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Pine-Richland’s Ethan Pillar picks up where he left off for PIAA champions

Ethan Pillar is a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan, which he knows isn’t a normal occurrence for someone living in the Pittsburgh area. “I hope the people in Pittsburgh don’t hold that against me too much,” Pillar said with a laugh. If he continues to run the ball like he has...
Plum girls golf team shows improvement in inaugural season

In past fall seasons, female golfers at Plum would get their opportunity to compete, but they would have to share the course with their Mustangs male counterparts and challenge for positions in the starting lineup. That started to change last year when a group of Plum girls gathered to test...
Plum boys soccer passes tests in 1st round of section play

It wasn’t easy — Raf Kolankowski would be the first one to say it never is — but the Plum boys soccer team passed all of its tests in the first cycle of Section 4-3A play and sits at the top of the standings in its quest for another section...
Norwin notebook: Seniors make impact in girls soccer win

The Norwin girls soccer team made the most of senior night. The Lady Knights edged past visiting Baldwin, 2-1, for their second win of the season. They broke a four-game losing streak. Senior captains Evelyn Moore and Gabby Schoemer picked up points in the victory. Moore scored the go-ahead goal,...
Comeback win gives Norwin football a boost in confidence

Norwin football coach Mike Brown made a special moment out of his team’s first home win of the season, giving the game ball to his father and assistant coach, Bill Brown, for a birthday present on the Saturday after the victory. It was another reason to celebrate for the Knights,...
North Hills girls volleyball in midst of breakthrough season

A year after Matt White took over a struggling North Hills girls volleyball program, his imprint has already been made. The Indians, who haven’t won a WPIAL postseason match in decades, are off to a strong start in 2023 thanks to a foundation set last year. North Hills sat at...
North Hills senior adds cross country to 3-sport resume, gives team boost

Ella Demoise’s plate was already pretty full heading into her senior year of high school. But she was willing to make a little space, and the North Hills cross country program sure is happy about that. Demoise, who has starred for the Indians in the spring track and field seasons,...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers golfer Jackson Walsh cards albatross

Jackson Walsh decided to go for the green on par 5 first hole at Rittswood Golf Course on Sept. 15. His tee shot left him with 250 yards to the hole, so he pulled out his 4-hybrid and struck it clean. The North Allegheny junior then achieved a rare double...
North Allegheny boys soccer team living up to standards set by 2nd-year coach

This is year two for Manuel Montero, and the North Allegheny boys soccer coach says there’s a much greater comfort level for the team this fall, and it shows. Some of the differences might go unnoticed, but he sees them. “A perfect example is warm-ups,” Montero said. “I don’t micromanage...
Size disadvantage not a problem for Franklin Regional nose guard Jude Gentile

When you think of a nose guards on a football team, former Steeler Casey “Big Snack” Hampton comes to mind. When Hampton played, he stood 6-foot-1, 325 pounds. At Franklin Regional, the Panthers’ starting nose guard is about half that size, sometimes being one of the smallest players on the...
Hampton’s Grace Stitt aces section singles tournament

As Hampton’s Grace Stitt wrapped up a straight-set victory in a 5-0 win over Burrell on Sept. 18, her classmate friend stood with a bouquet of flowers and a handmade sign that read “I’d be SET if you’d be my MATCH at homecoming.” The previous week, Stitt had a date...
Senior Luke Fiscus finding net for top-ranked Hampton boys

When Hampton senior Luke Fiscus began playing soccer, he was always one of the smallest kids on the field. He would get pushed around by other players, and doubts crept into his head. “I was a lot smaller, and I wasn’t nearly as good,” he said. “I wasn’t even sure...
Works pays off when Fox Chapel runner shatters personal best time

Fox Chapel junior cross country runner Ethan Vaughan wanted to get below 17 minutes this season. Last season, Vaughan plateaued with a best time of 17 minutes, 2 seconds. During the Kiski Invitational on Sept. 15 at Northmoreland Park, Vaughan showed what a summer of increased mileage and cross training...
Fox Chapel notebook: Golfers make cut at sectional tournaments

The Fox Chapel boys golf team has found plenty of success at the individual level and is still in the race for the section team title. During the section qualifier Sept. 19, Fox Chapel had four golfers punch their tickets to the WPIAL Class 3A individual championships. Davey Fuhrer led...
Bethel Park volleyball ‘young but competitive’ so far this season

Bethel Park was a veteran girls volleyball squad in 2022 with eight seniors and three juniors. The Black Hawks finished 10-6 overall and 6-4 in Section 2-4A as Peters Township and Canon-McMillan tied for first at 9-1. “This year’s team is young but competitive,” coach Brooke Muraco said. “We are...
Strong start fuels Bethel Park boys soccer toward postseason run

If the first month of the season was any indication, the Bethel Park boys soccer team was looking at a fantastic finish in 2023. As of Sept. 17, Bethel Park was undefeated at 6-0 and in first place in Section 3-3A, one game ahead of Thomas Jefferson (5-1) and Ringgold...

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