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Coach Dom Pecora talks with his East Allegheny team next to Justin Snyder during a preseason practice last year.

Westmoreland County high school notebook: Former East Allegheny football coach joins Penn-Trafford staff

February 10, 2024

Dom Pecora, who served as the head football coach at East Allegheny for the past 11 seasons, is joining Penn-Trafford’s staff as a volunteer assistant.

Seven Plum seniors who will continue their atheltic pursuits in college were celebrated Feb. 7 at Plum High School. Seated, from left are Pascale Olczak (Allegheny women’s basketball), Charlee Wastchak (Edinboro women’s lacrosse), and Aiyana Adams (Goldey Beacom track and field). In back are Nate Kondas (Grove City football), Sean Franzi (Edinboro football), Ethan Andrejeski (Pitt-Johnstown men’s soccer), and Tyler Yurisinec (Pitt-Johnstown men’s soccer).

Plum senior student-athletes set college plans

It was another day to celebrate for Plum seniors set to continue their athletic pursuits at the collegiate level.

North Allegheny’s Kellie McConnell scores past Norwin’s Kendall Berger on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Norwin.

North Allegheny notebook: NA basketball teams turn attention to playoffs

The North Allegheny boys and girls basketball teams are playoff bound after finishing in the top four of their respective sections when the regular season concluded.

High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 9, 2024

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February 9, 2024

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A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Apollo-Ridge’s Mia Ament

February 5, 2024

There is no one with more passion and fire for the sport on the Apollo-Ridge bowling team than senior Mia Ament.

Drake D’Angelo, with his daughters Gianna and Adelina at Burrell Buccaneer Stadium, is leaving Burrell soon to become the new athletic director at Greensburg Salem. D’Angelo served Burrell as its athletic director since July 2017.

D’Angelo winding down AD tenure at Burrell, set to take over at Greensburg Salem

February 4, 2024

Drake D’Angelo soon begins service to Greensburg Salem as its next athletic director.

Meghan Marsh, Marshall Schmitt and Alyssa Fritz and members of the Gateway bocce team compete Jan. 4, 2024, at Plum.

Gateway unified bocce players finding success, enjoyment in 2nd season

Alyssa Fritz joined the Gateway unified bocce team in its inaugural season last year and helped the team make the playoffs.

Highlands’ Cameron Reigard is a senior on the 2023-24 basketball team.

A-K Valley athletes of the week: Kiski Area’s Eliza Miller, Highlands’ Cameron Reigard

February 3, 2024

Eliza Miller

Fox Chapel junior heavyweight D’Angelo Hamilton controls Elizabeth Forward junior Logan Cain on Jan. 20 at the Allegheny County Wrestling Tournament.

Fox Chapel notebook: Wrestling team advances to WPIAL quarterfinals

The Fox Chapel wrestling team demonstrated in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class 3A team tournament what it has shown all season. The Foxes weren’t going to be an easy out for any team.

Players from Plum compete in the 2023 high school powder puff flag football game last fall.

Plum adds girls flag football team for this spring

Seventeen schools throughout the Pittsburgh region were part of a high school girls flag football league last spring.

North Allegheny’s Joey Dopirak is averaging 21.3 points this season.

North Allegheny notebook: Joey Dopirak surpasses 1,000-point milestone

North Allegheny senior Joey Dopirak poured in 25 points in a 72-53 victory over Pine-Richland on Jan. 30, surpassing 1,000 career points in the process.