Sports
Senior forward confident South Fayette hockey can heat up after slow start
January 17, 2021
The 2020 portion of this high school hockey season was not kind to South Fayette.
Savanah Abbott leads Bishop Canevin girls basketball into new era
Two program icons that helped Bishop Canevin win the WPIAL Class 2A championship last year, as well as titles in their freshman and sophomore seasons in 2017 and 2018, are playing college ball now.
Thomas Jefferson gymnasts happy to compete, aim to defend WPIAL title
The Thomas Jefferson gymnastics program has climbed quickly to elite status.
Baldwin gymnasts ready to defend championship
The tag “defending state champion” provides awe-inspiring incentive for the Baldwin gymnasts in 2020-21.
High school roundup for Jan. 16, 2021: Chartiers Valley boys continue sizzling start
January 16, 2021
Brayden Reynolds scored 25 points and Chartiers Valley stayed undefeated with an 88-81 victory over North Allegheny in a nonsection matchup of top WPIAL teams Saturday night in the MLK Showcase at North Allegheny.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 16, 2021
WPIAL
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 16, 2021
Class 6A
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 16, 2021
Class 6A
St. Joseph swimmer Wygonik completes long road back from elbow surgery
Sam Wygonik hoped for the best when he stepped up to the block for the boys 200-yard freestyle Thursday during a dual meet between Fox Chapel and Woodland Hills at Fox Chapel High School.
WPIAL coaches have mixed feelings about open basketball playoffs
Yes, we’re open.
Roger Sullenberger, coach with encyclopedic knowledge of Hempfield track, dies at age 75
Roger Sullenberger was a math teacher at Hempfield, but if anyone wanted to know the history of the school’s track program, Sully was the guy to go to.
Fox Chapel girls basketball team shows resolve
After suffering a pair of disappointing losses and some crucial injuries earlier this season, the Fox Chapel girls basketball team persevered for their first victory of the season Jan. 12 when they took down Section 2-5A foe Hampton, 58-49.
Fox Chapel boys are looking to rediscover their defensive identity
In recent years, the Fox Chapel boys basketball team has shaped its identity around success on the defensive end.
Pine-Richland junior having breakthrough season on ice
When Alex Erlain’s skates touch the ice, his Pine-Richland teammates and coaches know he’ll make every second of his shift count.
Despite shorthanded roster, Riverview wrestlers getting up to speed
Riverview has fewer wrestlers on its roster than normal, but coach Joe Murphy said excitement is high for those ready to test their mettle on the mat.
Plum’s Kvortek sets sights on success at WPIAL gymnastics meet
Sarah Kvortek made her WPIAL gymnastics championship debut as a freshman last year, and the Plum athlete showed she had arrived with a fifth-place finish on bars in the Gold Intermediate I Division.
North Journal notebook: North Allegheny wrestlers start strong at host invitational
North Allegheny welcomed eight wrestling teams to the Wright Automotive Invitational on Jan. 9.
Now healthy, Habib steps into new role for North Allegheny
Greg Habib’s junior season ended early last winter when a player fell into his leg at Seneca Valley’s gym, forced his knee inward and injured his medial collateral ligament.
Hampton wrestler steps up to help teammate who lost home in fire
On a school night in early November, Hampton’s Jayden Resch disappeared into a spare bedroom for a few hours.
3 Highlands football players set to play in All-American game in Alabama
Three Highlands players are getting one more opportunity to show what they are capable of on the football field.
