Tag: Gateway

WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Jan. 26, 2019

January 26, 2019

Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 17-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 16-0, 2 3. Bethel Park*, 14-1, 3 4. Norwin, 16-1, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 11-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 18-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 15-2, 3 3. Gateway, 14-3, 4 4. Penn Hills,

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Gateway’s Whiteside looks to build of solid finish at Allegheny County tournament

January 25, 2019

It didn't take Evan Whiteside long to dispatch his first opponent at the recent Allegheny County Wrestling Tournament. The Gateway junior 113-pounder pinned Bethel Park sophomore Kevin Collins in 38 seconds. It started Whiteside on a five-match journey Jan. 18 and 19 at Fox Chapel that would lead to his

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Ball State, once unfamiliar to Western Pa., offers 6 more WPIAL juniors

January 24, 2019

Ball State wasn't always a familiar name for WPIAL football recruits. Not until Cardinals coach Mike Neu made inroads into Western Pennsylvania over the past year and signed two recruits from the WPIAL's senior class last month. Now, his staff has focused on some WPIAL juniors. Montour lineman George Padezanin,

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Gateway girls get better of Mars in key Section 2-5A clash

January 22, 2019

First it was snow. Then it was pouring rain, ice and snow again. A winter storm rolled through Western Pennsylvania. this past weekend and laid down a potpourri of precipitation. Problem is, the Mars girls basketball team is still stuck in the ice. The Planets showed up at Gateway on

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Albert Gallatin’s departure leaves open week for Big East opponents to fill

January 21, 2019

The Big East football conference just got a little smaller. As expected, the Class 5A conference will have only seven teams next fall, now that Albert Gallatin has withdrawn from playing WPIAL football. The WPIAL approved an updated conference alignment at Monday's board meeting. Albert Gallatin's subtraction was the only

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WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Jan. 20, 2019

January 19, 2019

Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 15-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 13-0, 2 3. Bethel Park, 12-1, 3 4. Norwin, 13-1, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 11-3, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 16-0, 1 2. Penn Hills, 11-4, 2 3. Oakland Catholic, 13-2, 3 4. Gateway,

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Gateway girls aspire to capture section championship

January 18, 2019

Yes, the Gateway girls basketball team is the reigning WPIAL Class 5A champion. But one thing the Gators weren't able to achieve a year ago on their way to their historic postseason run was win the section championship. That's a goal for this year, and it remains doable as the

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Gateway’s Derrick Davis adds ACC, Big 10 football offers

Derrick Davis can't sign with a college for nearly two more years, but the Gateway sophomore's options continue to grow. Davis (6-0, 180) announced scholarship offers this week from Georgia Tech, Syracuse and Wisconsin, raising his FBS total to more than a dozen. He also lists Pitt, Penn State and

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No. 4 Gateway girls hold off challenge from No. 5 Franklin Regional in Section 2-5A

January 17, 2019

Just about every time Gateway coach Curtis Williams gathered with his girls basketball team during timeouts he asked, andquot;OK, who has Caliandquot; It was a familiar refrain echoing from the Gators' huddle. Gateway made sure it kept track of Franklin Regional senior guard Cali Konek as she moved through the

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Beaver, Neshannock to meet in Section 1-3A girls basketball showdown in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in HS sports

January 16, 2019

The second half of section play in WPIAL girls basketball tips off for many teams Thursday with the focus on a key Class 3A matchup in Beaver County. The first half of section play ended with Beaver, Neshannock and Avonworth all tied for the lead in Section 1-3A with 6-1

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