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Penn-Trafford uses 3-goal burst in 2nd period to top Shaler in Penguins Cup quarterfinals

One of the sayings for the Penn-Trafford hockey team has been to “race to the next goal.” No matter if they’re up a goal, losing or tied, the Warriors knew getting that next goal was a major step in coming away with a win during the Penguins Cup Class 2A...
Kiski Area’s Ava Golding wins 3rd West Regional girls wrestling title

Coming into the PIAA girls wrestling West Regionals at Mt. Lebanon High School, Kiski Area senior Ava Golding had a couple more goals to check off. She already won her third WPIAL gold medal a week ago and came into Saturday’s event one win away from 100 for her career....
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Kiski Area’s Ava Golding, Knoch’s Roman DeFelice

Ava Golding School: Kiski Area Class: Senior Sport: Wrestling Claim to fame: Golding won her third straight WPIAL wrestling title Feb. 21. She was the top seed in the 142-pound weight class at the PIAA West Regionals at Mt. Lebanon on Saturday and won her third consecutive regional gold medal...
Westmoreland County swimmers chasing medals at WPIAL championships

For the better part of the last four years, Lily King and the Mt. Pleasant swim team have been the center of attention, ruling the podium and setting records at the WPIAL championships. Now that King and decorated classmates Kiersten O’Connor, David Mutter and Joseph Gardner are competing for Division...
Season of growth and improvement ends with playoff loss for Chartiers Valley girls

For the second year in a row, the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team saw its season come to an end at the hands of Baldwin in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. A year after a veteran Colts team gave the Highlanders all they could handle in a 73-72 first-round loss,...
Chartiers Valley boys buy in, evolve into dominant force in Class 5A

When Corey Dotchin took over as head coach of the Chartiers Valley boys basketball team ahead of the 2024 season, his major goal for the program was to “put a competitive team on the floor that’s a WPIAL title and section title contender year in and year out.” In the...
Top-seeded Quaker Valley fights off upset-minded Deer Lakes in Class 4A semifinals

The sun might have been shining brightly outside Pine-Richland High School on Saturday afternoon, but inside, the clock was ticking down to midnight. With eight-tenths of a second left and his team down by two points, Deer Lakes junior Evan Moore stepped to the foul line looking to send the...
Knoch shuts down rival North Catholic to reach Class 4A championship game

At some point in this year’s basketball postseason, there will be a team that will solve the Knoch 2-3 defense. Props will be earned by whichever team finally solves that Rubik’s Cube. With a starting five that has each member standing 6-foot or taller, communication and length have been a...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Lyla Jablon, Freeport’s Aiden Bauman

Lyla Jablon School: Fox Chapel Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Jablon dropped 24 points to power the No. 7-seeded Foxes to a 60-58 win over No. 10 seed Latrobe in the Class 5A first round. She then led Fox Chapel in scoring with 22 points in a 72-44...
Thrill of victory for Seneca Valley, agony of defeat for Hempfield in 6A quarterfinals

This one hurt. With the Hempfield basketball players leaving with tears in their eyes — but their heads held high — coach Austin Butler knew this was a tough, rare feeling for his players. “To our guys’ credit, they hadn’t ever been in a position like this, and I thought...
Well-prepared Knoch too much for Central Valley in Class 4A quarterfinalsVideo

As easy as Knoch senior guard Teegan Finucan made it look Wednesday night, it seemed like he had the answers to the test. As it turns out, he was well prepared for whatever Central Valley planned to throw at him in a WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals matchup at North Allegheny...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Bella Geller, Deer Lakes’ Evan Moore

Bella Geller School: Fox Chapel Class: Freshman Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Geller finished with 10 points and scored the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:37 left in the fourth quarter to help No. 7-seeded Fox Chapel (15-8) to a 60-58 win over No. 10 Latrobe in the first round of the...
Cheswick Christian Academy seniors hit 1,500 career points in back-to-back games

There are many low-probability events with unlikely odds of occurring across the universe. The odds of all the planets lining up within one degree occurs once every 13.4 trillion years. Chances of being struck by lightning twice in a lifetime are about 1 in 9 million. The odds of being...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Apollo-Ridge’s Madison Hughley, Burrell’s Ryan Wass

Madison Hughley School: Apollo-Ridge Class: Sophomore Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Hughley scored 26 points to lead the Vikings (12-10, 6-4) to a 59-46 Section 4-2A win over Frazier on Monday night. She then scored 17 points in a 40-36 win against Riverview on Wednesday and 21 in a victory...
Freeport defense shuts down Knoch, closes off path to playoffsVideo

The Freeport girls basketball team was well aware of what was at stake for its opposition coming into Thursday night’s game against Knoch. “Yesterday at practice, we prepared very hard,” freshman Sydney Reiser said. “We knew it was going to be a big game, knew Knoch was going to try...
After strong season, Kiski School football players earn college opportunities

There were a lot of new and exciting changes surrounding the Kiski School football team in 2025. After coming off their first winning season in three years, posting a 6-3 record in 2024, the Cougars brought in a new coach with new schemes, saw an influx of transfers from the...

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