Tag: East Allegheny

No WPIAL athletes win PIAA titles on Day 1, Beaver’s Emma Pavelek comes very close

May 24, 2019

SHIPPENSBURG — Beaver sophomore Emma Pavelek leaped plenty high enough to win a state title, matching her top rival jump for jump at Seth Grove Stadium.

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Senior scholar-athletes awarded scholarships from sports hall of fame

May 19, 2019

Kyah Russell was a standout on the tennis court for the Gateway girls team, and her dedication to the sport was matched by her dedication to academics.

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Plum’s Small, Armstrong’s Halutick claim regional bowling titles

March 8, 2019

Shannon Small didn’t have the highest score after five qualifying-round games at the Western Pennsylvania regional bowling tournament Friday at North Versailles Bowl.

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Greensburg Salem’s White captures WPIBL singles title

February 21, 2019

In addition to battling fatigue and a field of 90 other bowlers, Greensburg Salem’s Mattie Mae White said she typically finds herself combating nerves in championship-level events.

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High school roundup for Feb. 20, 2019: Deshields leads Uniontown past Beaver

February 20, 2019

Billy Deshields had the hot hand Wednesday night and carried Uniontown to a 72-53 victory over Beaver in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball playoffs at Peters Township.

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5 things to watch in the opening round of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs

February 13, 2019

The 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs opening round is an extended one. It begins Friday and continues through Wednesday. There are opening-round games in five of the six classes, with the exception being Class 6A. Only eight teams qualified, so they all go straight to the quarterfinals. Here are five

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Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs

February 12, 2019

Here is a breakdown of the 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: Last season's WPIAL runner-up, Peters Township made it through the regular season unscathed at 22-0, posting signature wins over Class 4A top seed North Catholic, defending PIAA Class 5A champion Mars and section rival Bethel Park,

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Deer Lakes girls basketball team dominates East Allegheny

February 2, 2019

Owners of a ninth WPIAL playoff berth in the last 10 seasons, Deer Lakes is hoping for a strong finish to the regular season. Coach Dave Petruska's team took that first step with a convincing 52-30 victory over East Allegheny on Saturday afternoon at home. Deer Lakes (14-4, 9-3) held

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Amaia Johnson steps in to lead East Allegheny girls basketball

January 30, 2019

Everyone at East Allegheny girls basketball games watches to see what junior Amaia Johnson will do next. She is 101 points away from scoring 1,000 in her career, and the team is a win shy of clinching a playoff berth. With a difficult schedule to end the regular season, it's

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WPIAL wrestling brackets to be released in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

January 23, 2019

Is anybody up for a little mat bracketology The first team brackets of the winter high school sports season will be released Thursday afternoon when the WPIAL unveils the 2019 team wrestling postseason matchups. The one-week tournament will begin Monday, with four Class AAA preliminary-round matches. Then, on Jan. 30,

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