Michael Love stories, Page 144
IUP women No. 4 in final WBCA coaches poll
The Indiana University of Pennsylvania women’s basketball team finished its season ranked fourth in the final Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll released Sunday. The Crimson Hawks found themselves in the top five 15 of the 18 weeks and spent three weeks at No. 1. IUP...
Coffman hopes to lift Burrell to early-season victory against rival Freeport
Lea Coffman remembers the moment all too well. Early last season, the Burrell softball team was one inning away from an important section victory over rival Freeport. The Bucs built a 6-0 lead over the first six innings, and Coffman contributed to the advantage in the big way with four...
Sewickley Academy baseball scheduled for game action Monday
The Sewickley Academy baseball team hopes to begin its season Monday against Quigley Catholic at 4:30 p.m. at Nichols Field. Adverse weather and field conditions have postponed or cancelled games on the Panthers’ schedule. Included in that was a cancelled nonsection game from Saturday against South Side Beaver. Sewickley Academy...
Deer Lakes, Kiski Area combine for five titles at Altoona Area Igloo Invitational
Athletes from Deer Lakes and Kiski Area represented the WPIAL on Saturday at the 43rd Altoona Area Igloo Invitational at Altoona’s Mansion Park stadium. The Cavaliers crowned three champions, while the Lancers came home with a pair of first-place finishes. Deer Lakes senior Josh Yourish, a state qualifier last year,...
Riverhounds, Steel FC play to a draw
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Bethlehem Steel FC played to a 2-2 tie in a United Soccer League Championship Eastern Conference game Saturday evening. It was the Riverhounds’ third of four games on the road to start the season. They now are 0-1-2 overall. Kevin Kerr gave Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead...
Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse remains undefeated in early-season play
The Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse team edged Mars 12-11 in a nonsection road game Friday evening. The 2-0 Panthers again are hoping for big things this season after finishing as the WPIAL Class AAA runner-up to Pine-Richland and qualifying for the state playoffs in 2018. Mars placed fourth in the...
Gateway boys lacrosse seeking program’s 1st playoff victory
The Gateway varsity boys lacrosse team is an experienced group. Eighteen seniors out of 22 players on the roster speak to that. “We’re basically in win-now mode,” defender and team co-captain Nick Alexander said. “We’re hoping to get back to the playoffs and make history with a win and go...
Plum girls lacrosse ready to take next step after trip to postseason
The Plum girls lacrosse team qualified for the WPIAL Class AA playoffs last year in only its second season as a full WPIAL member. The Mustangs, as the No. 10 seed, fell to Quaker Valley, 13-3, ending a season full of accomplishments. Now, the goal, second-year coach Kayla Platt said,...
Riverhounds set for match with Bethlehem Steel FC
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds will play the third of four straight road matches to start the 2019 season Saturday when they pay a visit to in-state rival Bethlehem Steel FC. The game is set for 7:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on Pittsburgh’s CW. The teams last met in a United...
Sewickley Academy boys lacrosse hopes to build on opening victory
The Sewickley Academy boys lacrosse team hopes to make it two wins in as many games to start the season when it travels to Franklin Regional for a nonsection matchup Thursday at 7 p.m. The Panthers kicked off their season Tuesday with a 6-1 Section 2-AA victory at Seton La...
Regular-season marks again will be used for WPIAL track and field qualifying
Times, heights and distances recorded during regular-season track and field meets and invitationals again will be used as qualification to the WPIAL championships. For each individual and relay event, a maximum of 24 in AAA and 16 in AA will punch tickets to the WPIAL meet, set for May 16...
Sewickley Academy boys tennis playing up in Class AAA
The Sewickley Academy and Shady Side Academy boys tennis teams are playing up in Class AAA this season. The Indians are familiar with matches in Class AAA, but it’s a new thing this year for the Panthers, who won 14 straight WPIAL Class AA team titles through last year. Sewickley...
Quaker Valley baseball opens season Wednesday
With sunny skies and dry conditions prevailing, the Quaker Valley baseball team is set to open its season Wednesday afternoon at 4 at Chartiers-Houston. The Quakers hope to contend for a playoff spot in 4A after going 5-11 overall and 4-10 in section play last spring. QV is slated to...
