Greg Macafee stories, Page 10

The Pitt women’s soccer team is adding another WPIAL star to their 2021 recruiting class. The Panthers had already signed WPIAL stars such as Mars’ Ellie Coffield, North Allegheny’s Sarah Schupansky, Norwin’s Katelyn Kaufman, and others. On Wednesday, the Panthers added West Allegheny’s Mackenzie Evers to the mix. ?After 3...

When the Highlands Golden Rams played Knoch last Wednesday, sophomore guard Jimmy Kunst took over in the second quarter and scored 13 of his team-high 23 points. A day earlier, Kunst had scored a career-high 29 points against Shaler in Highlands’ first loss of the season. He followed up those...

Although it might’ve been a little closer than they would’ve liked, the WPIAL Class AA defending champion Burrell Bucs will have the opportunity to defend their crown. Behind pins from freshman Cooper Hornack (113), junior Nicholas Salerno (132) and seniors Ian Oswalt (138) and AJ Corrado (160), the Bucs (11-1)...

The Burrell Bucs have a long history of great wrestling, and even in a season with multiple stops and starts, this year is no different. Senior AJ Corrado and freshman Cooper Hornack, along with others, have been the model of consistency for Burrell this season, and they’ve both done so...

As the No. 3 team in the WPIAL Class AA rankings, Mt. Pleasant placed second at the Westmoreland County Wrestling Tournament with 163 points this past weekend, coming in behind the WPIAL Class AAA No. 4 Franklin Regional. Junior Dayton Pitzer led the Vikings with a title at 215 pounds,...

Because the No. 1 Burrell Bucs had to pull out of the annual Powerade wrestling tournament a couple of weeks ago, 160-pounder AJ Corrado missed out on an opportunity to take on Kiski Area’s Enzo Morlacci, who is ranked 16th nationally by TheOpenMat.com. Corrado got an opportunity this past weekend...

With all the ups and downs that this wrestling season had to offer, Kiski Area coach Chris Heater took a big sigh of relief after winning the WPIAL Class AAA Section 1 title on Monday. His Cavaliers won’t be gunning for a WPIAL title, however. Kiski Area defeated Plum, 42-26,...

Despite a few losses early on this season, the Sewickley Academy girls basketball team is starting to find a rhythm. The Panthers won six of their first nine games, and the three losses came against top-tier teams. In their second game of the season, the Panthers fell to WPIAL Class...

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is one of the highest-scoring teams in the entirety of the WPIAL for a reason, and the Chargers showcased their scoring prowess on Friday as they blew out Section 1-2A opponent Springdale in dominating fashion. Dante Spadafora and Jake DiMichele scored 29 points apiece...

The Deer Lakes boys basketball team suffered a 42-point loss to defending WPIAL Class 3A champion North Catholic in a Section 1-4A game earlier this season. A loss like that might have broken most teams, but the Lancers rebounded in a big way. They quietly have won their past four...

Last Friday, Aquinas Academy’s super sophomore Vinnie Cugini became the fastest player in WPIAL history to reach the 1,000-point milestone, and although it was a historic night for Cugini, he wasn’t the only player to accomplish the feat that night. In Leechburg’s 86-79 victory over the Crusaders, Blue Devils senior...

Highlands suffered its first loss of the season Tuesday, but it didn’t take the Golden Rams long to get back into the win column. They certainly were hungry for another victory. Behind 23 points from sophomore guard Jimmy Kunst and 22 from sophomore forward Chandler Thimons, the Golden Rams (8-1,...

The Kiski Area wrestling program has a storied history of success, but Enzo Morlacci accomplished something for the first time in program history this weekend. With two decisions, a pin, a technical fall, and a major decision, Morlacci became the first Kiski Area wrestler in program history to win a...

The Knoch wrestling team won’t be participating in team sectional playoffs this season. The Knights entered quarantine at the end of the week last week, and coach Bob Waldron said the team won’t be competing until individual sections. They are set to return to practice Feb. 11. The Knights have...

The No. 4 Franklin Regional wrestling team took on five teams at the North Allegheny Duals on Saturday and came away with an undefeated record while allowing just 49 points and giving up five pins. The Panthers took down Mars (78-0), No. 6 North Allegheny (30-25), North Hills (63-9), Upper...

Seneca Valley’s Alejandro Herrera-Rondon captured the second Powerade tournament title of his high school career Saturday when he took down two of the top four wrestlers in his weight class and racked up one pin, two major decisions and a decision. Herrera-Rondon started off his weekend by pinning Malvern Prep’s...

For the past four years, Sewickley Academy senior Max Belt has been a mainstay in the boys basketball playing rotation and always has provided coach Win Palmer with a steady perimeter-shooting presence. This season, the three-year starter has taken his game to a new level. Through their first seven games...

Quaker Valley junior swimmer Isabel Huang stepped to the top spot of the podium at the WPIAL championship twice last season, winning gold in the 200-yard IM and 100 backstroke. She is picking up where she left off. During Quaker Valley’s meet against Moon on Jan. 26, Huang put together...

After suffering back-to-back losses at the beginning of January, the Fox Chapel boys basketball team found its footing and earned four straight victories, including two key wins over Central Catholic and No. 1 Upper St. Clair. When the Foxes put together their storybook season last year, going 21-2 and earning...

When Section 3-3A opponents Shady Side Academy and Apollo-Ridge took the floor Friday, one team was bound to come away with its first loss of the season. Behind 12-point performances from senior Rian Fitzgerald and freshman Peter Kramer, the Bulldogs (5-0, 3-0) pulled away in the first quarter and never...

The Kiski Area wrestling team still is trying to find its identity in a year in which the coronavirus pandemic has caused it to pause and restart multiple times. But, over the course of the past week, the Cavaliers finally started to get back on the mat. They hosted the...

With the turnover the Fox Chapel boys basketball team went through in the offseason, losing four senior starters, there were bound to be a few ups and downs to their 2021 season that didn’t have to do with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Just four games into the season, the No....

One year after winning their first WPIAL championship since 1995, the victories keep coming for the Highlands boys basketball team. The Golden Rams (6-0, 3-0) have won by small and large margins this winter, including three by one points — two of which came this week. Highlands’ other three wins...

The Knoch Knights were celebrating their seniors on Tuesday night as they hosted Section 1-4A rival Burrell. Their seniors stepped up big time in a 55-53 victory. Senior forwards Zach McMillen and Tyler Buterbaugh scored 11 apiece and Buterbaugh drilled three fourth-quarter 3-pointers to push the Knights (3-3, 3-1) ahead...