Greg Macafee stories, Page 38

Camp Hill (24-0) vs. Shady Side Academy (20-1) 11 a.m. Saturday, Hersheypark Stadium Coaches: Jared Latchford, Camp Hill; Mary Lynch, Shady Side Academy Players to watch: Ava Brackett, Camp Hill; Melissa Riggins, Shady Side Academy How they got here: District 3 champion Camp Hill defeated District 4 runner-up Bloomsburg, 4-1;...

Last Saturday, Slippery Rock demolished Gannon by a score of 56-7 en route to becoming the first football team in school history to produce an undefeated record of 10-0. The undefeated record wasn’t the only accomplishment, though. With his sixth extra point of the game, former Plum kicker Jake Chapla...

The Backyard Brawl is no joke. Sophomore guard Au’Diese Toney got to experience it first-hand when the Pitt basketball team made the trip to Morgantown, W.Va. “You could feel the heat. You could really tell that they didn’t like the other team,” said Toney, whose team lost 69-59. “Some people...

For the 11th year in a row, the WPIAL hosted its annual Sportsmanship Summit at the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum on Thursday morning. Close to 600 area student-athletes and athletic directors attended the event as keynote speakers such as Bernie Colbert, the Lead Educator for Coaching Boys into Men; Karen...

The Quaker Valley boys soccer team is heading back to the PIAA Class AA state championship and they are starting to develop quite a sweet tooth. “We love that Hershey chocolate,” senior forward Dom Reiter said. With a 3-0 win over District 10 champion Mercyhurst Prep, the Quakers punched their...

As his team surrounded him during their postgame meeting, Villa Maria girls soccer coach Pete Wagner repeated the goal his team had set at the beginning of the season. They wanted to win a state championship. “Now we are one step closer,” Wagner screamed as his team cheered. The District...

Since he was a little kid, Fox Chapel’s Will Carnevale has dreamed of playing soccer at the next level. Carnevale played for the Foxes as a freshman and a sophomore, but after a few sessions with the PA Classics, which is one of only three clubs in Pennsylvania that participates...

South Fayette had six players named to the Northwest Eight all-conference team and coach Joe Rossi was tabbed as the conference Coach of the Year. Knoch and Montour both had five players named to the team. Blackhawk’s Marques Watson-Trent was named as the Offensive Player of the Year and Montour’s...

Derry’s Justin Huss, Gavin Adams and coach Tim Sweeney all won individual awards in the Class 3A Big East Conference. North Catholic and Derry led the conference with seven first-team all conference selections, which were voted on by coaches. Huss was named the Most Valuable Offensive Player, while Adams was...

Over the course of the past three seasons, the Springdale boys soccer team has proved itself to be one of the best in WPIAL Class A. The Dynamos made a WPIAL playoff appearance in all three years and were on the cusp of a WPIAL championship in 2017 before losing...

After coming up just short in the PIAA Class AA state championship last season, the Deer Lakes boys soccer team came into 2019 with unfinished business. They set a goal for themselves to not only get back to the state championship, but to reach their first WPIAL championship and bring...

Kiski Area is heading into the wrestling season in search of its fourth straight Class AAA WPIAL title, and last weekend a few Cavaliers got to test their mettle at The Surge wrestling tournament at the Pitt-Johnstown. The tournament included teams from all over the region and had some of...

The Deer Lakes boys soccer team wanted an opportunity to avenge its WPIAL Class AA championship loss to Quaker Valley. A win Saturday at Slippery Rock would have given the Lancers that shot. But they ran into Jarrett Harry and Mercyhurst Prep in the PIAA quarterfinals. The relentless junior forward...

Saturday’s PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal matchup between Franklin Regional and Cathedral Prep was a battle of two unbeaten teams. They had met on this stage a year ago, and Franklin Regional ended Cathedral Prep’s season. It turns out that wasn’t enough for the Panthers. Franklin Regional scored two second-half goals...

Heading into Saturday’s PIAA quarterfinal matchup with WPIAL Class A champion Greensburg Central Catholic, the Springdale boys soccer team won’t lack competitive fire. “There are a lot of things that can be extra motivation,” Springdale coach Cesareo Sanchez said. The first is wanting to prove to their opponents that the...

Throughout the postseason, the Deer Lakes boys soccer team has displayed a gift for possessing the ball, passing around opponents and finding a way to put the ball into the back of the net. In their past four games, the Lancers outscored opponents 15-4, and all four goals they allowed...

Tuesday night was a historical one for the Chatham women’s soccer team. The Cougars captured the first playoff victory in the history of the program and did so in dramatic fashion by defeating No. 1 seed Westminster 1-0 in the first round of the President’s Athletic Conference tournament. The Cougars...

Throughout their PIAA first-round matchup with District 6 champion Juniata on Tuesday, the Deer Lakes boys soccer team came within inches of scoring the go-ahead goal. Mike Sullivan hit both goalposts and the crossbar at one point. Ryan Rodgers pushed two shots wide with open space in front of him,...

It only has been two years since the Springdale boys soccer team made a run to the PIAA Class A tournament. During that 2017 season, the Dynamos lost to North Catholic in the WPIAL Class A championship game, then advanced to the state quarterfinals, losing 2-1 to District 9 champion...

Friday night brought a disappointing end to Deer Lakes’ quest for a WPIAL soccer championship. Now the Lancers boys turns their attention to the PIAA Class AA tournament. Deer Lakes (16-5) will take on District 6 champion Juniata at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Bald Eagle Area High School. The Lancers...

Elizabeth Forward’s Anna Resnik has decided where she’ll play collegiate softball, and she won’t have to travel too far to do so. On Sunday evening, Resnik, a junior shortstop, verbally committed to Robert Morris. The Colonials went 14-37 last year in their first season under coach Jexx Varner. Resnik was...

The Mars girls soccer team advanced to the WPIAL Class AAA championship the past two seasons but came up short in both attempts. On Saturday at Highmark Stadium, the Fightin’ Planets made sure the third time was a charm. Top-seeded Mars scored four goals in the first half and never...