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Connellsville grad Josh Fremd earns knock out at Professional Fighters League event at Robert Morris

There were many activities Josh Fremd was preoccupied with over the past two years. Competing in mixed martial arts wasn’t one of them. When the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships and Professional Fighters League called, the Connellsville and Slippery Rock University graduate’s readiness level wasn’t ideal. “I wasn’t,” said Fremd, who...
Shady Side Academy baseball showing flashes of potential

The Shady Side Academy baseball team doesn’t want to dwell too much on a defeat. The Bulldogs were eliminated in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs last season by eventual state champion Riverside in a more exciting than anticipated 4-3 loss. The Panthers went on to win...
In game vs. Riverhounds, Fox Chapel senior shows poise beyond years

The setting felt familiar to Fox Chapel senior Sean Regan. But the scene was starkly different from what he was accustomed to when he took the field for Steel City FC during the first round of the U.S. Open Cup on March 25 at Highmark Stadium. When the Foxes beat...
Fox Chapel notebook: Girls soccer coach Carlo Prati headed to Shaler; Michael O’Brien joins PSADA

Carlo Prati is going home. That means the Fox Chapel girls soccer program will be looking for a new boss. Prati recently was hired to take over as the coach at Shaler, his alma mater. The Titans finished last season 9-9-1 and upset Franklin Regional in the first round of...
Fox Chapel flag football gets off on right foot with win in 1st game

The Fox Chapel girls flag football team got the boost it needed during its inaugural game against Seneca Valley. The Foxes got through the growing pains associated with a first game with a 21-8 win. Fox Chapel had to learn quickly, as the Foxes played three times during their first...
Knoch’s Neah Ewing, Vinnie DeFelice among shooting stars at Cager Classic skills competition

Senior Neah Ewing was happy to add another bullet point to the long list of accolades the Knoch basketball programs achieved this winter. Ewing watched the boys team go on a program-best ride that ended with its first WPIAL Class 4A title and a spot in the PIAA quarterfinals. While...
Lackluster Riverhounds take care of business vs. Steel City FC in U.S. Open Cup

Pittsburgh Riverhounds coach Rob Vincent felt flummoxed by the lack of intensity his team showed Wednesday night at Highmark Stadium. All of the momentum he believed the Hounds had made during their first few matches was absent against Steel City FC. The Riverhounds beat Steel City FC, 2-1, in front...
Special 2-year run for Shady Side Academy girls ends in state semifinals

Shady Side Academy girls basketball coach Jonna Burke didn’t think the pressure was on the Bulldogs during the PIAA Class 4A semifinals. Shady Side Academy had already proven three times it could beat Greensburg Central Catholic. She didn’t think winning a fourth time would be easy, but didn’t feel the...
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: WPIAL football realignment doesn’t favor Foxes

The changes to how the WPIAL handles football scheduling didn’t move in the direction Fox Chapel hoped it might. When new conferences were announced last week, things were still set up strictly by classification. The Foxes had proposed a system that would shake things up for teams and move things...
Talented Fox Chapel baseball lineup looking for new leaders to emerge

The Fox Chapel baseball team has the pieces to be competitive in the WPIAL’s Class 5A classification. What the Foxes will have to figure out is how to replace some of the leadership that led them to the postseason last year. Fox Chapel coach James Hastings said the group that...
Experience pays off as Plum’s Owen Proskin wins pentathlon at Nike Indoor Nationals

Owen Proskin was no longer the fresh face at the Nike Indoor Nationals. Being a veteran among the group competing in the pentathlon had its perks for the Plum senior. Proskin was able to take a better picture of what he was up against. “It was nice seeing another type...
Oakland Catholic gets past Blackhawk in dramatic WPIAL final rematch to earn trip to HersheyVideo

Josie Fontana felt anxiety when her short jump shot sat on the rim with 54 seconds remaining in the game Tuesday night. The Oakland Catholic senior forward had seen too many of those shots fall short when the Eagles simulated the situation in practice. In this instance, the ball fell...
Flu fighters: Neshannock battles through illness, beats Bishop McCort in PIAA semifinals

Sophia Bonner and her Neshannock teammates had a vital and unorthodox meeting during the morning of a PIAA Class 2A class semifinal Monday night at Armstrong High School. The Lancers battled a virus together before taking on Bishop McCort. Neshannock needed every ounce of energy to sink the District 6...
By staying flexible, Shaler aims to contend for more boys volleyball gold

Anyone working in the Shaler boys volleyball team’s rotation can expect to add a couple of lines to his resume. The Titans will return more seasoned players than they had at the start of last season, but they won’t be nearly as deep as the squad that won the WPIAL...
Competitive fire burns bright for defending WPIAL softball champion Shaler

Tom Sorce is happy to see the healthy competition within the Shaler softball program after the Titans ran off eight straight wins en route to the program’s fourth WPIAL Class 5A championship last season. Shaler saw its season come to an end in the first round of the state playoffs...
Shady Side Academy girls fighting their way through PIAA bracket

The Shady Side Academy girls basketball team hasn’t seen anyone bow in front of them during the PIAA Class 3A playoffs. The Bulldogs, who reached the championship game for the first time in school history last year, have had to scrap their way back to the quarterfinals. Shady Side Academy...

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