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Penn-Trafford boys volleyball aims for another section title
The Penn-Trafford boys volleyball team jumped right into the thick of an intense battle in its season opener Tuesday night, and that was exactly what Warriors coach Jim Schall wanted to see to get a better handle on his team. The Warriors battled back two deficits before losing 3-2 to...
Pine-Richland volleyball looks to deliver on talent
The WPIAL Class AAA boys volleyball champion has emerged from Section 2-AAA in 15 of the past 16 seasons. North Allegheny and Fox Chapel have won the titles. Pine-Richland wants to join that list. Rams coach Shawn Grady enters this season with a talented group of players, and though it...
Fox Chapel boys lacrosse return strong core from WPIAL playoff team
After a 5-10 finish in 2017, the Fox Chapel boys lacrosse team made a quick turnaround last season. The Foxes finished with a 12-4 record and shared the Section 3-AAA championship with North Allegheny and Shady Side Academy. They won their first WPIAL playoff game before losing to eventual champion,...
Plum girls lacrosse ready to take next step after trip to postseason
The Plum girls lacrosse team qualified for the WPIAL Class AA playoffs last year in only its second season as a full WPIAL member. The Mustangs, as the No. 10 seed, fell to Quaker Valley, 13-3, ending a season full of accomplishments. Now, the goal, second-year coach Kayla Platt said,...
Talented Norwin boys volleyball still playing like underdogs
The Norwin boys volleyball team is hoping to end the season the way it began, and there’s a good chance that could happen. On March 23, the Knights invited some of the WPIAL’s most talented teams to their annual tournament, and they won the whole thing. It was nothing personal...
North Allegheny’s Chen selects Pitt to continue swimming career
Great opportunities in and out of the pool persuaded North Allegheny senior Jerry Chen to continue his swimming career with Pitt next season. “The Pitt team is up and coming,” said Chen, 18, of Franklin Park. “When I went on my recruiting trip, I saw firsthand that every single swimmer...
Franklin Regional boys tennis young and experienced at same time
The Franklin Regional boys tennis team (4-0) is counting on a rare mixture to take it on a long playoff run. “The team is unique in that we have only four seniors, and the rest are underclassmen,” coach Howard Fisher said. “We look forward to being a strong contender in...
FR girls lacrosse retools after graduating 8 senior starters from WPIAL semifinalist
The 2018 season was special for the Franklin Regional girls lacrosse team, but the Panthers aren’t looking back. The Panthers, 14-4 last season, came up just short of a berth in the WPIAL championship game under first-year coach and Franklin Regional alum Mackenzie McGuire. But they made the PIAA playoffs...
Shady Side Academy track has plenty of athletes coming back
Last season, the Shady Side Academy boys track team finished 5-4 but brought home WPIAL and PIAA gold. Dino Tomlin, now a senior, led the way as he won WPIAL and PIAA championships in the 300-meter hurdles. He also finished second in the 100 and fourth in the high hurdles....
Pine-Richland, Burrell win at USA Hockey national championships
A pair of Western Pennsylvania hockey teams are shining on the national stage. Pennsylvania Class AA champion Pine-Richland and PIHL Division II runner-up Burrell won their first two games of pool play Thursday and Friday at the USA Hockey High School National Championship in Cleveland, Ohio. Pine-Richland, playing in the...
Arizona basketball offer adds to Donovan Johnson’s month of madness
March has brought more joy than madness for Moon’s Donovan Johnson and his family. Johnson won a state basketball title last Friday in Hershey, watched his brother play in the NCAA Tournament two days later in Columbus, and then on Monday the 6-foot-7 junior received a scholarship offer from Arizona....
Chronicling Burrell’s unparalleled wrestling success
Burrell wrestling reigned supreme for the 13th straight season this past season, continuing a streak of WPIAL Class AA championships that is unmatched in the sport. The Bucs defeated Freedom, 54-21, in the district championship match, adding more hardware to an already crowded trophy case. The years of success has...
Riverview’s Alyssa Cappa ties school record with 17 strikeouts
Alyssa Cappa was in the zone Thursday: the strike zone. The Riverview junior tied the school record with 17 strikeouts in a 10-7 walkoff win over Valley in a nonsection game. Cappa pitched a complete game, giving up six hits and seven runs — a handful of which were unearned....
