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WPIAL basketball playoffs roundup for Feb. 22: Aliquippa boys advance on buzzer-beater

February 22, 2018

William Gipson's buzzer beater from 30 feet made the difference as No. 4-seeded Aliquippa defeated Riverside 53-50 in a WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball quarterfinal

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WPIAL playoffs roundup for Feb. 20: McKeesport boys earn opening-round win

February 20, 2018

McKeesport will get to play in WPIAL boys basketball quarterfinals Friday, but they had to pass a test before finalizing their spot in the Class

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Norwin girls cruise past Pine-Richland in Class 6A 1st round

Norwin leaned on the same traits is has all season to advance in the WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball playoffs: defense and depth. The fourth-seeded

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Penn-Trafford, Franklin Regional, Hempfield earn late-season victories

February 19, 2018

Gavin Patrick had two goals and two assists, and Jack Hughes added a goal and three assists to lead Penn-Trafford to an 8-5 win over

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Class 6A girls step into spotlight in 3 WPIAL basketball playoff games to watch Tuesday

It will be a somewhat quiet night Tuesday as the opening round of the WPIAL girls basketball postseason continues with only one classification on the

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High school roundup: Penn Hills grabs 1-point WPIAL playoff win

February 17, 2018

Daivon Stephens, who finished with 14 points, made a free throw with 2.8 seconds remaining to expand the No. 5 Penn Hills (20-3) lead to

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Latrobe boys show grit in playoff victory over Butler

Miffed by constant comparisons to last year's team and the notion that it doesn't play enough defense to go far in the WPIAL boys basketball

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WPIAL basketball playoffs roundup for Feb. 16: Serra Catholic girls win on buzzer-beater

February 16, 2018

A game-winning 3-pointer from Gigi Mele-Madigan at the buzzer catapulted No. 5 Serra Catholic past No. 12 Riverview, 53-52, in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round

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Class 6A boys teams begin WPIAL postseason play in Saturday’s 3 games to watch

Day 2 of the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs is a quiet one with only four contests. However the interest level is high as these first-round

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Butler girls claim 1st WPIBL championship

February 15, 2018

With an opportunity to close out the WPIBL team championship, Butler senior Mercedes Belch thought about the advice given to her from mentors in the

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