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Alle-Kiski Valley Campus Clippings: Seasons’ premature ends follow bright beginnings
College athletes throughout the country saw their spring seasons come to a sudden end and winter championships halted before completion as the NCAA and NAIA, within a couple of days, canceled all athletic activities amid the widening range of safety measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But before the...
Armstrong County Sports Hall of Fame banquet canceled
The Armstrong County Sports Hall of Fame’s 48th annual induction banquet, scheduled for April 26 at Laube Hall in Freeport, has been canceled, the organization’s secretary, Dennis Wolfe, confirmed Tuesday. The decision came in a unanimous telephone vote of the board of governors Monday evening in conjunction with the continuing...
The Meadows to suspend racing activities
The Meadows in Washington County announced Monday that it is suspending all operations, including racing, in accordance with a mandate issued by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board as part of the ongoing safety measures taken to combat the spread of the coronavirus that causes covid-19. The suspension will go into...
PIAA finalizes Class AAA swimming and diving team standings, second-day champions and medalists
The PIAA has finalized the Class AAA swimming and diving team standings reflecting the results from Thursday’s second-day swims. Amid all of the safety measures being taken in response to the coronavirus that causes covid-19, the PIAA cancelled the Class AAA swimming consolation and championship finals scheduled for Thursday evening....
Class AA swimmers in limbo as coronavirus concerns put state finals on hiatus
Braden Zukowski and his Knoch swimming and diving teammates were eating breakfast about 10 minutes away from Bucknell on Thursday when they got the news the PIAA had postponed Friday and Saturday’s Class AA championship for two weeks because of the ongoing safety response to the coronavirus pandemic. “We finished...
Gateway’s Livingston caps decorated career with pair of PIAA medals
It is often said all good things must come to an end. Olivia Livingston hoped that wasn’t the case with the 50-yard freestyle at last week’s PIAA Class AAA swimming championships at Bucknell. The Gateway senior attempted to win her fourth state title in the event, but a trio of...
PA State Bowling Championships postponed because of coronavirus
In a joint statement, Pennsylvania regional and state bowling tournament directors Dana W. Brown and Shawn Pilyih have announced the PA State Bowling Championships, set for Friday and Saturday at North Versailles Bowl, have been postponed indefinitely as part of the safety response to the coronavirus outbreak. “It’s impossible to...
North Allegheny duo earns medals at PIAA Class AAA girls diving championships
North Allegheny junior Maya Ennis placed 19th two years ago in her first trip to the PIAA Class AAA diving championship at Bucknell. She improved six spots last year and qualified for the finals. On Thursday, Ennis, the WPIAL runner-up to Tigers teammate Christina Shi, made another big jump in...
WPIAL swimmers leave shortened PIAA Class AAA championships with mixed emotions
A range of emotions, from sadness to frustration, enveloped the faces of Class AAA swimmers and coaches, as well as family members and other spectators, when the PIAA announced Thursday that consolation and championship finals would not take place due to coronavirus concerns. “I made the decision after speaking to...
Swimmers from North Allegheny, Fox Chapel claim Class AAA state gold
A trio of WPIAL swimmers took home PIAA Class AAA championships Wednesday on the first day of competition at Bucknell. North Allegheny senior Rick Mihm regained his title in the boys 200-yard individual medley, Fox Chapel freshman Sophie Shao struck gold in the girls 100 butterfly, and North Allegheny senior...
Fast, focused Fox Chapel freshman swims to PIAA gold
Sophie Shao said she was calm, cool and collected in the minutes before her PIAA championship finals swim in the girls Class AAA 100-yard butterfly Wednesday evening at Bucknell. Seeded first after the preliminaries, the Fox Chapel freshman added state gold to the top prize she won in the event...
Norwin’s Tulenko picks up pair of medals at PIAA swim meet
Ethan Tulenko turned a double play Wednesday at the PIAA Class AAA swimming and diving championships at Bucknell. The Norwin senior swam in the finals of both the 50-yard freestyle and the 200 free, and he brought home third- and fifth-place medals. “I was really happy with both swims, getting...
