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North Allegheny boys coach stays upbeat after rough debut season

North Allegheny first-year boys basketball coach Rob Niederberger knows all about growing pains. He oversaw dreadful debut seasons at Shaler and Burrell before making remarkable turnarounds at those programs. So as North Allegheny wrapped up another last-place season, Niederberger felt no panic with the trajectory at his alma mater. “We...
Patient Franklin Regional pass rusher finds college fit at West Liberty

Lochlan Bresnahan led his team in quarterback hurries, but that didn’t mean he was in a hurry to commit to a college. The Franklin Regional senior tight end and linebacker — he also played some defensive end — waited until late in the game to choose a side. A late-arriving...
Shady Side Academy shakes off early season woes to earn playoff bid

The length of the high school boys basketball season was a benefit for Shady Side Academy. First-year coach Jim Dudas and his team had an opportunity to spend the first month of the season ironing out the kinks that come with a program transitioning to new leadership. The Bulldogs won...
Fox Chapel relay team making noise in indoor season

Fox Chapel indoor track coach Tom Moul has a good problem. The Foxes’ girls 3,200-meter relay team has five athletes capable of competing in the event. When Fox Chapel went to Youngstown State on Feb. 7 to compete, the Foxes continued what has been a winter of records by placing...
Fox Chapel notebook: Shady Side Academy grad shines in Olympic debut

Gwyneth Philips didn’t waste her first opportunity to start in net for the Team USA hockey team. Philips, a Shady Side Academy graduate and native of Athens, Ohio, made 20 saves to help the Americans blank Switzerland during group play at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Philips played collegiately with Northeastern...
Focused Fox Chapel boys get job done in section to reach playoff goal

When the smoke cleared, the Fox Chapel boys basketball team did what it needed to in order to qualify for the playoffs. The Foxes closed the season by winning five of their final six games. In a Section 1-6A schedule filled with potential pratfalls, the Foxes collected an emphatic 75-51...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Penn-Trafford ace to pitch for Mercyhurst

Penn-Trafford softball has a Division I pitcher. The defending PIAA Class 5A champion Warriors again will lean on ace Allyson Paulone to lead the way this spring. The only difference this year is that the standout right-hander has her college commitment in tow. Paulone, a junior, announced she will play...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 13, 2026

High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Monday’s schedule First round Norwin (11-11) at Fox Chapel (13-9), 7 p.m.; Pine-Richland (11-11) at Mt. Lebanon (14-8), 7:30 p.m.; Imani Christian (6-16) at North Hills (15-7), 7 p.m. Quarterfinals Thursday’s schedule Norwin/Fox Chapel winner vs. Upper St. Clair (21-1), TBA; Seneca...
High school roundup for Feb. 13, 2026: Mimi Thiero nets 30 in Quaker Valley’s 1st round victory

Mimi Thiero hit for 30 points to power No. 4 Quaker Valley to a 50-36 victory over No. 13 Keystone Oaks in the WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball first round Friday night. Keira Watson added 11 points for the Quakers (17-6), who will take on No. 5 Seton LaSalle in...
12th-seeded Peters Township girls come together for upset win over No. 5 Plum

Despite his team’s fourth-place finish in Section 4-5A and being slotted as the No. 12 seed for the WPIAL playoffs, Peters Township girls basketball coach Steve Limberiou felt confident a rugged section and overall schedule and strong play down the stretch in the regular season would translate into good things...
Penn-Trafford girls finally shake loose vs. Franklin Regional in WPIAL 5A 1st round

On a night when the rims were tight and shots weren’t falling, Penn-Trafford had to get used to some initial discomfort before it could find its footing in the playoff opener. “When we’re on, we’re on,” Lady Warriors coach Chuck Fontana said. “When we’re not, we have to get to...
Lyla Jablon keeps her cool, helps Fox Chapel advance past Latrobe in Class 5A 1st round

Fox Chapel girls basketball coach Marty Matvey believes guard Lyla Jablon won’t wilt at the first sign of trouble. During her four seasons with the Foxes, she has been challenged by Matvey to be ready for the tough moments. During Fox Chapel’s 60-58 win over Latrobe in the first round...
Deer Lakes boys get physical, drop section champ Derry in Class 4A 1st round

High school basketball coaches often say the end of the first half and the beginning of the second half is the most crucial time of the game. Usually, that’s when a winner will be determined. That is what happened Friday at Derry in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round boys game....
Defending WPIAL champ Belle Vernon smothers Burrell in Class 4A 1st round

Belle Vernon boys basketball coach Ricky Tyburski picked up his first career playoff win Friday as his Leopards dominated No. 9 Burrell to open defense of last year’s WPIAL Class 4A championship. The No. 8 Leopards used smothering pressure and multiple defense to roll to a 60-45 win over the...
Behind big night from James ‘Booboo’ Armstrong, Hopewell zips past Greensburg Salem

Hopewell used a 22-point third quarter to get past Greensburg Salem for a 74-49 victory Friday in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball playoffs. It was the Vikings’ first playoff win since 2008 and also the 400th career victory for coach Doug Biega. James “Booboo” Armstrong...
Aliquippa football again contesting being placed in Class 4A by PIAA

The ongoing debate between the PIAA and the Aliquippa football program will write another chapter next week during the monthly state board of control meeting. On the docket, Aliquippa plans to appeal the PIAA decision to keep the Quips in Class 4A for the next two-year football cycle. Part of...

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