Greg Macafee stories, Page 30

If you walk up and down Washington Avenue in Bridgeville, things might seem normal. Cars and trucks are still exiting off of Interstate 79 and whizzing through the intersections to reach their next destination. Horns are beeping, gas is being pumped, coffee shops are brewing and pizzas are being delivered...

Originally suspended for 30 days, the 2020 USL Championship season has now been extended through May 10 because of health concerns surrounding the spread of the coronavirus, the USL Championship’s Board of Governors announced Wednesday. Even after the original postponement, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds still held practices in order to stay...

The USL Championship season suspension was extended because of health concerns surrounding coronavirus. After postponing the beginning of the season for a minimum of 30 days last week, the USL Championship’s Board of Governors decided to extend that suspension until at least May 10. USL Championship Extends Temporary Suspension of...

Plum’s Max Matolcsy has seen his football recruitment hit a new level in recent weeks. After receiving offers from Penn on Feb. 7 and Army on Feb. 11, Matolcsy added one that fast-tracked his recruitment when Harvard offered Feb 28. After a great day on campus, I’m blessed to have...

Last season didn’t end the way the Plum softball team wanted it to. After a regular season in which the Mustangs went 15-3, shared the Section 2-5A championship and received the No. 2 seed in the WPIAL playoffs, Plum lost to eventual Class 5A champion West Allegheny in the quarterfinals....

Over the past decade and a half, the Plum baseball team has been a mainstay in the WPIAL playoffs. Up until last season, the Mustangs hadn’t missed the playoffs since 2006. But no program, especially in high school, can avoid a down year, and they experienced theirs last season. They...

After one of its best seasons in 2019, the Knoch softball team heads into this season with a lot of confidence. Last season, the Knights finished 18-3, won a Section 3-4A championship, earned a third-place finish in the WPIAL Class 4A tournament and made a PIAA playoff appearance for the...

As seasons carry on, teams start to gain experience, learn from mistakes and reach their full potential when the postseason approaches. After losing their top four hitters and top two pitchers from a year ago, Knoch will hope that experience builds up a young roster filled with potential. “I like...

Last season didn’t go as expected for the Kiski Area softball team, which battled a lot of adversity along the way. The Cavaliers lost their starting pitcher, Megan Andree, at the beginning of the season and other injuries hampered their ability to be successful. The end result was a disappointing...

In his first year at the helm of the Kiski Area baseball program, coach Aaron Albert led the Cavaliers to the playoffs for the first time since 2016. In year No. 2, they are looking to take another big step. “We’re more confident after making the playoffs and everything last...

The United Soccer League has announced the USL Championship has temporarily suspended the 2020 season for a minimum of 30 days because of health concerns surrounding the coronavirus. USL Championship Temporarily Suspends Play pic.twitter.com/lUwfXvnIbl— USL Championship (@USLChampionship) March 12, 2020 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC was set to begin its season this...

Aliquippa did all it could to derail WPIAL Class 3A champion North Catholic on Wednesday night at North Hills. The ‘Quips played physical and had the Trojans running on an empty gas tank. They erased a 10-point third-quarter deficit and pulled within one point on multiple occasions throughout the final...

All seasons must come to an end. For the Highlands boys basketball team, its storybook season concluded Tuesday night against Grove City in the second round of the PIAA Class 4A playoffs. After the Golden Rams led 10-2 through the first 5 minutes, the Eagles (18-9) slowly gained momentum over...

Just a few weeks after winning its first WPIAL championship since 1995, Highlands’ postseason run came to an end Tuesday night at North Allegheny High School. After scoring 14 points in the first quarter behind a 10-2 run to start the game, it looked like the Golden Rams’ historic postseason...

On the way to becoming the WPIALs all-time wins leader this weekend in Hershey and capturing his second straight state title, Canon-McMillan’s Gerrit Nijenhuis was dominant. He went 4-0 in the 182-pound bracket, winning two matches by decision, one by major decision and one by pin. His final win of...

Throughout its playoff run, opponents have tried to throw Highlands off its game. Whether that means slowing the game down to a laborious, drawn-out pace, or face guarding top shooters Korry Myers and Luke Cochran, the Golden Rams have seen it all since the end of February. But no matter...

When Burrell football coach Shawn Liotta speaks at coaching clinics across the country, he always seems to get asked a certain question. “Someone will always come up to me and ask ‘Coach, how do you play so fast?’ and there are definitely little secrets to that,” Liotta said. So, to...

Last weekend, the Golden Rams lifted gold at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center, celebrating Highlands’ first WPIAL boys basketball championship since 1995. Highlands (22-3) enjoyed its title, but its mission isn’t done. The next chapter begins Friday when the Golden Rams open the PIAA Class 4A playoffs against District 10 third-place...

The Highlands boys basketball team relied on its trio of seniors this season. Johnny Crise, Luke Cochran and Korry Myers are averaging at least 14 points apiece, with Cochran leading the way at 17.2 points. They also have acted as coaches on the court, guiding their younger teammates. It showed...

In its 14 years of existence, the Knoch wrestling program never sent a wrestler to the PIAA tournament. Until now. When senior Guy Deleonardis (23-3) placed fourth in the 160-pound bracket at the WPIAL Class AAA championship this past weekend, he became the first Knights wrestler to qualify for the...

Ian Oswalt already has placed himself among some of the best wrestlers who have been part of the prestigious Burrell program. He is a three-time WPIAL Class AA champion, he has more than 130 wins and two weekends ago he fell just short of winning his second Southwest Regional title....

The road to an individual state championship begins Thursday in Hershey, and 10 Alle-Kiski Valley wrestlers will face three days of competition to bring home a state title. In Class AA, Burrell is sending four wrestlers. Juniors Ian Oswalt and AJ Corrado finished fifth at Hershey last season. Ricky Feroce,...

Controversy arose last week on Twitter when the WPIAL Class AAA brackets were released for the 126-pound weight class. Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps, a three-time WPIAL champion and a two-time PIAA runner-up was given the No. 3 seed. He came in behind Franklin Regional’s Finn Solomon at No. 2 and Waynesburg’s...

During the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs, top-seeded Highlands has shown the capability to win in a multitude of ways. Whether it be the post presence of Johnny Crise or the perimeter shooting of Korry Myers and Luke Cochran, the Golden Rams take whatever their opponents give them. On Saturday, at...

Kiski Area’s Jack Blumer has racked up pins throughout his entire wrestling career. On Friday, he reached a milestone not many have. With a pin of Hempfield’s Trevor Verkleeren in 55 seconds, Blumer earned career pin No. 106 and tied the Cavaliers career pin record set by Shane Kuhn. “Junior...