Sports
High school roundup for March 1, 2022: Fort Cherry tops Carlynton in Class 2A semis
March 1, 2022
Derek Errett scored 16 points to lead Fort Cherry to a 46-36 victory over Carlynton in the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball semifinals Tuesday night.
No. 1 North Hills reaches WPIAL finals with low-scoring win over Mt. Lebanon
Mt. Lebanon is notorious for consuming clock with long possessions, but when the Blue Devils did so Tuesday night, it was often because they found no easy route to the rim.
Chartiers Valley’s ‘well-oiled machine’ crushes Moon in Class 5A semifinals
It’s back to the “Pete” and the WPIAL championship game for the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team.
Moorefield-Brown’s big plays down stretch help Fox Chapel boys defeat Central Catholic
After Central Catholic dominated the boards for much of the night, Fox Chapel sophomore Jeff Moorefield-Brown came up with two big rebounds of his own.
OLSH blitzes Greensburg CC, earns 6th straight trip to WPIAL finals
Greensburg Central Catholic ended Monessen’s 16-game winning streak in the semifinals.
Blackhawk handles Elizabeth Forward, rolls into Class 4A finals undefeated
Top-seeded Blackhawk proved to be too much for fifth-seeded Elizabeth Forward on Tuesday night.
Knoch girls hold off Southmoreland, reach WPIAL title game for 1st time
The Knoch girls basketball team reached the WPIAL semifinals last year for the first time in program history, but it fell one win short of its goal of reaching the championship game and an opportunity to play for the gold.
South Fayette earns gritty win over McKeesport, trip to Class 5A finals
It was a battle of wills and gritty plays in the final eight minutes of the WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball semifinal between McKeesport and South Fayette on Tuesday night.
Freeport’s Schrecongost, Fox Chapel’s Shao lead strong A-K Valley contingent into WPIAL swimming championships
Lexi Schrecongost’s swimming future is at Toledo.
Late-season victories keep Hempfield hockey in playoff hunt
In the fall, hockey players at Hempfield and Latrobe high schools can be found playing on the same club teams.
St. Joseph boys hope to learn, develop after falling short of postseason
St. Joseph boys basketball coach Hart Coleman said he is going to attend WPIAL playoff games and recommends his players do the same.
Deer Lakes is hottest team in its class
Outside of Quaker Valley and Montour, the top two seeds in the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball playoffs, the hottest team in the classification coming into the postseason was Section 1 third-place finisher Deer Lakes.
Kiski Area swim coach Lisa Pepka resigns days before WPIAL meet
Kiski Area boys and girls swimming coach Lisa Pepka resigned from the position Monday, just three days before the WPIAL championships.
Steve Sciullo takes over Hampton football program
Steve Sciullo had a Hall of Fame playing career.
14 WPIAL players chosen for 2022 Big 33 Football Classic
Fourteen players from the WPIAL were selected Tuesday for the Big 33 Football Classic, including four from Mt. Lebanon’s state championship team and two from Penn-Trafford.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 28, 2022
February 28, 2022
High schools
Defending champion New Castle reaches WPIAL finals for 8th time in 11 years
The road to the WPIAL championship winds through gyms all across Western Pennsylvania, but New Castle rarely gets lost along the way.
High school roundup for Feb. 28, 2022: OLSH rallies past Seton LaSalle in Class 2A semis
Kyleigh Nagy scored 24 points as top-seeded OLSH rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat No. 5 Seton LaSalle, 50-45, in a WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball semifinal Monday night.
Unbeaten Laurel Highlands pulls away from Highlands, into WPIAL Class 5A final
Highlands overcame a couple of dry spells last Thursday in its quarterfinal victory against Penn Hills.
