Tag: St. Joseph

A-K Valley basketball notebook: Section shake-up rekindles rivalries

February 23, 2018

If coaches anywhere can count on one constant, it's change. That oxymoron aside, WPIAL basketball will undergo a shake-up over the next two seasons as

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St. Joseph, Quigley Catholic girls have built WPIAL playoff rivalry in recent seasons

February 22, 2018

Barely five minutes elapsed after St. Joseph's WPIAL playoff victory over Geibel last weekend before Chloe Kurpakus brought up the subject of the Spartans' next

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WPIAL basketball playoffs roundup for Feb. 22: Aliquippa boys advance on buzzer-beater

William Gipson's buzzer beater from 30 feet made the difference as No. 4-seeded Aliquippa defeated Riverside 53-50 in a WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball quarterfinal

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WPIAL playoffs roundup for Feb. 20: McKeesport boys earn opening-round win

February 20, 2018

McKeesport will get to play in WPIAL boys basketball quarterfinals Friday, but they had to pass a test before finalizing their spot in the Class

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Norwin girls cruise past Pine-Richland in Class 6A 1st round

Norwin leaned on the same traits is has all season to advance in the WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball playoffs: defense and depth. The fourth-seeded

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Penn-Trafford, Franklin Regional, Hempfield earn late-season victories

February 19, 2018

Gavin Patrick had two goals and two assists, and Jack Hughes added a goal and three assists to lead Penn-Trafford to an 8-5 win over

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High school roundup: Penn Hills grabs 1-point WPIAL playoff win

February 17, 2018

Daivon Stephens, who finished with 14 points, made a free throw with 2.8 seconds remaining to expand the No. 5 Penn Hills (20-3) lead to

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St. Joseph girls race past Geibel in WPIAL Class A playoffs

It felt something like two weeks since St. Joseph could play the type of basketball game it wanted. Suffice to say the Spartans didn't want

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WPIAL basketball playoffs roundup for Feb. 16: Serra Catholic girls win on buzzer-beater

February 16, 2018

A game-winning 3-pointer from Gigi Mele-Madigan at the buzzer catapulted No. 5 Serra Catholic past No. 12 Riverview, 53-52, in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round

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WPIAL Class 4A, A girls playoffs get started in Saturday’s 3 games to watch

The opening weekend of the WPIAL girls basketball postseason concludes with the spotlight shining on four first-round games each from Class 4A and Class A.

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