Greg Macafee stories, Page 39

It has been quite the season for Fox Chapel senior golfer Scott Bitar. Just over a week ago, Bitar captured the WPIAL Class AAA individual championship at Fox Chapel Golf Club, becoming the third Fox Chapel golfer to do so since 2014. Fox Chapel’s Scott Bitar on his play today...

For the first time since 2005, the Class AAAA No. 1 Plum boys soccer team captured the Section 3-AAAA section title and will go into Monday’s nonconference regular-season finale against Allderdice with an undefeated record of 15-0-1. The Mustangs have turned in one of the best seasons in program history....

For the seventh straight year and 10th time in program history, Sewickley Academy captured the WPIAL Class AA boys golf team championship last Thursday at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Belle Vernon. With a team score of 406, the Panthers blew away the Class AA competition and bested runner-up North Catholic...

All season long, the Fox Chapel boys golf team has had a saying that its lived by every match. “Be comfortable being uncomfortable,” coach Bryan Deal said. Turns out, on Thursday afternoon at Cedarbrook Golf Club in Belle Vernon, Fox Chapel didn’t need the second half of its saying. They...

Before heading to Robert Morris, Mike Zolnierczyk left his mark on Springdale High School. He was a three-time All-WPIAL soccer selection, he was named the Class A Player of the Year as a senior and over the course of his last two years, he tallied 26 shutouts and only allowed...

The field is set for the WPIAL team golf championships at Cedarbrook Golf Club on Thursday as six boys teams and four girls teams punched their ticket to the final round on Monday and Tuesday. Teams will tee off around 10 a.m. Boys Class AAA Three-time defending champion Central Catholic...

Two weeks ago, Riverview got its first win, escaping with a 21-20 victory over Imani Christian. Zach Hanlon led the way with 112 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries. But when the Raiders got their second win this past Friday, it was running back/strong safety Dean Cecere who...

Friday night’s WPIAL Class 3A Big East Conference matchup between Burrell and Freeport will pit two teams against each other that have a lot on the line. On one side there is Burrell (4-3, 3-3), a team that hasn’t made the playoffs since 2012 and hasn’t had a winning record...

Professional sports teams often use anything they can to gain a competitive advantage, and in recent years, different forms of analytics have become a norm across the country. But those in-depth analytics typically don’t trickle down to the high school level. So when first-year coach Jason Norris, an industrial engineer...

On Tuesday morning, four boys golf teams from around the Alle-Kiski Valley will travel to River Forest Golf Course to play in a WPIAL Class AA semifinal match and compete for a chance to play for the team championship. The top three teams from the two semifinal matches — the...

Class AAAA Team, record, previous 1. Plum, 13-0-1, 2 2. Norwin, 13-1-1, 3 3. Seneca Valley, 11-2-1, 1 4. Mt. Lebanon, 12-1-1, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 11-2-1, 5 Out: — Class AAA 1. Franklin Regional, 11-0-1, 1 2. Mars, 12-1-1, 2 3. Moon, 13-2, 4 4. Belle Vernon, 13-1, 5 5....

For the second straight year, Freeport is in a position where it needs to win out to secure a playoff spot. After Friday night’s 40-21 win over rival Deer Lakes, the Yellowjackets look pretty comfortable in that situation. Last year, the Yellowjackets started the same way. They lost their first...

Deer Lakes will have to wait another year to see if it can sneak a win past longtime rival Freeport because from the first whistle Friday night, the Yellowjackets showed why they haven’t lost to their Class 3A Big East Conference rival since 2010. Freeport (3-3, 3-3) prevented a Deer...

The brackets and competition sites for next week’s WPIAL boys and girls golf team championships were released Friday. The two Class AA boys semifinal tournaments will take place at Beaver Valley Golf Course and River Forest Golf Course on Tuesday, beginning at 9 a.m. with the top three teams from...

Deer Lakes and Freeport have a storied history in football. The Yellowjackets have dominated that history and lead the rivalry 41-5. The last time Deer Lakes won was in 2010 when it earned its first WPIAL playoff appearance. Another victory came 25 years ago this week, when current coach Tim...

The old saying goes, “Defense wins championships.” And as of late, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC has shown exactly why that’s the case. Before Tuesday’s 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Loudon United FC, the Hounds had not allowed a goal in 698 minutes, which ranks as the second-longest shutout streak in USL Championship...

When it came down to it on Thursday at the Oxford Athletic Complex, the Knoch doubles team of Ally Bauer and Libby Conlon did what they needed to do to come away with a WPIAL Class AA doubles championship. In both of their sets against Greensburg Salem’s Kasey and Paige...

Over the course of the past few years, the Fox Chapel boys golf team have been strokes away from capturing the program’s fifth team championship. In 2015, they finished second to Peters Township by 10 strokes. A year later, they came within a stroke of taking down Central Catholic. They...

New WPIAL champions will be crowned on Thursday when the doubles tournaments conclude at the Oxford Athletic Club in Wexford. On Wednesday, four pairings, two from AA and two from AAA, worked their way into the finals. In Class AA, Knoch’s Ally Bauer and Libby Conlon will take on Greensburg...

With just four games remaining on its regular season schedule, the Freeport boys soccer team is in the thick of the playoff race. And they have every intention of staying there. The Yellowjackets (9-4-1, 7-3-1) are fresh off a 13-0 win over Derry, which came at the back end of...

Since their matchup with North Hills in Week 2, the Kiski Area Cavaliers have had a secret weapon in their backfield. Some refer to him as “Cheat Code” and others refer to him as “Kenny Crisp” but on Kiski Area’s roster, he’s No. 1, Kenny Blake. “Every time he touches...

Deer Lakes and Freeport have a storied history in football. The Yellowjackets have dominated that history and lead the rivalry 41-5. The last time Deer Lakes won was in 2010 when it earned its first WPIAL playoff appearance. Another victory came 25 years ago this week, when current coach Tim...

In recent years, high school athletes have started to specialize in one sport in hopes of improving their chances at playing in college. While some athletes have chosen to play one sport all year long, others have gone the opposite direction and have chosen to play multiple sports in the...

When 36 golfers take to the links at Fox Chapel Golf Club on Tuesday for the WPIAL Class AAA individual championship, three Fox Chapel team members will look to do something only four others have accomplished. Win an individual WPIAL title. Frank Fuhrer III was the first to do so...