Sports
Experienced juniors set to lead Greensburg Salem softball
March 13, 2018
For the first time in nearly four decades, the Greensburg Salem softball team will have a new head coach in the dugout. Rachel Brannigan has
Westmoreland County PIAA basketball preview capsule: Jeannette vs. Cambridge Springs
Wednesday's game Boys Class 2A Second round Jeannette (20-4) vs. C ambridge Spri ngs (21-5) 7:30 p.m. at Farrell Coaches: Adrian Batts, Jeannette; Kevin Kurt,
Upper St. Clair replaces Hampton in PIHL semifinals
The PIHL announced Tuesday that Hampton used an ineligible hockey player in last week's quarterfinal win and therefore will be replaced by Upper St. Clair
A-K Valley swimmers hoping to make big splash at state meet
Sixteen days will pass for Highlands sophomore Rachel Blackburn between her final swim at the WPIAL Class AA championships March 2 and her lone event
Burrell continues scoring binge, advances to PIHL Division 2 championship
Teams are aware Burrell had the most-explosive offense in PIHL Division 2. The Buccaneers reinforced that fact Monday night as they erupted for a 6-4PTFCA announces all-state honors for indoor track
March 12, 2018
North Allegheny hurdler Ayden Owens and the Seneca Valley boys distance medley earned first-team honors Monday night when the PTFCA announced its indoor track all-stateHigh school scores, summaries, schedules for March 12, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Second round Wednesday's schedule Abington (23-5) vs. St. Joseph's Prep (19-8) at Archbishop Ryan, 7 p.m.; Pocono
PIAA basketball second round to kick off in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school athletics
On opening night of the PIAA basketball playoffs last Friday, Class 3A girls teams from the WPIAL enjoyed the most successful debut as a group
Uncertainty clouds Deer Lakes baseball after losing 10 seniors
Josh Tysk coaches in the WPIAL, not Major League Baseball. But the differences he notices on his Deer Lakes roster compared to, say, the Houston
Norwin’s Phipps takes silver at PIAA wrestling
Kurtis Phipps' journey to a state wrestling title fell one win short. The Norwin sophomore lost in the finals of the PIAA Class AAA wrestling
Quaker Valley’s Redinger finishes 3rd at PIAA tournament
HERSHEY — Quaker Valley freshman Connor Redinger fell short of his goal at the PIAA Class AA wrestling championships Saturday. Redinger wanted to be theNorwin boys tennis team won’t settle
The Norwin boys tennis team expects to be among top finishers again in Section 1-AAA, but the Knights long for more. andquot;In order to advance
Norwin’s Tulenko glides into PIAA championships
Norwin sophomore Ethan Tulenko entered the season hoping just to make a qualifying cut for the WPIAL Class AAA boys swimming championship meet March 1-2
Penn-Trafford wrestlers claim 5th at PIAA tournament
Senior Job Chishko and junior Nick Coy were the last remaining Penn-Trafford wrestlers wearing green and gold singlets this season. Both standouts entered Hershey's Giant
Penn-Trafford tennis sets sights on states
The Penn-Trafford boys tennis team is favored to repeat as Section 1-AAA champion with its top two players hoping to go out with a bang.
Franklin Regional wrestlers fall just short of goals at PIAA tournament
Franklin Regional wrestlers Colton Camacho and Carter Dibert set high goals for themselves heading into the PIAA Class AAA tournament in Hershey. For Camacho, aFreshmen expected to boost Franklin Regional tennis
With eight letterwinners returning to a team that finished 6-2 in the section and qualified for the WPIAL postseason last year, Franklin Regional boys tennisLate response lifts Moon past Connellsville in PIHL Division 2 semifinals
After Connellsville tied Monday's semifinal game early in the third period, Moon searched for a response. The Tigers' Shawn Hytla delivered it and help propel
Deer Lakes softball to be tested in quest for 7th straight section title
Katelynn Blair remembers traveling to Penn State with the Deer Lakes softball team in 2015, when the Lancers ultimately finished as the PIAA runner-up. As
Tall order: Jeannette boys prepare for matchup with Cambridge Springs’ 6-8 tandem
Jeannette assistant basketball coach Ken Errett held a contact pad above his head at Monday's practice. andquot;That's how we simulate 6-8,andquot; Errett said, stretching the
