SSA girls lose heartbreaker in PIAA soccer
By Marty StewartThe Shady Side Academy girls soccer team, after losing to Greensburg Central Catholic three times this season, had the Centurions on the ropes in the ...
View ArticleWagner graduating early; ready to hit diamond at NC
By Marty StewartElly Wagner announced during her junior year that she would be playing softball for the University of North Carolina. Things recently changed, though. She’ll still ...
View ArticleBC’s Waskowiak signs with Duquesne
By Nathan SmithWhen Erin Waskowiak steps onto the court to start her college basketball career, it will be six miles from where she played her high school ...
View ArticleGolden Eagles suffer first loss
By Nathan SmithKeystone Oaks hockey coach John McCarthy had a simple explanation of what happened during the Golden Eagles 11-3 loss to Ford City last week – ...
View ArticleCrusaders stun Colts with 6-5 comeback win
By Nathan SmithWhen the Chartiers Valley hockey team took a 4-0 lead against rival Bishop Canevin last week, the casual fan would think the Colts were on ...
View ArticleNew wrestling coach takes over young team
By Paul Paterra, Tribune-ReviewWhen Ryan Shaw took a look at the Southmoreland wrestling team for the 2012-2013 season he saw a young squad. In fact, there is only ...
View ArticleYoung Chartiers Valley inline hockey team continues to grow
By Nathan SmithIt hasn’t been the best start to the 2012-13 season for the Chartiers Valley inline hockey team. The team has jumped out to a 1-4-0-1 ...
View ArticleChartiers Valley hockey shuts down Gateway in season opener
By Nathan SmithFirst-year Chartiers Valley hockey coach Sean Biancaniello was fired up to lead his team onto the ice for the first time against Montour. Mother Nature ...
View ArticleKeystone Oaks hockey starts season 2-0
By Nathan SmithStarting strong has been something that has escaped the Keystone Oaks hockey team in recent seasons. The squad dropped four-straight season openers and started with ...
View ArticleDuquesne bounces back with win over Youngstown State
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewDuquesne's Martins Abele brought teammates to their feet with a few of his rebounds, muscling them away from the rim. "No one can match his ...
View ArticleSto-Rox standing in Clairton’s way of setting state record
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAfter Clairton claimed its fourth consecutive WPIAL Class A title with a 42-6 victory over Sto-Rox last year, Bears coach Tom Nola deduced the difference ...
View ArticleTraditional powers Aliquippa, Washington in marquee matchup
By Chris AdamskiSimilar to what some would say about the Yankees in baseball or Notre Dame in college football, Mike Zmijanac believes WPIAL football is better when ...
View ArticleNorth Allegheny chasing third straight WPIAL championship
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewNo team has won three consecutive WPIAL Quad-A football titles, a feat North Allegheny would accomplish with a win Friday at Heinz Field. It requires ...
View ArticleWest Mifflin looks to spoil West Allegheny’s perfect record in WPIAL finals
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsThere are very few constants in WPIAL football but one has held true for more than a decade. When West Allegheny makes it to the ...
View ArticleRhoads brings Iowa State back from depths
By John Harris, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewFor Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads, it’s been one step at a time. When Rhoads took the job in December 2008, his first goal was ...
View ArticleApollo-Ridge girls basketball face big void to fill
By George GuidoThe Apollo-Ridge girls basketball team has a big void to fill this season. Four-year letter-winner Lexi Orlowski has graduated, taking with her an 18-point-per-game average. ...
View ArticleApollo-Ridge boys begin quest for rare playoff berth
By George GuidoAfter getting experience as freshmen last season, Apollo-Ridge sophomore guards Tre Tipton and Alex Smith are set to help the Vikings jump back into playoff ...
View ArticleGeibel girls looking for positive strides this season
By Jason Black, Daily CourierBy all accounts, the Geibel girls basketball team had to endure a major learning curve last season. The team had little varsity experience, and several ...
View ArticlePine-Richland takes care of Kiski
By Jerry ClarkThe Pine-Richland hockey team went back and fourth for two periods with the Kiski Area Cavilers before the flood-gates broke open en route to a ...
View ArticlePine-Richland star to return to London
By Jerry ClarkA fourth-place finish in the WPIAL was a little short of the ultimate goal, but for the Pine-Richland boys soccer team, the 2012 season was ...
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