Tag: Franklin Regional

High school roundup for Jan. 26: Mars rallies for win over West Allegheny

January 26, 2018

Robby Carmody and the Mars boys basketball team wouldn't be denied Friday night in a Section 2-5A matchup. Trailing rival West Allegheny by 10 in

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PIAA fixes basketball playoff quirk that forces first-round rematches

The state basketball tournament is typically a time for facing unfamiliar opponents from across Pennsylvania. But when Moon's boys team won a WPIAL title last

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Franklin Regional’s Scorpion learned game from his grandfather, Pirates great Dick Groat

You could say Franklin Regional boys basketball coach Steve Scorpion was grandfathered into basketball. Scorpion is the grandson of Dick Groat, the former Pirates shortstop

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High school basketball notebook: Tension between Franklin Regional-Highlands coaches ‘nothing personal’

Tempers spilled over and led to five technical fouls in the second half Tuesday night when Franklin Regional's boys basketball team played at Highlands in

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High school roundup for Jan. 25: Chartiers Valley girls defeat No. 5 West Allegheny

January 25, 2018

Sparked by strong play just before and after halftime, the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team earned a 49-39 victory over No. 5 West Allegheny in

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Latrobe’s Miller, P-T’s Kalik set to face off at WCCA diving championships

Two of the finest divers in the WPIAL will square off Friday in the first day of competition at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association swimming

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Hempfield, Derry coaches prepare for WPIAL team tournament

Some coaches might have felt the WPIAL wrestling committee slighted their teams. Don't count Hempfield's Vince DeAugustine or Derry's Mike Weinell among that group. They

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High school roundup for Jan. 24: Wrestling teams capture section tournament titles

The field is set for the WPIAL wrestling tournament. Twenty teams in Class AAA and 15 in Class AA earned spots in the district tournament

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Highlands, Franklin Regional cool off after heated fourth quarter Tuesday

January 24, 2018

Tempers spilled over to the tune of five technical fouls in the second half on Tuesday night when Franklin Regional played at Highlands in a

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Highlands boys upend Franklin Regional for 1st-place tie

Highlands coach Tyler Stoczynski thought his team got andquot;out-toughedandquot; in its first meeting with Franklin Regional. That wasn't a problem for either team in the

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