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Allderdice advances in PIAA playoffs with overtime win against Central Catholic
Mike Quigley has a favorite rim in Allderdice’s gym, one that he’s found is a little softer than the other. The senior surely likes it even more now, after making consecutive 3-pointers just 37 seconds apart in overtime as Allderdice overcame a dreadful start to defeat Central Catholic, 45-43, in...
With Yofan slowed by injury, Fox Chapel boys find way to win in PIAA opener
Lately, during Fox Chapel’s run that has stretched into the PIAA playoffs, the mode of operation has been making big plays in the fourth quarter. Wednesday was no different as Fox Chapel made a variety of key plays — most of the time without standout Eli Yofan on the floor...
Mt. Pleasant enters PIAA swimming event on a roll
The Mt. Pleasant girls swim team captured five WPIAL championships and had numerous other medal-winning and point-producing performances last Thursday and Friday at Pitt’s Trees Pool. It all added up to the program’s first WPIAL Class 2A title. Now, they will join dozens of other swimmers from throughout the Westmoreland...
Westmoreland PIHL playoff capsule: Westmont Hilltop vs. Norwin, Thursday, March 10, 2022
Class A Quarterfinals 5-Westmont Hilltop (13-7) vs.4-Norwin (14-4) 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Palmer Imaging Arena, Delmont Winner plays: Winner of 8-North Hills/1-Fox Chapel in semifinals, 6:45 p.m. March 16 at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center, Moon Ice chips: Westmont Hilltop turned around a five-game losing streak before the new...
Penn Hills refuses to play Kiski Area sports teams this spring over alleged racial taunts
Penn Hills won’t play games against Kiski Area teams this spring because of racial taunts allegedly made by fans during a recent middle school volleyball game. In a letter sent Monday to school district families and staff, Penn Hills superintendent Nancy Hines said “several boys” in the Kiski Area student...
PIAA releases sites, times for Friday 2nd-round basketball playoff games
The PIAA released sites and times for second-round matchups in the state basketball playoff scheduled for Friday. That list includes boys classifications 5A, 4A and A, along with girls classes 6A, 3A and 2A. Those six classifications played first-round games on Tuesday. PIAA basketball playoffs Friday’s second-round games Class 6A...
Norwin carries momentum into Penguins Cup playoffs
The word “monumental” was used to describe this hockey win. Norwin trailed undefeated Fox Chapel, 5-3, with three minutes to play — the Knights were down most of the night — but found a spark as the clock dripped away Feb. 24 at Alpha Ice Complex. A pair of short-handed...
Breaking down the PIAA Class 2A wrestling championships
PIAA Class 2A Championship When: March 10-12 Where: Giant Center, Hershey Schedule • Thursday: Preliminaries and first round, 9 a.m.. First round of consolations, 1:15 p.m. • Friday: Quarterfinals and second round of consolations, 9 a.m. Third round of consolations, 11:45 a.m. Semifinals and fourth round of consolations, 7:30 p.m....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 9, 2022: More PIAA opening round matchups
The opening round of the PIAA basketball postseason is set to conclude Wednesday. The spotlight will shine on boys 6A, 3A and 2A first-round games, along with girls 5A, 4A and A state playoff openers. Inner city battle One of the Class 6A opening-round matchups could be considered a Crummie...
Breaking down the PIAA Class 3A wrestling championships
PIAA Class 3A Championship When: March 10-12 Where: Giant Center, Hershey Time schedule • Thursday: Preliminaries and first round, 4 p.m. First round of consolations, 8:15 p.m. • Friday: Quarterfinals and second round of consolations, 2:15 p.m.; Third round of consolations, 5 p.m. • Saturday: Semifinals and fourth round of...
High school roundup for March 8, 2022: Penn Hills knocks off undefeated District 3 champ
Jaden Dugger scored 18 points and Penn Hills, the seventh-place team out of the WPIAL, rolled to a 62-39 victory over undefeated District 3 champion Lampeter Strasburg in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A boys basketball playoffs Tuesday night. Noah Barren had 14 points and Robert Thomas added...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 8, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs All games 7 p.m. unless noted Class 6A First round Wednesday’s schedule Chambersburg (18-7) at Lower Merion (24-3), 6 p.m.; Abington (16-11) at Pocono Mountain West (21-6); West Chester East (18-7) at Scranton (21-2); Garnet Valley (17-10) vs. Abrham Lincoln (18-8) at West Philadelphia...
