Robert Scott stories, Page 2

It has been eight years since the PIAA officially held the first season of competitive spirit, and the past seven seasons have featured Penn-Trafford qualifying and competing for the PIAA medium division championship after participating in the WPIAL championships a week before. This year was different, because for the first...

A month into the season, Penn-Trafford’s boys and girls bowling teams were completely even. The girls team — which won the WPIBL Western Regional championship last season — was deadlocked at 2-2 through four weeks, good enough for third place in the Southeast section. The boys shared the same record...

Gateway girls basketball coach Curtis Williams preaches to his team the three “E’s” — energy, effort and enthusiasm. The Gators had to use all three and more to persevere through a challenging early season schedule with just one home contest in the season’s first nine games. “Being on the road...

It might be only three weeks into the season, but the Gateway boys basketball team has faced its fair share of quality opponents. The Gators kicked off their season competing in the Highlands tip-off tournament, defeating Imani Christian, 64-52, in the semifinals Dec. 6 before falling to Highlands the next...

The Gateway swim teams have started the new season with a new leader. After Jonathan Moore resigned in the offseason, Sherry Sonetti was named coach of the boys and girls teams this past summer. Sonetti is no stranger to the Gateway swimming program, its swimmers or the school district, having...

So close yet so far away. That might be on the mind of Franklin Regional boys bowling team members. The Panthers are the two-time defending WPIBL champions led by senior Alex Smith, who is capable of bowling a 300 game more than once in a series. But when it comes...

Despite a tough season last year, the Gateway boys basketball team’s aspirations for this season are unfettered. Last season, the Gators finished with a 5-17 overall record, 3-9 in WPIAL Section 1-5A. It was the first time the program missed the playoffs in 10 seasons. That does not stop coach...

Nine wrestlers are on the roster for Gateway coach Ryan Sula, entering his fourth season at the helm. In his 10th season overall at Gateway, Sula is not letting a small roster deter him from having championship hopes for his athletes. A couple of Gators came close to achieving goal...

The Gateway girls basketball team’s 2018-19 season was over in a flash. The Gators, who totaled 19 wins and won their first section title in coach Curtis Williams’ tenure, earning them a first-round bye, had their WPIAL championship-defending journey halted after one playoff game. After they made some early mistakes...

Wrapped in a black-and-gold blanket with a tablet in his lap and a black Pittsburgh Riverhounds jacket on, 11-year-old Ty George of Irwin was exhausted on his plane ride home from Kansas City. So much so he spent most of a 3½-hour trip curled up in a deep sleep. This...