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Starting young players may pay dividends for northern football teams

 By Jerry Clark 9:13 p.m.
High school football coaches aren’t always eager play a freshman — or even a sophomore — under the glare of the Friday night lights. Sometimes, …
Pine-Richland, Vincentian, Hampton subject to wacky happenings in WPIAL baseball playoffs
By Jerry Clark and Shawn Annarelli 9:12 p.m.
Leading, 3-1, heading into the top of the seventh inning, the Pine-Richland baseball team looked like it was just about to close out the game …
Northern region softball playoff capsules
By Jerry Clark 9:12 p.m.
Shaler softball coach Skip Palmer has dome a lot during the course of his career, and although the opening round of the playoffs this season …
Shaler’s Schwartz dazzles at WPIAL track finals
By Jerry Clark 9:06 p.m.
At the WPIAL track and field championships, Shaler runner Brianna Schwartz blew away the competition by setting records in the 800-meter run with a time …
Northern region girls lacrosse teams advance in playoffs
By Jerry Clark 9:03 p.m.
When the end of the game came, the score was closer than Pine-Richland girls lacrosse coach Tori Trombetta would have liked, but her squad was on the right side of a 12-10 decision against Upper St. Clair. The Pine-Richland offense forced the USC defense to work and mounted an effort …
Walk-off grand slam sends Peters Township to quarterfinals
By Adam Bittner
Carly Konopka made up for her walks in the pitcher’s circle with a walk-off at the plate. The Peters Township pitcher hit a game-ending grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday to lift the Indians to an 8-4 victory against Pine-Richland in the first round of the …
Big first inning vaults Pine-Richland to playoff win over Mt. Lebanon
By Chris Harlan
With outcomes like this, Pine-Richland might be wise to lose more coin flips. The higher-seeded Rams, designated as the visitors, surged ahead Monday with four …
Northern suburbs baseball squads locked and loaded for playoff push
By Jerry Clark
The baseball playoffs have arrived, and it’s little surprise the area yielded co-section winners in Class AAAA with Shaler and Pine-Richland. Hampton swept the section, …
Northern suburbs softball squads primed for WPIAL playoff run
By Jerry Clark
The softball playoffs are upon us, and this season saw a return to the postseason for Pine-Richland and Hampton, and Shaler overcame some early questions …
Pine-Richland softball returns to playoffs
By Jerry Clark
It has been seven seasons since the Pine-Richland Lady Rams softball team has qualified for the playoffs, and the first time current coach Patty White …
Pine-Richland volleyball duo spark team
By Jerry Clark
When attempting to take a program from the bottom to the top, a coach gladly will take hard-working players with athletic skill. At Pine-Richland, Dave …
Pine-Richland girls lacrosse team holds on against Fox Chapel
By Jerry Clark
The Pine-Richland girls lacrosse team is looking to build of its most successful season to date last year, when a trip to the WPIAL finals …
Pine-Richland baseball coach Wolfe earns Courage Award
By Jerry Clark
When it comes to persisting, overcoming and conquering, not many can compare to Pine-Richland baseball skipper Kurt Wolfe. Wolfe has filled his sports résumé with …
Vincentian’s Bartoszewicz, Shaler’s Schwartz and Pine-Richland’s Reinhart shine at major meets
By Jerry Clark
Last weekend, the Baldwin and Pine-Richland Invitationals had local athletes busy as ever as they competed for gold and prepared for the looming WPIAL championship …
Pine-Richland lineman headed to Waynesburg
By Jerry Clark
As an offensive lineman for Pine-Richland, Mike Keefer said he spent his fair share of time working with athletic trainers. His play on the field, …
Olympic wrestling champ Angle visits Pine-Richland
By Jerry Clark
For budding athletes, there is no cooler thing than to learn from an iconic professional in your sport. Seeing just how Calvin Johnson runs a …
Pine-Richland, Hampton softball preparing for playoff push
By Jerry Clark
Although Hampton versus Pine-Richland is a local rivalry, the softball meeting last week had less to do with a win or loss and more with …
Pine-Richland girls lacrosse team wins a pair of games
By Tribune-Review
The Lady Rams continued section play by traveling to Nichol’s Field and facing the Sewickley Lady Panthers.  The Lady Rams scored first with a goal from Hannah Christenson but were soon answered by the Lady Panthers. The defense, led by Emily Thill, Monica Ewansik, Megan Rains and Maura Flaherty, held strong, and …
Pine-Richland’s Drotar leads Lady Rams lacrosse back to playoffs
By Jerry Clark
Last year, the Pine-Richland girls lacrosse team made a stellar run to the WPIAL finals behind three outstanding seniors. The best part of having senior …
Pine-Richland boys volleyball rallies past Shaler
By Jerry Clark
The Pine-Richland and Shaler boys volleyball teams are committed to improving each game with the goal of making the push toward the playoffs. Early on, …
Hampton boys lacrosse rallies past Pine-Richland
By Jerry Clark
This season is one of extreme transition for the Hampton boys lacrosse team. A new coach in Randy Burns coupled with a jump to Division …
Pine-Richland takes leg up in baseball standings over Shaler
By Jerry Clark
There may not have been two hotter teams in WPIAL baseball heading into last week than Shaler and Pine-Richland. The Rams (4-1, 8-1 Section 4-AAAA) …
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review athletes of the week: Pine-Richland’s Marcus Colella, Bethel Park’s Jen Rimmel
By Brian Graham
Marcus Colella School: Pine-Richland Year: Senior Sport: Baseball Claim to fame: A Williams College recruit, Colella is 3-0 with three complete-game shutouts, including victories over …
Senior helps Pine-Richland prepare for baseball season
By Jerry Clark
He is the last tie to the Pine-Richland Rams 2010 WPIAL title team. Shane Heim was a freshman on that squad, and he hopes to …
Drotar helps boost Pine-Richland lacrosse team
By Tribune-Review
The Lady Rams lacrosse team rebounded from its first loss to Peters Township by beating visiting Fox Chapel, 15-6. The Lady Foxes jumped out to …