Burrell wrestlers begin push for another team title, advance to WPIAL Class 2A semifinals
Burrell senior wrestler Jacob Stewart looks forward to this stretch of the season. When the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs start, the Buccaneers are always on the hunt for more hardware. The two-time defending district champions inched closer to another appearance in the finals by beating Southmoreland, 51-20, in the first...
Springdale gets past Riverview in game between rivals that got chippy
The Riverview and Springdale boys basketball teams battled intensely for 32 minutes. It was natural for some of the emotions to spill over following their Section 2-2A battle. Dynamos players celebrated on the Raiders’ logo after a 50-43 win Tuesday night in Oakmont. Riverview senior Matt Carlino took exception, confronting...
Seven Fields native Ava McNaughton relishes chance to represent Team USA at Olympics
Ava McNaughton felt she made the right decision in eighth grade to play hockey at Bishop Kearney in Irondequoit, N.Y. The Seven Fields native also felt the strain it put on her parents. McNaughton, who was recently selected as a goaltender for the U.S. women’s hockey team, would be fully...
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Foxes’ Lyla Jablon surpasses scoring milestone
Lyla Jablon is tasked with doing much more than scoring for the Fox Chapel girls basketball team. The senior guard has been asked to try and set the tempo for a team with a young roster hoping to make a run at the playoffs in Section 1-5A. Jablon hit the...
Trip to county finals rewarding for Fox Chapel senior wrestler
Adam Haines remembers his worst loss from the 2024-25 wrestling season vividly. The Fox Chapel senior dropped a 1-0 decision to Gateway’s Luke Pawlowski in the blood round of the Allegheny County Tournament at 139 pounds. “That’s been in my head forever,” Haines said. “Doing good this year was to...
Fox Chapel freshman wrestler sees hard work pay off with breakthrough win
Fox Chapel freshman Ariana Morris felt that wrestling was a sport she was destined to compete in. When the Foxes started their own girls team a few years ago, the plan for Morris to follow in her family tradition was set into motion. “My father did it and my brother...
Pitt to honor Shady Side Academy girls basketball coach Jonna Burke
Jonna (Huemrich) Burke was honored to pick up the phone and have Sam Clancy on the other end of line. Clancy, a Pitt graduate who had an 11-year football career in the USFL and NFL, was calling to tell Burke she will be honored Feb. 20 at Pitt’s 64th annual...
Kiski Area puts stamp on section title with rout of Fox Chapel
Kiski Area coach Chris Heater always looks for opportunities to put different guys in the lineup to earn varsity experience. Payton King and Dom Roland took advantage of their opportunities Wednesday night at Fox Chapel. The Cavaliers put an exclamation point on their Section 5-3A title with a 60-9 win...
Knoch solid on both ends of floor in victory over Burrell
The list of things that travel effectively for the Knoch boys basketball team is a long one. The Knights’ efficient, ruthless offense is one with which all their Section 1-4A opponents will have to reckon. Knoch made its first eight shots during a 56-32 road win over Burrell on Tuesday....
Former player, assistant Ben Yeckel steps in to lead Shaler baseball program
Ben Yeckel knows the high standard set by the Shaler baseball program. Yeckel, who is 43 and a 2000 Shaler graduate, knew the feeling as a player. While serving as an assistant for 10 years under Brian Junker, he knew it as a coach too. Continuing that tradition is something...
Key win builds confidence for young Shaler girls lineup after significant injury
Shaler girls basketball coach Tony Grenek isn’t expecting to receive any sympathy cards in the mail for having to adjust his lineup due to injuries. The Titans aren’t planning on waving any white towels either. Shaler took a major hit to its lineup when it lost Reese Smetanka to an...
Fox Chapel runners set 3 records in fast start to indoor track season
Fox Chapel indoor track coach Tom Moul didn’t expect anything spectacular during the first meet of the season at Edinboro University. The Foxes ended up turning in three school-record performances. “It was unusual,” Moul said. “Our expectations were to get some work in and get some experience. I was happy,...
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Shady Side Academy girls heat back up
An overtime loss to Pine-Richland during the Peter Sauer Memorial Tournament had the Shady Side Academy girls basketball team on the war path. The Bulldogs bounced back from their second defeat of the season with three consecutive victories where they produced 60 or more points. In Shady Side Academy’s most...
Fox Chapel boys show signs of finding footing at important time of season
Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar recognized time is getting shorter. After the Foxes lost to New Castle at home, Skrinjar was happy because he felt maybe they had figured things out. After losing to undefeated New Castle in a bizarrely paced contest due to breaks for a television...
Play-from-behind mentality helps push Deer Lakes past Freeport in boys Section 1-4A showdown
Dylan Ferraro always knows the score during the Deer Lakes boys basketball games. The senior forward believes they are always trailing by 10. The Lancers scored eight consecutive points to open the fourth quarter on their way to collecting a 61-45 Section 1-4A win over Freeport on Friday night at...
Kiski Area wrestlers show toughness with win over Armstrong, improve to 14-1
Two staples placed three centimeters into his head won’t slow down Kiski Area wrestler Gavin Murphy. Not if the 133-pound sophomore can help it. Murphy collected a technical fall win over Armstrong’s Brayden Stull on Wednesday to help the host Cavaliers collect a 46-13 section win. There is little that...
