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Franklin Regional boys rally in 4th quarter to defeat Armstrong

Franklin Regional scored three points in the third quarter and surrendered the lead for the first time to that point against visiting Armstrong. Some teams might have withered at the lack of offense and shift in momentum, especially in a playoff atmosphere. Not Franklin Regional. “We weren’t losing this game,...
Seton LaSalle girls take down Jeannette in opening round of WPIAL playoffs

It has been eight years since the Jeannette girls basketball team last won a WPIAL basketball playoff game. It took only eight minutes Saturday afternoon before the harsh reality set in that the Jayhawks postseason drought would continue. Junior Ava Dursi scored 22 points while senior teammate Emma Walsh chipped...
Moss scores 29, Plum boys hold off West Allegheny to advance in WPIAL playoffs

In what is likely to be their final home game, Plum’s Connor Moss and his fellow seniors came up big in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s WPIAL Class 5A preliminary-round playoff game. Moss scored 11 of his 29 points in the final quarter, and Plum went 9 of 10 from...
George Guido: Covid concerns force organizers to cancel 2021 Cager Classic all-star game

For the second straight season, the A-K Valley Cager Classic has been canceled. Organizers were hoping to get some of the area’s top basketball players on the hardwood, but covid concerns halted any hopes of them competing in what has become a local, postseason highlight for more than 20 years....
Central Valley claims 1st WPIAL gymnastics title

Central Valley’s gymnastics team made history Friday night by capturing the school’s first WPIAL gymnastics title. The Warriors scored 144.850 overall to edge host Moon (144.650) in the annual competition. Hopewell (142.675), two-time defending champion Thomas Jefferson (141.950), Baldwin (125.900) and Pine-Richland (122.175) rounded out the scoring. Central Valley finished...
Opponents try, and fail, to knock North Allegheny top scorer off his game

North Allegheny’s Connor Chi occasionally gets cross-checked behind the play or hit a little late by an opponent trying to intimidate him on the ice. At maybe 5-foot-8, Chi understands why. “It’s all good,” he said. “It’s part of the game.” Yet, so far this season, that strategy certainly hasn’t...
Hampton’s Murray siblings show drive to succeed

For years, Brennan and Meghan Murray have squared off at the basketball hoop in the driveway of their Hampton home. Older brother vs. little sister. “I’ve always been taller than her,” Brennan said, “but it was always competitive no matter what. We never go easy on each other, and we’re...
Diving no longer ‘secondary thing’ for Hampton’s Carslaw

When Koda Carslaw took up diving last season, he admits it was “more of a secondary thing.” Carslaw was, after all, a longtime gymnast and a qualifier in trampoline for the USA Gymnastics national championships in 2018 and ‘19. “One of my friends was like, ‘Hey, come dive with me,’...
Shady Side Academy boys beaming with confidence after big wins, playoff seeding

At the beginning of this season, no one expected the Shady Side Academy boys basketball team to be much of a threat. The Bulldogs only had three seniors and a few starters returning from last year, but they were also going to be very young. At times this season, they...
Fox Chapel basketball teams prepare to make run through WPIAL playoffs

When the WPIAL announced seedings for the girls and boys basketball tournaments Feb. 23, both Fox Chapel teams found themselves in unique positions. For the second straight year, the boys were awarded the No. 2 seed after putting together a record of 17-2 through 19 games. Their only two losses...
Pine-Richland hockey team riding prolific offense

With the volatility that comes with playing during a pandemic, Pine-Richland hockey coach Jordan Yoklic told his players to embrace each opportunity and not take it for granted. After all, the Rams were gearing up for a Class AAA semifinal with North Allegheny last year when the pandemic first hit...
Pine-Richland boys basketball team jells in coach’s 1st season

The last time the WPIAL had an open basketball tournament in 1984 Bob Petcash was a senior at Ambridge and played for a Bridgers team that made the Class 4A final, where it lost to Farrell. Now, 37 years later, Petcash will enter his first WPIAL tournament as a coach...
Plum swimmers seeking success at WPIAL championship meet

The Plum boys and girls swim teams are making final preparations for this weekend’s WPIAL Class AAA and AA championships at Upper St. Clair High School. After a month and a half of meets and numerous qualifying attempts, the Mustangs swimmers found out last week where they would be situated...
Norwin notebook: Swim teams have season to remember

Norwin will remember the 2020-21 swimming and diving season for more than a global pandemic. The girls team made history in the water this year, claiming its first section title since 2007. “The strength of this team is our depth,” coach Doug Watson said. “We are really three-strong in most...
North Journal notebook: 8 North Allegheny wrestlers advance to WPIALs

The North Allegheny wrestling team was well represented at Saturday’s WPIAL Class AAA championships after an impressive finish at the Section 3 tournament Feb. 20. The Tigers had three section champions and five runners-up who advanced to the WPIAL tournament. Dylan Coy (120 pounds), Nick Gorman (126) and Brady Leczo...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 26, 2021

High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results WPIAL Class 3A Section 3 Apollo-Ridge 71, Steel Valley 58 Nonconference Fox Chapel 79, Bishop Canevin 71 Monessen 50, East Allegheny 49 Pine-Richland 80, Mars 53 New Castle 83, Seneca Valley 60 Upper St. Clair 65, Chartiers Valley 56 Jeannette 64, St. Joseph 33...

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