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Cross-state meets give North Allegheny swimming, diving teams chance to grow

North Allegheny swimming and diving traveled across the state for two meets with mixed results. The boys and girls teams won convincingly at the All-American High School Invitational on Jan. 10-11 in Wilkes-Barre. Earlier, the boys placed third and the girls fourth in the New Year’s Meet Challenge at Bucknell....
North Allegheny hockey team loaded with PIHL all-stars

Six players who had North Allegheny hockey sitting atop the PIHL are among selections for the league’s Class AAA All-Star game Sunday at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center. Senior forward Tyler Lamark was tied for the league lead with 31 points on 19 goals and 12 assists in 14...
Deaf Latrobe diving coach Brownlee teaching more than technique

Latrobe diving coach Trish Brownlee, who is deaf, said it can be challenging at times to communicate with her divers. “All of my divers know when they first meet me I’m deaf and accept it,” she said. “They are aware I read lips. “They even learned (a) few sign languages...
Quaker Valley runner Daniel Ford working toward WPIAL title defense

The WPIAL Class AA boys track and field championship meet is months away, but Quaker Valley senior Daniel Ford is taking steps to defend his title in the 1,600-meter run. Ford won the boys mile varsity event at the Bishop Loughlin Games in December on Staten Island, N.Y. His time,...
Holm latest from Franklin Regional to choose Mount Union

When Franklin Regional senior Eli Holm committed to compete for Mount Union men’s swimming and diving next season, he continued a trend. Thirteen Panthers in the past five years went on to compete for colleges, said assistant coach Mark Spinola, who put together an Instagram site, @frswimdive, highlighting the group....
North Allegheny grads Ehling, McGrath make impact for Princeton swimming

North Allegheny graduate John Ehling has been a pleasant surprise as a freshman on the Princeton men’s swimming team. “He’s developing into a solid distance swimmer,” Tiger coach Matt Crispino said. “We expect he’ll make some big contributions down the stretch.” Crispino said Ehling, the WPIAL Class AAA silver medalist...
North Allegheny grad plays starring role for Gannon water polo team

North Allegheny alum Drago Marjanovic gave Gannon men’s water polo an added boost after being named varsity Division II All-America by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches. Marjanovic, 20, was one of eight players tabbed for the first team. “He is an international student and only a sophomore,” said...
North Allegheny track star Casey Burton picks Princeton

North Allegheny senior Casey Burton has proven herself as a long jumper, but she is expected to shine in another area, too, for the Princeton women’s track and field team. Burton, 17, committed to compete for the Tigers next season. “She has untapped potential in the short sprints,” Princeton coach...
Latrobe swimming has one of its largest boys teams in years

Latrobe boys swimming and diving is off to a perfect start with one of its largest teams in recent seasons. The Wildcats won three nonsection meets and downed Armstrong in their Section 1-AAA opener. “I expect great things for us,” senior Corbin Makar said. “During my freshman year, we had...
Quaker Valley freshman swims individually at holiday meet

Quaker Valley freshman Emma Smith is a dedicated swimmer who has drive, coach Alexis Glenn said. So, when the Quakers did not have enough swimmers to field a team in the West Allegheny Christmas/New Year Invitational meet Dec. 27-28, Smith asked to compete anyway. “Much of our team was not...
South Fayette senior Duncan signs with Ohio swim team

South Fayette senior Abbie Duncan signed a letter of intent to compete for the Ohio women’s swimming team next season. Tom Donati, her coach with the Mt. Lebanon Aqua Club, said the Bobcats are getting a steal. Donati said Duncan is one of the most talented swimmers he has coached...
Fox Chapel tennis star Charlotte James headed to Davidson

Fox Chapel senior Charlotte James is going south to continue her tennis career. James, 18, who lives in Fox Chapel, signed a letter of intent to compete for the Davidson women’s team next season. “Davidson has the combination of academic and athletic excellence I was looking for,” said James, the...
North Allegheny’s Nico Butera to swim at Wisconsin

Nico Butera, a North Allegheny junior who competes for a USA Swimming club, committed to the Wisconsin men’s team for the 2021-22 season. A member of Team Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics at Pitt, Butera, a 16-year-old from McCandless, reached the B final of the 100-yard freestyle in the Speedo Winter Junior...
North Allegheny swimming, diving teams off to fast start as they look to defend titles

The North Allegheny swimming and diving teams are favored to repeat as WPIAL Class AAA champions and, for the first time, could earn PIAA titles in the same season. Both are 3-0 going into the New Year’s Meet Challenge on Jan. 4 at Bucknell, where they will face squads from...
Quaker Valley’s Annie Wicker to run for William & Mary

A lead from a Quaker Valley alum convinced senior Annie Wicker to sign a letter of intent to compete for the William & Mary women’s cross country and track and field teams next season. Wicker, 17, of Sewickley, said the Williamsburg, Va., school was on her radar because of Zach...
Penn-Trafford swim teams working to refill talent pool

The Penn-Trafford swimming and diving teams are rebuilding but remain optimistic. “We have a core group who should perform well,” coach Dave Babik said. “We are working hard with our new swimmers and divers to build a competitive team.” The Warriors must replace two of the best divers in the...

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