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One of the most successful and unique coaches in WPIAL girls basketball history has resigned. Spencer Stefko has stepped away after 18 years on the sidelines, the past nine as girls basketball coach at North Allegheny. “I hate to lose him,” North Allegheny athletic director Bob Bozzuto said. “He was...

It might be the offseason for the PIHL, but that doesn’t mean the grind of hockey stops for anyone, including rising junior scoring sensation Madyson Kirsch from Freeport. Kirsch led the PIHL girls division in goals for the second straight season — scoring 21 in 12 games — and helped...

STATE COLLEGE — One imperfect inning dashed Eden Christian’s thoughts of playing the spoiler. Instead, Faith Christian scored four runs in the fifth inning and completed a perfect season with a 4-1 victory over Eden Christian in the PIAA Class A final Friday at Penn State’s Medlar Field at Lubrano...

STATE COLLEGE — In the course of winning 73 of its previous 74 games, Neshannock rarely had opponents who were able to respond to the Lancers’ big plays. For example, entering Friday’s PIAA Class 2A softball finals, Neshannock had shut out its last five opponents. But to finish their second...

High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Championships At Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, Penn State Class 6A Thursday’s result Hempfield Landisville 3, LaSalle College 2 Class 5A Friday’s schedule Governor Mifflin (21-4) vs. Hollidaysburg (17-5), 4:30 p.m. Class 4A Thursday’s result Holy Ghost Prep 6, Indiana 5 Class 3A Friday’s schedule...

Light clapping turned to loud chants as the match wore on. Shaler’s top-ranked boys volleyball team was mowing down yet another opponent, making the 100-mile drive east to Altoona High School well worth the time for a dedicated posse of mainly white shirt-clad Titans fans. This was not North Allegheny...

STATE COLLEGE – Taylor Karpac’s bases-loaded single in the bottom of the eighth inning gave Thomas Jefferson a 2-1 victory over Pittston Area in the PIAA Class 5A softball championship game Thursday evening at Penn State’s Beard Field. Karpac’s hit through the left side of the infield with no outs...

STATE COLLEGE — Indiana reached the state finals for the first time, but like the WPIAL championship two weeks earlier, the Little Indians again watched someone else celebrate. Holy Ghost Prep’s Mathew Riendeau lined a seventh-inning double into left field for a walk-off win over Indiana, 6-5, in the PIAA...

Zoe Skirboll feels fortunate to have the weight of the University of Virginia swim program behind her as she prepared for the U.S. Olympic team trials this weekend in Indianapolis. The Fox Chapel graduate and Cavaliers swimmer feels she will be more prepared for the competition than when she competed...

STATE COLLEGE – Carmichaels was facing a tough battle in the PIAA Class A softball championship game Thursday afternoon, taking on a DuBois Central Catholic team making its third state final appearance in six years. The Cardinals’ pitcher, Rylee Kulbatsky, was already known as a dangerous opponent. But the Mikes...

This is the seventh season of the PIAA hosting six state softball championships and the 13th season the state has held the finals at Nittany Lion Softball Park at Penn State. The WPIAL is sending four teams to the state softball championships in Happy Valley, including Elizabeth Forward in Class...

This is the seventh season of the PIAA hosting six state softball championships and the 13th season the state has held the finals at Nittany Lion Softball Park at Penn State. The WPIAL is sending four teams to the state softball championships in Happy Valley, including Neshannock in Class 2A....

The PIAA baseball championships return Thursday and Friday to Penn State’s Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, where the games have been held since 2011. The WPIAL is sending three teams to Happy Valley this season, including Eden Christian in the Class A final. The Warriors are trying to become the...

The PIAA baseball championships return Thursday and Friday to Penn State’s Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, where the games have been held since 2011. The WPIAL is sending three teams to Happy Valley this season, including Avonworth in the Class 3A final. The Antelopes are trying to help the WPIAL...

The PIAA baseball finals return Thursday and Friday to Penn State, the state championship host since 2011. The WPIAL is sending three teams to Happy Valley this season starting with Indiana in the Class 4A final. The Indians are trying to become the third WPIAL team in four years to...

High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Championships At Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, Penn State Class 6A Thursday’s schedule LaSalle College (24-3) vs. Hempfield Landisville (21-5), 4:30 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule Governor Mifflin (21-4) vs. Hollidaysburg (17-5), 4:30 p.m. Class 4A Thursday’s schedule Holy Ghost Prep (15-8) vs. Indiana (16-10),...

The high school bowling seasons for the Plum boys and girls teams and the Freeport girls team didn’t end in March at the state championships. All three extended their runs to this past weekend and faced the best from the country at the U.S. High School Bowling Foundation’s National Championships...

Elizabeth Forward softball’s Shelby Telegdy admits last season’s WPIAL semifinal against rival Belle Vernon wasn’t one of her best days. The Warriors came into that game with a perfect 17-0 record with two wins over the Leopards, outscoring them 16-2 in those games. But the Warriors’ rival to the south...

This is the seventh season of the PIAA hosting six state softball championships and the 13th season the state has held the finals at Nittany Lion Softball Park at Penn State. The WPIAL is sending four teams to the state softball championships in Happy Valley, including Carmichaels in Class A....

This is the seventh season of the PIAA hosting six state softball championships and the 13th season the state has held the finals at Nittany Lion Softball Park at Penn State. The WPIAL is sending four teams to the state softball championships in Happy Valley, including Thomas Jefferson in Class...

High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Championships At Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, Penn State Class 6A Thursday’s schedule LaSalle College (24-3) vs. Hempfield Landisville (21-5), 4:30 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule Governor Mifflin (21-4) vs. Hollidaysburg (17-5), 4:30 p.m. Class 4A Thursday’s schedule Holy Ghost Prep (15-8) vs. Indiana (16-10),...

South Fayette couldn’t have dreamed of a better start to Tuesday’s PIAA Class 2A boys lacrosse semifinal, but Mars got the ending it wanted. After seeing the Lions score the first five goals, Mars stormed back to squelch any upset hopes and earned a 20-10 victory at North Allegheny to...

Yough on Tuesday night promoted junior varsity coach Will “Boo” Sherbondy to head varsity boys basketball coach. Sherbondy, a Yough alum, was a longtime assistant to Jim Nesser, who resigned after six seasons leading the Cougars. Nesser retired from teaching after 38 years. Sherbondy is well known in local basketball...

The Mars and Meadville boys volleyball teams entered Tuesday’s PIAA Class 2A semifinal winners of a combined 39 matches without a loss. Something had to give as the WPIAL champion Fightin’ Planets and District 10 champion Bulldogs met at Shenango High School with a trip to Saturday’s PIAA championship match...

ALTOONA — Shaler seniors Logan Peterson and Dante Palombo, best friends since their elementary school years, walked briskly through a doorway leading from a locker room to the playing court at Altoona Fieldhouse. With a bounce in their step, Peterson, with Palombo a few steps behind, anxiously smoothed down his...