Sharrow, Burrell girls again have high expectations for track season
Kaylen Sharrow has her sights set on a return to the PIAA championships in the Class AA 300-meter hurdles. The Burrell senior placed third in the 300 at WPIALs last year and challenged for a medal at states. “I trained throughout the offseason, and I think I am ready for...
Cal (Pa.)’s Seairra Barrett voted to All-America team
Central Valley graduate Seairra Barrett, a redshirt senior forward on the Cal (Pa.) women’s basketball team, is a member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division II All-America team. The team was announced Monday evening. Barrett, who missed last season because of injury, was one of 10 players in the...
IUP, Azusa Pacific to meet in NCAA Elite Eight quarterfinals
The IUP women’s basketball team is putting final preparations in place for Tuesday’s NCAA Division II Elite Eight matchup against Azusa Pacific. The game is set for noon at Ohio Dominican’s Alumni Hall in Columbus, Ohio. IUP (29-3) is seeded third, while Azuza Pacific (28-5) is the No. 6 seed....
Matheny sets national record at PIAA championships
Josh Matheny was witness to history at last year’s PIAA Class AAA swimming championships at Bucknell University. The Upper St. Clair sophomore saw the North Allegheny boys 400-yard freestyle relay swim into the record books and establish a new National Federation of High Schools record. On Saturday evening, Matheny had...
Fox Chapel’s Manelis, Skirboll earn silver at PIAA swimming/diving championships
LEWISBURG — David Manelis wanted to move up the ladder during Saturday’s PIAA Class AAA boys diving championships at Bucknell. The Fox Chapel sophomore placed 10th last year, and this time around, he had designs on improving from his ninth seed. Manelis, the fourth-place finisher at WPIALs three weeks ago,...
Penn-Trafford’s Sherwin just misses out on PIAA diving medal
LEWISBURG — Penn-Trafford senior Logan Sherwin hoped to snag a top-eight medal in his first opportunity to compete at the PIAA Class AAA state diving championships. He stayed close to the top eight throughout the 11-dive meet before finishing ninth with 420.65 points Saturday afternoon at Bucknell University. Sherwin was...
Fox Chapel’s Manelis leads WPIAL contingent with runner-up finish at PIAA AAA meet
Last year’s PIAA Class AAA boys diving champion, Chambersburg’s Nick Cover, moved on because of graduation, and that opened the door for several from across the state to ascend to the top of the line. Emmaus junior Brendan McCourt was the one who broke through. With 542.75 points, McCourt captured...
WPIAL swimmers earn top-eight seeds for Saturday evening’s PIAA Class AAA finals
LEWISBURG — Several WPIAL swimmers are set to compete for state gold on Day 2 of the PIAA Class AAA swimming championships at Bucknell University. The morning preliminaries began with Mt. Lebanon’s Trinity Ward and Gateway’s Olivia Livingston earning the fourth and fifth seeds, respectively, in the 100-yard freestyle. North...
WPIAL swimmers claim 7 state titles on first day of PIAA AAA championships
LEWISBURG — Of the 12 Class AAA swimming state titles earned Thursday on Day 1 of the PIAA championships at Bucknell University, seven were collected by WPIAL individuals or relays. The winning started with the Mt. Lebanon girls 200-yard medley relay and ended about four hours later when the North...
Westmoreland swimmers, divers come up just short of medal stand at PIAA Class AAA meet
Hempfield senior Gavin Mayo was denied a trip to Thursday’s championship finals in the boys PIAA Class AAA 50-yard freestyle by the slimmest of margins. He swam a time of 21.03 seconds in his preliminary heat. The eighth-place finisher produced a 21.02, sending Mayo to the consolation finals by one...
Fox Chapel freshman Skirboll claims 200 IM title at PIAA Class AAA championships
LEWISBURG — Zoe Skirboll was confident she could go under two minutes in the finals of the 200-yard individual medley Thursday at the PIAA Class AAA swimming championships at Bucknell University. The Fox Chapel freshman recorded a time of 2 minutes, .25 seconds in finishing second at WPIALs on Feb....
Penn-Trafford’s Kalik takes 9th at PIAA Class AAA diving championships
WPIAL diving champion Paige Kalik, a senior from Penn-Trafford, led the WPIAL contingent with a ninth-place finish at Friday’s PIAA Class AAA competition. Kalik was 17th after the first round of five dives before moving up to 10th heading into the final round. She ended the event with 401.10 points,...
