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Hempfield expected to hire Katie Miller Gee as girls golf coach
The Hempfield School District board is expected to hire Mike Brown as its new football coach Monday, according to the board’s agenda. He isn’t the only coach expected to be hired. Katie Miller Gee, a 2003 Hempfield graduate, was recommended to be the first girls golf coach. Miller Gee was...
Hampton girls track team off to quick start behind versatile senior jumper
Hampton senior Hannah Schepner still is unsure about her best event in track and field. She finished seventh in the high jump in the WPIAL Class AAA championships as a sophomore. Then, the first time she tried long jump this spring, she came within six inches of matching the school’s...
Hot bats leading Sewickley Academy baseball to fast start
The fence at James E. Swartz Memorial Field in Freeport went up three days before St. Joseph and Sewickley Academy faced off April 13 in a Section 3-A matchup, and it didn’t take long for Panthers shortstop Adin Zorn to christen it. Zorn was 5 for 5 at the plate,...
Hampton football players give boost to boys track and field team
If the Hampton boys track and field team can reach the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs for only the second time in a decade, it will have another Hampton team to thank. Roughly half of the athletes on the track squad also played for the Talbots football team, which last fall...
Shady Side Academy baseball focused on winning section title
The Shady Side Academy baseball team has a goal in mind. The Bulldogs want to win a Section 3-2A title and earn a high seed for the playoffs, but they aren’t in any rush to get there. “Our expectation is to compete for the section title for sure,” Shady Side...
Penn Hills sports notebook: Indians’ Allen medals at South Hills Classic
Angelo Allen took advantage of the 17th annual South Hills Classic being hosted closer to home. The Penn Hills thrower finished second in the shot put with a throw of 49 feet, 6 1/2 inches and seventh in the discus with a throw of 118-7. While Baldwin was the event...
Big Red Rugby’s debut a smashing success
Ethan Payne-Hawkins and his teammates had plenty of assistance during the Big Red Rugby club team’s debut match against Central Catholic. There were coaches on both sides to help guide the program through the rigors of a rugby 7s match. The referee also stopped the match several times, with the...
Ace’s secret weapon helps Pine-Richland softball to signature early season win
Gabriella Aughton showed up to Pine-Richland’s game at Hempfield on April 9 with a secret weapon. She debuted a drop ball pitch, and with the new addition to an already strong repertoire, she proved difficult to hit. Aughton struck out 12 batters and the Rams got a two-run homer from...
Riverview, Plum athletes look forward to final high school basketball game
Gideon Deasy’s final high school basketball season didn’t start off as he had hoped as he continued to recover from an ankle injury that had plagued him since the fall. But the Riverview senior point guard eventually made his way back to the court, and he will cap his season...
Plum baseball ‘resilient and tough’ in early-season stretch
When Plum baseball coach Carl Vollmer looked back at the Section 2-5A series against Mars from April 12 and 13, he didn’t see perfection. Far from it, he said. But what he saw was a pair of dramatic, last-inning victories that could go a long way in determining who walks...
No. 1 Norwin hoping execution catches up to expectations
With the No. 1 ranking in the WPIAL — the No. 4 mark in the state in Class 6A — and enough college-level talent to beat the band, Norwin has earned the right to walk around with bravado. But its play on the field, coach Mike Liebdzinski said, needs to...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 17, 2021: Section hopefuls meet on softball diamond
Two of the top teams in Section 3-3A collide in a Saturday softball special. While Southmoreland sits in first place with a 3-0 section record, the two teams hot on its trail meet when Mt. Pleasant hosts Waynesburg. The Vikings are 2-0 in the section and trail the Scotties (3-0)...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 16, 2021
High schools Baseball Friday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Kiski Area at McKeesport, ppd. Class 3A Section 3 Derry 10, Mt. Pleasant 6 Mt. Pleasant at Derry, ppd. Section 4 Brownsville 16, Southmoreland 11 Class A Section 2 Greensburg Central Catholic 19, Bishop Canevin 1 Nonsection Canon-McMillan 13, Pine-Richland 4...
