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Valley’s Carter sweeps Cager Classic skills competition
It was never a secret Valley senior Nyjewel Carter was one of the top shooters the Vikings had this season; now he can stake his claim as one of the top shooters in the Alle-Kiski Valley Carter made history by becoming the first person to win all three events at...
Young Valley lineup looks to maintain momentum from trip to quarterfinals
Valley coach Jim Basilone trotted his Vikings off Washington & Jefferson’s Ross Memorial baseball field following a gut-wrenching, 6-5 loss to Brownsville in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals and delivered his most important speech of the season. “I pulled them off to the side, through the gate, and I told...
Moon rallies in 4th quarter to defeat Archbishop Wood in PIAA Class 5A finalVideo
HERSHEY — Moon coach Adam Kaufman was certain that this win would shock folks around the state. Rarely does the Philadelphia Catholic League lose in the state finals, especially not to WPIAL schools. Yet, senior Connor Ryan scored 17 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and Moon overcame...
Valley softball ready to take next step toward success
Nine years have passed since Valley won the WPIAL softball title; it’s been eight years since the Vikings made an incredible run through the state bracket and captured a PIAA Class AAA title. That wave of players who came through won a couple of titles and consequently created a standard...
Freeport’s Brown follows in mother’s footsteps with selection to Cager Classic
Jalen Brown paused a moment before describing the impact his mother, Eve VanDyke, has had on his life and his basketball career. “She’s meant everything to me,” he said. “She’s been there for me through the good times and all the bad times.” VanDyke has never missed one of Brown’s...
Renewed optimism for Gateway boys volleyball team
Three new coaches in three seasons, temporary leadership and a lack of consistency took their toll on the Gateway boys volleyball program. With the arrival of first-year coach Phil Randolph, those days seem to be over. Couple that with Gateway dropping from Class AAA to AA, and, for the first...
Marisa scores 29, Peters Township caps perfect season with 1st PIAA title
HERSHEY — Peters Township completed a perfect season with a 62-49 win over Garnet Valley in the PIAA Class 6A girls basketball finals Friday night at Giant Center. The Indians (30-0) led wire-to-wire on the way to becoming the fourth WPIAL girls basketball team to finish a season undefeated, but...
Montour, Pine-Richland, North Allegheny take aim at Pennsylvania Cup titles
After several years of games being played at Pegula Ice Arena at Penn State, the Pennsylvania Cup high school hockey state championships have returned to an alternate home base. For the second time in three years, the PIHL is hosting and the event returns to the RMU Island Sports Center...
Chartiers Valley girls in search of perfection Saturday in PIAA title game
If they win one more game, they will be known as a perfect team. Win or lose in the PIAA Class 5A girls basketball championship game, maybe it would be more appropriate to refer to this 2018-19 Chartiers Valley squad as the “ultimate” team. “It’s been a total team effort...
North Catholic girls hope defense shines against Bethlehem Catholic
North Catholic’s girls basketball team is known for its offensive production — and rightfully so. With three 1,000-point scorers in Tess Myers, Kylee Lewandowski and Dani Short, the Trojanettes, who have the WPIAL’s second-best offense at 67.4 points per game, can light up the scoreboard. However, the team boasts one...
PIAA Class 5A boys championship breakdown: Moon vs. Archbishop Wood
PIAA Class 5A boys basketball championship Moon vs. Archbishop Wood 8 p.m., Friday at Giant Center, Hershey TV: PCN Radio: WBVP-AM/TribLive HSSN Moon (26-2) Coach: Adam Kaufman No., Name, Pos, Ht., Yr. 3, Jioni Smith, G, 6-2, Sr. 5, Donovan Johnson, F, 6-6, Jr. 10, Austin Ryan, G, 5-11, Sr....
PIAA Class 6A girls championship breakdown: Peters Township vs. Garnet Valley
PIAA Class 6A girls basketball championship Peters Township vs. Garnet Valley 6 p.m., Friday at Giant Center, Hershey TV: PCN Radio: WJPA-FM/TribLive HSSN Garnet Valley (29-1) Coach: Joseph Woods No., Name, Pos., Ht., Yr. 1, Morgan Falcone, G, 5-6, Sr. 20, Emily McAteer, F, 6-0, Sr. 21, Madison McKee, F,...
