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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 25, 2023: Top 4 seeds square off in Class 5A semifinals
Welcome to the start of the 2023 WPIAL basketball final four. The first of three days of district hoops semifinals action tips off Saturday with third-round games in boys Class 5A and Class A, along with girls 3A and 2A. Three Indians and a Gator are part of the boys...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 24, 2023
High schools WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s results New Castle 59, Norwin 47 Mt. Lebanon 55, Butler 50 Upper St. Clair 45, Seneca Valley 43 Central Catholic 80, Baldwin 75 (OT) Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule New Castle (21-2) vs. Mt. Lebanon (16-7); Upper St. Clair (15-8) vs. Central Catholic...
High school roundup for Feb. 24, 2023: Dante DePante powers Central Catholic past Baldwin in OT
Dante DePante scored 34 points, including 10 of his team’s 12 points in overtime, as No. 3 Central Catholic defeated No. 6 Baldwin, 80-75, in a WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball quarterfinal Friday night. Randy Wilkerson, Cole Sullivan and Debaba Tshiebwe scored 11 points apiece for the Vikings (14-9), who...
Upper St. Clair fends off Seneca Valley comeback bid in Class 6A quarterfinal win
Upper St. Clair shot lights out in the first half to build up a big lead, and then nearly stopped shooting in the fourth quarter as Seneca Valley rallied. The Panthers had two defensive stops in the end and held on to edge the Raiders, 45-43, in the WPIAL Class...
Norwin keeps New Castle close, but Red Hurricanes pull away for victory
The last time the New Castle boys basketball team played in the largest classification, the Red Hurricanes won WPIAL and PIAA championships. Now in Class 6A for the first time, New Castle picked up where it left off in 2014. The top-seeded ‘Canes defeated Norwin, 59-47, in the WPIAL quarterfinals...
Greensburg Central Catholic boys dispatch Eden Christian
History did not repeat itself for Greensburg Central Catholic and boys basketball coach Christian Hyland. Four years ago, in his first season as the top man at his alma mater, Hyland lost his playoff debut to Eden Christian in the first round at Fox Chapel. It bothered him ever since,...
Burgettstown, Burrell, Frazier send 5 to semifinals at WPIAL Class 2A wrestling
Burgettstown, Burrell and Frazier sent five wrestlers apiece through to the semifinals and one top seed fell on the first day of the WPIAL Class 2A wrestling championships Friday at Chartiers Valley. Belle Vernon’s Kole Doppleheuer, the eighth seed at 145 pounds, had the day’s biggest upset, pinning top seed...
Highlands girls beat Elizabeth Forward, clinch program’s 1st PIAA spot
The Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team averaged 60.5 points during the regular season en route to a Section 3 title, 17 victories and the No. 3 seed for the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. But No. 6 Highlands limited the potent Warriors offense throughout Friday’s quarterfinal matchup at Gateway’s Furrie Sports...
Quaker Valley girls keep Knoch offense in check, advance to WPIAL semis
After finishing as WPIAL runner-up in Class 4A two seasons ago, the Quaker Valley girls basketball team has been striving to get back to the title game. The Quakers were derailed in the quarterfinals last season by eventual champion Blackhawk. The Quakers took another step toward getting back Friday night....
North Catholic’s Maggie Foley goes 4 for 4 at WPIAL Class 2A diving championships
Change was afoot at North Allegheny High School for the WPIAL Class 2A diving championships. Last year’s boys champion, Nick Roddy from Ligonier Valley, graduated, so a new champion would be crowned. Additionally, the PIAA instituted a pilot program, changing the format for the state championships to six dives, down...
Westmoreland WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class 4A Consolation round Belle Vernon (11-12) at Uniontown (19-4) Noon Saturday, Uniontown High School, Uniontown Winner plays: Winner of South Allegheny (19-5)/Hampton (21-3) Wednesday in fifth-place game (time, site TBD) Loser plays: Loser of South Allegheny/Hampton Wednesday in seventh-place game (time, site TBD) Players to...
Cheswick Christian chasing 1st SWCAC boys basketball title since 2015
Cheswick Christian Academy enters Saturday night’s Southwestern Christian Athletic Conference (SWCAC) boys basketball championship game on a roll. “We’re on a five-game winning streak right now, and we’ve won 13 of 14 games,” said Chargers coach Todd Rosio, whose team takes on Harvest Baptist Academy at 7 p.m. in the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 24, 2023: Basketball quarterfinals conclude
The WPIAL basketball quarterfinals conclude Friday with second round games in boys 6A and 2A, along with girls 5A and 4A. All four 6A boys quarterfinals games have been etched in stone since the brackets came out Feb. 13. The eight playoff qualifiers have been idle and trying to stay...
