Sports
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Apollo-Ridge’s Brinley Toland
December 12, 2022
Having lost no seniors to graduation, the Apollo-Ridge girls basketball team has quite a familiar roster this season. The way senior standout Brinley Toland sees it, that gives the Vikings an advantage.
Freeport girls volleyball players go from young fans to state champions
At a gathering at Freeport Middle School shortly after the Yellowjackets girls volleyball team captured the 2017 PIAA Class 2A championship, then-sixth graders Josie Russo and Grace Beach posed for photos holding the title trophy.
Belle Vernon credits defense for state championship
Yes Virginia, defense does win championships. And if anyone says otherwise, just roll the tape of Belle Vernon’s PIAA 3A championship win over Neumann-Goretti.
PIHL standings through Dec. 11, 2022
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday:
Westmoreland high school notebook: Penn-Trafford’s Schall, Latrobe’s Fenton honored
A pair of local players made the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association All-State teams in the two largest classifications.
Alex Keeling-Oliver leads Gateway bowlers into 2022 season
Alex Keeling-Oliver finished seventh in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League’s East section last year with a 184.03 average with a high game of 242 and a top series of 644.
Quaker Valley plans encore after breakthrough season
It most definitely was a season to remember.
Emily Connors, Quaker Valley swimmers set goals high
Emily Connors has experienced much success in her two years in the Quaker Valley pool.
Penn-Trafford junior swimmers set for big season
Penn-Trafford’s swimming teams opened the season by defeating Greensburg Salem, getting off to a strong start to a season coach Dave Babik considers pivotal for the future of the program.
Penn-Trafford notebook: Hockey team hands South Fayette its 1st loss
Xavier Solomon scored three goals, and Penn-Trafford handed South Fayette its first loss of the season in PIHL Class 2A action Dec. 5.
Penn Hills notebook: Longtime volleyball coach steps down
Longtime Penn Hills volleyball coach Jay Mitlo had stepped down.
New-look Pine-Richland boys basketball team learning ropes
The Pine-Richland boys basketball has a much different look this season.
3 Plum wrestlers claim Eastern Area titles
Plum wrestling coach Mike Supak said the Eastern Area Invitational Wrestling Tournament on Dec. 2 and 3 at Gateway was a strong first step for his young but experienced group.
Plum girls swim team boasts talent, depth
Plum swim coach Shawn Haupt looks up and down his girls roster and is excited for what could transpire throughout the 2022-23 season.
Norwin looking for wrestlers to lead program into future
The buzzword around the Norwin wrestling team this preseason was leadership.
Norwin notebook: Girls basketball team starts season on winning note
The Norwin girls basketball team sprinted out of the gates to open the season.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 10, 2022
December 10, 2022
High Schools
High school roundup for Dec. 10, 2022: Central Catholic trips up Penn Hills
Payton Wehner scored 13 points to lead the host Vikings to a 66-60 boys basketball victory over Penn Hills at the Central Catholic Tournament on Saturday.
