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Montour players celebrate a goal during the 2019 PIHL Penguins Cup Class A championship game.
Montour out of PIHL playoffs after ineligible player controversy
February 28, 2023
It looked like the Montour hockey team was in great position to make the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Penguins Cup playoffs two weeks ago.

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Latrobe’s Nate Roth (rear) can reach the state tournament with a strong performance this weekend.
Westmoreland high school wrestling notebook: Latrobe’s Roth looks for trip to Hershey
Latrobe senior Nate Roth might be the best wrestler in the WPIAL not to qualify for the PIAA individual championships.

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Central Valley’s Antonio Boni (top) reverses position during a WPIAL Class 2A championship win against Burrell’s Cam Baker.
WPIAL Individual Wrestling Rankings: March 1, 2023
Individual Rankings

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Ava Kobus and her Norwin teammates face Mt. Lebanon in the WPIAL Class 6A consolation bracket Wednesday.
Westmoreland WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for March 1, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs

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Lincoln Park’s Dontay Green and Highlands’ Bradyn Foster fight for a rebound during WPIAL Class 4A boys semifinal action Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, at Fox Chapel Area High School.
A-K Valley WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for March 1, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs

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Pittsburgh Interscholastic Fencing Association playoffs set
The Pittsburgh Interscholastic Fencing Association concluded regular-season play Friday, and the final qualifiers and seeding for Friday’s league playoffs at Allderdice were determined.

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Norwin’s Kathryn Botti blocks the shot of North Allegheny’s Grace Heliger during a WPIAL Class 6A girls semifinal Friday at Fox Chapel.
Westmoreland County high school basketball notebook: Future bright for Norwin girls
Their loss was less than 20 minutes old and the Norwin girls basketball team was already refocusing on the next game, the next challenge, the next tournament.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 27, 2023
High schools

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Central Catholic’s Cole Sullivan grabs a rebound over Baldwin’s Christian Forgacs during a WPIAL Class 6A boys quarterfinal Feb. 24.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 28, 2023: Class 6A boys to battle for spot in finals
We close out the month of February with the final night of WPIAL semifinals basketball.

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Woodland Hills girls basketball coach Von Pitts (kneeling) talks to his team during a 55-40 victory at Franklin Regional on Jan. 19.
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 27, 2023
All high school basketball coaches preach the importance of a fast start.

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South Fayette’s Maddie Webber is a Villanova recruit.
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 27, 2023
A year ago, the South Fayette girls basketball team was the No. 2 seed and stunned top seed and favored Chartiers Valley in the WPIAL championship game.

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OLSH coach Mike Rodriguez states his case during a timeout in a game with Avonworth last season.
High school roundup for Feb. 27, 2023: BJ Vaughn’s buzzer-beater sends OLSH to 7th straight WPIAL finals
February 27, 2023
BJ Vaughn hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer as sixth-seeded Our Lady of the Sacred Heart advanced to the WPIAL finals for the seventh straight season with a 53-50 victory over second-seeded Neshannock in the Class 3A semifinals Monday night.

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Laurel Highlands senior Rodney Gallagher (2) is closely guarded by North Catholic senior Max Rottman (24) and senior Andrew Maddalon (2) during a WPIAL Class 4A semifinal Monday at Norwin.
North Catholic steps up, denies Laurel Highlands another trip to WPIAL finals
North Catholic denied Laurel Highlands its fourth consecutive trip to the WPIAL championship game by defeating the second-seeded Mustangs, 74-59, in the Class 4A semifinals Monday at Norwin.

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Upper St. Clair’s Samantha Prunzik scores against Mt. Lebanon during their WPIAL Class 6A semifinal on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, at Bethel Park.
Upper St. Clair loses senior captain to injury in win over Mt. Lebanon in Class 6A semifinals
The Upper St. Clair girls basketball team ran the gamut of emotions at Bethel Park on Monday as it battled rival Mt. Lebanon in the WPIAL 6A semifinals.

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Deer Lakes’ Michael Butler celebrates with Aiden Fletcher (left) after defeating Steel Valley on Monday.
Deer Lakes hits 3-pointer in closing seconds, upsets No. 1 seed Steel Valley
The Deer Lakes boys are headed to the WPIAL finals for the first time in school history, and they’ll do so with a first-year coach leading the celebration. But before they could scream and shout Monday night, everyone in green and gold held their breath.

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Lincoln Park’s Meleek Thomas hits a floater over Highlands’ Jimmy Kunst and Bradyn Foster during WPIAL Class 4A boys semifinal action Monday.
‘Power 5 guys’ help Lincoln Park boys race past Highlands and into Class 4A title game
Meleek Thomas is rated by several scouting services as one of the top sophomore boys basketball players in the country.

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Norwin’s Ava Christopher steals the ball from North Allegheny’s Cam Phillips, setting up the Knights’ final shot Monday.
North Allegheny girls rally past Norwin to return to WPIAL Class 6A title game
Before Jasmine Timmerson left Fox Chapel and headed for the team bus, she had one last thing to do.

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St. Joseph junior guard/forward Julie Spinelli surpassed 1,000 points for her varsity career during Monday’s WPIAL Class A semifinal against Union at North Allegheny High School. The milestone points came on a 3-pointer with about three minutes left in the first half. Spinelli scored a team-best 16 points, but the Spartans suffered a 55-40 loss to the No. 1 Scotties. St. Joseph will face Bishop Canevin on Wednesday in the third-place consolation.
Union girls take care of St. Joseph to earn 1st trip to WPIAL championship game
The St. Joseph girls basketball team took down the top seed in last year’s WPIAL Class A quarterfinals.

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Beaver cheerleaders lead the Bobcats onto Pat Tarquinio Field before a 2021 game.
Longtime Beaver football coach, WPIAL Hall of Famer Pat Tarquinio dies
Longtime Beaver football coach Pat Tarquinio, who was one of the winningest coaches in WPIAL history, has died. Beaver athletic director Alan Alcalde announced his death Monday.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Franco Alvarez grabs a rebound over Propel Braddock Hills’ Keto (10) and Benjamin Mayhew Hill during a WPIAL Class 2A boys first-round game Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023.
Big man Alvarez starting to play big for Greensburg Central Catholic boys
Always the tallest kid on his basketball teams growing up, 6-foot-5 Franco Alvarez has enjoyed the view from above.

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