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High school volleyball roundup: North Allegheny, Bethel Park win in Class AAA semifinals

 By Keith Barnes 10:39 p.m.
Norwin had its share of struggles when it took on No. 3 Bethel Park in the semifinals of the WPIAL Class AAA boys volleyball playoffs Tuesday at Baldwin. There were communication problems, poor passing, sub-par execution on set plays and a point penalty for an illegal libero substitution that were …
Coward pitches Seneca Valley into semifinals
By Chris Harlan
Throwing a baseball used to cause terrible pain for Seneca Valley’s Connor Coward, but now he’s leaving his opponents hurting. The Raiders’ right-hander threw a …
Multisport athletes draw attention of college recruiters
By Chris Harlan
Mt. Lebanon’s Alex Bookser has footwork nimble enough to impress college football coaches, partly because the 6-foot-6, 295-pounder can spin with ease. Maybe turning around …
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 …
Bethel Park’s pitching rotation finding success with southpaws
By Chris Harlan
When an opposing coach told Bethel Park’s Tony Fisher to expect a left-handed pitcher that day, Fisher responded that he too would be using a …
Bethel Park athletic director set for new leadership role
By Karen Kadilak
In a field dominated by men, Bethel Park athletic director Amy Scheuneman has broken many barriers. She cracked another recently by being voted the first …
High school hockey roundup: Peters Township wins, reaches finals again
By Chris Adamski
Facing the top-scoring team and the highest-scoring player he would all season, Peters Township goalie Brian Baker had support in front of him. “The defense …
North Allegheny, Bethel Park ready to renew ice rivalry
By Chris Adamski
The North Allegheny and Bethel Park hockey teams are close — in ability level and off the ice. When the No. 2 seed Black Hawks …
Mt. Lebanon redeems self, downs Bethel Park
By Chris Harlan
This win came a week later than Mt. Lebanon’s Jordan Holmes would have liked, but it still eased the angst her team had been carrying. …
Talented Bethel Park squad thrives after sluggish start
By Amanda Iannuzzi
Bethel Park won the Class AAA Penguins Cup championship last season after getting off to a slow start. The team is hopeful it can repeat …
Bethel Park tops rival Chartiers Valley to win 1st WPIAL Class AAAA title
By Chris Adamski
Bethel Park girls earn 1st WPIAL title …
Trib Cup: Bethel Park girls rebound to advance to WPIAL title game
By Chris Adamski
There were only two losses in a four-game stretch, but when you’re 28-3, that by far constitutes the worst stretch of the season. For the …
Breaking down the WPIAL basketball championships
By Compiled By Chris Harlan
The WPIAL basketball championships will be contested Friday and Saturday at Palumbo Center. Below is a look at each matchup: Tickets: $10. Palumbo Center will be cleared of fans between the 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. games on Saturday, meaning fans would need two tickets to watch the entire day’s …
Penn-Trafford girls fall in quarterfinals to Bethel Park
By Matt Grubba
Penn-Trafford managed to slow down No. 3 Bethel Park’s girls basketball team, but the Black Hawks buried too many clutch shots. Marecic scored 22 points, …
Bethel Park girls survive quarterfinals test from Penn-Trafford
By Matt Grubba
Bethel Park’s patience was tested in its WPIAL quarterfinal, but a fourth-quarter surge was enough for the Black Hawks to advance. Megan Marecic scored 22 points, and third-seeded Bethel Park limited No. 6 Penn-Trafford to five points in the final quarter to reach the WPIAL Class AAAA semifinals with a …
Mt. Lebanon’s defense returns in victory over Bethel Park
By Chris Adamski
When Mt. Lebanon played Bethel Park on Jan. 3, it allowed a season-high 60 points. That type of production from an opponent is rarer even …
Marecic doing a bit of everything for surging Bethel Park
By Chris Adamski
Bethel Park’s roster lists Megan Marecic as a guard, and Marecic last season was one of the top scoring sophomores in WPIAL Class AAAA girls …
Bethel Park junior Derek Lesnak embraces co-captaincy
By Chris Adamski
For a short time last season, Derek Lesnak was appointed by coach Jim McVay as captain of the Bethel Park hockey team. It was one …
Prospect watch: Bethel Park OT Mike Grimm
By Tribune-Review
MIKE GRIMM 6-foot-7, 315 pounds, OT, Bethel Park Mike Grimm traveled to San Antonio this past week so he could play in a national high …
Bethel Park seniors’ experience, height carry boys team to No. 4 ranking
By Chris Adamski
The Bethel Park boys basketball team went 4-17 three years ago during Ben O’Connor’s first season as coach, but the talent of that season’s freshmen …
McKeesport eyes revenge vs. Bethel Park
By Josh Yohe
It has been two years since Bethel Park’s comeback shocked McKeesport during head coach Jim Ward’s first playoff game. The McKeesport program has never been …
PIHL’s reigning champions face tough roads to repeat
By Chris Adamski
Last March, West Allegheny hockey coach Tim Veach openly bemoaned that his team had little time to savor the school’s first PIHL Penguins Cup championship. …
Late goal catapults Bethel Park girls soccer team to win
By Matt Grubba
Bethel Park was on its way to a second straight shootout until its leading scorer intervened late. A.J. Baroffio turned on the speed to create a breakaway down the left side and fired an angled shot that stayed just under the crossbar to give the third-seeded Black Hawks a 1-0 …
Baldwin set to close out season against Black Hawks
By Ray Fisher
Baldwin will play its final game of the season Friday at home against South Hills rival Bethel Park. Game time is 7:30 p.m. Bethel Park …
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review athletes of the week: South Park’s Tyler Rigby, Bethel Park’s A.J. Baroffio
By Brian Graham
Tyler Rigby School: South Park Year: Senior Sport: Cross country Claim to fame: Tyler Rigby won the championship at the Mingo Invitational in Mingo Creek …