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WPIAL Class 6A baseball preseason breakdown

Baseball teams in WPIAL Class 6A in 2018 could not deal with the Big Mac attack. Canon-McMillan used an outstanding one-two punch of pitchers Zach Rohaely and Cam Weston to win not only the school’s first WPIAL championship, but also PIAA gold. However, Rohaley has graduated and there are plenty...
WPIAL Class 6A softball preseason breakdown

Can anyone dethrone Hempfield softball? Many have tried over the past four seasons, but the Spartans have hung on to the top spot in the WPIAL’s highest classification. They have won four straight WPIAL titles and three consecutive PIAA championships. Led by veteran coach Bob Kalp (401-97-1), the Spartans again...
Norwin boys take 3rd at state team bowling tournament

A day after Cedar Crest bowlers won the boys and girls singles titles, the school also captured the boys team state tournament title at 222 Lanes in Ephrata. Norwin finished third in the qualifying round with 4,046 pins to reach the stepladder playoffs. The Knights beat Wilson, 2-1, in the...
Hempfield baseball field backstop damaged by wind

The Hempfield High School baseball field’s backstop suffered wind damage during a recent storm. The wind uprooted a pole holding up the backstop and, according to athletic director Greg Meisner, repairs will begin Tuesday. “It should be finished by Thursday,” Meisner said. “It should be ready for the start of...
Derry’s DeLuca dealing with knee injury

Derry senior Dom DeLuca wrestled with an injured left knee in the PIAA Class AA semifinals and finals in Hershey on March 8-9 according to wrestling coach Mike Weinell. “We knew he tweaked it on Friday in the quarterfinals, but we didn’t know to what extent,” Weinell said. “Looking back...
Leechburg baseball wants more from WPIAL playoffs

For the first time in seven years, Leechburg got a taste of WPIAL postseason baseball last season when the Blue Devils qualified for Class A playoffs, losing to Jeannette, 2-0, in first-round play. Leechburg finished 4-6 in Section 1, grabbing the fourth and final playoff berth. The Blue Devils were...
North Catholic routs Villa Marie, rolls into PIAA Class 4A semifinals

Even with all of its success, WPIAL Class 4A champion North Catholic girls basketball team has been in search of its most complete game of the season, and it seemed like a scare from Blackhawk on Wednesday in the PIAA second round did the trick. After 27 games, the Trojanettes...
Wilder guides Lincoln Park boys past Richland into PIAA Class 3A semifinals

Two-time WPIAL champion Lincoln Park is headed to another state semifinal round in boys basketball. Andre Wilder scored 26 points, including eight during a crucial fourth-quarter run, and Lincoln Park turned back District 6 champion Richland in the PIAA Class 3A quarterfinals Saturday at Hempfield. It is the Leopards’ eighth...
Berlin Brothersvalley too much for Sewickley Academy girls in PIAA quarterfinals

Berlin Brothersvalley girls basketball is starting to smell the chocolate. But before their fans can start launching Hershey’s Kisses at them, the Mountaineers have to dispose of section and District 5 rival Shanksville-Stoneycreek for the second time in four tries. That will be Tuesday at a site and time to...
Chartiers Valley girls stay unbeaten, edge Oakland Catholic in PIAA quarterfinals

Perfection is not supposed to come easy. Oakland Catholic had two shots in the final eight seconds to tie the game and send it into overtime, but missed on both, including a last-second heave that rattled and popped out as Chartiers Valley prevailed 46-43 in a PIAA Class 5A girls...
Deer Lakes’ historic PIAA run ends vs. SharonVideo

During its school-record run through the PIAA postseason, Deer Lakes found the right answer at the right time: a big shot, a key stop, a significant scoring run. It all dried up with a trip to the state semifinals on the line. An off shooting performance, a strong Sharon team...
Fox Chapel’s Manelis leads WPIAL contingent with runner-up finish at PIAA AAA meet

Last year’s PIAA Class AAA boys diving champion, Chambersburg’s Nick Cover, moved on because of graduation, and that opened the door for several from across the state to ascend to the top of the line. Emmaus junior Brendan McCourt was the one who broke through. With 542.75 points, McCourt captured...
Oscar Tshiebwe’s double-double leads Kennedy Catholic past Mt. Lebanon in PIAA quarterfinal

This state quarterfinal win over Mt. Lebanon, a 17-point victory against a WPIAL champion, “was a world-class butt-whipping,” said Kennedy Catholic coach Rick Mancino. Emphasis added on the word “world.” Kennedy Catholic star Oscar Tshiebwe had 25 points and 18 rebounds Saturday and Duquesne recruit Maceo Austin scored 18 as...
DeAngelo, Clark lift Thomas Jefferson girls into PIAA Class 5A semifinals

ALTOONA — It wasn’t the prospect of an all-WPIAL state Class 5A girls basketball semifinal that had Thomas Jefferson’s Jenna Clark and Alyssa DeAngelo laughing and jumping around in the back hallway of the Altoona Area High School Field House on Saturday afternoon. They were just happy to be here....
Vincentian Academy falls short to Shanksville-Stonycreek in PIAA quarterfinals

Ron Moncrief wasn’t shedding tears of sorrow Saturday. The Vincentian Academy girls basketball coach came away as content as possible following a loss to Shanksville-Stonycreek in the PIAA Class A quarterfinals. “We started off 3-8 this year, and to make it to the elite eight is a compliment for the...
WPIAL swimmers earn top-eight seeds for Saturday evening’s PIAA Class AAA finals

LEWISBURG — Several WPIAL swimmers are set to compete for state gold on Day 2 of the PIAA Class AAA swimming championships at Bucknell University. The morning preliminaries began with Mt. Lebanon’s Trinity Ward and Gateway’s Olivia Livingston earning the fourth and fifth seeds, respectively, in the 100-yard freestyle. North...

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