Bill Beckner stories, Page 205

The Presidents Athletic Conference women’s basketball championship will go through Latrobe. Saint Vincent secured the top seed and home-court advantage for the tournament, set to run Monday through Saturday. The Bearcats (21-4, 15-1) get a double-bye — as does second-seeded Washington & Jefferson (18-7, 13-3) — to the semifinals, to...

Members of Greensburg Central Catholic’s boys basketball team knew senior Geoff Helm would have to figure into an opening-round playoff victory. But the team didn’t plan on seeing a second quarter like the one Helm had on Friday night. Helm, a Shippensburg recruit, poured in 14 of his game-high 29...

Each year, the Tri-State PGA Section recognizes the top contributors to its organization and the district golf community. Award winners for this year were announced this week. They are as follows: Golf Professional of the Year: Tom Beeder, Grandview Golf Club Teacher of the Year: Chuck Scally, Scally’s Golf Center...

Tuesday’s games Boys Class 6A first round No. 8 Penn-Trafford (14-8) vs. No. 9 Peters Township (15-7) 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mt. Lebanon Winner plays: No. 1 Pine-Richland (20-2) on Saturday in quarterfinals Coaches: Jim Rocco, Penn-Trafford; Gary Goga, Peters Township Points scored/allowed: Penn-Trafford, 61.0/55.8; Peters Twp., 60.6/53.6 ppg avg...

Saint Vincent softball pitcher Alona Sleith is expected to have a big sophomore season. But it isn’t just her coaches, teammates and Presidents’ Athletic Conference opponents who have the expectations. Sleith, a Yough graduate, was named Monday to the Schutt Sports and National Fastpitch Coaches Association National Player of the...

Bridget Guy just keeps raising the bar at Virginia. The Hempfield graduate and redshirt senior has broken the school pole vault record three straight weeks, the latest instance coming over the weekend at the Tiger Paw Invitational in Clemson, S.C. Guy cleared 14 feet, 4.5 inches on her first try...

Rumblings of Jeannette getting artificial turf at McKee Stadium began months ago, but rumors and innuendo could become fact as district officials take proactive steps to advance the process. The district will have a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the high school cafeteria to present details, including cost...

Robbie McMaster can dig it. A senior libero for the Penn State Behrend volleyball team and a Norwin graduate, McMaster recently became the program’s all-time leader in career digs, breaking Derek Polishen’s mark of 606 set in 2015. McMaster had 12 digs in a 3-0 win over Adrian, the fourth...

Nick Tarabrella had two signing days. The first when the strong-legged kicker was coming out of Penn-Trafford to solidify his pledge to Ashland (Ohio). When he had a change of heart, the college sophomore found himself signing his name again last Wednesday, only with a different Division II program: Shippensburg....

Nick Tarabrella had two signing days. The first when the strong-legged kicker was coming out of Penn-Trafford and pledged to Ashland (Ohio). The second came last Wednesday when he had a change of heart. Tarabrella, a sophomore, found himself signing his name with a different Division II program this time:...

Saint Vincent softball infielder and pitcher Alona Sleith is expected to have a big sophomore season. But it isn’t just her coaches, teammates and Presidents’ Athletic Conference opponents who have the ready-made expectations. Sleith, a Yough graduate, was named Monday to the Schutt Sports and National Fastpitch Coaches Association National...

It wouldn’t be Legends Night at St. Francis (Pa.) without Jess Zinobile in the house. St. Francis will honor one of its all-time great women’s basketball players Saturday at DeGol Arena in Loretto by raising her No. 22 jersey to the rafters. The Red Flash (9-12, 6-3) host Central Connecticut...

Sophomore Zach Queen became the 3-point king this season for the Washington & Jefferson basketball team. Queen, a Hempfield graduate, set the school record with 3-pointers in a season with 69. The mark came in Saturday’s 80-76 home victory over Thiel in overtime. His record-breaking basket with 4 seconds left...

Pitchers and catchers will report — along with the rest of the Saint Vincent baseball team. Saint Vincent will head south next month to open the season, but with a bonus. The Bearcats will play a doubleheader at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla., the spring training home of the Pittsburgh...

Its field has been covered in snow lately, but the Seton Hill baseball team already is thinking about the upcoming season — and the expectations that will come with it. The Griffins again are the preseason favorite in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. After back-to-back conference titles, Seton Hill was...

Sophomore guard Cam Seigfreid was rewarded Monday for one of his most productive stretches of the season for the Pitt-Greensburg men’s basketball team. A Penn-Trafford graduate, Seigfreid was named Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Player of the Week after leading the Bobcats (7-14, 4-10) to a 2-1 week. The 6-foot-2 Seigfreid...

Sophomore guard Zach Queen became the 3-point king this season for the Washington & Jefferson basketball team. Queen, a Hempfield graduate, set the school record with 3-pointers in a season, with 69. The mark came in Saturday’s 80-76 home victory over Thiel in overtime. His record-breaking 3 with four seconds...

Maria Palarino became the 17th player in St. Francis Brooklyn women’s basketball history to score 1,000 career points. The 5-foot-10 senior guard out of Penn-Trafford took a cross-lane pass and made a scooping, left-handed layup off the glass with 3:02 left in the second quarter Monday night to reach the...

Ardell Brown is proof the new NCAA transfer portal works. The big-play wide receiver from Seton Hill asked to have his name thrown into the hat so he could test the waters. Brown, a redshirt junior, knew he had a monster season for the Griffins and could draw a peek...

Michelle Burns, a sophomore guard at Point Park and a Hempfield graduate, broke the school record for 3-pointers in a game Thursday, connecting on 9 of 13 attempts — for a career-high 33 points — in a 91-62 victory over visiting Asbury. Burns, who made 11 of 17 shots overall,...

Jenna Cole is a criminal justice major at La Roche. She may work in that field one day, but until then she’ll continue to bring decency to the paint for the Redhawks women’s basketball team. Cole, a 6-foot junior forward out of Norwin, was lauded for her latest efforts Monday...

Coming off one of its best seasons, Seton Hill will begin the men’s lacrosse season with its best preseason ranking. The Griffins are rated third in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association II Coaches Poll. Defending national champion Merrimack is ranked No. 1 and LeMoyne checks in at No. 2....