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Franklin Regional runners hope to go the distance at WPIALs

 By Doug Gulasy
Franklin Regional freshman Bria McMahon didn’t run cross country last fall, but it didn’t take her long to catch the eye of distance coach Ashley …
McGrath caps Franklin Regional baseball career with strong season
By Doug Gulasy
Danny McGrath surprised everyone — including himself. When he dove for a line drive off the bat of Plum’s Maleski during the fifth inning of …
Franklin Regional learns from difficult season
By Doug Gulasy
The 2013 softball season turned out to be a learning experience in several ways for the Franklin Regional softball team. In their first season in …
Franklin Regional baseball rally falls short vs. Bethel Park
By Doug Gulasy
The Franklin Regional baseball team tried to rally from a five-run deficit, but its comeback attempt fell short in a 6-3 loss to Bethel Park in the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs Monday at Gateway High School. The Panthers ended the season with a 16-4 record, including an 8-2 …
Franklin Regional lacrosse hopes for 1995 repeat
By Doug Gulasy
Dave Alexander couldn’t help but think back on his own high school lacrosse career at Franklin Regional when looking ahead to the Panthers’ 2013 playoff …
Franklin Regional boys lacrosse team makes run toward playoffs
By Doug Gulasy
Because his team competes in a lacrosse section that includes large schools like North Allegheny and Pine-Richland, Dave Alexander believes in the importance of conditioning. …
Franklin Regional girls lacrosse eager to snap losing streak
By Doug Gulasy
After a winless 2012 season, the Franklin Regional girls lacrosse team began this year on a high note by defeating Hampton in the opener. Since …
Franklin Regional baseball finishes second in section
By Doug Gulasy
The Franklin Regional baseball team can still win slugfests, as evidenced by a 17-16 victory last week over Central Catholic. But the Panthers are proving …
Solid hitting, pitching leads Franklin Regional into postseason
By Chris Adamski
Eleven times during its 18 regular-season games this season, the Franklin Regional baseball team scored in double digits. Not surprisingly, the Panthers won all of …
Baserunning gaffes hurt Plum
By Bill Beckner Jr.
Plum doesn’t mind being called a small-ball team, but there’s one small problem: The Mustangs can’t play that style if they don’t execute on the …
Greensburg Tribune-Review athletes of the week: Franklin Regional’s Danny McGrath, Jeannette’s Nicole Hall
By Andrew John
Danny McGrath School: Franklin Regional Class: Senior Sport: Baseball Claim to fame: McGrath, who has a .519 batting average (27 for 52), went 2 for …
Youth is served for Franklin Regional tennis team
By Doug Gulasy
If a player best represents the rapid rise of the Franklin Regional tennis team this season, it’s Rochan Ramesh. Ramesh, a freshman, began the season …
Franklin Regional track and field makes rare postseason appearance
By Doug Gulasy
Jim Passarelli knows a postseason appearance by the Franklin Regional track and field team is a rare occurrence. He just isn’t sure how rare. “We’ve …
Norwin, Franklin Regional, Penn-Trafford athletes turn in top performances at county track meet
By Doug Gulasy
Silver became the color of the day for local athletes at last weekend’s Westmoreland County Coaches Association meet at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. While no athlete …
New Franklin Regional girls volleyball coach looks to build program from ‘ground up’
By Doug Gulasy
In 10 seasons as the boys volleyball coach at Norwin, Mike Feorene built the Knights into one of the top programs in the WPIAL. He hopes to duplicate that feat in his latest pursuit as the girls volleyball coach at Franklin Regional. Franklin Regional’s board of school directors approved Feorene …
Offense carries load for Franklin Regional
By Doug Gulasy
When Norwin took a 9-0 lead over the Franklin Regional baseball team in the first inning of a game last week, Panthers coach Bobby Sadler …
Franklin Regional learning from losses in tougher section
By Doug Gulasy
The competition in Section 1-AAAA softball is just as difficult as Franklin Regional coach Jim Armstrong expected. And that’s just the way he prefers it. …
Section 1-AAA doubles tournament has familiar end
By Doug Gulasy
The finals of the Section 1-AAA doubles tournament looked familiar. Once again, teams from Latrobe and Penn-Trafford faced off with the championship on the line. …
Franklin Regional runners shine at Latrobe/Hempfield invitational
By Doug Gulasy
Franklin Regional track and field coach Jim Passarelli expects big things this season from the runners on his team. Those runners backed up his belief …
Fast start to season for Franklin Regional baseball 
By Matt Grubba
A year after breaking a playoff drought, Franklin Regional’s baseball team is coming out of the gates quickly this season. The Panthers are off to …
Section 1-AAA singles final a rematch of 2012
By Matt Grubba
The final of the Section 1-AAA tennis singles tournament was the expected rematch. Defending champ Chad Kissell of Latrobe and two-time runner-up Cullen Price of …
Big inning pushes Franklin Regional past Penn-Trafford 
By Matt Grubba
One team got back on track, while another was left seeking a signature win. Franklin Regional broke a tie game open with six hits in …
Blown lead, controversial call send McKeesport to section loss
By Keith Barnes
McKeesport was only six outs away from a statement win in its Section 3-AAAA debut at Franklin Regional. Instead, all the Tigers walked out of Haymaker Park with Monday was an addition to their litany of bitter defeats. McKeesport (1-3, 0-1) blew a three-run lead in the bottom of the …
Trib Cup: Franklin Regional softball team on the move again
By Brian Graham
Jumping sections may be the toughest task the Franklin Regional softball team will have to battle this season. After going 11-1 and winning the section …
Connellsville beats Franklin Regional in softball opener
By Jason Black
Although the Connellsville softball team had not played a game prior to Thursday, the Falcons showed few signs of nerves or rust in their season …