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Freeport won the girls team title at the Western Pennsylvania Regional championship Saturday, March 12, 2022 in North Versailles.
Freeport girls claim regional bowling title
March 12, 2022
Freeport qualified for the step-ladder finals of the Western Pennsylvania Regional girls team bowling championships Saturday in North Versailles by a narrow margin — just three pins.

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Southmoreland basketball player Olivia Cernuto
Westmoreland Athletes of the Week for March 12, 2022
Olivia Cernuto

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Fox Chapel’s Eli Yofan grabs a rebound next to Allderdice’s Holden Eagle during their PIAA Class 6A second round state playoff game on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Peters Twp. High School.
‘Relentless’ Fox Chapel tops Allderdice in PIAA battle of district champions
With only one player taller than 6-foot-2, Fox Chapel maybe doesn’t look like a team built to outrebound many opponents.

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Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer takes down Brad Morrison of West Perry at 215 pounds at the PIAA Class 2A wrestling championships Saturday, March 12, 2022 at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer claims 3rd PIAA title with 100th career pin
HERSHEY — A ritual for Dayton Pitzer after a match is to run sprints.

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Fox Chapel’s Tommy Healy is a member of the 2021-22 hockey team.
Alle-Kiski Valley Athletes of the Week: Freeport’s Kira Schrecengost, Fox Chapel’s Tommy Healy
Kira Schrecengost

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The Blackhawk girls basketball team remained undefeated with a 72-52 victory over Southmoreland Saturday in the PIAA playoffs at North Allegheny.
Fusetti fuels Blackhawk’s offense in PIAA 2nd-round win against Southmoreland
Alena Fusetti knows she doesn’t have to be the main scorer on a team with so much depth and balance.

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Burrell baseball team finds its feet in Class 4A
Going into last season and bumping up from Class 3A to Class 4A, the Burrell baseball team had no idea what to expect. Now, coach Mark Spohn has his Bucs ready to compete in one of the toughest sections in Class 4A, Section 1.

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Franklin Regional’s Caden Smith is a three-sport standout and could make a move to the infield this season.
Defending baseball champ Franklin Regional returns plenty
Franklin Regional is not ready to loosen its grip on the WPIAL championship trophy just yet.

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Steve Snider (left) and son Nathan display PIAA cross country championship trophies. Steve coached the Greensburg Salem girls to a title in 1993 and Nathan coached the boys in 2018.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Greensburg Salem honors coach Snider
Maybe the “Snider Mile” will become a thing in the future.

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Burrell’s Katie Armstrong bats against Freeport on April 16, 2021, at Freeport Community Park.
Avoiding injuries will be key for Burrell softball, which has small roster
If it seems like the Burrell softball team is filled with a lot of fresh faces this season, that’s because it is.

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Chris Como coached the Burrell wrestling team to four WPIAL titles and a PIAA title during his tenure.
Como earns spot in AK Valley Hall of Fame after helping to build Burrell’s wrestling success
Chris Como lives and breathes Burrell wrestling.

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Armstrong freshman Jesse Pugh rounds the bases past Franklin Regional’s Madison Nguyen after hitting her first home run of the game on Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Murrysville.
Franklin Regional softball anticipates making run at section title with talented lineup
His softball team actually outdoors for a practice on the fourth day of preseason workouts, a day before a winter storm watch in the region, Jim Armstrong did a panorama of the mud-caked field at Franklin Regional.

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Waynesburg junior Rocco Welsh takes down Owen J Roberts’ Dillon Bechtold in the PIAA Class 3A semifinals Saturday, March 12, 2022 at the Giant Center in Hershey.
12 from WPIAL to wrestle for state titles in Class 3A finals
HERSHEY – The WPIAL is guaranteed at least two PIAA champions, but they’re hoping for more.

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New Castle’s Jonathan Anderson scores against Gateway’s Ryan Greggerson during their WPIAL Class 5A semifinal on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, at UMPC Events Center in Moon.
PIAA announces sites, times for Tuesday’s basketball quarterfinals
The WPIAL is guaranteed to have a boys team in the Class 5A state championship with Laurel Highlands, New Castle, Gateway and Penn Hills all reaching the quarterfinals.

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Norwin senior Chase Kranitz takes a break at practice Feb. 15 at Norwin
Norwin notebook: Wrestler brings home junior high state title
The Norwin wrestling program showcased some potential future standouts at the Pennsylvania Junior High Wrestling State Championships earlier this month at the Cambria County War Memorial in Johnstown.

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Franklin Regional’s Finn Solomon reacts after winning the 145-pound final during the WPIAL Class 3A championships Saturday at Canon-McMillan.
WPIAL roller-coaster ride sends 4 Franklin Regional wrestlers to states
Franklin Regional wrestling coach Matt Lebe said the WPIAL Class 3A championships were like a roller-coaster ride of a two-day tournament.

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Above: Franklin Regional girls basketball coach Bernie Pucka reacts to a play against Greensburg Central Catholic on Dec. 28.
1st-year coaches take lessons from Franklin Regional basketball season
While their teams fell short of the WPIAL postseason, first-year basketball coaches Jesse Reed and Bernie Pucka saw new systems begin to take root and programs take on new personalities this winter.

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Hampton’s Adam Dembowski (7) checks Franklin Regional’s Chase Williams (62) on Oct. 1, 2019 at Center Ice Arena.
Win total shows growth of Hampton hockey
The PIHL season can be a long five-month grind.

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Hampton’s Biz Watson celebrates a 3-pointer during their Section 2-5A opener against Plum on Dec. 16, 2021.
Hampton maintains level of success during strong girls basketball season
The Hampton girls basketball team rang up one of the best regular seasons in school history.

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Fox Chapel’s 2021-22 fencing team captains Chiara Mincin and Lawrence Liu appear with coach Brendon Beatty.
After year away, Fox Chapel fencing team happy to be back on the strip
While the coronavirus pandemic knocked out a number of businesses and events, one sports program that survived is the Fox Chapel High School fencing team.

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