High school scores, schedules for March 28, 2019
High Schools Baseball Thursday’s results WPIAL Ripken Experience In Myrtle Beach Elkhorn (Wisc.) 9, Hopewell 2 South Park 6, Chardon (Ohio) 0 Nonsection Bishop Canevin 10, Clairton 2 Brentwood 7, Brashear 3 Burgettstown 5, Washington 3 Carrick 14, Springdale 3 Derry 6, Jeannette 4 DuBois Central Catholic 9, Greensburg Central...
High school roundup for March 28, 2019: Bach fans 16 to lead Yough past Albert Gallatin
Jarett Bach entered the season as one of the WPIAL’s top pitchers. On Thursday, he put his arm on display. The senior Pitt recruit allowed four hits and struck out 16 batters in 61⁄3 innings to lead Yough to a 9-2 nonsection victory over visiting Albert Gallatin (1-1). Vinny Martin...
Knoch scores walk-off win over Deer Lakes
Knoch and Deer Lakes no longer share a section, but the longtime baseball rivals proved their meetings still can produce plenty of drama. A back-and-forth game ended in a 6-5 Knoch walk-off win Thursday night at Kelly Automotive Park as Sean McGill scored from second base on Braden Tristani’s infield...
Preview: Bishop Canevin, Carlynton form co-op for track and field; Char Valley boys look to defend section title
The big change for high school track and field in the Carnegie area is Carlynton and Bishop Canevin forming a co-op. It’s the first time the neighboring schools have combined for track and field, though they are no strangers to joining forces. “We had talked about it for year,” Carlynton...
Penn Hills baseball players gain experience on trip to Myrtle Beach
When Jerry Cammuso took over as the Penn Hills baseball coach last season, he wanted to change the culture and perception of the program. Cammuso has been making those strides as the Indians head into his second season following a 6-10 campaign with a 1-9 record in Section 2-6A. Penn...
Penn Hills’ Dunson recognized for defensive play
Penn Hills’ Ariana Dunson has been known for the heart and effort she plays with on the defensive end of the court. That style of play will help her continue to play basketball at the collegiate level. The senior guard plans to play at Cal (Pa.) next fall. “I loved...
North Allegheny girls lacrosse gets defensive in season-opening win
North Allegheny girls lacrosse coach Harry Datz didn’t need much time to diagnosis what made the Tigers’ offense more potent. Behind seven goals from Old Dominion recruit Brooke Ferringer, the Tigers opened the season with a 19-9 win over Franklin Regional in their season opener. It was the most goals...
‘Baptism by fire’ could pay off for Hampton softball
The Hampton softball team had inched its way toward a playoff berth for a couple of years before it finally broke through last year. Now, the freshmen and sophomores who were thrown into the top-notch competition by coach Ron Fedell are juniors and seniors, and they are poised for a...
Small, young Shaler Area volleyball team adapts scheme to find success
Trapper Crain knows the Shaler boys volleyball team isn’t likely to overpower opponents. The 5-foot-10 junior outside hitter wants the Titans to set the pace. For Shaler to extend its streak of making the WPIAL playoffs to a third year, the Titans plan on moving quickly. “During preseason, we did...
Shaler Area’s Kalbaugh sets sights on another trip to state championships
Shaler junior Dalton Kalbaugh is in position to make his accomplishments a seasonal affair. Heading into the outdoor track season, Kalbaugh will try to be the only member of the Titans’ track and field team to reach states in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track. Kalbaugh qualified for the...
Hampton girls lacrosse depth will be tested In quest for three-peat
Hampton girls lacrosse coach Kelsey Viets tells her team every year is a new challenge. This year is no different. The Talbots are among the favorites to win the WPIAL championship, which would be their third in a row. But two weeks ago, the team’s chances took a hit when...
Martindale’s grand slam lifts North Allegheny past No. 1 Hempfield
After missing last softball season with a knee injury, Rachel Martindale was anxious to get back on the field. The North Allegheny senior shortstop, though, could have shelved what seems to have become her second-best sport. She is headed to Akron on a basketball scholarship. She was one of the...
