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Westmoreland County teams well-positioned for high seeds in WPIAL boys, girls basketball playoffs
The WPIAL will unveil its boys and girls basketball playoff seedings and brackets Monday. Tournaments could begin as early as Thursday. The WPIAL finals are set for Feb. 27, 28 and March 1 at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center. Westmoreland County’s representation will be strong on both sides, with a number...
Connellsville wrestling team finishes 3rd in PIAA Class 3A tournament
ALTOONA — Connellsville wrestling coach Bill Swink told his team if it didn’t win the PIAA Class 3A team championship, he would be satisfied with third place. The Falcons, after dropping a hard-fought, 29-23 decision to Bethlehem Catholic, battled to reverse their WPIAL championship loss to Franklin Regional, 28-22, and...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Serena Carnahan, Cade Schimmer
Serena Carnahan School: Plum Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Carnahan, a guard/forward, scored 15 points in a 48-17 win over Gateway in Section 1-5A on Monday night. She followed that with a 14-point performance Thursday in a 46-37 win against another section foe, Fox Chapel. The Mustangs finish...
‘Heartbreaking’ season fuels North Allegheny wrestler Griffen Reid
North Allegheny wrestler Griffen Reid entered last year’s postseason with a knee swollen “larger than a baseball.” He gutted out a win in his first match at sectionals, but painful bursitis forced him to withdraw, ending his sophomore season with three straight forfeit losses. “It just totally ruined my season...
Fox Chapel junior breaks through in shot put
Claire Conti set the Fox Chapel indoor track and field record in the shot put during her freshman season. Now a junior, Conti spent the past two seasons attempting to find a way to hit the 33-foot mark. During Tri-State Track Coaches Association meet No. 4 on Feb. 1 at...
Penn Hills swimmer puts in work in pursuit of goals
Penn Hills junior swimmer Sydney Smith doesn’t want to take her mind off what she is working toward. Smith has inched closer to earning a berth in the WPIAL Class 3A championships in the 100 breaststroke. Smith has a personal best time of 1 minute, 15.20 seconds, which is behind...
As regular season wraps up, Penn Hills boys in position to reach goals
The Penn Hills boys basketball team fought into the position coach Chris Giles hoped they could land at. The Indians already had their ticket to the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs punched before their final section game with Kiski Area. Penn Hills entered the game, the result of which was too...
Plum football trio headed to Ashland while other Mustangs decide on future plans
Noah Odom will continue his football playing career at Division II Ashland University. The Plum senior said he’s excited to share this new venture with a couple of Mustangs teammates, as both Josh Curry and T.J. Futules also have signed with the Eagles football program. “It is truly a blessing...
After 3 key section wins, Plum girls look ahead toward WPIAL playoffs
The Plum girls basketball team is in playoff mode as the regular season has come to a close, and coach Rich Mull and his players are looking forward to what lies ahead. The Mustangs solidified their place in the postseason with a trio of Section 1-5A victories — over Armstrong,...
Norwin notebook: Sophomore sets school record at WCCA swim meet
Norwin sophomore swimmer Amber Klingensmith came home from her first trip to the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championships with more than a good story to tell. She found herself in her school’s record book. A first-year varsity swimmer, Klingensmith broke a long-standing program record in the 100-yard butterfly, taking second...
Brady Mayo scores 45, Beaver outlasts Avonworth in OT to share section title
Brady Mayo found a way to let his coach know he wasn’t feeling stressed, even surrounded by a standing-room crowd in a nail-biting atmosphere that ultimately needed overtime. “He was at half-court guarding, and he looked at me and he winked,” Beaver coach Jason Bumblis said. “I swear to God....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 7, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 50, Fox Chapel 43 New Castle 72, North Allegheny 52 Pine-Richland 64, Seneca Valley 34 Woodland Hills 59, North Hills 34 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 61, Connellsville 59 Hempfield 49, Norwin 32 Upper St. Clair 41, Mt. Lebanon 31 Class...
