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Before the start of the WPIAL playoffs, Penn-Trafford equipment manager Frank Wall made a casual comment about Cade Yacamelli. “He’s going to carry us to the title,” Wall said. Wall’s prediction was spot on thanks to the senior running back/safety. He was not the only reason the Warriors won their...

First-team all-stars Luke Bombalski Highlands, RB/LB, so. The Golden Rams’ offensive standout had a breakout season with 210 carries for 1,276 yards and 15 touchdowns. He also caught six passes for 51 yards and a score. He made 71 tackles and produced seven sacks. Logan Brooks Plum, WR/DB, sr....

Alle-Kiski Valley Offensive Player of the Year Tommy Burke QB, Senior, 5-9, 165 pounds, Leechburg The feel-good story of the local football season was Leechburg’s football resurgence. The Blue Devils had their first winning season since 1991, first WPIAL playoff appearance since ’88, won their first playoff game since ’78,...

Alle-Kiski Valley Defensive Player of the Year Brayden Dunmire DE/LB, Senior, 6-2, 230 pounds, Kiski Area When recalling positive moments from his 2021 football season, Kiski Area senior defensive stalwart Brayden Dunmire’s thoughts were drawn to a Sept. 3 nonconference matchup against rival Franklin Regional. The Cavaliers came into the...

Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. North Hills, 4-0, 1 2. North Allegheny, 6-0, 4 3. Fox Chapel, 5-1, 3 4. Central Catholic, 4-1, 2 5. Upper St. Clair, 4-1, NR Out: Butler (4-2, 5) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Laurel Highlands, 4-0, 2 2. Penn Hills,...

Quinton Martin School: Belle Vernon Sport: Basketball Class: Sophomore Claim to fame: Martin, who is averaging 20.6 points and 7 rebounds this season, scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Belle Vernon (6-0, 2-0) to a 71-46 win over Yough in Section 3-4A on Dec. 21. Martin finished...

Gage Johnston Class: Junior School: Apollo-Ridge Sport: Basketball Report card: Johnston scored 30 points, including 21 in the first half, to lead Apollo-Ridge to a 58-46 victory over Steel Valley on Tuesday to improve to 2-0 in Section 3-3A. He hit a half-dozen 3-pointers in the win. Johnston was the...

Highlands boys basketball players and fans can unpack their bags: The Golden Rams will not be heading East for holiday tournament week. Instead, Highlands, No. 5 in the Trib HSSN Class 5A rankings, will be playing in the Montour Tournament. The Golden Rams were set to go to Trinity High...

Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 4-0, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 5-0, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 6-0, 3 4. Norwin, 5-1, 4 5. Butler, 5-1, NR Out: Baldwin (5-2, 5) Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Chartiers Valley, 4-1, 1 2. Trinity, 5-0, 2 3....

After two years of covid-related postponements, the Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame is determined to have its 51st induction banquet May 21. The event will be held at the Quality Inn of New Kensington ballroom with 10 new inductees going into the hall. Here is the class, listed alphabetically:...

Ligonier Valley football coach Roger Beitel always admired Jerry Page. The way Page coached, the way he treated people and the way he lived his life. Page, the longtime football coach at Laurel Valley, died Wednesday at the age of 89. Laurel Valley merged with Ligonier Valley in 2010. Beitel...

High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Quaker Valley 77, Lincoln Park 74 Nonsection Avonworth 79, South Side 62 Bethel Park 39, Grove City 26 Cathedral Prep 57, Central Catholic 50 Kiski Area 72, Connellsville 39 Southmoreland 68, East Allegheny 58 Ellwood City 66, Aliquippa 49...

A marquee matchup in WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball lived up to its billing Thursday night, as Markus Frank scored 39 points to lead No. 2 Quaker Valley to a 77-74 victory over No. 1 Lincoln Park in a Section 2 showdown. Adou Thiero added 15 points and Jack Gardinier...

Lights out, Matthew. Time to go home. Matthew Marinchak doesn’t always heed the warning when he is getting up shots at the Ligonier Valley High School gym or the Ligonier YMCA. The senior guard from Ligonier Valley gets there early, stays late and does it all again the next day...

Quinton Martin will be one of the most sought-after football recruits in the Class of 2024. But the uber-athletic sophomore from Belle Vernon is showing he is pretty good at basketball, too. The 6-foot-3 forward is fast becoming a scoring threat with consistent double-double potential. Watch him grab a rebound...

Even though it’s only two days until the holiday weekend, there are two more big section basketball games to be played before the first gifts are unwrapped. On the boys side, the lone Thursday section game is a showdown in Section 2-4A as No. 1 Lincoln Park visits No. 2...

Football coach Jason Marucco would not elaborate on why he wants to leave the sidelines at Latrobe, but he did confirm he turned in a letter of resignation and will not return to coach his alma mater. Marucco guided Latrobe for eight seasons and compiled a record of 20-56 with...

High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Nonsection Aquinas Academy 77, Avella 40 Beth-Center 69, Bentworth 55 Brashear at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, ppd Brownsville at Uniontown, ppd. Carlynton 53, Western Beaver 31 Northgate 52, Cornell 42 Upper St. Clair 81, Elizabeth Forward 49 Fort Cherry at Waynesburg,...

Ashleigh Connor scored a game-high 29 points with four 3-pointers to lead Class 6A No. 3 Mt. Lebanon to a 61-50 victory over Class 5A No. 4 Oakland Catholic in a nonsection girls basketball showdown between undefeated teams. Anna Streiff added 13 for Mt. Lebanon (6-0). Alexa Washington scored 14...

Kam Pieper does not have exotic tastes when it comes to her Christmas list. The freshman basketball player from Penn-Trafford is keeping it simple this year. “I don’t know, some Nike socks would be nice,” she said. “All of my other ones have holes in them.” Pieper nearly put holes...

When it started three different lineups in its first four games, it was evident Belle Vernon’s girls basketball team had depth. With a bench that stretches eight to 10 deep, the Leopards (3-1) have a fresh set of guards ready to take the floor in a constant flow. The rotation...

Jenna Dawson takes the basketball court with a giant piece of battle armor on her left leg, a constant reminder of a grueling offseason and the toughness she holds within. The junior guard from Belle Vernon missed last season with a torn ACL and MCL and underwent reconstructive surgeries on...

The movement to sanction girls high school wrestling has arrived in the Alle-Kiski Valley. Monday night, the Kiski Area School District became the first A-K Valley school board to sign on to the movement to someday have girls wrestling receive PIAA sanction. Kiski Area became the 31st school in Pennsylvania...

A local coaching giant is gone but his legacy lives on. Longtime Laurel Valley football and baseball coach Jerry Page died Wednesday morning due to complications from pneumonia, WCCS radio out of Indiana County reported. He was 89. Page coached the Rams, who later merged with Ligonier Valley and kept...

The Pine-Richland football coaching job is open for the second time in six months. Steve Campos, who stepped into a heated controversy last summer to lead the team, resigned Wednesday after one season as head coach. Lingering health issues led to his decision, said Campos, who recently underwent knee replacement...