Sports

Baldwin grad Taylor Dadig competes for George Mason’s softball team.
Father-daughter duos take over Baldwin softball program
February 19, 2023
The timing is ideal.

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Quaker Valley’s Logan Richey looks to gain dominant position during a scramble in the 145-pound finals of the Allegheny County wrestling championships Jan. 21 at Fox Chapel.
Quaker Valley wrestler Logan Richey joins elite company
Quaker Valley senior Logan Richey joined an elite group of wrestlers at his school Feb. 1 with his performance at the WPIAL Class 2A team tournament.

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Quaker Valley’s Braedan Steffey.
Quaker Valley bounces back from skid in time for Penguins Cup playoffs
Quaker Valley’s youthful hockey team snapped out of its funk Feb. 9 with an impressive 8-4 win against North Catholic.

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The Penn-Trafford rifle team finished second at the 2023 WPIAL team championship on Feb. 7, 2023, at Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen’s Club in Canonsburg.
Penn-Trafford wins state rifle championship
Diana Cholock described Penn-Trafford’s rifle season as crazy after her team captured the school’s first state title on Feb. 14.

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Penn-Trafford goalie Jackson Kerrigan (with now-injured defenseman Damian Dynys) has posted two shutouts this season.
Penn-Trafford hockey team heating up ahead of Penguins Cup playoffs
It’s been a roller-coaster type season for the 2022-23 Penn-Trafford hockey team.

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Penn Hills wrestlers make strides during nontraditional season
Penn Hills wrestling coach Jeremy Packer enjoyed having a different type of schedule this season. Due to what the Indians thought were going to be low numbers, Penn Hills focused on competing in individual tournaments and building up the skills of wrestlers in a program filled with inexperienced grapplers.

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Penn Hills’ Robert Thomas scores off an offensive rebound during the first half of Penn Hills’ victory over Gateway on Jan. 24.
Penn Hills notebook: Indoor track team looks to build speed, stamina
While Penn Hills indoor track coach Lee Zelkowitz like to use the winter season as a program builder for the fall outdoor season, the Indians would like to build some momentum by sending a few athletes to the state meet.

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Pine-Richland sophomore gymnast Annamaria Samuels
Pine-Richland sophomore makes name for herself at WPIAL gymnastics meet
Annamaria Samuels has a unique first name and sometimes it’s accidentally misspelled, which was the case on the WPIAL championship results sheet.

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North Allegheny’s Jasmine Timmerson battles Pine-Richland’s Sarah Pifer for a loose ball during a game last season.
Breakout regular season leads Pine-Richland girls into playoff matchup with rival North Allegheny
The first two meetings with North Allegheny provided lessons for the Pine-Richland girls basketball team.

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Gateway bowlers earn trip to regional championships
The youthful Gateway boys bowling team collected 2,561 pins through three games and finished 15th out of 24 teams at the WPIBL boys team championship tournament Feb. 15, at Sims Lanes in Beaver Falls.

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Shaler’s Keegan Smetanka shoots a 3-pointer against Hampton on Dec. 20, 2022.
Shaler notebook: Titans make themselves at home in playoffs
This winter, making the playoffs was standard operating procedure for the Shaler athletic department. The Titans saw plenty of teams earn a chance to move on to the next level of competition.

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Belle Vernon junior swimmer Melina Stratigos
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Week ending Feb. 19, 2023
February 18, 2023
Melina Stratigos

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Freeport’s Michael Braun is a sophomore on the 2022-23 track and field team.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Anna Troutman, Freeport’s Michael Braun
Anna Troutman

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 18, 2023
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Canon-McMillan’s Rose Kuchera won the girls Class 3A 100-meter hurdles during the 2022 WPIAL Track and Field Championships.
Big day for Canon-McMillan at TSTCA indoor track championships
Rose Kuchera won a pair of events, the 60-meter hurdles and long jump, to headline a big day for Canon-McMillan at the TSTCA indoor track championships Saturday at Edinboro.

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Burrell’s Niko Ferra (top) tries to control Highlands’ Aiden Burford during the 139-pound final Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
WPIAL Class 2A wrestlers begin postseason quest at section tournaments
Every wrestler who takes the mat wants to win. That doesn’t always happen, but this is the time of the season when individuals are in survival mode.

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Keystone Oaks’ Bailey Rieg grabs a rebound from South Park’s Ella Clifford during WPIAL girls Class 3A first-round action Saturday, Feb.18, 2023 at Peters Township High School.
High school roundup for Feb. 18, 2023: Keystone Oaks holds off South Park in Class 3A first round
Eriona Neal scored 26 points as No. 7 Keystone Oaks held off No. 10 South Park, 61-57, in a WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball first-round playoff matchup Saturday at Peters Township.

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No. 11 Mohawk upsets No. 6 Apollo-Ridge in 1st round, gets rematch with Neshannock
The Mohawk girls basketball team had a long ride home from Apollo-Ridge after a WPIAL Class 3A first-round game Saturday afternoon.

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Mt. Pleasant’s Morgan Gesinski fouls OLSH’s Kyleigh Nagy during WPIAL girls 3A first-round action Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, at Peters Twp. High School.
Fast start lifts No. 5 OLSH to 1st-round win over Mt. Pleasant
Falling into an early hole in the WPIAL basketball playoffs is often a bad sign, especially for a lower seed.

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Pine-Richland’s Ryan Palmieri eludes Imhotep Charter’s Zahir Mathis during the PIAA Class 5A state championship game on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, at Cumberland Valley High School.
22 WPIAL football players picked for Big School East-West all-star game
Pine-Richland teammates Ryan Palmieri, Jake Beam, John Rottinghaus and Matt Nicely, who won a state title together in December, were among 22 WPIAL football players chosen for the Big School East-West all-star game.

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