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South Park sprinter Maddie Raymond finally wins PIAA gold

SHIPPENSBURG – South Park senior Maddie Raymond finally did it. She won a state title. Raymond won the 100-meter dash at the PIAA Class AA Track and Field Championships on Friday after finishing fifth as a freshman, second as a sophomore and having her junior season wiped out by the...
WPIAL reveals championship schedule for baseball finals

The WPIAL baseball finalists in Class 6A and 4A will play under the lights at Wild Things Park next week. The schedule for the six championship games has North Allegheny and Hempfield playing at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, and Montour and New Castle meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Also playing Tuesday...
North Catholic’s Trevor Paschall wins 4 gold medals at WPIAL Class AA track and field championships

Temperatures under sunny skies climbed throughout the morning Wednesday as the top athletes competed at the WPIAL Class AA track and field championships at Slippery Rock University. As the final events concluded, thermometers had readings in the low to mid 80s. But that didn’t stop the cream of the crop...
WPIAL track and field championships: What to know for Wednesday’s meet

The WPIAL endured a season without track and field last spring, but the championships are back. Individual champions in Class AAA and AA will be crowned Wednesday at Slippery Rock University. Here’s a breakdown of what to know and who to watch. Split schedule To fit under state covid-19 guidelines...
Derry softball gets 1st playoff win in program historyVideo

From the routine-looking plays they made all over the field to the steady pitching and hitting they displayed, Derry softball players looked like they had been here before, like they belonged here even. The Trojans have experienced the WPIAL softball playoffs many times since the program began in 1979. But...
Riverside boys, Mohawk girls claim WPIAL Class AA team track titles

It takes a complete team effort to win a track and field meet. Every point is important. That’s what occurred Wednesday in the WPIAL Class AA Championship at Peters Township. The Riverside boys reversed an earlier defeat to Shenango to capture their fourth consecutive team title and eighth in school...
Shady Side Academy, Quaker Valley, earn redemption and capture WPIAL boys tennis team titles

It was a year of redemption at the WPIAL boys tennis team championships on Wednesday at North Allegheny High School. Two years after coming up short on the same stage, Shady Side Academy and Quaker Valley captured WPIAL titles by a 3-2 score. After losing to Fox Chapel 3-2 in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 10, 2021

The final week of the WPIAL baseball and softball regular season could use some good weather after a week of washouts pushed some teams to the brink of make-up games. On a busy day of district baseball, there are two games with section-championship ramifications. First-place Plum (9-1) will visit second-place...
Franklin Regional, South Park duos win school’s 1st WPIAL doubles titles

There were a lot of similarities to the two winning WPIAL doubles teams. First, they were their school’s first doubles teams to win a WPIAL title. Franklin Regional’s squad won the Class AAA title and South Park’s duo the Class AA title. Each team had a right-hander and left-hander, which...
2021 WPIAL Class 3A baseball preseason breakdown

WPIAL baseball players have been waiting nearly two seasons to get back on the field of play after the coronavirus pandemic forced officials to cancel the entire 2020 campaign. With the 2021 season moving forward, district players are eager to showcase their skills and lead their teams to the postseason....
Spencer Lee becomes 3-time NCAA wrestling champion

Iowa senior Spencer Lee is used to beginning a wrestling match. He’d rather set the tone for his Iowa teammates. But the NCAA wrestling championships had other ideas. They decided to put the 125-pound final at the end Saturday at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The ESPN broadcast team called...
Mapletown’s Menear claims gold medal at PIAA swimming championships

It took Ella Menear a little longer than she had hoped to make her PIAA Class AA swimming debut. But when the independent sophomore from Mapletown reached the light at the end of the tunnel Friday at Cumberland Valley High School, she found herself in possession of a state gold...
Fox Chapel’s Manelis, North Allegheny’s Shi clean up at PIAA Class AAA diving meet

The fourth time was the charm for Fox Chapel senior David Manelis. The diving standout and two-time WPIAL Class AAA champion hoped to add state gold medalist to his performance portfolio as he took on a field of seven others Saturday evening at Cumberland Valley High School. Manelis grabbed the...
WPIAL diving champs ready to take on state’s best

The “fab four” of WPIAL diving champions will attempt to claim more gold Saturday at the PIAA Class AAA and Class AA competitions at Cumberland Valley High School. Representing the WPIAL are Fox Chapel senior David Manelis and North Allegheny sophomore Christina Shi in Class AAA and South Park senior...
Burrell’s Hornack, Oswalt reach PIAA Class AA wrestling finals

HERSHEY — Burrell’s Cooper Hornack achieved something he’s never accomplished on Friday. The freshman wrestler reached the finals in a state event. Hornack and senior teammate Ian Oswalt advanced to the finals at the PIAA Class AA wrestling championships Friday at the Giant Center. They will wrestle during the 5...
Devin Whitlock walks the walk, leads Belle Vernon past South Park

If a team is game-planning to face the Belle Vernon boys basketball team, one of the first things a coach should do is give his team a commandment: “Thou shalt not chirp or trash talk Devin Whitlock.” As much talking as the Leopards’ star junior may have done during his...

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