Ford City girls lean on defense to defeat West Shamokin
By Bill West, Leader TimesThe chess match in Thursday night’s Section 1-AA girls basketball game between host Ford City and West Shamokin centered on the visitor’s 6-foot-1 leading scorer, ...
View ArticleClairton girls get important win over Monessen
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsAfter losing its last two section games, Clairton desperately needed a win against surging Monessen if it wanted to maintain the hope of qualifying for ...
View ArticleGreensburg Salem wrestlers continue march to postseason
By Brian HungerIt didn’t take long for Greensburg Salem wrestling coach Randy Parsley to realize the 2012-13 season wasn’t going to be a rebuilding year. According to ...
View ArticleHempfield spirit team relishes WPIAL experience
By Alex OltmannsIt’s a year of firsts for competitive cheerleading at Hempfield. Not only is it the first season in several years that Hempfield has produced a ...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Freeport girls hang onto fourth in section
By Staff ReportsA strong fourth quarter Thursday night helped Freeport’s girls basketball team hang onto its fourth-place spot in the Section 1-AAA standings. Down four points to ...
View ArticleDistrict college notebook: PSU soccer coach receives national honor
By Tribune-Review• Soccer America named Penn State’s Erica Walsh its National Coach of the Year after she steered the Nittany Lions to the national title game. ...
View ArticleChanging ice conditions make fishing difficult
By Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review• According to a report from Transue’s Bait in Kittanning, anglers fishing the outflow at Crooke Creek Lake have been taking some crappies and other ...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Freeport girls get important victory
By Staff ReportsIn a game that could go a long way in determining a playoff spot later in the season, Freeport used a big fourth quarter Thursday ...
View ArticleKiski Area boys team surging into second half with a purpose
By Bill Beckner Jr., Valley News DispatchKiski Area had just been dealt an unsavory, mostly uneventful and downright dull 37-28 loss to Norwin, which dropped the Cavaliers’ record to 0-2 in ...
View ArticlePitt men's basketball team looks for identity
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewOn a night when he rediscovered his scoring touch and sparked Pitt to victory at Villanova, the first words out of Trey Zeigler’s mouth were ...
View ArticleKovacevic: All clear in Penguins’ window
By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review“Yeah, it does seem like a long time ago. Really does.” That was Marc-Andre Fleury’s reply the other night at Consol Energy Center, offered through ...
View ArticleVCU thriving under Smart in A-10
By John Harris, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewOne day, the offers may be too frequent and too alluring, the price tag too tempting. For now, Virginia Commonwealth coach Shaka Smart is not ...
View ArticleSteelers’ Colbert would take character ‘risk’ again
By Mark Kaboly, McKeesport Daily NewsIn a year when fourth-round pick Alameda Ta’amu was arrested for leading police on a drunken driving chase through the South Side and fifth-round pick ...
View ArticlePenn State’s O’Brien named Bryant coach of the year
By The Associated PressHOUSTON — Penn State coach Bill O’Brien said he didn’t think he stood a chance of winning Thursday night. Then again, that’s what many said ...
View ArticleNew Castle boys aren't bothered by spotlight
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewA near-capacity crowd awaited New Castle when the Red Hurricanes visited North Allegheny a week ago, adding intensity to a section showdown of undefeated...
View ArticlePenguins’ Crosby eager to make up for lost time
By Josh Yohe, McKeesport Daily NewsFor the Penguins, it became the enduring image of the NHL lockout: Sidney Crosby skating nets to their respective resting spots before practice at a ...
View ArticleBucs, Sanchez agree to terms
By Rob Biertempfel, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Pirates on Friday came to terms with first baseman Gaby Sanchez on a one-year contract, and there were indications Garrett Jones was close to ...
View ArticlePenguins notebook: More than 200,000 tune in to scrimmage
By Rob Rossi, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewLocal NBC affiliates can probably count on strong ratings for the NHL opener at 3 p.m. Saturday between the Penguins and Flyers at Philadelphia. The ...
View ArticleD’Amico’s free throws lift Fox Chapel over McKeesport
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsConsidering the way the game went, it was fitting that free throws decided the outcome. It was even more appropriate that the shots were taken ...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Connellsville wrestlers defeat Waynesburg
By Staff ReportsThe Connellsville wrestling team won eight of 14 bouts to earn a 36-21 decision over host Waynesburg in a nonsection match on Friday. Tommy Provance ...
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