Tag: Jefferson-Morgan

Tri-County South all-conference: California, Monessen, West Greene tied again

November 18, 2018

It's fitting that California, Monessen and West Greene tied with eight players apiece on the Tri-County South all-conference team. The three school finished the regular season in an unbreakable three-way tie for first place in the Class A conference. The WPIAL resorted to a rarely used coin flip to decide

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WPIAL top 10: Longest playoff droughts

November 14, 2018

Pining for the playoffs With Mohawk, Canon-McMillan and West Greene recently ending WPIAL playoff droughts, here are the schools that haven't been to the postseason lately: School, Last appearance 1. Southmoreland, 1979 2. Leechburg, 1988 3. Brownsville, 2000 4. Carlynton, 2001 5. Albert Gallatin, 2005 6. Uniontown, 2009 7. Ellwood

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Freeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory

October 30, 2018

Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in

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Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals

October 29, 2018

No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood off

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Greensburg Central Catholic volleyball rolls to 1st-round victory

October 24, 2018

Guarding against the prospects of another early exit from the WPIAL playoffs, Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball coach Courtney Stynchula used a different starting lineup for the third-seeded Centurions' first-round match Wednesday night against Jefferson-Morgan at Hempfield. The new-look Section 4-A champs responded with a 3-0 victory over the 14th-seeded

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Girls volleyball wraps up section play in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

October 17, 2018

The curtain falls Thursday on section play in WPIAL girls volleyball. Sixty teams have punched their tickets to the district postseason with only a handful of spots up for grabs on the final day. Here are the matches that will help round out the final 2018 WPIAL girls volleyball playoff

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Tennis, soccer, volleyball on tap in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

October 15, 2018

A rainy Monday is expected to give way to a sunny Tuesday when the district continues its 2018 girls team tennis playoffs. The WPIAL postponed all eight quarterfinal matches Monday and re-scheduled for the same higher seed home sites on Tuesday at 3 p.m. The second round matches in Class

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A-K Valley high school roundup: Apollo-Ridge girls soccer tops East Allegheny

October 6, 2018

Having snapped a four-game losing streak earlier in the week, the Apollo-Ridge girls soccer team is streaking in the other direction as it enters the stretch run of the regular season. Adeline Baustert scored what proved to be the winner, and Mayce Anthony tallied three assists to lead Apollo-Ridge (4-4-1,

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Riverview defense lights up Jefferson-Morgan

October 5, 2018

The annual night game at Riverside Park always packs the stands. It was also homecoming, and Riverview didn't disappoint as it defeated Jefferson-Morgan, 19-8, in a Class A nonconference matchup. Riverview (1-5) set the tone early on defense and didn't let up as it held the Rockets (2-5) to 143

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A-K Valley high school roundup: Freeport girls soccer edges Highlands

September 26, 2018

The Freeport and Highlands girls soccer rivalry produced another thriller. Abby Bastaja scored in overtime, giving Freeport a 2-1 victory in a Class 2-AA game

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