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North Allegheny's Alex Hays (right) celebrates his goal with Isaiah Davis during their WPIAL Class 3A first round playoff game against Franklin Regional Monday, May 14, 2018, in McCandless. NA won, 16-1.
Late-season surge bolstered playoff run for North Allegheny boys lacrosse
June 7, 2018
Facing the prospect of finishing the season with an ordinary result, the North Allegheny boys lacrosse team found its mojo. Starting with two wins against

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PIAA softball quarterfinals roundup: West Greene rolls into state semifinals
Reigning state champion West Greene continued its march through the PIAA softball tournament Thursday with a convincing 10-0 victory over McConnellsburg in the Class A

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West Allegheny's Ashley Seamon pitches to Albert Gallatin's Annalia Paoli during a PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game June 7, 2018, at Peterswood Park.
West Allegheny earns Taylor-made victory over Albert Gallatin
Two-time WPIAL Class 5A champion West Allegheny was dressed to the nines in a 10-3 victory over Albert Gallatin on Thursday. Now they are Taylor-made

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Greensburg Central Catholic players celebrate after defeating Homer Center, 12-11, in their PIAA Class A quarterfinal Thursday, June 7, 2018, at North Allegheny High School.
Greensburg Central Catholic edges Homer-Center in 9th inning in wild PIAA quarterfinal game
Someone had to take control and end this thing before it got out of control. In a baseball game that, at times, offered little control

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Plum volleyball coaches Carly Bonk and Kelsey Bonk prepare their team for the 2017 season at practice Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, at Plum.
A-K Valley notebook: We Serve First Foundation sponsors volleyball campers, coach
Ellen and Tim Toy found strength through volleyball during Ellen's years-long battle with cancer, and the sport continues to serve as a way to honor

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Canon-McMillan's Cam Walker celebrates after scoring against North Allegheny in the PIAA Class 6A quarterfinals Thursday, June 7, 2018, at Seton Hill University.
Weston, Canon-McMillan defeat North Allegheny in PIAA Class 6A quarterfinals
Among Cam Weston's four-pitch arsenal is a swing-and-miss forkball he likes to throw, but lately he's used it rarely. andquot;I haven't been throwing strikes,andquot; the

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Southmoreland softball continues its historic run, reaches PIAA semifinals
DUBOIS — Southmoreland had to escape an early hole in Monday's PIAA Class 3A softball opener. But there was no need for late heroics Thursday

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PIAA baseball quarterfinals roundup: West Allegheny takes down Red Land
Logan Malatak hit a three-run triple, and Trey Zeroski and Brandon Cooper also knocked in runs as WPIAL third-place finisher West Allegheny earned a 7-4

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Hempfield's Margaret Monzo hits a solo shot to put Hempfield up 2-1 in the eighth inning over Baldwin during quarterfinal PIAA 6-A softball action at Greater Latrobe High School.
Monzo’s 8th-inning home run sends Hempfield back to PIAA semifinals
This Monzo girl at Hempfield has been a mystery. She was born Margaret. She became Megan. andquot;I was named after my grandmother — it's a

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Thomas Jefferson scores 3 in 7th inning to win PIAA quarterfinal contest
CARLISLE — After starting the WPIAL playoffs as the 11th seed, there has not been a lot of pressure on the Thomas Jefferson softball team.

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Latrobe held to 3 hits in PIAA quarterfinal loss to Nazareth
CARLISLE — After the traditional postgame huddle, Latrobe coach Rick Kozusko greeted each one of senior softball players. A hug, a smile, a thank you

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Monessen's Dana Vatakis pitches against Union during a PIAA Class A quarterfinal game June 7, 2018, at Peterswood Park.
Vatakis limits Union to 1 hit as Monessen reaches PIAA semifinals for 1st time
Dominant, phenomenal, explosive and dominant again. Those are the words Union coach Anthony Conforti used to describe Monessen's Dana Vatakis following the PIAA Class A

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Mt. Pleasant catcher May Klejka jumps into the arms of relief pitcher Meadown Uncapher after closing out Belle Vernon Area in the quarterfinal PIAA 4-A softball action at Greater Latrobe High School.
Mt. Pleasant softball again avenges loss to WPIAL champion Belle Vernon
Mt. Pleasant stewed about its WPIAL semifinal loss to Belle Vernon, a game in which the defending state champion Vikings finished without a hit and

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Hines Ward sails into the end zone
Hines Ward to present annual Positive HS Athlete Awards
A total of $30,000 in scholarships will be awarded to dozens of WPIAL student-athletes as part of the seventh annual Positive High School Athlete Awards.

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Northgate head coach T.J. Wiley talks with his team during heat acclimation drills.
Vincentian hires T.J. Wiley to relaunch football program
Eager to restart its football program, Vincentian Academy has hired veteran coach T.J. Wiley to lead the process. The school announced his hire Thursday. Wiley,

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High school scores, schedules for June 6, 2018
June 6, 2018
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Today's schedule Bensalem (21-3) vs. Williamsport (14-6) at Walter Stump Stadium, noon; Red Lion (17-7) vs. La

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Shady Side Academy's Skyy Moore (3) rushes the ball being pursued by Apollo-Ridge's Daniel Rametta (31) during their game against Apollo-Ridge on Sept. 15, 2017.
Shady Side Academy QB/DB Moore gaining recruiters’ attention during offseason
Skyy Moore diligently reached out to college football coaches during his junior season at Shady Side Academy, following them on social media and sending out

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Belle Vernon's Bailey Parshall threw a no-hitter to defeat Ambridge on May 21, 2018, at Baldwin.
Plenty of postseason history exists between local rivals Belle Vernon, Mt. Pleasant
Since Bailey Parshall became the starting pitcher at Belle Vernon in 2015, the Leopards have won three WPIAL softball titles. The only year they didn't

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Greensburg Central Catholic's James Rice celebrates scoring against Eden Christian Academy during second round 1-A WPIAL action Monday, May 21, 2018 at Fox Chapel High School.
Westmoreland County baseball preview capsule for Thursday game
Class A Quarterfinals Greensburg Central Catholic (15-6) vs. Homer-Center (20-1) 4 p.m. Thursday at North Allegheny Winner plays: Winner of Vincentian Academy (17-4)/Oswayo Valley (18-2)

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Hempfield's Maddie Uschock is safe at second base against Warwick during first round PIAA 5-A softball action Monday June 4, 2018 at Greater Latrobe High School.
Westmoreland County softball playoff preview capsules for Thursday’s games
Class 6A Quarterfinals Hempfield (21-3) vs. Baldwin (13-5) 3 p.m. Thursday at Latrobe Winner plays: Winner of Latrobe (13-4)/Nazareth (20-4) Coaches: Bob Kalp, Hempfield; Vince

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