‘Special run’ might await Quaker Valley after PIAA 1st-round win over Hickory
The Hickory boys basketball team was in Hershey last winter, playing at Giant Center with a chance to win a state championship. When this year’s tournament wraps up in a few weeks, Hickory coach Chris Mele won’t be surprised if Quaker Valley finds itself in that same spot, vying for...
Former assistant with Penn-Trafford championship team named new Latrobe football coach
Ronald Prady has experienced two recent state championship seasons at Penn-Trafford — as an assistant football coach this past fall and as an assistant softball coach in 2019. Fans of the Wildcats are hoping he will continue that winning trend as the new coach of the Latrobe football program. The...
Deer Lakes comeback bid falls short vs. Penn Cambria in PIAA 1st-round matchup
Down by 16 at the end of the first quarter and 13 at the half, Deer Lakes came back to take a brief lead in the third period. But the Penn Cambria Panthers were ultimately able to hold on, 66-63, in a Class 4A opening-round PIAA tournament game at Ebensburg’s...
Short-handed Belle Vernon advances, gets coach Salvino his 700th career win
After doing postgame interviews, Joe Salvino was sprayed with water as soon as he opened the door to the Belle Vernon locker room. His players surprised him with an onslaught of hydration. Salvino barely got wet, though. The veteran coach has been around plenty of celebrations over the years and...
Highlands opens PIAA playoffs with rout of Brashear
Brashear scored the first two points of Tuesday night’s PIAA Class 5A first-round game at Highlands. But the Golden Rams scored the next 13 to establish themselves on their court. Highlands led by 12 at the end of the first quarter and at halftime, then extended it to 22 at...
A-K Valley PIAA basketball playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Boys Class 6A 3-7 Cumberland Valley (19-7) at 7-1 Fox Chapel (24-1) 6 p.m. Wednesday Coaches: Zach Skrinjar, Fox Chapel; David Vespiognani, Cumberland Valley Winner plays: Winner of 8-1 Allderdice (19-7)/7-3 Central Catholic (18-6) Saturday in the second round (site and time TBD) Layup lines: Cumberland Valley earned a spot...
Wrestlers ready to lay it all on the line at PIAA individual tournament
Michael Buffer’s trademark catchphrase, “Let’s get ready to rumble.” would be a perfect way to kick off the PIAA individual wrestling championships Thursday. It’s time to tighten up the headgear and put it all on the line for 520 young men (260 in each classification) for three days of all-out...
WPIAL Class 3A coaches working on proposal to save qualifiers
With the PIAA individual wrestling tournament set to begin Thursday at Giant Center in Hershey, a group of WPIAL Class 3A coaches is pushing to figure out a proposal to save the district from losing a state individual and team qualifier beginning in the next two-year cycle. The WPIAL currently...
Westmoreland PIAA basketball playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Boys Class 2A First round Greensburg Central Catholic (18-4) at Conemaugh Township (21-3) 7 p.m. Wednesday District seeds: Greensburg Central Catholic 7-3; Conemaugh Township 5-1 Winner plays: Winner of Ridgway (20-5)/Cambridge Springs (13-12) Saturday in second round Layup lines: Greensburg Central Catholic picked up the No. 3 seed in the...
Kiski track hopes to carry indoor performance into spring
After not having a winter indoor track season for two years, Tom Berzonsky was just happy his athletes had an outlet to compete. Berzonsky, in his 21st season coaching the Cavaliers track team, recently guided the team through the TSTCA indoor championships on Feb. 19. “We were happy,” Berzonsky said....
Gold medal performance ‘complete surprise’ for Deer Lakes’ Elizabeth Orosz
Elizabeth Orosz had a performance to remember at the WPIAL gymnastics championships Feb. 12. The Deer Lakes senior won a gold medal in the uneven bars with a score of 9.425 in the Diamond Division. She also placed fifth in the vault and ninth in the all-around against the best...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 7, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs First round All games 7 p.m. unless noted Class 6A Wednesday’s schedule Chambersburg (18-7) at Lower Merion (24-3), 6 p.m.; Abington (16-11) at Pocono Mountain West (21-6); West Chester East (18-7) at Scranton (21-2); Garnet Valley (17-10) vs. Abrham Lincoln (18-8) at West Philadelphia...
High school roundup for March 7, 2022: Erlain lifts Pine-Richland to OT win
Alex Erlain’s second goal of the game was the overtime winner to lead Pine-Richland to a 2-1 victory over Central Catholic in a PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup playoff game Monday night. Esai Morse assisted on the game winner and Daniel Mooney made 18 saves for second-seeded Pine-Richland, which will...
