Greg Macafee stories, Page 12

Heading into this season, Shady Side Academy boys basketball coach David Vadnais knew his team was going to be young and would have to find its identity early after a long layoff. Through two games, Vadnais said the Bulldogs are still looking for that identity, but they are having success...

After overcoming a rough start in its second game of the season Friday, the Apollo-Ridge boys basketball team took a small lead midway through the second quarter of its matchup with Valley and never looked back. Senior guard Jake Fello scored 26 points, and Klay Fitzroy chipped in 17 as...

After losing their top three scorers from last season some might have counted Highlands out this season, but coach Tyler Stoczynski and the Golden Rams reloaded and have sent a message. Despite the jump in classification, the Golden Rams aren’t going anywhere. Last season, they were dependent on seniors Korry...

Through its first five games of the season, the Burrell boys basketball team is off to its best start since the 2014-2015 season, and Brandon Coury is a big reason why. The junior shooting guard has scored an average of 20.6 points per game, including a career-high 38 points this...

In typical Burrell fashion, the Bucs went out and made a statement Wednesday during its WPIAL Class AA section 3A match, defeating South Allegheny, Riverview, Knoch, and Valley in convincing fashion. In four duals, the Bucs lost only three matches and gave up 12 total points. For Burrell coach Josh...

When the Highlands Golden Rams took the court for the second time this season Tuesday, they were ready to make another statement after taking down then-No. 1 Mars last Friday on a late 3-pointer. Behind an intense defensive effort, the Golden Rams (2-0, 2-0 Section 4-5A) outscored Plum (1-2, 0-2)...

The Burrell Bucs found themselves with their backs against the wall this weekend in their first dual meet of the season. But, like they always seem to do, the Bucs bounced back. They traded the first four matches of the meet as Butler’s Nathan McMaster (152) and Steven Green (172)...

Hempfield’s senior heavyweight Isaiah Vance has started off his final year of high school wrestling like he has most years, by remaining undefeated. Vance won all four of his matches at the Mid-Winter Mayhem wrestling tournament at Monroeville’s Convention Center this weekend and recorded three pins in under 30 seconds...

The Tigers dominated the North Allegheny Duals this weekend as they hosted Central Catholic, Southmoreland and Chartiers Valley on Saturday. Over the course of three matches, North Allegheny recorded 23 pins and outscored the opposition, 202-16. Chartiers Valley was the only team to win bouts against the Tigers, recording two...

The Sewickley Academy hockey team may have a small roster made up of just 13 players, but they make up for their lack of depth with hard work and talent, and they have gotten off to a hot start this season. Through four games, the Panthers have already matched their...

The Quaker Valley girls basketball team has great expectations this year. They want to lift WPIAL gold and hang a championship banner in their gym. In order to do that, though, coach Tom Demko and the Quakers knew that they would have to get a few signature wins throughout their...

In recent years, the Fox Chapel boys basketball team has shaped its identity around success on the defensive end. Four years ago, when the Foxes finished 19-4, they allowed an average of 53.4 points, and they haven’t allowed an average higher than that since. They look to keep opponents under...

After suffering a pair of disappointing losses and some crucial injuries earlier this season, the Fox Chapel girls basketball team persevered for their first victory of the season Jan. 12 when they took down Section 2-5A foe Hampton, 58-49. Fox Chapel’s first two games resulted in a seven-point loss to...

Three Highlands players are getting one more opportunity to show what they are capable of on the football field. This weekend, seniors Kaleb White, Jeremiah Saunders and Jeremiah Nelson will travel to Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium in Gulf Shores, Ala., to compete in the DREAM All-American Bowl. Players from 25...

Heading into this season, Highlands boys basketball coach Tyler Stoczynski knew he was going to have to ask sophomore point guard Jimmy Kunst to carry the scoring load. On Friday night, when the Golden Rams (1-0, 1-0) visited No. 1-ranked Mars (3-1, 2-1), Kunst stepped up big. After erasing an...

Former Clairton and Penn State star Lamont Wade is heading to the NFL. On Thursday, Wade announced that he was declaring for the NFL draft on his Twitter account after four seasons in State College. Galatians 6:9“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we...

For the past few years, the Fox Chapel boys basketball team has taken pride in its success on defense, but through three games this season, the Foxes haven’t quite lived up to their expectations. After allowing only three teams to score more than 50 points last season and finishing with...

Knoch junior Ryan Lang may have been the best kept secret in the WPIAL heading into this season, but through the Knights’ first three games, the sharp-shooting guard is starting to make a name for himself. Since Knoch’s opener with Mars on Dec. 11, before Gov. Tom Wolf shut down...

The matchup between WPIAL Class 2A No. 1 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and No. 2 Springdale on Tuesday was a year in the making. Both teams but together fantastic seasons last year, but Springdale’s was derailed by Winchester Thurston in the WPIAL quarterfinals before OLSH went on to...

With a new coach and a rejuvenated attitude, the Knoch wrestling team is ready to surprise teams this year as the Knights drop down to WPIAL Class AA and gain a few new wrestlers. Bob Waldron, who is originally from the New Jersey area and has been around wrestling his...

The Burrell wrestling team got its season started off on the right foot this weekend when it traveled to the North Allegheny Wright Automotive Invitational. Out of 13 weight classes, the Bucs had two first-place finishers, one second, two thirds and three fourths. Each weight class had between seven and...

During the North Allegheny Wright Automotive Invitational this weekend, the No. 1 or No. 2 seeded wrestler won 11 of the 13 weight classes. That allowed Burrell freshman Cooper Hornack to stand out in his first varsity competition. The 113-pounder was given the No. 4 seed and worked his way...

Seneca Valley wrestlers started their season with two impressive wins at the Reynolds Duals this past weekend, securing victories over powerhouse Reynolds and Saegertown. Eight different Raiders wrestlers won both their matches Saturday, with Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Chanz Shearer, Tyler Chappell, Connor Smith, TJ Border and Antonio Amelio leading the way....

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are hoping to help improve soccer in western Pennsylvania and they are looking to do it in a big way. On Tuesday, the Riverhounds announced the launch of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds Tournament Series, which is a grouping of tournaments that will take place over the course of...

Before Gov. Tom Wolf put a three-week pause on high school athletics across the state, the Sewickley Academy boys and girls basketball teams were able to reward their players for all their hard work with a game. The boys won a nonsection matchup over Cornell, 68-40, and the girls did...