Nathan Breisinger stories, Page 2
Aliquippa beats Fort Cherry, gets another shot at a football-basketball WPIAL double
For Aliquippa’s senior class, pulling double duty for the second consecutive year was at the front their minds. Winning a WPIAL football and boys basketball title in the 2022-2023 school year was already difficult enough, but the Quips will look to repeat the feat yet again after downing Fort Cherry...
South Korea native Dawson Lee makes immediate impact with Chartiers Valley swimming
Back in the fall, Chartiers Valley swimming and diving coach Morgan Soulia received a message from an aspiring high school swimmer. It was from a junior named Dawson Lee, who recently had moved nearly 7,000 miles away from home. “I got an email from him and he was like, ‘Hi,...
Bishop Canevin aims to win elusive title in PIHL Division 2 playoffs
Sometimes the puck just doesn’t bounce your way. It doesn’t help when that unlucky shot happens on the biggest stage of the season in sudden death. That uncomfortable memory for Bishop Canevin was embedded after falling in overtime on a “fluky” shot from the point against Ringgold in last year’s...
Greensburg Salem girls end string of 1st-round playoff exits with win over Hopewell
Seven years was long enough for Rick Klimchock. First-round exits had become a little too common for the Greensburg Salem in the girls’ basketball playoffs under his watch. That had to change, and it did so in a fashionable way for the Golden Lions with a 43-20 win over Hopewell...
Chartiers Valley girls battle-tested ahead of WPIAL playoffs
At the end of the year, when teams sit down and take a trip down memory lane on how their seasons unfolded, there’s usually a game that sticks out among the rest. The Chartiers Valley girls basketball team has a few selections to choose from. It could be the 40-point...
Burrell boys pull 1st-round upset, knock off 6th-seeded Seton LaSalle
Sometimes all it takes is one win to kick-start a playoff run. For Burrell, its postseason started by upsetting sixth-seeded Seton LaSalle in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round boys basketball game Tuesday. A year ago, the Bucs’ season came to a halt in the opening round against Yough. This time,...
Mt. Pleasant freshman scores clutch win to top Derry in WPIAL quarterfinal thriller
The nervous energy mounted in front of a packed crowd at Derry. The seventh-ranked Trojans were mounting a comeback against No. 4 Mt. Pleasant as they trailed by three points, and it came down to the final bout. It was seasoned Trojan junior Giovanni Beatrice against Vikings freshman Tristan Wtorkiewiecz...
Franklin Regional boys avoid close call with Kiski Area this time
At the start of January, Franklin Regional and Kiski Area clashed at the home of the Cavaliers in a game that saw the home team evaporate a 23-point deficit to take a late lead. But the Panthers’ Cam Rowell sank a late shot to prevent the collapse. In Round 2...
After more than 3 decades as an assistant, new coach takes reins of Chartiers Valley baseball
High school baseball is in Bill Priddy’s DNA. After his own playing days at Montour, Priddy found himself quickly immersed in the adventures of coaching. Spending decades giving back to those who slide on their gloves and step up to the plate, coaching at the high school level has become...
Wave of all-stars powers Chartiers Valley hockey to amazing turnaround
Riding into mid-January with an undefeated record and playing as one of the top teams in the PIHL isn’t easy, but it’s not unexpected when a roster is powered by six all-stars. Chartiers Valley stands alone as the last remaining perfect program in Class A ice hockey with a 13-0...
Highlands’ Kate Myers hits 1,000 career points in victory over Mars
It was a monumental day for Kate Myers on her home floor as she entered the day just 14 points shy of a career milestone. At the 2 minute, 6 second-mark of the second quarter, Myers received the ball on the left wing and let a shot fly from beyond...
Lincoln Park steps into spotlight, tops North Catholic at Pittsburgh Holiday Hoops Classic
In the finale of a festive day at the Pittsburgh Holiday Hoops Classic inside PPG Paints Arena, the Lincoln Park Leopards dominated the North Catholic Trojans en route to a 72-58 win. Coming home from a national tournament in Oregon that saw Lincoln Park go 2-2, the Leopards were in...