High school roundup for April 16, 2021: Elizabeth Forward softball makes statement
Winning pitcher Kailey Larcinese struck out 12, homered and drove in four runs as Elizabeth Forward made a statement with a 14-3 victory over West Mifflin in a matchup of top teams in Section 2-4A softball Friday afternoon. Anna Resnik went 4 for 5 with a home run for Elizabeth...
Hitting is contagious for OLSH softball in win over Chartiers-Houston
Back in the spring of 2019, top-seeded Chartiers-Houston faced Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the first round of the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs and won easily to advance to the district quarterfinals. On Friday, the script was flipped. The Chargers remained undefeated with a 14-5 victory over the...
Gera, Campbell earn MVP honors in Lady Spartan/Wildcat track and field invitational
Springtime weather sometimes will test an athlete’s mettle, especially in track and field. Athletes face various conditions, from warm and comfortable to cold, windy, rainy and, sometimes, snowy. Cold and rain greeted the athletes that competed in the 29th Annual Lady Spartan/18th Annual Wildcat Invitational Friday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium....
Ligonier Valley softball still unbeaten, defeats ‘scrappy’ Serra CatholicVideo
After craning her neck to watch the softball stay just fair and sail over the left-field fence, Ligonier Valley pitcher Maddie Griffin turned her attention to the baserunner. Serra Catholic’s Lexxie Fite connected for a two-run homer in the fourth inning Friday evening for the first runs allowed by Griffin...
Freeport softball comes through in clutch in win over Burrell
Friday’s windy, chilly weather that featured spots of rain at Freeport Community Park seemed to include everything but lightning. It was Freeport that provided the lightning – two-out lightning in particular. The Yellowjackets scored seven of their eight runs after two were out and Freeport held on to defeat Burrell,...
Fox Chapel’s Eli Yofan picks up first Division I offer
Over the past three years, Fox Chapel junior Eli Yofan has shown what he is capable of on the basketball court. He led the Foxes to back-to-back No. 2 seeds in the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs and has helped them put together two straight 20-plus win seasons. Yofan averaged 22.4...
Ousted coach Eric Kasperowicz reapplies to lead Pine-Richland football team
Pine-Richland already has at least one applicant to coach the football team next fall, and it’s someone who knows the program very well. It’s Eric Kasperowicz. Two days after losing his job, Kasperowicz confirmed Friday that he has reapplied. The Pine-Richland administration stirred controversy Wednesday when it declined to renew...
Hempfield on track to hire Penn-Trafford grad Mike Brown as football coach
Hempfield will vote Monday to name Mike Brown as its next head football coach. Brown is the recommended candidate to replace Rich Bowen, who resigned after nine seasons. Brown, a Penn-Trafford graduate, has been a defensive assistant at Robert Morris and Greensburg Central Catholic. He played safety at Mercyhurst. Bowen...
Pine-Richland board member resigns amid backlash over football coach’s firing; parents call for reinstatement
A Pine-Richland school board member resigned his post without explanation Friday amid community uproar over the school district’s decision to fire championship-winning football coach Eric Kasperowicz earlier this week. The school board held a special online meeting at noon Friday to accept the resignation of first-term school board member Ben...
Cowboys QB Ben DiNucci supports Eric Kasperowicz after coach’s surprise firing at Pine-Richland
Ben DiNucci lives 1,200 miles from Pine-Richland but was stunned when word reached him in Texas that his high school football coach had been fired. “At first, like anybody else, I was wondering what the heck was the reasoning or logic behind it?” he said. Now an NFL quarterback with...
Mark Madden: Pine-Richland’s shameful firing of Eric Kasperowicz deserves better than ‘no comment’
Pine-Richland High School fired Eric Kasperowicz after eight seasons as football coach. He won two state championships and four WPIAL titles, including one of each this past season. Kasperowicz was 85-18. He’s beloved by his players and known for his professionalism. Plenty of Kasperowicz’s players got football scholarships. Kasperowicz wasn’t...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 15, 2021
High schools Baseball Thursday’s results Class 5A Section 4 Bethel Park at Albert Gallatin, ppd. Class 4A Section 2 Beaver 9, New Castle 8 Class 3A Section 1 Ellwood City 6, Freedom 2 Class 2A Section 2 Laurel 8, South Side 6 Section 3 Serra Catholic 10, Shady Side Academy...