High school roundup for Feb. 7, 2025: Woodland Hills scoops up playoff spot in section finale
Scoop Smith and Donshae Mosley scored 14 points apiece to lead Woodland Hills to a 59-34 victory over North Hills in Section 1-6A boys basketball Friday night. Calvin Barksdale added 10 points for the Wolverines (11-11, 6-8), who avenged a 26-point loss from earlier this season and clinched a playoff...
Peters Township ends Bethel Park’s playoff hopes
The mission for the Bethel Park boys basketball team was clear. To qualify for the WPIAL postseason in Section 3-5A, they needed to win at home over Peters Township on the final night of section play and have Thomas Jefferson lose to section champion Baldwin. The Highlanders helped with a...
Top-ranked Montour closes out section schedule with win over scrappy Moon
Montour held off a Moon comeback at home Friday night, closing out its Section 4-5A schedule with a satisfying 60-50 win. “We’re trying to go as far as we can, and we’re trying to win everything this year,” Montour center Ama Sow said. “That’s the goal. That’s the mindset.” The...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff field finalized with 84 teams
The WPIAL girls basketball regular season is nearly in the books and the district playoff field has been finalized with 84 teams punching their ticket to ride into the district playoffs. A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five...
Hempfield boys earn satisfying victory over Norwin in regular-season finale
As Max Williams and his senior teammates left the floor with just over a minute to play Friday night, Hempfield interim boys basketball coach Mark Katarski told them to “take your time.” He wanted them to absorb the moment as they checked out of their final game as Spartans —...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff field set with 85 teams
The stretch run is over and the WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is set with 85 district teams set to begin the Path to the Pete. A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five teams to the playoffs while...
Jeannette boys make memories in win over Clairton
It was a special moment Friday on senior night for one Jeannette boys basketball player. Oh, how Casen Clary knows it. He scored the first points of his high school career for the second-ranked Jayhawks in the final minute of their 60-45 WPIAL Section 1-2A victory over visiting Clairton moments...
Connellsville looks sharp, Franklin Regional falls in PIAA Class 3A wrestling quarterfinals
ALTOONA — Franklin Regional saw its dream of winning a PIAA Class 3A wrestling championship slip away Friday. District 11 runner-up Nazareth rallied from an early deficit, won a couple of 50/50 matches and defeated the WPIAL champions 32-29 at Altoona Area High School Field House. The Panthers (18-1) drop...
Kiski Area boys down Penn Hills for 1st section title since 2012-13
Kiski Area boys basketball’s section-championship drought is over. The Cavaliers captured the outright Section 2-5A championship Friday night, their first section title since 2012-13, with a 68-61 victory at Penn Hills. “It means so much that we worked so hard for this,” said Kiski Area coach Corey Smith, who won...
North Catholic boys win section crown by beating Deer Lakes
Beating Deer Lakes on the road to wrap up sole possession of the Section 1-4A boys basketball title came from a foundation North Catholic built in early December. The Trojans lost their first three games, two by 15 or more points. But the lessons North Catholic learned from losing to...
Burrell falls to Faith Christian in state quarterfinals; Bertucci reaches milestone
ALTOONA — Any team hoping to knock off one of the top squads in the country better bring its A-plus game to the mat. Burrell, the WPIAL Class 2A champion, wrestled well Friday against Faith Christian Academy but was unable to keep pace with the talented Lions from Quakertown and...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 6, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Imani Christian 76, Central Catholic 74 (OT) Class 2A Section 2 Northgate 76, Brentwood 54 Section 4 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 54, South Side 26 Southwestern Christian Athletic Conference Cheswick Christian Academy 73, Western PA School for the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 7, 2025: Every section title and playoff-clinching scenario in boys basketball
For some WPIAL boys basketball teams on this final night of section play, it’s kind of like dancing the hokey pokey. If you win, you are in, and if you lose, you are out. That’s what Friday is all about. Section championships and some District 7 postseason berths are still...
