Greg Macafee stories, Page 4

When Abby Pitcairn was a senior at Fox Chapel, she never envisioned the type of success she’d have when she set off to continue her field hockey career at North Carolina. But here she is, three years later, with three NCAA championships under her belt. “Coming into North Carolina, I...

A few years ago, Bill Stoops and William Gras, who are brothers-in-law, were sharing the same bench as the head and assistant coach of the Gateway baseball program. On April 30 and May 6 though, the two coaches found themselves in opposite dugouts as Leechburg and Riverview faced off in...

All season, Shady Side Academy senior Colin Gramley was hoping at least one tennis match would come down to him. Turns out, on May 12, in Shady Side’s biggest match of the season, Gramley got his wish. The Bulldogs were ahead of Franklin Regional, 2-1, in the WPIAL Class AAA...

No. 3 Indiana has been to the NCAA College Cup 21 times, winning eight national titles, and although No. 2 Pitt put up a fight in the semifinals Friday night in Cary, N.C., the Hoosiers showed why they’ve had so much success. In the 79th minute, Indiana sophomore Herbert Endeley...

This season has been full of ups and downs for baseball teams throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley, but on Friday afternoon, nine teams found out their fate for the WPIAL baseball playoffs. First-round games will begin Wednesday at neutral sites with WPIAL championship games being played at Wild Things Park in...

Highlands is starting to hit its stride, and with the WPIAL baseball playoffs right around the corner, the timing couldn’t have been better. Since a 12-5 loss to Freeport on May 4, the Golden Rams have been on a tear. They took two from Section 1-4A champion North Catholic, 7-0...

For the first time since 2015, the Riverview baseball team is heading to the WPIAL Class A playoffs. With a record of 8-5 (7-3 Section 3-1A), the Raiders finished second in their section behind Eden Christian. Though his team has won three of its past four games, Riverview coach William...

It was a year of redemption at the WPIAL boys tennis team championships on Wednesday at North Allegheny High School. Two years after coming up short on the same stage, Shady Side Academy and Quaker Valley captured WPIAL titles by a 3-2 score. After losing to Fox Chapel 3-2 in...

The last time Derry won a section title in baseball, current coach John Flickinger was a senior in high school. The Trojans brought that drought to an end Tuesday. After scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning Monday to earn a come-from-behind victory, the Trojans got to...

For four innings Monday, the Fox Chapel baseball team couldn’t find a way to produce a run. They left two runners on base in the first, one on in both the second and third and one on in the fourth while tallying two hits. Meanwhile, senior right-hander Dante DiMatteo threw...

Tennis has always been a main focus for former PIAA and WPIAL singles champion Luke Ross. During his time at Sewickley Academy, between 2014-17, Ross won three WPIAL singles titles, two PIAA singles titles, and was a PIAA runner-up his freshman year. He could’ve won an additional title but took...

Before the coronavirus pandemic canceled Sewickley Academy’s baseball season last year, Panthers coach Anthony Garofalo saw then-freshman Adin Zorn hitting in the cage and knew he would play a big part in the team’s future. “Obviously, we didn’t get to play, but just seeing him in the cages and stuff,...

Two years ago, Deer Lakes track and field coach Justin Mech took his core group of runners to a meet out in Altoona and came away impressed by a youngster who had joined his squad. “I took this skinny little red-headed freshman, and he did awesome,” Mech said about current...

The Fox Chapel Area Schools Hall of Fame will induct six new individuals and a championship team as part of the 24th annual class during a banquet June 5, at the Harmar House in Cheswick. Each inductee excelled at Fox Chapel and solidified a legacy throughout decorated high school careers....

Not many WPIAL pitchers have been as hot as Fox Chapel’s Dante DiMatteo. In his final starts of April, the hard-throwing right-hander allowed zero hits in 11 innings while striking out 24 batters and walking eight. On April 23, DiMatteo threw a five-inning no-hitter against Section 2-5A opponent Woodland Hills...

Two years ago, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds were the talk of USL Championship as they captured the Eastern Conference title with 68 points. The Black and Gold have changed a lot since that season. Defender Jordan Dover and USL Championship all-time assists leader Kenardo Forbes are the only two players who...

The Freeport Yellowjackets haven’t had too many bright spots this season, but at times, coach Ed Carr’s team has shown exactly what it might be capable of in the future. On Wednesday, the Yellowjackets turned in one of their best performances of the season with a 12-5 victory over Highlands,...

After multiple late-inning comebacks this season, including against Hampton on Tuesday, the Plum baseball team finally ran out of magic Thursday. Trailing by three in the bottom of the seventh, the Mustangs (9-4, 9-1) pushed a run across and put the tying run on second. But Hampton junior Cam Marshalwitz...

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Slippery Rock has found its next athletic director. On Wednesday, the school announced the hiring of 1988 SRU alumna and 2015 Rock Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Dr. Roberta Page as its next director of intercollegiate athletics. She will replace Paul Lueken — the longest tenured athletic director in department...

Aside from a two-run double in the top of the second inning, Knoch held North Catholic in check for a majority of Tuesday’s Section 1-4A baseball game. Senior right-hander Brayden Hageter, who threw five innings of six-hit ball, escaped jams all night and stranded eight runners in the first four...

This season has been filled with ups and downs for the Quaker Valley baseball team. The Quakers recently hit one of their highest points during their Section 2-4A series against Trib HSSN’s Class 4A No. 1 team, Blackhawk. On April 26, the Quakers (4-8, 3-5) dropped a 5-4 decision to...

As a sophomore two years ago, Quaker Valley’s Claire Kuzma placed fifth in the discus at the WPIAL Class AA championships with a throw of 118 feet and 1 inch. She also qualified for the state meet where she placed seventh with a throw of 124-4. Now, after missing a...

Two years ago, Shady Side Academy made a run to the WPIAL Class AAA boys lacrosse semifinals and despite only returning two starters from that year’s team, the Bulldogs are picking up right where they left off. Shady Side is 8-2 with an undefeated section record of 5-0 and has...

Another Pittsburgh native has earned a contract with the Washington Wild Things. On Friday, the Wild Things announced the signing of left-handed pitcher Sean Kealey, who played at Baldwin and also recently finished his college career at Allegheny. Kealey pitched at Wild Things Park last summer during pod play with...