Tag: Mars

First round of PIAA basketball playoffs continues Saturday

March 6, 2020

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.

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Playing without star center Michael Carmody, Mars falls short in PIAA 1st-round game

After his team lost in overtime, battling without standout senior Michael Carmody, who was serving a one-game suspension, Mars boys basketball coach Rob Carmody told his players he was obviously disappointed, but he was glad they lost on a play made by a “winning player.”

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WPIAL accepts apology, reduces suspension for Mars’ Michael Carmody

March 5, 2020

The WPIAL accepted senior Michael Carmody’s apology and reduced his suspension to one game, Mars athletic director Scott Heinauer said Thursday.

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Butler boys, Chartiers Valley girls sit atop HSSN power rankings heading into states

March 4, 2020

Twelve WPIAL basketball champions were crowned last weekend. Four were successful in a golden repeat, or in the case of North Catholic girls, a four-peat.

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Mars’ Michael Carmody ‘remorseful, apologetic’ for WPIAL championship actions

Michael Carmody came to Green Tree on Wednesday asking for his two-game suspension to be reduced, but first he was there to apologize, said his father, Mars basketball coach Rob Carmody.

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Mars’ Michael Carmody faces 2-game suspension for WPIAL championship actions

March 2, 2020

Mars senior Michael Carmody, one of Western Pennsylvania’s top athletes, faces a possible two-game WPIAL suspension for his actions in the Class 5A boys basketball championship.

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PIHL Team of the Week for Week ending March 1, 2020

Entering the final week of the PIHL regular season, much still was to be determined when it came to the playoffs.

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PIHL Player of the Week for Week ending March 1, 2020

Chartiers Valley and North Hills met last Monday in a game featuring two PIHL teams that won’t be taking part in the Penguins Cup or Class B playoffs.

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Star freshman Rodney Gallagher leads Laurel Highlands past Mars in WPIAL Class 5A thriller

February 28, 2020

There are 131,504 residents in Fayette County, and Rodney Gallagher might’ve hugged them all Friday night.

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Mars’ Carmody, Laurel Highlands’ Gallagher share spotlight in WPIAL 5A final

One is a 290-pound senior signed to play football at Notre Dame. The other is a 150-pound freshman with Division I basketball offers.

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