Logan Golle’s buzzer-beater lifts Allderdice past Fox Chapel in PPG Paints Arena thriller
Less than two seconds hung on the scoreboard as Allderdice set up for an inbounds play and one final heave. Not only did the Dragons get the pass to their streaking star, but Logan Golle rose up to hit a deep prayer that rattled around the rim and left the...
Season of first continues as Fort Cherry advances to PIAA Class A final
It’s been a season of firsts for the Fort Cherry Rangers. First WPIAL title, first state playoff game, first state playoff win and now a first trip to the PIAA Class A championship game While Fort Cherry was in uncharted territory, its challenger, the Redbank Valley Bulldogs were in a...
Valley girls have much to figure out with major turnover
As the Valley girls basketball team focuses on the start of another season in rugged Section 1-4A, the Vikings will be doing it with a minimal roster. For the first time in Marta Regus’ tenure with the Valley program, the Vikings will be without a junior varsity team and will...
Jenkins wants to toughen up Valley boys basketball
When Ed Jenkins learned of the boys basketball coach opening at Valley in August, he became intrigued. Serving as an assistant for the first-year staff of the Valley football program, he thought, why not build some continuity across the two programs? Looking to use a similar message and voice, Jenkins...
Springdale boys loaded with senior talent to make run at playoff spot
Every time a player or coach enters the Springdale boys basketball locker room, they get a glimpse of what their Dynamos team could be. Situated on the wall is an homage to the 1989 Springdale team that won the program’s lone WPIAL championship. Thirty-five years later, the Dynamos are utilizing...
Springdale girls basketball team espouses hard-hat mentality
Any team that gears up to face the Springdale girls basketball team better be prepared to bring its hard hats because the Dynamos will have theirs. “I want our team to be a hard-hat, punch the clock type team. I want them to never say quit no matter what the...
In unfamiliar underdog role, Beaver Falls to take its shot at dethroning powerful Steel Valley
When Beaver Falls takes the field for its second consecutive championship game appearance against Steel Valley on Friday after falling 34-14 to the Ironmen a year ago, the Tigers will be playing with a completely different mindset. Beaver Falls entered this postseason as the No. 10 seed in Class 2A,...
Burrell girls basketball looks to make playoff trips commonplace
When Shaun Reddick became head coach of the Burrell girls basketball program, he knew he was undertaking a rebuilding process. In the third year of his tenure with the Bucs, he’s ready to see his program follow a standard that was established last season. After compiling just three wins two...
Improved chemistry has Burrell boys basketball team thinking big
Something special is brewing within the Burrell boys basketball program. You don’t have to look hard to find a Bucs team full of playmakers, depth, senior leadership and playoff experience. On top of all those qualities for fifth-year coach Mike Fantuzzo, a new element has surfaced with the team: togetherness....
‘You’ve got something here’: Neville Island’s Bob Angelo tells stories of those he covered over 43 years at NFL Films
The date is June 6, 1975. While many of his fellow Northwestern classmates were walking across a stage collecting their diplomas, Bob Angelo was nowhere to be seen. Instead, Angelo is about to make the most consequential decision of his life. He looks down at his watch. The time was...
East Allegheny holds off South Park to advance to 1st semifinal since 1992
Tears swelled in East Allegheny coach Dom Pecora’s eyes Friday as he discussed the emotional 28-21 WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal victory the Wildcats had just completed to advance to their first semifinal since 1992. “For us to go to the semifinals, it doesn’t even seem real,” Pecora said. After the...
Freeport faces stiff test against unbeaten Philipsburg-Osceola in PIAA quarterfinals
When the Freeport girls volleyball team entered the gym for its Monday practice on the heels of its heartbreaking five-set loss to Beaver in the WPIAL championship, coach Tom Phillips brought them together. The team gathered for 45 minutes. “When we got back into the gym after the WPIAL championship,...
Freshman RB Armand Hill shines again as West Mifflin tops Mt. Pleasant in 1st round
It’s been no secret over the past three weeks that West Mifflin running back Armand Hill has emerged as one of the top names across Western Pennsylvania. Two weeks ago he came within a few yards of the single-game WPIAL rushing record. In three games, he has amassed more than...