WPIAL title escaped Moon’s grasp, but PIAA championship now within reach
Moon faced a crossroads after the WPIAL finals, a moment when its basketball season could have gone many different directions. The Tigers had just lost a 16-point second-half lead and the WPIAL Class 5A title, a devastating disappointment that saw them leave Petersen Events Center in tears. Was that too...
Shaler Area softball makes move to Class 5A
Tom Sorce didn’t want any hopeful Shaler softball players doomed by the pressure of a 72-hour performance. The second-year coach let all 36 players who tried out know conditioning and weightlifting would be a part of the process. Sorce said he felt people bought in. “That was the extraordinary part,”...
Shaler Area notes: Unified bocce team competes at state competition
The Shaler unified bocce team wrapped up its season last Wednesday at the state championships in Hershey. The Titans lost their two matches in pool play to North Penn Liberty and Henderson. “The experience at states was a thrill for athletes, partners and families,” Shaler coach Gina Chmielewski said. “We...
Signal Item area baseball teams look to continue run of playoff berths
All three area baseball teams — Bishop Canevin, Carlynton and Chartiers Valley — made the WPIAL playoffs last season. But none lasted past the quarterfinals. They will look to rectify that this season. A look at each team: Bishop Canevin The Crusaders are under the direction of first-year coach Bill...
Injuries slow Hart’s bid for state championship
Hampton wrestling coach Chris Hart preaches it: You always can take more from a loss from a win. The Hampton wrestling team suffered plenty of losses this season, many of them injuries. Some of its top talent, such as state qualifier Ty Kocak and WPIAL-title hopeful Dawson Dietz, were unable...
Hampton baseball to rely on small, talented senior class
When first-year coach Kellen Wheeler sat down his five baseball seniors after he accepted the job last winter, he had a message: They’re going to play, and they’re all going to lead. Wheeler is the third coach of Hampton baseball in less than a year. After Gary Wilson stepped down...
Talented senior class helped guide Penn Hills girls basketball to PIAA tournament
After an early exit in the WPIAL playoffs last season, the Penn Hills girls basketball program had its sights on a championship run with a talented, veteran team. The Indians (17-8, 11-3) were almost able to accomplish their goal of competing for a WPIAL Class 5A championship. However, they fell...
Penn Hills girls bowlers build off state tournament appearance
It’s been five years since the Penn Hills girls bowling team qualified for the state team championships. In a team effort, the Indians qualified for the event this season. The Indians, who placed eighth in 2014, finished in 12th place with 2,982 total pins at the tournament March 16 in...
North Allegheny swim team revels in PIAA 3-peat
The North Allegheny boys swimming team got the three-peat at the PIAA Class AAA championship meet March 15-16 at Bucknell with some new faces. “The path to a state title is always different,” senior and Pitt recruit Jerry Chen said. “We lost some big point scorers and relay members, but...
High school scores, schedules for March 21, 2019
High Schools Baseball WPIAL Friday’s schedule Nonsection Beaver Falls at Neshannock, 4:30 p.m.; Blackhawk at Ellwood City, 4:30 p.m.; Butler vs. Knoch at Kelly Auto Park in Butler, 4 p.m.; California at Carmichaels, 4:30 p.m.; Chartiers Valley at Seneca Valley, 4 p.m.; Cornell at Carrick, 4 p.m.; Frazier vs. Beth-Center...
It will be mom vs. son as Petruskas face off in Cager Classic All-Star game
No one ever picked up an easy win around the Petruska household, and those who were lucky enough to do so know they earned it. It didn’t matter what type of game Mars girls basketball coach Dana Petruska was playing with her sons, she never let them win and nothing...
St. Joseph softball seeking 3rd straight WPIAL playoff appearance
St. Joseph is coming off the two most successful softball seasons in school history, campaigns that established the Spartans as a high-caliber playoff team in WPIAL Class A, and they come into the spring with an important goal. But instead of talking a third consecutive playoff appearance, or a push...
St. Joseph baseball team motivated to reach postseason
The smallest margin possible kept St. Joseph from reaching the WPIAL baseball playoffs last season, an excruciating result for a program that last reached the postseason at the turn of the millennium. Given that several regulars return, the Spartans aren’t forgetting that result. Nor do they wish to repeat it....
