Tag: McKeesport

McKeesport’s Haley Hertzler drives against Greensburg Salem’s Nikki Mellinger during a WPIAL playoff game Feb. 18, 2019, at Fox Chapel.
McKeesport’s pressure rattles Greensburg Salem girls in 1st-round win
February 18, 2019
With leading scorer Jhayla Bray spending most of the first half on the bench with foul trouble, McKeesport’s defense started strong and built a double-digit lead Monday night against Greensburg Salem.

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Gatewayճ Derrick Davis breaks open field and heads toward the end zone against Kiski Area, Friday Nov 2, 2018, at Gateway.
Gateway football will play national power Massillon next fall
February 16, 2019
There is another WPIAL school that will be following Penn-Trafford to Massillon, Ohio this upcoming football season to play the Washington High School Tigers.

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5 players to watch in the opening round of the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs
February 15, 2019
The five-day forecast calls for cold weather across Western Pennsylvania, but here are five WPIAL boys basketball players worth braving the wind chill to watch. All five are in action during the first round of the WPIAL playoffs. Keandre Bowles, Woodland Hills, senior Bowles was the WPIAL's leading scorer in

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Woodland Hills’ Keandre Bowles dunks over Gateway’s William Kromka (23) and R.J. Stevenson during their game Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, at Woodland Hills.
5 players to watch in the opening round of the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs
The five-day forecast calls for cold weather across Western Pennsylvania, but here are five WPIAL boys basketball players worth braving the wind chill to watch.

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Southmoreland’s Maggie Moore and the Scotties will play Apollo-Ridge in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs.
Westmoreland basketball playoff preview capsules for Monday’s games
February 13, 2019
Monday’s games

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Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL boys basketball playoffs
February 12, 2019
Here is a breakdown of the 2019 WPIAL boys basketball playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: Senior guards Dan Petcash (22.2 ppg) and Greg Shulkosky (16.1) lead a high-scoring Pine-Richland lineup that enters the playoffs on a 19-game winning streak. The Rams average 79.7 points per game, which leads the entire WPIAL.

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McKeesport football fills Week 2 vacancy with defending PIAA champion
February 7, 2019
McKeesport searched both out of state and internationally for a football team to fill its Week 2 vacancy, but ultimately scheduled a five-time PIAA champion instead. Erie's Cathedral Prep will visit Weigle-Schaeffer Stadium on Sept. 6. andquot;We actually had talks with a team from Canada that was supposed to come

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3 WPIAL players added to Big 33 Football Classic roster
Three WPIAL football players joined Pennsylvania's roster for the Big 33 Football Classic. Thomas Jefferson lineman Dom Serapiglia, Seneca Valley inside linebacker Jake Stebbins and McKeesport outside linebacker Thomas Wyatt were announced Thursday as replacements for the high school football all-star game. Pine-Richland linebacker Tyler King was among the three

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WPIAL football players sign with Division I FBS programs
February 6, 2019
Class of 2019 Twenty-one senior football players from the WPIAL accepted scholarships from Division I FBS schools. Three signed letters of intent Wednesday: Division I FBS Tyler Brennan, North Hills, WR/RB, Army* Dante Cephas, Penn Hills, WR, Kent State* Mike Coleman, Woodland Hills, DB, Toledo* M.J. Devonshire, Aliquippa, DB, Kentucky

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No. 4 Penn Hills clinches share of section title with win over McKeesport
February 5, 2019
The Penn Hills boys basketball team is one win away from the Section 1-5A title. The No. 4-ranked Indians, who feature no returning starters from last year's WPIAL title-winning squad, knocked off upstart McKeesport, 65-52, on senior night Tuesday at Penn Hills High School. Tuesday's win guaranteed Penn Hills a

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