Last-place Lady Panthers are bracing for No. 2 Irish
By Karen Price, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewWhen the Pitt and Notre Dame women last met in January 2012, it was nothing short of a disaster for the Panthers. Notre Dame, ranked ...
View ArticleBowyer geared up for start of Sprint Cup season
By Ralph N. Paulk, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Amid last year’s thrilling Chase duel between Brad Keselowski and five-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer quietly thrust...
View ArticleSouth Fayette wrestling in midst of historic season
By Chris Adamski, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewLed by a fine mix of experienced returnees and precocious freshmen, South Fayette is having a wrestling season like no other in the program’s history. ...
View ArticleHigh school notebook: Former South Fayette QB to lead Chartiers Valley football
By Staff ReportsChartiers Valley hired Niel Loebig, a former college quarterback who passed for more than 10,000 yards and 100 touchdowns, as the school’s new coach. But ...
View ArticleKittanning boys basketball team claws past Knoch
By George GuidoIf there’s a portion of Tuesday night’s game that the Knoch boys basketball team would like back, it would be the final 1:17 of the ...
View ArticleDeer Lakes finds its rhythm in win over Ford City
By Bill Beckner Jr., Valley News DispatchDeer Lakes has found its rhythm — literally. Bouncing around the locker room pregame to their favorite new song, the first-place Lancers came out firing ...
View ArticleLatrobe to be well represented at PIHL all-star game
By Andrew JohnThe well-heralded Latrobe hockey team has gotten off to another strong start this season and four players, plus the coach, are being rewarded for their ...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Kiski Area boys top Norwin in overtime
By Staff ReportsKiski Area used a balanced scoring attack to knock off Norwin, 52-49, in overtime in a Section 1-AAAA contest Tuesday night. Adam Robison scored 15 ...
View ArticleLaurel Highlands’ free throw shooting the difference in win
By Jason Black, Daily CourierThe third time was not a charm for the Mt. Pleasant boys basketball team during Tuesday’s Section 3-AAA thriller with visiting Laurel Highlands. After fighting ...
View ArticleKovacevic: Move over, Toronto: It’s our game
By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMinutes before the Penguins’ intrasquad scrimmage a week ago, a security officer outside Consol Energy Center’s main entrance broke the bad news to about...
View ArticleLocal roundup: Connellsville rolls to 4th consecutive win
By Staff ReportsThe Connellsville boys basketball team has seemingly hit its stride. On Tuesday, the Falcons toppled visiting Penn-Trafford, 60-50, for a Section 1-AAAA victory. It was ...
View ArticleLocal roundup: West Mifflin runs win streak to 3
By Staff ReportsWest Mifflin’s boys basketball team won its third straight game to keep pace with Thomas Jefferson in Section 4-AAA with a 60-49 win over Elizabeth ...
View ArticleLocal roundup: West Shamokin avenges defeat
By Staff ReportsWith revenge in mind, West Shamokin’s boys basketball team cruised by Summit Academy for a Section 1-AA home victory Tuesday night. The Wolves (9-7, 4-3) ...
View ArticleLate rally can’t shake Shady Side Academy girls basketball team
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsSouth Allegheny has been in close section games all season, only to have its inexperience show up at the most inopportune times. Shady Side Academy ...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson’s scoring spurts lock down victory
By Mark Kaboly, McKeesport Daily NewsIf Thomas Jefferson coach Dom DeCicco didn’t believe that basketball is a game of runs, he might now. In a game that had 16 ties ...
View ArticleIdentity for Pens' third line belongs to Sutter
By Rob Rossi, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewBrandon Sutter can see how it could happen Wednesday. It goes like this: Sidney Crosby shoots and scores, maybe one of those backhand beauties, to ...
View ArticlePitt takes down Providence for road win
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPROVIDENCE, R.I. — Not once did Pitt trail Providence on Tuesday night in their Big East Conference game at Dunkin’ Donuts Center. The Friars didn’t ...
View ArticleSpotlight athletes: Valley’s Kaylyn Iacopino, Plum’s Nick Stotler
By D.j. Vasil and Dave YoheKaylyn Iacopino Class: Sophomore Sport: Basketball School: Valley Report card: The 6-foot guard is the captain and leader of the girls’ basketball team. She had ...
View ArticleGuido: Big 33/Super Bowl streak continues another year
By George GuidoThe remarkable streak of Big 33 game alumni playing in the Super Bowl will continue. All 47 Super Bowls will have had at least one ...
View ArticleSpotlight athletes: Clairton’s Bryon Clifford, Elizabeth Forward’s Dana Buck
By Robert StinnerBryon Clifford Year: Senior School: Clairton Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Clifford, who leads the Bears (8-3, 5-0) in scoring at 18.5 points per game, ...
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