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Fox Chapel senior Alyssa Quackenbush knows what happens when a relay team isn’t in sync. She was a member of a Foxes relay team that was disqualified from a race because of issues handing off the baton. During the Tri-State Track Coaches Association No. 2 meet at Edinboro, Quackenbush was...

It could be said that the Fox Chapel hockey team had reached a crossroads five games into the season. After suffering back-to-back one-goal losses against Canon-McMillan and Bishop McCort, the Foxes were 3-2 and were about to face always tough and talented Penn-Trafford. “That was the game we come back...

When asked what his expectations were for his Pine-Richland swimming team this season, coach Pete Barry said, “We don’t want to call them expectations. Setting expectations that are too high sets you up for a big fall.” Instead, Barry wants his team to focus on the goals they’ve set for...

Flashback to a year ago and through 13 games, the Pine-Richland hockey team had 17 points and was in second place in the PIHL Class 3A standings and was a lock to make the playoffs. Last year’s squad went on to capture the Penguins Cup with a win over North...

Plum track and field coach Matt Proskin said he is energized by what he is seeing from his sprinters, jumpers and throwers as the winter indoor season progresses. “We have our best numbers since we brought the (indoor) program back,” Proskin said Wednesday after conducting a top-end speed day workout...

Gia Richter School: St. Joseph Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Richter scored 22 points in a 70-36 win over Section 1-A foe Springdale on Monday. The point guard also had 22 points and sank five 3-pointers in St. Joseph’s win against Sewickley Academy last Thursday. How did it...

High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler 71, North Allegheny 67 (OT) Seneca Valley 37, Fox Chapel 35 North Hills 69, New Castle 55 Woodland Hills 44, Pine-Richland 43 (OT) Section 2 Norwin 63, Connellsville 39 Imani Christian 82, Canon-McMillan 43 Mt. Lebanon 60, Hempfield 27...

Ryan Robbins may be known around Upper St. Clair as Tyler’s little brother, but there was nothing small about the 6-foot-7 sophomore’s game on Friday night. Upper St. Clair was off to a slow start until Robbins scored a season-high 22 points off the bench. With him and his 6-10...

Call it pancakes at the planetarium. Montour is set to visit Mars in a girls-boys section doubleheader Saturday morning. The girls meet first at 10 a.m. in a battle for fourth place in Section 3-5A. The host Fightin’ Planets are in fourth with a section record of 2-3, one game...

Zach Pollaro led all scorers with 32 points and powered North Hills to a 69-65 win over New Castle in Section 1-6A boys basketball Friday night. Nathan Schanbacher added 20 and Jackson Long finished with 11 for the Indians (5-10, 4-4). Kai Cox scored 18 points, Ralphie Blundo produced 15...

Coach Doug Kelly has been waiting for his team to go on a run. Maybe this is the start of something big for the Penn-Trafford boys basketball team. Brayden Stone scored 20 points, including the first 10 of the game, and Penn-Trafford completed a season sweep of its series with...

Playing its first game this season without head coach Bill Swan, who is on paid administrative leave until further notice while the school district investigates an undisclosed complaint against him, the Hempfield boys basketball team struggled to find its rhythm and focus Friday night in a 60-27 loss to Mt....

Troy Bielak remembers being in the stands and being impressed with all of the creative tricks the great Highlands boys basketball teams used to get easy shots. The Golden Rams’ 6-foot-4 junior forward had that in mind when he called a play on the fly Friday night during a road...

Things haven’t gone well the past two seasons for Highlands junior Javeon Chambers at the Allegheny County Wrestling Championship. But this season has been different. Chambers did not leave Fox Chapel High School disappointed. The No. 2 wrestler in Class 2A at 107 pounds according to Trib HSSN and top...

The WPIAL has put the Imani Christian boys basketball program on probation for one year for “lack of institutional oversight,” the result of a three-month investigation by the league. The school’s athletic administration and boys basketball coach Khayree Wilson also were censured — meaning a public admonishment from the WPIAL...

High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland at Woodland Hills, ppd. Class 5A Section 4 Chartiers Valley 66, West Allegheny 30 Class 3A Section 1 Aliquippa 76, Mohawk 43 Section 3 South Park at Shady Side Academy, ppd. Class A Section 1 Summit Academy at Avella,...

Peters Township boys golf coach David Kuhn, a six-time WPIAL champion in his 25 seasons, has received a national coach of the year award for the 2023-24 school year. The National Federation of State High School Associations honored 24 coaches nationally, one apiece from a variety of boys and girls...

We are at the midway point of the regular season as the second half of section play tips off for many district boys basketball teams on another frosty Friday. Top teams do battle in both Class 6A sections to get the ball rolling on the second half. In Section 1-6A,...

Aubree Hupp scored 19 points and Trib HSSN Class 4A No. 2 Blackhawk defended its position atop Section 2-4A girls basketball with a 52-31 win over Beaver on Thursday night. Grace Huston added 11 points for the Cougars (12-2, 6-0), who built a 10-point lead at halftime. Emerson Connelly scored...

Forward Jules Fisher knew what the blueprint needed to be for the Burrell girls basketball team to beat Highlands on Thursday night in a Section 1-4A battle at home. The Buccaneers planned to make life difficult for the Golden Rams offense. Burrell blanked Highlands in the first quarter, building a...

When he patrols the sideline during game days, Kiski Area boys basketball coach Corey Smith hears voices. They are familiar sounds, a comforting tone. Smith’s dad, above everyone else, has his son’s ear. “My father to this day has been on my staff. He keeps me in line,” Smith said....

Jeannette boys basketball coach Adrian Batts and his counterpart at Greensburg Central Catholic, Christian Hyland, tried to think big picture after their first Section 1-2A matchup of the season. Greensburg Central Catholic (12-1, 6-0) won 53-47 to take over first place while handing the host Jayhawks (11-1, 5-1) their first...

When Latrobe assistant basketball coach Eric Butler greets opposing coaches before games or talks to them in postgame handshake lines, he hears a similar refrain. “They always say, ‘Are there any more Butler boys coming up?’ ” Butler said. “They always joke with me about it. It’s kind of a...

High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Latrobe 68, Albert Gallatin 57 Nonsection Monessen 63, Beth-Center 52 Hopewell 66, Freedom 34 South Fayette 59, Lincoln Park 40 Brentwood 67, Perry Traditional Academy 46 Beaver County Christian 63, Riverside 50 Thursday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland at...

We are at the midway point of the regular season with the second half of section play tipping off for many WPIAL girls basketball teams Thursday. The second half begins with a bang in a pair of Class 4A girls hoops sections. In Section 1-4A, top-ranked North Catholic (12-2) visits...