Tag: Derry Area

High school roundup for Jan. 23: Fox Chapel avenges loss to No. 4 Woodland Hills

January 23, 2018

The Fox Chapel boys basketball team turned the tables on No. 4-ranked Woodland Hills. The Foxes lost by 15 points to the Wolverines on Dec.

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High school roundup for Jan. 22: Allderdice boys take down Class 5A No. 1 Mars

Allderdice boys basketball flexed its City League muscles Monday night. Just three days after defeating Westinghouse in a league showdown, the Dragons took down one

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WPIAL roundup: Top-ranked Trinity girls beat Upper St. Clair

January 21, 2018

Riley DeRubbo had 16 points and eight assists as Class 5A No. 1 Trinity (13-3) beat Upper St. Clair (6-6), 63-46, in nonsection play. Alayna

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Westmoreland roundup: Belle Vernon boys top Monessen

January 20, 2018

In nonsection play, Cameron Nusser scored 25 points and hit five 3-pointers to lead Class 4A No. 5 Belle Vernon (10-4) to a 73-60 victory

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High school roundup for Jan. 19: North Hills boys upset No. 4 Butler

January 19, 2018

Kam Taylor scored 35 points, including 19 in third quarter as North Hills upset No. 4 Butler, 82-55, in a Section 1-6A boys basketball game

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New coach Johnson set to guide Derry girls basketball

November 22, 2017

His inner circle refers to him by his middle name of Tyler. The rest of us should address him as William. Whichever name you use

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Veteran Derry boys basketball team looks to end postseason drought

Could this be a breakthrough season for Derry basketball Boys coach Damon Rause and the playoff-starved Trojans think so. With five starters returning, it seems

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Big Game Hunting – Week Ten

November 2, 2017

With the regular season concluded and the playoffs beginning in less than 48 hours, every game becomes a big game. With that in mind, this week’s installment of Big Game Hunting will try to hone in on a particularly intriguing battle in each of the six classifications. With temperatures finally dropping this week, the quarterfinals […]

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WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Nine 2017

October 31, 2017

It’s hard to believe, but the 2017 WPIAL regular season has already drawn to a conclusion. Before the focus turns to the postseason, though, let’s take a look back at the top plays from the final week of the campaign. This week’s collection includes a pair of scores in the final minutes to hand the […]

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Big Game Hunting – Week Nine

October 25, 2017

I often think how funny it is to see all the work that goes into figuring out playoff scenarios, especially some of the deep-down tiebreaker stuff. The procrastinator in me just says, “week nine is coming, it will all be sorted right out there, so why bother doing the actual math?” Once again, as it […]

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