Tag: Gateway
Gateway avenges Section 1-5A loss to Greensburg Salem, stays in hunt for playoff berth
February 1, 2019
Mark Zahorchak used the word discouraging after Friday night's game. Actually, the Greensburg Salem boys basketball coach had a discouraging feeling before, during and after visiting Gateway took down his undermanned Golden Lions, 61-42, in a Section 1-5A game. Greensburg Salem (8-11, 3-8) couldn't punctuate senior night with a victoryGateway bowlers ‘just don’t let the other team win’
After last season's mass departure of talent, there weren't very many people who gave the Gateway boys bowling team much of a shot this season. But here the Gators are, locked in at second place in the Western Pa. Interscholastic Bowling League's East Division standings and on the cusp of
Gateway boys basketball aims for strong finish
The Gateway boys basketball team scored a 39-36 victory over Section 1-5A foe Laurel Highlands on Jan. 29. The win snapped a six-game losing streak and kept the young Gators squad alive for the WPIAL playoffs. andquot;We needed that,andquot; junior R.J. Stevenson said. andquot;The goal is to get the fourth
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Jan. 26, 2019
January 26, 2019
Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 17-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 16-0, 2 3. Bethel Park*, 14-1, 3 4. Norwin, 16-1, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 11-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 18-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 15-2, 3 3. Gateway, 14-3, 4 4. Penn Hills,
Gateway’s Whiteside looks to build of solid finish at Allegheny County tournament
January 25, 2019
It didn't take Evan Whiteside long to dispatch his first opponent at the recent Allegheny County Wrestling Tournament. The Gateway junior 113-pounder pinned Bethel Park sophomore Kevin Collins in 38 seconds. It started Whiteside on a five-match journey Jan. 18 and 19 at Fox Chapel that would lead to his
Ball State, once unfamiliar to Western Pa., offers 6 more WPIAL juniors
January 24, 2019
Ball State wasn't always a familiar name for WPIAL football recruits. Not until Cardinals coach Mike Neu made inroads into Western Pennsylvania over the past year and signed two recruits from the WPIAL's senior class last month. Now, his staff has focused on some WPIAL juniors. Montour lineman George Padezanin,
Gateway girls get better of Mars in key Section 2-5A clash
January 22, 2019
First it was snow. Then it was pouring rain, ice and snow again. A winter storm rolled through Western Pennsylvania. this past weekend and laid down a potpourri of precipitation. Problem is, the Mars girls basketball team is still stuck in the ice. The Planets showed up at Gateway on
Albert Gallatin’s departure leaves open week for Big East opponents to fill
January 21, 2019
The Big East football conference just got a little smaller. As expected, the Class 5A conference will have only seven teams next fall, now that Albert Gallatin has withdrawn from playing WPIAL football. The WPIAL approved an updated conference alignment at Monday's board meeting. Albert Gallatin's subtraction was the only
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Jan. 20, 2019
January 19, 2019
Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 15-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 13-0, 2 3. Bethel Park, 12-1, 3 4. Norwin, 13-1, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 11-3, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 16-0, 1 2. Penn Hills, 11-4, 2 3. Oakland Catholic, 13-2, 3 4. Gateway,
Gateway girls aspire to capture section championship
January 18, 2019
Yes, the Gateway girls basketball team is the reigning WPIAL Class 5A champion. But one thing the Gators weren't able to achieve a year ago on their way to their historic postseason run was win the section championship. That's a goal for this year, and it remains doable as the
