Sports
Allderdice boys set sights on seventh straight City League basketball title
Taking over for a six-time champion usually isn’t an easy task.
Westmoreland boys basketball playoff capsules: Games for Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020
WPIAL boys basketball playoff preview capsules
Trib HSSN girls swimmer of the week: Brooke Welling, Freeport
Brooke Welling ranks among the top swimmers in the girls 100-yard freestyle in WPIAL Class AA.
Trib HSSN boys swimmer of the week: John Guilinger, Central Catholic
John Guilinger began his final varsity swim season at Central Catholic with both peace of mind and added energy after finalizing his decision to attend Penn State during the signing period in November.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 13, 2020
February 13, 2020
Basketball
WPIAL basketball playoffs tip off, district gymnastics championships start Friday
Love is in the air. Sure, it’s Valentine’s Day, but for area high school basketball fans, Friday is the first date night with playoff basketball.
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Girls basketball No. 7
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years.
West Greene’s Sheyann Watson captures WPIAL rifle title
Sheyann Watson has turned in good performances at the WPIAL individual rifle championships every time she has represented West Greene at the event in her high school career.
Greensburg Salem wins WPIBL girls team championship
Over the last dozen years, Westmoreland County schools have dominated the girls team competition at the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League championships.
Westmoreland basketball playoff capsules: Friday, Feb. 14, 2020
Boys
A-K Valley boys basketball notebook: Highlands, Knoch, Fox Chapel plan to stay sharp during bye week
Earlier this week, Highlands, Knoch and Fox Chapel were named among the top two seeds in each of their brackets for the WPIAL basketball playoffs.
Belle Vernon’s Pohlot takes part in national slam dunk competition
When Mitchell Pohlot rises to meet the rim for slam dunk, his thought process is simple.
Apollo-Ridge boys snap five-year playoff drought
Just last year, the Apollo-Ridge boys basketball team was on the verge of breaking a four-year playoff drought, but when it came down to the waning moments of the regular season, the Vikings barely missed.
Ligonier Valley boys seeded first for District 6 playoffs
Ligonier Valley was awarded the top seed in the District 6-3A boys basketball playoffs, according to pairings released Thursday by the District 6 committee.
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Friday, Feb. 14, 2020
Friday’s games
Burrell gymnastics team beaming at chance to compete at WPIAL championships
For a long time, Burrell has been represented at the WPIAL individual gymnastics championship.
Penn-Trafford’s Zach Rocco accepted into Army
Zach Rocco has been watching his mailbox with increased anticipation just about every day since he applied to Army West Point months ago.
Mayah Charity leads Shaler track and field to indoor success
The Shaler Area indoor track and field team continues to show progress as it moves toward the postseason.
Bishop Canevin boys hope to continue historic season with deep playoff run
There probably aren’t many people as invested in the Bishop Canevin boys basketball program as second-year coach Geno Palmosina. He was a ballboy for the Crusaders in his youth, then played for them as a high-schooler.
