Sewickley Academy girls return two starters for rebuilding campaign
By Karen Kadilak, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewWith only two returning starters, the Sewickley Academy girls basketball team is rebuilding this year. The Panthers have two scrimmages before meeting host...
View ArticleExperienced Sewickley Academy boys to spread offense around this season
By Karen Kadilak, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewWith most of its players returning, the Sewickley Academy boys basketball team expects to be a serious contender for the WPIAL Class A title after ...
View ArticleQuaker Valley girls basketball preparing for jump up to Class AAA competition
By Doug Gulasy, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Quaker Valley girls basketball team battled through two separate sets of issues last season. For the first part of the year, the Quakers were ...
View ArticleQuaker Valley boys basketball enters season less experienced than past
By Doug Gulasy, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThis year’s Quaker Valley boys basketball team will look quite a bit different than the version that advanced to the PIAA semifinals a season ago. ...
View ArticleQuaker Valley hockey continues to improve at 4-0
By Doug Gulasy, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Quaker Valley hockey team got off to a slow start by its usual standards last week against Deer Lakes. Then came the second period, ...
View ArticlePine-Richland boys basketball ready for season
By Jerry ClarkThere are not too many things that are a guarantee in basketball, but Pine-Richland boys coach Brian Gaetano always will bring an experienced, talented and ...
View ArticleHampton girls basketball returns star forward
By Jerry ClarkIn past seasons, Hampton girls basketball coach Mary Bukovac used a tough inside game to wear the opposition down and win games. The coach still ...
View ArticleChartiers Valley grad plays his way into Geneva record books
By Nathan SmithCorey O’Patchen remembers looking through the Geneva football media guide when he arrived as a freshman and being in awe of what the all-time great ...
View ArticleSignal Item area volleyball players named to all-section teams
By Nathan SmithIt was a successful outing for the Signal Item area volleyball teams in 2012, and it showed when the WPIAL all-section teams were announced. Chartiers ...
View ArticleLarge twins leading Bishop Canevin hockey team
By Nathan SmithTelling twin brothers Austin and Patrick Large apart can be a struggle, but thanks to several years of coaching the pair, Bishop Canevin hockey’s Kevin ...
View ArticleSouthmoreland’s King relishes all-star experience
By Mark KingBack in the early days of the National Hockey League, most of the players in the league were Canadians. Our neighbors north of the border ...
View ArticlePritts returns to guide girls squad
By Paul Paterra, Tribune-ReviewThe Southmoreland girls basketball team has dipped into the past for its head coach and he hopes to get the squad back on the winning ...
View ArticleCollege basketball roundup: Duquesne men eke out win
By Staff and Wire ReportsBOONE, N.C. — Jerry Jones scored a career-high 22 points, and Quevyn Winters hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 31 seconds left as Duquesne evaded an ...
View ArticleFrazier hockey team loses to Indiana
By Staff ReportsPatrick Hunter scored five goals and added an assist, and Jess Bartholow tallied three goals to lead the Indiana hockey team to a 12-2 win ...
View ArticlePenn State women’s soccer team faces best in College Cup
By Jeff VellaThe NCAA women’s College Cup is not a place for Cinderellas. Soccer’s version of the Final Four is reserved for the blue bloods of the ...
View ArticleN.A. familiar with former foe McDowell
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPIAA AAAA Quarterfinals North Allegheny (13-0) vs. Mcdowell (7-5), 7 p.m. Friday at NexTier Stadium, Harmony McDowell played a schedule that featured losses to...
View ArticleWest Allegheny to be tested by Prep’s passing attack
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPIAA class AAA Quarterfinals West Allegheny (12-1) vs. Erie Cathedral Prep (12-0), 7 p.m. Friday at Veterans Stadium, Erie For the third time in four ...
View ArticleAliquippa QB Shegog has stepped into leadership role
By Chris AdamskiPIAA class AA Quarterfinals Aliquippa (13-0) vs. Karns City (10-3), 7 p.m. Friday at Sarge Alberts Stadium, Center Township For a young man who exhibited ...
View ArticleClairton opens PIAA playoffs vs. Berlin-Brothersvalley
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsPIAA class A Quarterfinals Clairton (13-0) vs. Berlin-Brothersvalley (11-1), 7 p.m. Friday at Golden Eagle Stadium, Somerset Clairton has spent a lot of time...
View ArticleShaler girls basketball gets third coach in as many seasons
By Jerry ClarkFor the third time in as many years, the Shaler girls basketball team will open the season with a new coach. The biggest difference is, ...
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