an Our Lady of the Sacred Heart streak.

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Kiski Area senior Bella DeVito and freshman Ava Golding have worked to help build the school’s still-young girls wrestling program.
Kiski Area set to host girls regional wrestling tournament Sunday
Some of the top girls high school wrestlers in Pennsylvania will converge on Kiski Area High School for Sunday’s West Region Championships.

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Avonworth’s Rebecca Goetz (22) celebrates with Greta O’Brien as time winds down inthe WPIAL Class 3A championship game against Laurel on Friday, March 3, 2023, at Petersen Events Center.
No. 4 Avonworth stifles Laurel to claim 7th WPIAL girls basketball championship
Avonworth was one of the WPIAL’s best defensive teams during the regular season.

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Oakland Catholic’s Alexa Washington is all smiles after her team’s win over McKeesport in the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.
2023 WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship breakdown: South Fayette vs. Oakland Catholic
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship

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Blackhawk’s Alena Fusetti celebrates after scoring against Quaker Valley during their WPIAL Class 4A semifinal on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at North Allegheny.
2023 WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship breakdown: Blackhawk vs. North Catholic
WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship

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Aquinas Academy’s Emily Fisher played in the 2022 WPIAL championships.
2023 WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship breakdown: Union vs. Aquinas Academy
WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship

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Plum’s Sean Endler won the Western Regional boys singles bowling championship Friday, March 3, 2023 at AMF Noble Manor Lanes.
Sean Endler adds to Plum’s bowling trophy collection with Western Regional title
Not only has Plum dominated boys singles competition in Western Pennsylvania high school bowling the last two years, the Mustangs also believe in spreading the titles around.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 2, 2023
March 2, 2023
High schools

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High school roundup for March 2, 2023: Upper St. Clair claims last PIAA berth in Class 6A
Julian Dahlem hit two free throws with six seconds left to lead No. 2 Upper St. Clair to a 55-54 victory over No. 4 Mt. Lebanon (16-9) in the Class 6A third-place game Thursday night, earning the third and final PIAA playoff spot for the district.

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Penn-Trafford coach John Giannikas (left) and his team stand for the national anthem before the WPIAL Class 5A seventh-place game against visiting Hampton on Thursday.
Penn-Trafford girls edge Hampton, earn spot in state tournament
Penn-Trafford has a year-end girls basketball banquet coming up, but coaches, players and their families won’t be talking about what might have been.

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The Penn Hills basketball team celebrates with the WPIAL championship trophy after defeating Peters Twp. in the Class 5A final on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Petersen Events Center.
Penn Hills second to none in WPIAL finals victory over Peters Township
Penn Hills is underrated no more.

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Mt. Pleasant’s Kiersten O’Connor swims in the WPIAL Class 2A 200-yard medley relay Thursday.
Mt. Pleasant girls put on clinic at WPIAL swim championships
The Mt. Pleasant girls swim team is halfway to back-to-back WPIAL Class 2A titles.

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North Catholic’s Jackson Kress celebrates after his team broke the WPIAL record in the boys 200 medley relay at the WPIAL Class 2A swimming championships Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Pitt’s Trees Pool.
6 records fall on 1st day of WPIAL swimming championships
Being the smaller classification but featuring more schools, Class 2A had the afternoon session Thursday at the WPIAL swimming and diving championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool.

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Fox Chapel’s Sophie Shao swims the backstroke leg of the WPIAL Class 3A girls 200-yard IM on Thursday.
Fox Chapel’s Shao keeps adding to WPIAL swimming medal count
Fox Chapel senior and Brown commit Sophie Shao had another big day at the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool.

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Shenago’s Kylee Rubin (left) celebrates with Julia George and Ashley DeCarbo as time expires in the WPIAL Class 2A championship game against Freedom on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Petersen Events Center.
No. 1 Shenango captures 1st WPIAL girls basketball championship
Julz Mohrbacher made an impact at both ends of the floor Thursday night during the WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship.

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The Imani Christian basketball team celebrates after winning the WPIAL Class A championship game against Union on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Petersen Events Center.
Imani Christian surges past Union to win 1st WPIAL title, reigniting public-private debate
Playing against Imani Christian is always a tall task, but as 6-foot-11 sophomore Alier Maluk swung from a Petersen Events Center rim Thursday night, the gigantic challenge became clear.

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Deer Lakes’ Nate Litrun (right) celebrates with Nate Buechel after scoring against Steel Valley during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal on Feb. 27, 2023.
Deer Lakes boys look for repeat performance against powerful OLSH in Class 3A final
Right before Christmas, Deer Lakes ended the longest winning streak in Pennsylvania boys basketball history at 74 when it traveled to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and won 70-55.

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Lincoln Park’s Brandin Cummings leaps over South Allegheny’s Dashawn Carter during WPIAL 4A boys quarterfinal action Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at Moon Area High School.
2023 WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball championship breakdown: Lincoln Park vs. North Catholic
WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball final

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Upper St. Clair’s Paige Dellicarri celebrates with Rylee Kalocay after hitting a three-pointer against Mt. Lebanon on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, at Bethel Park.
2023 WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship breakdown: Upper St. Clair vs. North Allegheny
WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball finals

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Laurel’s Johnna Hill (left) is one of four senior starters for the Spartans.
2023 WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship breakdown: Avonworth vs. Laurel
WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball final

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