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PIAA girls basketball sites, times: Peters Township vs. Norwin at Keystone Oaks
The PIAA scheduled Peters Township vs. Norwin girls as the late game in a boys/girls basketball doubleheader at Keystone Oaks on Friday night. Start time for the Class 6A quarterfinal is 8 p.m. At 6 p.m., the Nazareth Prep and Monessen boys play in a Class A quarterfinal. Class 6A...
PIAA boys basketball sites, times: Mars, New Castle scheduled back-to-back
WPIAL champions Mars and New Castle will play back-to-back Friday night in a PIAA boys basketball doubleheader at Slippery Rock University. Each team draws a District 10 champion in the quarterfinals. Mars plays Meadville at 6 p.m. New Castle plays Hickory at 8 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s games 1-1 Sun...
Turnovers costly as Quaker Valley loses to Bishop McDevitt in PIAA 2nd round
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Bishop McDevitt forced 15 first-half turnovers and built a 20-point halftime lead in Tuesday night’s 79-47 victory over Quaker Valley in the PIAA Class 4A second round. The Quakers were outscored 26-10 in the second quarter. “They’re the type of team that if they get the lead they’re...
Mars survives foul trouble to defeat York William Penn in PIAA 2nd roundVideo
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Mars coach Rob Carmody wrote one word in bold letters on the whiteboard inside the locker room: Poise. At that moment Tuesday nigt, the Planets were in terrible foul trouble after a whistle-filled first half and they were upset that the officials were calling offensive fouls one after...
5 things to watch in PIAA boys basketball: WPIAL, City League clash
The WPIAL and City League champions will meet head-to-head Wednesday for the fourth year in a row in the PIAA boys basketball playoffs. Mt. Lebanon (23-3) plays Allderdice (22-5) at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Canon-McMillan in a second-round matchup in Class 6A. The clash of champions was once rare, but...
After reaching WPIAL finals, Seneca Valley linemen drawing college offers
Seneca Valley reached the WPIAL football finals last fall behind a strong offensive line, and college coaches have taken notice. Combined, juniors Kevin Meeder and Josh Kaltenberger hold more than a dozen scholarship offers. Meeder, a 6-foot-4, 280-pound tackle, announced his fifth Division 1 offer this week from Monmouth, joining...
Quarzo, Anderson run personal bests at New Balance Nationals Indoor
Brownsville’s Gionna Quarzo and Greensburg Salem’s Malia Anderson, two of the WPIAL’s top runners, set personal bests Sunday at the New Balance Nationals Indoor in New York. Quarzo, a junior, placed 17th in the girls two-mile run in 10 minutes, 35 seconds at the Armory Track and Field Center. Anderson,...
Sites, times posted for PIAA girls basketball 2nd-round matchups
Class 6A Tuesday’s games 1-1 Garnet Valley (26-1) vs. 11-2 Bethlehem Freedom (23-5) at Souderton, 6 p.m. 3-2 Dallastown (25-3) vs. 1-7 Council Rock North (20-6) at Governor Mifflin, 7:30 p.m. 12-1 Cardinal O’Hara (14-11) vs. 1-4 Spring-Ford (22-4) at Harriton, 6 p.m. 2-1 Hazleton (20-5) vs. 1-2 Neshaminy (23-4)...
PIAA 2nd round sites, times announced for boys basketball playoffs
Class 6A Wednesday’s games 1-1 Abington (28-1) vs. 1-4 Pennridge (23-4) at Bensalem, 7:30 p.m. 12-2 Boys Latin (23-5) vs. 1-7 Methacton (21-7) at Harriton, 7 p.m. 11-1 William Allen (18-9) vs. 12-4 La Salle College (14-3) at Geigle Complex, Reading, 6 p.m. 1-3 Lower Merion (25-3) vs. 12-1 Roman...
WPIAL, City League champions will clash at Canon-McMillan
WPIAL champion Mt. Lebanon and City League champion Allderdice will meet Wednesday night at Canon-McMillan in the second round of the PIAA Class 6A boys basketball playoffs. The site was announced on Twitter by the schools. Start time is 7 p.m. PIAA Boys Basketball ? Allderdice vs Mt Lebanon @...
4 WPIAL track standouts compete Sunday at New Balance Nationals Indoor in New York
Four WPIAL track standouts will compete Sunday at the New Balance Indoor Nationals in New York. North Allegheny’s Zach Kinne, Greensburg Salem’s Malia Anderson, Bethel Park’s Emily Carter and Brownsville’s Gionna Quarzo all are scheduled to run at the Armory Track and Field Center. Carter and Quarzo each will enter...
City League champion Allderdice defeats Canon-McMillan in overtime
Canon-McMillan chose to chase Allderdice’s guards around the court, so the Dragons turned instead to their 6-foot-7 center with a scorer’s touch. That’s a versatility few teams have. Capitalizing on his size advantage in the paint, Allderdice senior Dalen Dugger scored 27 points, including two free throws late in overtime,...
