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South Parks comes from behind to top Somerset in PIAA first round

 By Adam Bittner
South Park didn’t need extra innings to complete its latest comeback. The Eagles erased deficits of 3-0 and 4-3 to defeat Somerset, 7-5, in the first round of the PIAA Class AAA playoffs Monday at Upper St. Clair’s Boyce/Mayview Recreation Complex. Just as they did in their title game victory …
Unbeaten South Park defeats Hopewell in 9th inning to claim WPIAL Class AAA title
By Chris Harlan
An imperfect ending left South Park perfect. A ninth-inning, bases-loaded walk drawn by South Park’s Adam Thompson forced home teammate Nick Yobbi with the winning …
Breaking down the WPIAL baseball championships
By Compiled By Chris Harlan
Here’s a look at the WPIAL baseball championship games: Class AAAA Seneca Valley vs. North Allegheny 8 p.m., Wednesday, Consol Energy Park Seneca Valley (18-3) …
Chartiers Valley’s Coyne enjoys pre-prom celebration at PIAA meet
By Paul Schofield
SHIPPENSBURG — Talk about an eventful day for Chartiers Valley senior Kristina Coyne. The Eastern Michigan recruit spent the morning competing at the PIAA track …
South Park edges Keystone Oaks in semifinals
By Adam Bittner
South Park pitcher Randy Dobnak and his Keystone Oaks counterpart Jared Skolnicki used dominant performances to add some heat to an already sweltering afternoon. The starters turned Tuesday’s WPIAL Class AAA semifinal at Upper St. Clair’s Boyce-Mayview Recreation Complex into a pitchers’ duel that top-seeded South Park won, 1-0, to …
South Park shuts out rival TJ to reach WPIAL semifinals
By Keith Barnes
Twice this season, Randy Dobnak beat Thomas Jefferson with his arm. In the WPIAL Class AAA quarterfinals Wednesday, the South Park senior did the Jaguars in with his  bat. Dobnak hit a three-run homer in the top of the fifth, and Greg Pantuso added a two-run blast in the sixth …
South Park needs to follow up with title after historic regular season
By Chris Harlan
South Park’s Nick Yobbi enjoyed the baseball program’s milestones in 2013. The Eagles had their first unbeaten regular season while becoming the only team in …
1 pitch costs West Mifflin baseball team in section defeat
By Mark Kaboly
With two of the WPIAL’s best pitchers on the mound — South Park’s Nick Yobbi and West Mifflin’s A.J. Olasz — one mistake could determine the outcome. Olasz’s 1-1 pitch in the fourth inning to Randy  Dobnak might not have been a mistake, but Dobnak sure made it look like …
HS Buzz: South Park bats tough to match
By Bob Frye
The South Park baseball team enters this week unbeaten at 16-0, and there’s no secret for the success. The Eagles can hit. All of them. As a team, South Park is batting .408 with a .545 on-base percentage. They are outscoring opponents, 182-31, and averaging 11.375 runs per game. “We’re …
South Park baseball team stomps struggling Thomas Jefferson
By Mark Kaboly
Thomas Jefferson coach Kevin Gryboski gathered his team a couple of steps beyond first base and uttered only a few words. There probably wasn’t much …
High school notebook: Leechburg granted release to District 6
By George Guido
The Leechburg Area School District has crossed the first hurdle in its quest to move its athletic programs from the WPIAL to PIAA District 6. The WPIAL Board of Control voted unanimously Wednesday to allow the school district to make the move, effective July 1, 2014. Now, District 6 must …
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review athletes of the week: South Park’s Nick Yobbi, Montour’s Stacey Capp
By Brian Graham
Nick Yobbi School: South Park Year: Senior Sport: Baseball Claim to fame: A South Carolina-Aiken recruit, Yobbi struck out seven batters in six innings April …
South Park hammers Elizabeth Forward
By Mark Kaboly
Wylie Field isn’t what you would call a field of dreams. The fans crawling through a hole along the third base line fence to gain access to the bleachers, the basketball/tennis courts doubling as the batter’s eye and a train belting its whistle only feet behind the home team’s dugout …
Elizabeth Forward self destructs in setback
By Mark Kaboly
Wylie Field isn’t what you would call a field of dreams. While the fans crawling through a hole along the third-base line fence to gain access to the bleachers to the basketball/tennis courts doubling as the batter’s eye to a railroad blowing its whistle only feet behind the home team’s …
Trib Cup: Winter sports leaders have plenty of pride for success
By Brian Graham
Punxsutawney Phil may have gotten the end of winter wrong, but the WPIAL schedule shows it’s time for the spring sports season. With two-thirds of …
State title leaves Lindsay, South Park with nothing to prove
By Chris Harlan
HERSHEY — South Park has nothing left to prove. And neither should its star senior. Shelby Lindsay scored 20 points and led South Park to …
Breaking down the PIAA basketball championships
By Chris Harlan and Bill Hartlep
CLASS AA BOYS Beaver Falls vs. Holy Cross 2 p.m., Saturday Beaver Falls  (27-3, WPIAL champion) Coach: Doug Biega No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. 0 Javon Turner G 5-9 So. 2 Cadee Akins G 5-7 Sr. 3 Elijah …
South Park girls rally to beat Blackhawk, advance to title game
By George Guido
South Park girls basketball coach Reggie Wells is going home. The veteran coach, a graduate of Milton Hershey High School, will have his Eagles just …
Trib Cup: South Park girls hoping to take next step in PIAA playoffs
By Chris Adamski
For the second consecutive year, South Park is among the final eight Class AAA girls basketball teams still playing across Pennsylvania. The Eagles are PIAA …
Lindsay leads South Park girls over Hopewell
By Nathan Smith
The Hopewell and South Park girls basketball teams were far from being strangers heading into their PIAA showdown. The Vikings defeated the Eagles in, 49-34, …
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review athletes of the week: North Allegheny’s Sean Hennigan, South Park’s Allison McGrath
By Brian Graham
Sean Hennigan School: North Allegheny Year: Senior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Hennigan scored a game-high 22 points to help the Tigers recover from a …
21 WPIAL wrestlers reach PIAA Class AA quarterfinals
By Bill West
HERSHEY — After he endured the first two losses of his season in one afternoon, Charleroi junior Nick Gavazzi left Johnstown last Saturday with the …
Lineup changes help Serra advance in PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs
By Mark Kaboly
Brian Boehm has been coaching hockey long enough to know that something was just not right. So, just like hockey coaches do, Boehm made changes …
South Park girls beat Elizabeth Forward for WPIAL Class AAA title
By Keith Barnes
Allison McGrath has been a dominant force inside for South Park throughout the playoffs, so there was a bit of concern when the freshman forward …
Freshmen make impact on mat at SW Regionals
By Bill West
South Park freshman Greg Bulsak described himself as a little lackadaisical when he looked back on the first month of this season during the opening …