WPIAL reveals times, sites for Monday’s basketball semifinals
The WPIAL basketball playoffs Final Four is set for Monday. The second of three days of semifinals begin a golden week of hoops action. The WPIAL has released the sites and times for the quarterfinals in boys 4A and 3A, along with girls 6A and A. Boys 4A Semifinals Monday’s...
Football coach Mike Collodi leaves Elizabeth Forward for Mt. Lebanon
A football player’s body language and how he carries himself are important to Mike Collodi, who was thrilled with the reception he received Thursday as Mt. Lebanon’s new coach. The former Elizabeth Forward coach met at the school with his new Blue Devils players and came away impressed. “I’m really...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 23, 23023
High schools WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule Norwin (14-8) at New Castle (20-2), 7 p.m.; Butler (14-7) at Mt. Lebanon (15-7), 7 p.m.; Seneca Valley (9-12) at Upper St. Clair (14-8), 7 p.m.; Baldwin (12-10) vs. Central Catholic (13-9) at Gateway, 7 p.m. Class 5A Consolation first...
Mt. Lebanon holds off Butler, reaches WPIAL semifinals for 5th time in 6 years
Three times in the fourth quarter, Mt. Lebanon’s Riley Farabaugh was sent to the foul line for a crucial one-and-one. In his mind, he was the right guy for the job. “I call myself a good free throw shooter, but you’ve got to have that confidence in yourself no matter...
Rodney Gallagher, Keondre DeShields come alive to push Laurel Highlands past Belle Vernon in OT
They say it’s difficult to defeat a team three times in a single season, and it sure was for Laurel Highlands on Thursday night. The Mustangs overcame a 13-point deficit entering the fourth quarter to beat Belle Vernon, 75-71, in an overtime thriller at Peters Township High School. Entering the...
High school roundup for Feb. 23, 2023: Makhai Valentine beats buzzer to send Steel Valley past Seton LaSalle
Makhai Valentine won an epic scoring duel with Connor Spratt in the most dramatic of fashions, hitting the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to lead top-seeded Steel Valley to a 56-54 victory over No. 9 Seton LaSalle in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals Thursday night. Spratt, who scored 33 points...
No. 1 Lincoln Park survives WPIAL quarterfinal test from South Allegheny
Lincoln Park was held 25 points below its season average and didn’t make a 3-pointer all game, yet the WPIAL favorite in Class 4A is still alive. Sophomore star Meleek Thomas scored a game-high 23 points and top-seeded Lincoln Park played strong defense down the stretch to hold off No....
Neshannock keeps Yough stars in check in Class 3A quarterfinal win
Normally, a coach will be critical of his team’s offensive performance. Yough basketball coach Jim Nesser’s assessment of his team was the opposite. He was disappointed with the defensive effort. Neshannock knocked Yough into the consolation round Thursday by defeating the Cougars, 53-49, in a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal at...
St. Joseph advances past Monessen in WPIAL Class A quarterfinals
Third time was the charm for the St. Joseph girls basketball team against Monessen on Thursday night. The previous two times the squads met in the quarterfinals, the Greyhounds came up with lopsided wins in 2011 and 2004. The visiting Spartans had other plans and won the second half Thursday...
Highlands boys make good on third shot at Hampton, advance to semifinals
The third time was the charm for the Highlands boys basketball team. After a pair of losses to rival Hampton in section play, the Golden Rams had payback on their plate Thursday in a WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal game at a packed North Allegheny High School. Three Highlands players led...
‘Locked-in’ Deer Lakes boys top Mohawk in Class 3A quarterfinals
Players and coaches for No. 5 seed Deer Lakes huddled in a locker room Thursday night at Moon High School in the moments after a dominating 59-45 victory over No. 4 Mohawk in a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal-round boys basketball game. The message was clear: Two down, two to go....
Norwin girls show no signs of rust in dominant quarterfinal win over Baldwin
After a 13-day layoff from game competition, Norwin hoped to be back in rhythm in its WPIAL girls basketball playoff opener. No issues, there. The Knights came out and played like a fine-tuned guitar. And shredded Baldwin. Sophomore guard Kendall Berger scored 21 points in her first career playoff start,...
