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The YWCA of Westmoreland County will honor some of the top females from the county at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Ferrante’s Lakeview in Hempfield. The honorees include individuals, teams and a coach at the annual banquet. The committee selected the winners after receiving nominations from the schools and individuals. The...

The Plum girls lacrosse team reached the midpoint of its Section 1-2A slate in contention for the section title. The Mustangs, who are gearing up a nonsection clash with Class 3A Penn-Trafford on Friday, improved to 4-1 in section play and 5-2 overall with an intense 11-8 victory over rival...

Amaya Robinson is building on the past and making the most of the present while lending an eye to the future. The Gateway senior sprinting standout, a WPIAL medalist last year in the Class 3A girls 100-meter dash (sixth) at Slippery Rock, will make Slippery Rock her collegiate home starting...

The Gateway baseball team split last year’s Section 1-5A series with Penn-Trafford on the way to a 6-4 record and a trip to the WPIAL playoffs. Early last week, the Gators hoped to break out the brooms and sweep past the Warriors. But Penn-Trafford wouldn’t go quietly after Gateway took...

Heightened optimism reigns in the Sewickley Academy baseball program. “The team is excited for the 2022 season as we have a strong core of new and returning baseball players,” SA coach Andrew Petruska said. “We are returning a ton of game experience from last year. The team is returning the...

Quaker Valley’s baseball team advanced to the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal round a season ago. QV coach Dean Owrey is looking for another playoff run just as strong — if not stronger — for the Quakers in 2022. “I expect to see QV baseball in the mix of this difficult...

What a difference a year makes for the Penn-Trafford boys’ lacrosse program. The team is off to one of its best starts in years, winning six of its first eight games. The Warriors only produced four wins all last season. But with a veteran group returning, which includes members of...

Having the Tri-State Track Coaches Association Meet pushed back due to weather wasn’t necessarily a deterrent for Penn Hills track coach Lee Zelkowitz. The Indians were instead provided with a unique opportunity to improve. On April 13, Penn Hills competed in a triangular with Gateway and Plum before heading into...

About a month ago Reid Duncan found out that he had made the Pittsburgh Thunderbirds roster, which was a dream come true for the ultimate disc player, but he had to keep it a secret. “When I made it, I was so excited, but I couldn’t tell anybody and it...

Through wind, rain, sleet, snow and cold temperatures, Pine-Richland track and field has powered through the dreadful early spring weather. Team-wise the Rams have achieved some good results with the girls at 2-1 in section dual meets through Wednesday. Individually there’s been some progress as well, and the goal is...

Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Hempfield, 5-0, 1 2. Bethel Park, 4-3, 3 3. Pine-Richland, 5-1, 4 4. Mt. Lebanon, 3-3, NR 5. North Allegheny, 5-2, 2 Out: Norwin (1-4, 5) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Armstrong, 6-0, 1 2. Fox Chapel, 6-1, 3 3. Franklin...

Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Butler, 7-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 5-2, 2 3. Upper St. Clair, 5-2, 5 4. Mt. Lebanon, 6-5, NR 5. Norwin, 4-4, 4 Out: Seneca Valley (5-3, 3) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Bethel Park, 7-0, 1 2. West Allegheny, 7-0,...

When Quinton Martin was discussing his college football scholarship offers last month, he said it “would be cool” to get one from Ohio State. The Buckeyes offered Saturday. How cool is that? Martin, the sophomore sensation from Belle Vernon, is rounding up offers from some of the top programs in...

Cheyenne Piper School: Ligonier Valley Sport: Softball Year: Sophomore Claim to fame: Piper had a week to remember, delivering a perfect game and then getting hot with the bat as the Rams won four straight. She threw a perfect game in a 7-0 victory over Punxsutawney in her first varsity...

Parker Steele has high hopes the Riverview boys 3,200-meter relay can defend its WPIAL Class 2A title from a year ago. With three of the four runners back — Steele, a senior, along with junior Amberson Bauer and senior Ty Laughlin — and a mix of veterans, including senior Lucas...

A pair of Norwin student-athletes are finalists for the 66th annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete awards. The banquet is set for May 3 at Ferrante’s Lakeview. It will honor 36 candidates, two each from the 18 high schools in the county. Athletic directors and school officials from each high school nominate...

The North Allegheny boys dominated the distance races and claimed the title at the Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational with 137 points April 8, at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium. Winning gold for the Tigers were Brandon Farr (200 meters), Zach Kinne (800), Michael Gauntner (1,600), Jack Bertram (3,200), Owen Curran (high jump) and...

State champion swimmer Jacquelyn Du and record-setting field hockey player Emily Humiston are among 11 individuals chosen for induction into the North Allegheny Athletic Hall of Fame this year. The Class of 2022 includes seven female athletes, a fitting tribute to the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the 1972 law...

There is nothing like following in your sister’s footsteps. That’s what Franklin Regional junior Sierra Todero is doing. Todero recently won the triple jump title at the Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational on April 8 at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium with a jump of 34 feet, 3 inches. And if things go as...

Pitt doesn’t just like Fisch on Fridays. Franklin Regional alum Aidan Fisch was honored at a Pitt postseason awards ceremony as the recipient of the men’s basketball Gold Standard Teammate of the Year. The award goes to “the student-athlete from each team who most effectively inspired his or her team...

Sophia Kelly’s answer was exactly what Mercyhurst women’s basketball coach Brooklyn Kohlheim wanted to hear. Kelly, a senior three-sport star from Hampton, was on a recruiting call with the Division II school when Kohlheim posed a question. “I said, ‘You’re really, really good at soccer. You’re really, really good at...

Hampton boys tennis coach Grant McKinney peeked outside on a wintry Monday in late March and figured practice was a long shot. “It was really cold, and it was snowing,” McKinney said. “I texted the guys and said, ‘We may not have a chance to practice.’ Both Ethen and the...

Fox Chapel senior swim team members David Dering and Lydia Turnquist were named All-American Athlete Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year Award recipients in swimming earlier this month. The National Strength and Conditioning Association recognizes high school and collegiate athletes whose athletic accomplishments reflect their dedication to strength and...

The Plum girls lacrosse team reached the midpoint of its Section 1-2A slate in contention for the section title. The Mustangs, who are gearing up for their next game, a nonsection clash with Class 3A Penn-Trafford on Friday, improved to 4-1 in section play and 5-2 overall with an intense...

Norwin first-year boys volleyball coach Mike Palaschak pays attention to rankings because, well, he kind of has to. He participates in the voting for the weekly Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association poll, which ranks the top 10 WPIAL teams in Class 3A and 2A. So, he couldn’t help but notice...