Sports
High school roundup for Dec. 28: New Castle boys take down Aliquippa
December 29, 2017
Georgie Eggleston scored 20 points to help New Castle claim the title at its host boys basketball tournament Thursday with a 64-40 win over ClassLeechburg girls drop Apollo-Ridge for Apollo Trust Company tournament title
After trailing by one at the half, Apollo-Ridge had designs of an upset over Leechburg. But the Vikings were held to a single point in
A-K Valley notebook: Springdale girls break losing skid, Plum freshman stands out
December 28, 2017
John Broderick heard plenty of kudos from referees and fans about the improvement the Springdale girls basketball team showed during the early portion of the
Springdale boys hold off St. Joseph rally to secure victory
Springdale and St. Joseph no longer share the same boys basketball section, but their habit of playing nail-biters remains. The rivals went down to the
Deer Lakes girls walk over Riverview in St. Joseph tournament
For a team like Deer Lakes, which has struggled against some of the bigger schools on its nonsection schedule, the holiday tourney season couldn't haveChartiers Valley looking to build gymnastics program
Chartiers Valley is the new kid on the block in WPIAL gymnastics. After several seasons of having individual competitors, the Colts have started a program
Penn Hills quarterback Hollis Mathis encouraged by all-state honors
After leading his football team to its deepest playoff run since 2008, junior quarterback Hollis Mathis can't shake the team-first mentality even after being recognizedPenn Hills fitness team offers unique opportunity for students
In a time where more of a focus has been placed on individual sports, there has always been one constant at Penn Hills. Penn Hills
Young Chartiers Valley hockey team rounding into form in time for playoff push
When the 2017-18 PIHL season started, Chartiers Valley coach Paul Bonetti knew his team might take a little time to get going. The Colts graduated
South Hills notebook: Baldwin boys take trip to Orlando
Notebook items from around the South Hills: • Baldwin's boys basketball team traveled to Orlando, Fla., last week to participate in the KSA holiday tournamentMiller provides scoring touch for North Allegheny hockey
Registering important goals for club hockey teams didn't move the meter for many of Aaron Miller's classmates at North Allegheny. Putting in crucial tallies forBaldwin swimmers off to fast start
Ryan Johnson takes a positive approach to each season as coach of the Baldwin swim program. This year is no different. andquot;We expect to haveBrentwood swimmers chasing section titles
The boys and girls swim teams at Brentwood share an objective. andquot;Both teams have one goal, and that is to win our school's section,andquot; saidLigonier Valley loses prolific point guard, then loses to Albert Gallatin
For one half, Albert Gallatin and Ligonier Valley played to a stalemate. Then, Ligonier Valley lost its high-scoring point guard and with it any reasonable
Jeannette’s defense leads charge in comeback win over Connellsville
Jeannette senior Robert Kennedy had 12 interceptions during the football season and returned four of them for touchdowns. It was a wonder teams even threw
Springdale girls basketball team’s progress pays off with victory to end long losing streak
John Broderick heard plenty of kudos from referees and fans about the improvement the Springdale girls basketball team showed during the early portion of the
Ligonier Valley honoring 1,000-point scorers
Ligonier Valley will have a special ceremony at 5:45 p.m. today during its holiday basketball tournament to honor the 35 players, male and female, who
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Valley’s Nyjewel Carter, Apollo-Ridge’s Maddy Moore
Nyjewel Carter School: Valley Class: Junior Sport: Basketball Report card: In his first year as a starter for Valley (3-1, 2-1), Carter leads the team
Dunn drives Burrell girls in pursuit of another turnaround
Brittany Dunn's approach to athletics, both in basketball and softball, is to take nothing for granted. The Burrell senior basketball guard/forward, also a standout shortstop
Fox Chapel boys share wealth, end skid with win vs. Armstrong
A two-game losing streak put something of a damper on Fox Chapel's holiday, but the short break also enabled the Foxes to find their form.
