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North Allegheny swimming and diving traveled across the state for two meets with mixed results. The boys and girls teams won convincingly at the All-American High School Invitational on Jan. 10-11 in Wilkes-Barre. Earlier, the boys placed third and the girls fourth in the New Year’s Meet Challenge at Bucknell....

Six players who had North Allegheny hockey sitting atop the PIHL are among selections for the league’s Class AAA All-Star game Sunday at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center. Senior forward Tyler Lamark was tied for the league lead with 31 points on 19 goals and 12 assists in 14...

Latrobe diving coach Trish Brownlee, who is deaf, said it can be challenging at times to communicate with her divers. “All of my divers know when they first meet me I’m deaf and accept it,” she said. “They are aware I read lips. “They even learned (a) few sign languages...

The WPIAL Class AA boys track and field championship meet is months away, but Quaker Valley senior Daniel Ford is taking steps to defend his title in the 1,600-meter run. Ford won the boys mile varsity event at the Bishop Loughlin Games in December on Staten Island, N.Y. His time,...

When Franklin Regional senior Eli Holm committed to compete for Mount Union men’s swimming and diving next season, he continued a trend. Thirteen Panthers in the past five years went on to compete for colleges, said assistant coach Mark Spinola, who put together an Instagram site, @frswimdive, highlighting the group....

North Allegheny graduate John Ehling has been a pleasant surprise as a freshman on the Princeton men’s swimming team. “He’s developing into a solid distance swimmer,” Tiger coach Matt Crispino said. “We expect he’ll make some big contributions down the stretch.” Crispino said Ehling, the WPIAL Class AAA silver medalist...

North Allegheny alum Drago Marjanovic gave Gannon men’s water polo an added boost after being named varsity Division II All-America by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches. Marjanovic, 20, was one of eight players tabbed for the first team. “He is an international student and only a sophomore,” said...

North Allegheny senior Casey Burton has proven herself as a long jumper, but she is expected to shine in another area, too, for the Princeton women’s track and field team. Burton, 17, committed to compete for the Tigers next season. “She has untapped potential in the short sprints,” Princeton coach...

Latrobe boys swimming and diving is off to a perfect start with one of its largest teams in recent seasons. The Wildcats won three nonsection meets and downed Armstrong in their Section 1-AAA opener. “I expect great things for us,” senior Corbin Makar said. “During my freshman year, we had...

Quaker Valley freshman Emma Smith is a dedicated swimmer who has drive, coach Alexis Glenn said. So, when the Quakers did not have enough swimmers to field a team in the West Allegheny Christmas/New Year Invitational meet Dec. 27-28, Smith asked to compete anyway. “Much of our team was not...

South Fayette senior Abbie Duncan signed a letter of intent to compete for the Ohio women’s swimming team next season. Tom Donati, her coach with the Mt. Lebanon Aqua Club, said the Bobcats are getting a steal. Donati said Duncan is one of the most talented swimmers he has coached...

Fox Chapel senior Charlotte James is going south to continue her tennis career. James, 18, who lives in Fox Chapel, signed a letter of intent to compete for the Davidson women’s team next season. “Davidson has the combination of academic and athletic excellence I was looking for,” said James, the...

Nico Butera, a North Allegheny junior who competes for a USA Swimming club, committed to the Wisconsin men’s team for the 2021-22 season. A member of Team Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics at Pitt, Butera, a 16-year-old from McCandless, reached the B final of the 100-yard freestyle in the Speedo Winter Junior...

The North Allegheny swimming and diving teams are favored to repeat as WPIAL Class AAA champions and, for the first time, could earn PIAA titles in the same season. Both are 3-0 going into the New Year’s Meet Challenge on Jan. 4 at Bucknell, where they will face squads from...

A lead from a Quaker Valley alum convinced senior Annie Wicker to sign a letter of intent to compete for the William & Mary women’s cross country and track and field teams next season. Wicker, 17, of Sewickley, said the Williamsburg, Va., school was on her radar because of Zach...

The Penn-Trafford swimming and diving teams are rebuilding but remain optimistic. “We have a core group who should perform well,” coach Dave Babik said. “We are working hard with our new swimmers and divers to build a competitive team.” The Warriors must replace two of the best divers in the...

It was a tough decision, but Norwin senior Matt Federovich committed to the Bucknell men’s track and field team next season. Federovich, 17, also was recruited for soccer. “Although I do love (soccer) and had a successful high school career, I am just as happy to be able to continue...

North Allegheny senior Hannah Lindgren has signed a letter of intent with Delaware to continue her running career. Lindgren placed second in the WPIAL Class AAA girls cross country championship meet this season. She led the Tigers to their second consecutive WPIAL and PIAA titles. A four-time state qualifier, she...

Fox Chapel senior Christian Fitch is the most decorated American runner to come down the pike — literally and figuratively — for the Temple men’s cross country team since James Snyder became coach in 2013. Fitch, 18, of O’Hara, recently signed a letter of intent to compete next season for...

An academic program persuaded Belle Vernon graduate Robert Spekis to continue his swimming career near the sea. Spekis, 19, a freshman on the Nova Southeastern men’s team in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., plans to study marine biology. “I looked for a school that met my academic needs and also had a...

Mt. Lebanon senior Patrick Anderson came up short in his bid for a title at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals on Saturday at San Diego’s Balboa Park. Anderson, 18, placed third in the boys 5K run in 15 minutes, 18 seconds. Josh Methner of Illinois won in...

Bolstered by some new athletes, the Quaker Valley girls swimming team expects to be a serious contender for its first WPIAL title. Second-year coach Alexis Glenn said 12 girls have been added to the roster, many of whom will be standouts. “We definitely will put up a fight for section,...

The Pine-Richland boys swimming team looks forward to improving after finishing at the bottom in the WPIAL Class AAA championship meet last season. Rams coach Pete Barry said sophomores William Laubacher and Trent Vakula, plus the 400-yard freestyle relay team, have the potential to advance to the PIAA meet. Senior...

Thanks to a new workout regimen, the Norwin swimming teams are off to encouraging starts. Second-year oach Doug Watson said four individuals and two relays qualified for the WPIAL Class AAA championships in a recent nonsection meet against Franklin Regional. “Our lineup wasn’t our best,” Watson said. “We wanted to...

North Allegheny graduate Marc Migliozzi made history as a senior on the Akron men’s cross country team. Migliozzi, 21, of Franklin Park became the school’s first cross country runner to qualify for the NCAA championship meet. He placed 103rd of 249 competitors in the Division I men’s 10K race Nov....