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North Allegheny’s Ethan Maravich takes silver at PIAA diving championships

LEWISBURG — A new PIAA Class 3A boys diving champion was guaranteed Wednesday afternoon after last year’s titlist, Governor Mifflin’s Alex Wodehose, graduated and now is diving at Penn State. North Allegheny’s Ethan Maravich, last year’s third-place finisher, hoped it would be him. But Freedom senior Cody Smith, an Arizona...
North Allegheny’s Claire Bacu, Fox Chapel’s Ellie Lange among top seeds after prelim heats at PIAA meet

LEWISBURG — Numerous WPIAL swimmers made their mark and earned spots in evening championship heats Wednesday on the first day of the PIAA Class 3A championships at Bucknell. The boys preliminaries saw North Allegheny and Upper St. Clair go 2-3 in the 200-yard medley relay, and they will swim in...
Mark Jones named Riverview’s head football coach

Mark Jones knew about Riverview football very well from his time as the head coach at rival Leechburg. He got an even more intimate view of the program and the kids who formed its core the past several years as an assistant coach with the Raiders offensive line. Now, Jones...
A-K Valley’s WPIAL champs ready for test vs. state’s best at PIAA swim meet

Kiski Area’s Leah Kunkle enjoyed the chance to celebrate her WPIAL Class 3A girls 100-yard breaststroke gold medal won Feb. 27 at Pitt’s Trees Pool. But not too long after that, it was back to work with the knowledge there was more to be had at the PIAA championships at...
Coaches association sets North Allegheny, Shaler atop WPIAL boys volleyball preseason rankings

WPIAL boys volleyball teams are in the process of preparing for the start of the 2026 season with workouts and scrimmages. The Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association also is gearing up for the start of matches and invitationals Friday and Saturday, and it released its preseason coaches polls Monday morning....
Gateway sports notebook: Gators hockey set for postseason tournament

Gateway hockey coach Dennis Shannon said he’s excited for his team’s prospects in their upcoming junior varsity playoff tournament. That comes after the youthful Gators, who returned to the JV level this season after playing in varsity last year, finished the regular season with seven wins, four losses and five...
Gateway swimmers advance to PIAA championship meet

Gunner Raymer said he was under the weather and not at his best for the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships Feb. 26 an 27 at Pitt’s Trees Pool. “That was a big factor in both of my events,” the Kenyon College (Ohio) commit said. “It was frustrating. I wasn’t 100%.”...
Deer Lakes boys cruise through PIAA 1st round

The Deer Lakes boys basketball team is moving on. The Lancers, in the PIAA playoffs for the third time in four seasons, shook off some early offensive issues and opened a sizeable lead in their Class 4A opening-round game Friday at District 6 champion Huntingdon. Three Deer Lakes players scored...
A-K Valley PIAA basketball playoff preview capsules for March 7, 2026

PIAA basketball playoffs Girls Class A First round 7-6 St. Joseph (14-11) at 9-1 Clarion Limestone (19-7) 1 p.m. Saturday Winner plays: Winner of 7-2 Geibel Catholic (23-3)/6-3 St. Joseph Catholic Academy (24-3) Wednesday in second round (site/time TBD) Players to watch: Bella Barolovic, St. Joseph; Hannah Beggs, Clarion Limestone...
St. Joseph girls set high standard, make return to state playoffs

The St. Joseph girls basketball team again is experiencing the PIAA’s version of March Madness. The Spartans played their way to a fifth straight berth in the Class A state tournament. Hoping to get there now has turned into an expectation, and coach Geoff Dutelle is happy to help fuel...
Fox Chapel girls excited to return to state playoffs after 6-year absence

Marty Matvey came to the Fox Chapel girls basketball team in 2019, just a few months after the Foxes’ last trip to the PIAA playoffs. He had just helped guide South Park to a WPIAL Class 4A semifinal appearance and a trip to the state tournament. Though the Foxes have...
Deer Lakes’ Marco Mangieri to receive Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame Courage Award

Marco Mangieri is this year’s recipient of the Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame’s Courage Award, the organization announced Thursday. The Deer Lakes School District student, 11, has battled leukemia and has been in remission from the disease for five years. Mangieri was named honorary captain for the Lancers varsity...
Plum’s Owen Campbell among A-K Valley wrestlers looking to go for gold at PIAAs

Owen Campbell checked a box on his senior-year goals list when he won his 100th match at the North Hills Duals in December. Another goal the Plum senior targeted was the 130-win mark, which would put him in even more select company on the Plum all-time wins list. He earned...
Behind hat trick from Grant Weaver, Mars wins battle of division rivals with Plum in PIHL playoffs

The Mars hockey team won the first meeting this season with Plum, taking a three-goal victory in November in the home-and-home series between PIHL Class A Blue division rivals. The Mustangs returned the favor in the rematch a month later with a shootout triumph, handing the tournament’s No. 1 seed...
Rosters set for 29th Cager Classic at Highlands

The 29th annual Cager Classic, featuring senior basketball players from Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler and Westmoreland counties, is set for March 28 at Highlands. Practices will be 6 p.m. March 26, the skills competition 7 p.m. March 27, and the games — 5:45 p.m. for the girls and 7:45 p.m. for...
WPIAL swimmers earn top seed in 22 events for PIAA championships

The PIAA released the qualifier lists, with alternates, in each Class 3A and Class 2A event for the swimming and diving championships March 11-14 at Bucknell. A minor technical issue forced the PIAA to delay the posting of the Class 3A girls until Monday afternoon. A number of those swimmers,...

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