Tag: Mars
Former Cager Classic MVP Corey Smith now coaching in all-star basketball game
March 27, 2022
Kiski Area coach Corey Smith has come full circle with the Cager Classic.
Ligonier Valley’s Nick Roddy takes silver at PIAA diving championships
March 18, 2022
LEWISBURG — Ligonier Valley senior Nick Roddy missed out on a chance to dive at the Class 2A state championships as a sophomore in 2020 as the PIAA canceled the entire Class 2A meet at the onset of the covid-19 pandemic.
Gateway upsets No. 3 Mars, earns 1st WPIAL semifinal appearance since 2012
February 24, 2022
Gateway was only a couple of minute away from upsetting No. 3 seed Mars, but for the Gators, those final moments seemed to last forever.
Latrobe girls battle past scrappy Mars into Class 5A quarterfinals
February 22, 2022
This was a playoff win built on the bedrock of team basketball.
Westmoreland WPIAL basketball playoff capsules for Feb. 22, 2022
February 21, 2022
Tuesday’s games
Breaking down the 2022 WPIAL boys basketball playoff brackets
February 14, 2022
Class 6A
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 13, 2022
February 13, 2022
Dana Petruska started her coaching career at Mars in 1986. After the 2005 season, she took over at her alma mater and coached Deer Lakes for nearly a decade before returning to coach the Fightin’ Planets in 2015.
Mars stops Highlands comeback bid, secures section title
February 8, 2022
Because he’s better known as a lacrosse player, the Mars coaching staff didn’t know whether Austin Cote would come out for basketball.
WPIAL announces 2022 Hall of Fame class
January 19, 2022
Bob Kalp won more than 400 games as Hempfield’s softball coach, and Chuck Tursky celebrated his 500th career win as Kiski Area’s wrestling coach.
Mars boys topple Highlands in battle for 1st place in Section 4-5A
January 14, 2022
Mars senior Zach Schlegel remembers last season’s trip to Highlands that resulted in a 13-point loss that ended the Planets’ streak of eight consecutive section titles.