WPIAL champion Neshannock advances in PIAA playoffs with 4-point victory over Tyrone
Neleh Nogay scored 14 points and Bella Burrelli added 10 as WPIAL champion Neshannock defeated Tyrone, 42-38, Friday night in a PIAA Class 3A first-round victory at North Allegheny. The Lancers led by only one point after the first quarter and four points at halftime. But their lead peaked at...
WPIAL champion New Castle holds off Titusville in PIAA 1st-round victory
This was the sixth time New Castle entered the state playoffs as WPIAL champion under coach Ralph Blundo, so he understands the so-called “WPIAL hangover” better than most. As the theory goes, WPIAL champions start the PIAA playoffs unfocused and sluggish after their title celebration. But sometimes, when wins aren’t...
5 things to watch in the PIAA boys basketball playoffs
Coach Dan DeRose and his Penn Hills boys basketball players are leaving at 10 a.m. Friday for a four-hour bus ride to Hershey, the site picked for their state playoff opener. Franklin Regional and Pine-Richland will take the same trip this weekend. Without question, WPIAL boys basketball teams will travel...
WPIAL passing leader Tyler Bradley commits to Seton HillVideo
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart quarterback Tyler Bradley, the WPIAL’s top passer last season, committed Tuesday to Seton Hill. He announced his commitment on Twitter. Bradley threw for 3,364 yards as a senior and guided OLSH to the WPIAL Class A title, earning a spot on the Trib 25...
Texas A&M joins schools recruiting Gateway sophomore Derrick DavisVideo
Gateway’s Derrick Davis has another major college football team interested in him. Davis (6-0, 180) announced Tuesday a scholarship offer from Texas A&M, making Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher the latest to recruit the Gators’ star sophomore. He’s quickly become one of the state’s top recruits for 2021. Before Texas A&M,...
Chartiers Valley freshman Aislin Malcolm draws basketball offer from Pitt
Chartiers Valley freshman Aislin Malcolm scored 18 points Saturday at Petersen Events Center when her Colts won the WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball title. Three days later, Pitt offered to make “The Pete” her future home court. The 5-foot-10 guard announced a scholarship offer Tuesday from Pitt, the latest Division...
PCN will re-air Quaker Valley vs. Annville-Cleonas PIAA basketball final from 1999
The Quaker Valley boys basketball team and coach Mike Mastroianni experienced a heartbreaking state championship loss to Annville-Cleonas 20 years ago this winter. If they’re ready, they can rewatch it March 9 at 7 p.m. PCN announced Tuesday that it will re-air some of the great PIAA basketball championship games...
North Hills AD Amy Scheuneman joining WPIAL administration
North Hills athletic director Amy Scheuneman will resign this summer and accept an administrative position with the WPIAL. Scheuneman will become associate executive director, the WPIAL announced Monday, a newly created position in the administration just below executive director Tim O’Malley. The position puts Scheuneman in line to potentially succeed...
Pine-Richland junior Luke Meckler adds 1st FBS offer
Pine-Richland junior Luke Meckler, a two-way standout for the WPIAL champion Rams, added his first FBS offer. Meckler announced an offer from Kent State on Thursday. The 5-foot-10, 175-pound running back and safety already had an Ivy League offer from Dartmouth. Meckler rushed for 1,492 yards and scored 21 touchdowns...
Aliquippa linebacker Zuriah Fisher adds Big 10 offer
Aliquippa junior Zuriah Fisher, a standout linebacker on a state championship defense, added his first Big 10 college offer. Fisher announced a Minnesota offer Friday. The Gophers joined a scholarship list that already included Syracuse, Ball State, Bowling Green, Kent State, Toledo, Temple, UMass and Youngstown State. Rivals ranks Fisher...
Pitt, WVU recruits among Maryland picks for Big 33 Football Classic
Pitt recruit A.J. Woods, a cornerback from Germantown, Md., was among the 38 high school football players chosen to represent Maryland in the Big 33 Football Classic. West Virginia recruits Leighton Bechdel and Osita Smith were also on the all-star game roster announced Saturday. The game is May 27 at...
Mt. Lebanon shows patience in WPIAL championship win over ButlerVideo
Mt. Lebanon wanted to keep the ball out of Ethan Morton’s hands, so the Blue Devils just held onto it themselves. With a two-point lead and 6 minutes left, Mt. Lebanon slowed the pace, ate the clock and used a couple of long possessions to defeat Butler, 62-57, in the...
WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball preview: Butler vs. Mt. Lebanon
Class 6A boys Mt. Lebanon (21-3) vs. Butler (20-4) 9 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center Starting lineups No. 3 Mt. Lebanon (21-3) Coach: Joe David No. Player, Pos., Ht., Yr. 4 Hayden Mitchell, G, 6-2, Sr. 10 Blaine Gartley, G, 5-9, Jr. 20 Mike Palmer, G, 5-10, Sr. 22 Sean...