Deer Lakes’ Morrison looks to add PIAA gold to medal collection
Deer Lakes senior Adam Morrison owns two WPIAL gold medals in the Class AA boys 500-yard freestyle. He won his second straight title Feb. 28 at Pitt’s Trees Pool. Now, Morrison has his sights set on the top prize in the state at the PIAA swimming championships at Bucknell. He...
Fox Chapel’s Manelis earns bronze at PIAA Class AAA boys diving championships
Fox Chapel junior David Manelis led the WPIAL contingent with a third-place finish in the Class AAA boys diving championship Thursday at Bucknell University. The WPIAL champion finished the 11-dive competition with 472.25 points and maintained the position he held entering the three-dive finals. “I feel I did all right...
Gateway’s Livingston among WPIAL swimmers advancing to finals of PIAA swimming Day 1
Olivia Livingston is set to compete for her fourth PIAA championship in the Class AAA girls 50-yard freestyle. The Gateway senior is the third seed for Wednesday evening’s championship heat at Bucknell after a swim of 23.48 seconds in the preliminaries. She will test her mettle against the challenge of...
Fox Chapel freshman in position to claim state swimming gold
Sophie Shao was the No. 1 seed in the 100-yard butterfly at the WPIAL Class AAA swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool, and the Fox Chapel freshman turned away all challengers for her first taste of championship gold. She again is a top seed in the 100 fly, this time...
Father’s recovery from injuries motivates Kiski Area swimmer Levi Hansen
Levi Hansen had one of the swims of his life Feb. 28 at the WPIAL Class AAA championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Kiski Area freshman cut more than 5 seconds off his seed time in the 500-yard freestyle, set a school record with a time of 4 minutes, 44.72...
Monroeville native Dinzeo competes at U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials
Aaron Dinzeo has competed in many distance races in his life, but not many were like the one he ran recently with a unique prize on the line. The Monroeville native and former track and field and cross country standout at Cal (Pa.) joined a select group of 260 at...
Plum’s Decheck earns shot to compete with best in state
Joey Decheck swims this week at the PIAA Class AAA championships at Bucknell. The Plum senior caps his career among the state’s best in the 50-yard freestyle. “Joey has always gone about it the right way,” Plum coach Shawn Haupt said. “He trains year-round, works hard, and there’s not a...
A-K Valley campus clippings: Josh Yourish shines for George Mason at A-10 championships
Deer Lakes graduate Josh Yourish transitioned to distance running this winter, and he capped his freshman indoor season at George Mason by helping the 3,200-meter relay team earn bronze Sunday at the Atlantic 10 championships in Kingston, R.I. The quartet’s time of 7 minutes, 45.68 seconds trailed conference champion Rhode...
Riverview, Freeport girls basketball ready to knock off rust
The Riverview and Freeport girls basketball teams saw their stay in the WPIAL playoffs end with quarterfinal losses Feb. 20. But after two weeks away from competition, the Raiders and Yellowjackets have new life in their respective PIAA tournaments. Riverview begins state playoff action Friday against District 5 champion Everett...
Plum senior Cocca raring to go for regional bowling championships
Vincent Cocca knows all about bowling at the state championships. The Plum senior qualified for the singles tournament as a sophomore in 2018 after placing fifth at the Western Regional championships. He also moved on with the Plum boys team in 2017 and last season as the Mustangs were regional...
Fox Chapel, Knoch girls basketball see state playoff dreams fall short
The Knoch and Fox Chapel girls basketball teams gained rooting interests in their respective WPIAL playoff tournaments after both lost in the quarterfinal round Feb. 20 and 21, respectively. The Knights and Foxes, along with several other boys and girls squads in the six classifications, waited in limbo for a...
Several A-K Valley swimmers earn spots in PIAA meet
The PIAA released its preliminary psych sheets Sunday morning for the state swimming and diving championships March 11-14 at Bucknell, and the Alle-Kiski Valley is well represented. Each event will consist of 32 entries. In Class AAA, automatic bids went to 10 district champions, with the other 22 going to...
PIAA releases preliminary psych sheets for state swimming and diving championships
After two days of championship swims and other top performances at Pitt’s Trees Pool, WPIAL individuals and relays now are preparing for the PIAA Class AAA and AA meets March 11-14 at Bucknell. The PIAA released the preliminary psych sheets for both swimming and diving Sunday morning. They contain both...
