Sports
Sewickley Academy girls want to continue momentum under new coach
December 7, 2019
Last season, Sewickley Academy’s girls basketball team reached the PIAA Class A quarterfinals.
Confidence running high for Quaker Valley girls after strong finish to last season
The maturation process sped up for Quaker Valley’s girls basketball team toward the end of last season.
Quaker Valley’s Besterman returns to swim team
Thinking about her future, Quaker Valley senior Sophie Besterman returned to the girls swimming team after playing basketball last season.
Penn-Trafford wrestlers hope to restore program’s prestige
A.J. Brentzel knows what the Penn-Trafford wrestling team can be.
Deep roster should help keep Fox Chapel swimmers in contention
Last season, the Fox Chapel boys and girls swim teams each posted 9-2 overall and 5-1 Section 3-AAA records, finishing second to Franklin Regional.
Plum swim teams adopt different approaches at start of season
The Plum swimming teams go into the season Dec. 9 at home against Penn-Trafford from opposite directions.
Norwin swim team welcomes back PIAA qualifier Ethan Tulenko
After sitting out last season to compete for his USA Swimming club, Norwin senior Ethan Tulenko has returned to the Knights.
Phipps, Norwin wrestling ready to take next step
Kurtis Phipps showed his toughness by battling through a foot injury in last year’s PIAA Class AAA championship match. He suffered the injury a day earlier in his semifinal win.
Franklin Regional wrestlers look to add to program’s Hershey history
Franklin Regional coach Matt Lebe had to stop for a moment and count back through the years to figure out how many seasons in a row the Panthers have had a representative in the PIAA wrestling finals.
Franklin Regional swim teams eye section championships
The Franklin Regional boys and girls swimming teams expect to be in the hunt for Section 3-AAA titles.
Fox Chapel’s Zoe Skirboll swims at U.S. national team camp
Fox Chapel sophomore Zoe Skirboll was one of 48 swimmers from across the country invited to participate in USA Swimming’s Girls National Select Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado.Fox Chapel wrestling team must overcome inexperience
The Fox Chapel wrestling team finished 8-9 overall and 2 -3 in Section 3B-AAA last season.
High school scores, schedules for Dec. 6, 2019
High schools
High school roundup for Dec. 6, 2019: Butler opens with decisive win
Devin Carney scored 23 points and Mattix Clement added 20 as Butler scored 32 points in the first quarter and rolled to a 73-33 victory over Woodland Hills at the Butler tournament on the opening night of high school basketball Friday. Raeshon Robertson led Woodland Hills with 17.
Leechburg rallies past Apollo-Ridge in season-opener
It was a successful return to the coaching ranks for Leechburg’s Damian Davies, helped by Blue Devils point guard Dylan Cook’s foul shooting.
Going up? PIAA could force Southern Columbia, others into higher football classification
Southern Columbia has no equal in Class 2A football, a lesson Avonworth learned Friday.
Behind Sullivan’s 32-point performance, St. Joseph takes down Propel Braddock Hills
December 6, 2019
St. Joseph guard Andrew Sullivan has been big for the Spartans over the course of his high school career.
Nazareth Prep boys roll over Ligonier Valley with strong second half
This wasn’t how Ligonier Valley boys basketball coach John Berger envisioned the season-opener.
Whitlock’s big second half leads Belle Vernon boys over Jeannette
With Thomas Hepple visible in the corner of his eye, Devin Whitlock caught ball on the break under the basket and saw the play of the game develop seconds before it happened.
Deer Lakes takes down Summit Academy to open up 2019-2020 season
It’s always nice to start the season off with a win and for the first time of Terence Parham’s tenure at Deer Lakes the Lancers gifted their coach with one in the first game of the season.
