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When the co-stars of the Mavericks, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, are playing the way they did in the clinching game of this year’s Western Conference finals, there might not be a team in the NBA that can beat them.
Analysis: Mavericks can topple favored Celtics in NBA Finals if Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving shine together
June 5, 2024
DALLAS — Luka Doncic scored 12 points in the first 3 1/2 minutes of the first quarter in the Dallas Mavericks’ clinching blowout of Minnesota in the Western Conference finals.

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Riverview’s Carlo Buzzatto breaks free against Jeannette during a game last season.
Riverview football standout Carlo Buzzatto excited to compete on global stage
Carlo Buzzatto graduates Thursday with the Riverview Class of 2024.

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Penn-Trafford third baseman Tyler Freas tag outs Lower Dauphin’s Casey Westerberg during their PIAA Class 5A state playoff game Monday.
PIAA Class 5A baseball quarterfinals preview: Penn-Trafford vs. Hollidaysburg
PIAA baseball playoffs

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Jeannette quarterback Terrelle Pryor breaks away from Beaver Fall’s Todd Thomas on a 55-yard touchdown run during the 2007 WPIAL Class AA championship game.
Terrelle Pryor, Dick Hoak, Joe Mucci to enter National High School Football Hall of Fame
A hall of fame enshrinement ceremony this weekend one state over will include three Jeannette football legends.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 4, 2024
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High school roundup for June 4, 2024: North Allegheny boys lacrosse wins OT thriller
June 4, 2024
Nick Sichak completed his hat trick with the game winner out of a net-front scramble 48 seconds into overtime to lift WPIAL runner-up North Allegheny to a 9-8 victory over District 3 champ Wilson West Lawn in the PIAA Class 3A boys lacrosse first round Tuesday.

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Penn-Trafford’s Tyler Freas celebrates his double against Lower Dauphin during their PIAA Class 5A state playoff game on Monday, June 3, 2024, at Plum.
Penn-Trafford baseball team enjoying PIAA playoff ride
The Road Warriors are ready for their next excursion.

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Elizabeth Forward pitcher Shelby Telegdy delivers against Hampton during the WPIAL Class 4A championship game on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at Cal.
PIAA releases quarterfinal sites, times for 2024 state softball playoffs
The PIAA has announced sites and times for the the state softball quarterfinals with 10 WPIAL teams still in contention for a title.

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Bethel Park’s Noah Lejeune celebrates with Kaden Flambard (2) and Ethan Stanhoff after defeating Trinity, 11-1, in their WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at Boyce-Mayview Park.
PIAA announces quarterfinal sites, times for 2024 state baseball playoffs
The PIAA has announced sites and times for the next round of the state baseball playoffs with only eight WPIAL teams having survived to reach the quarterfinals.

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Upper St. Clair’s Mason Chambers (5) looks for space to run on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Peters Township High School.
Football committee will choose wild card teams under new WPIAL postseason format
The WPIAL has finalized its postseason plans for next football season and on Tuesday revealed a new system for choosing wild card teams.

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Aliquippa’s Tiqwai Hayes sprints down the sideline for a second-quarter touchdown against Mars during the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals Nov. 17, 2023, at North Allegheny High School.
WPIAL releases updated football schedules with Aliquippa returning to 4A
The WPIAL released updated football schedules Tuesday that put defending state champion Aliquippa back in Class 4A for next season, but that move also affected about two dozen other schools.

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Mt. Lebanon pitcher David Shields delivers against North Allegheny during the first inning of the WPIAL Class 6A championship game on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at Wild Things Park.
Mt. Lebanon senior David Shields named Gatorade Pa. Baseball Player of the Year
Mt. Lebanon senior David Shields, a talented left-handed pitcher and outfielder, was named Monday as the Gatorade Pennsylvania Baseball Player of the Year.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 3, 2024
June 3, 2024
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Shaler’s Dante Palombo squeezes a shot between North Allegheny’s Matthew LeMay (left) and Peter Bratich (right) in the WPIAL Class 3A championship game May 23.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 4, 2024: Shaler, North Allegheny boys volleyball ready for PIAA openers
While the diamond state playoffs kicked off Monday, the PIAA boys volleyball and lacrosse postseasons begin in earnest on Tuesday.

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Southwest celebrates with the trophy after beating West in the PIHL championship game Monday, June 3, 2024 at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.
Upper St. Clair classmates provide heroics in 3rd PIHL girls championship game
In the third annual PIHL hockey girls division championship game, the Southwest and West teams played a close game to the very end.

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Bishop Canevin pitcher Jackson Maddix delivers against Saegertown during their PIAA Class A state playoff game on Monday, June 3, 2024, at Plum.
High school roundup for June 3, 2024: On a tough day for WPIAL champs, Avonworth prevails
Cooper Scharding allowed one run over six innings and Carson Franc had a double and a pair of RBIs to lead WPIAL champ Avonworth to a 6-1 victory over Martinsburg Central (16-8) in a PIAA Class 3A first-round baseball game Monday.

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Seton LaSalle’s Aric White hits against Moniteau in the PIAA Class 2A first round Monday.
Another WPIAL champ falls as Moniteau trips up Seton LaSalle
On Wednesday, Seton LaSalle played a complete game in all facets and blanked Serra Catholic to win a second straight WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship.

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Wilson starting pitcher Matt VanOstenbridge celebrates after the last out after a one-hit effort to beat North Allegheny during PIAA 6A first round baseball play off action Monday, June 3, 2024 at North Allegheny High School.
North Allegheny pins PIAA loss on tough Wilson lefty, not ‘WPIAL hangover’
North Allegheny coach Andrew Heck could’ve blamed his team’s state playoff loss on the dreaded WPIAL hangover, but instead credited the craftiness of a left-hander who threw a one-hitter.

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Penn-Trafford’s Ian Temple smiles after driving in the go-ahead run against Lower Dauphin during their PIAA Class 5A state playoff game on Monday, June 3, 2024, at Plum.
Penn-Trafford baseball warms up in time to win PIAA opener
Maybe Penn-Trafford expected a slow start in the PIAA baseball playoffs.

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Ligonier Valley softball edged in PIAA 1st round by Forest Hills
SIDMAN — Ligonier Valley’s players and coaches retreated to their dugout after quietly being retired in order in the seventh inning Monday by Forest Hills right-hander Avery Smiach.

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