Sports
PIHL announces January players of the month
February 11, 2023
Upper St. Clair played six games in January and senior forward Colin Ruffner scored in every one of them.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Highlands’ Katelyn Myers, Cam Reigard
Katelyn Myers
Roster’s lone senior sets tone during successful season for Hampton girls
When it comes to the Hampton girls basketball team, forward Claire Rodgers is one of a kind.
Without top scorer, Hampton boys to lean on defense, depth in playoffs
No. 2 Hampton is getting ready to try to show it can win games with its best player in street clothes.
Recovered from neck injury, Plum’s Antonino Walker ready to make run at postseason medals
Plum junior Antonino Walker won 11 of his first 12 wrestling matches this season and hoped to add to it when the Mustangs competed at Saturday’s Pine-Richland Duals.
Riverview girls make 6th straight playoff appearance
The Riverview girls basketball team is in the WPIAL playoffs for the sixth year in a row and for the 13th time in 14 seasons.
North Allegheny set to host 2nd annual Western Pa. girls wrestling championship
About 35 athletes visited North Allegheny last winter for the first Western Pa. girls wrestling championship, a number that should more than double this time around.
Franklin Regional hockey shakes off slow start, heats up in 2nd half of season
Franklin Regional hockey coach John Winebrenner said he knew the start of the 2022-23 season would be a test.
Fox Chapel notebook: Foxes swimmers have choices for WPIAL events
Fox Chapel’s swimmers won’t be lacking for things to do during the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships. Sophie Shao and Sarah Pasquella will both be trying to rack up medals in multiple events. Both Shao and Pasquella are tied for a team-high six automatic qualifying times.
Fox Chapel boys look to peak in playoffs
With the WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball playoffs quickly approaching, Fox Chapel coach Zach Skrinjar has a simple aim.
Fast start lifts No. 2 Peters Township past No. 4 Bethel Park as Indians secure 1st section title since ’09
No. 4 Bethel Park and No. 2 Peters Township both controlled their own destiny for a title in Section 1-5A going into the final Friday night of the 2022-23 boys basketball regular season.
Moon repeats as WPIAL team gymnastics champion
Moon, the dominant team in WPIAL gymnastics over the past decade, captured another team title Friday night, topping Pine-Richland to repeat as district champs.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 10, 2023
High schools
High school roundup for Feb. 10, 2023: Rowan Carmichael’s heroics send Avonworth to playoffs with dramatic win
Rowan Carmichael nailed a buzzer-beater to send the game to overtime and finished with 46 points as Avonworth clinched a playoff spot with a 67-60 overtime win over West Mifflin in Section 4-4A.
Rodney Gallagher scores 29, Laurel Highlands tops rival Uniontown in 2OTs
February 10, 2023
The scouting report on Rodney Gallagher says that if he gets enough late-game chances, he’ll usually make opponents pay.
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers
The 2023 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is set.
Adam Bilinsky reaches milestone as Norwin eliminates Hempfield from playoffs
Adam Bilinsky was hoping his 1,000th point would come on a dunk.
Shady Side Academy gets big lift from big men to defeat Deer Lakes, share section title
Shady Side Academy’s 6-foot-4 forward Nate Mallory wants to avoid hearing the same phrase over and over again. With a chance to earn a share of the Section 3-3A boys basketball title against Deer Lakes on Friday night at Mellon Gymnasium, Mallory and fellow 6-4 big man Ben Michaels lived up to the mantra.
Penn-Trafford boys top Kiski Area to earn playoff spot
Penn-Trafford is hot at the right time.
Last-second losses doom Hempfield in PIAA team tournament quarterfinals
HERSHEY – An unbelievable postseason came to an end Friday for the Hempfield Area wrestling team, but it was not from a lack of effort.
