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Depth helps Sewickley Academy boys maintain winning run
The beat goes on for the Sewickley Academy boys basketball team. The Panthers ended January with Section 2-2A wins against Leechburg, Eden Christian, Brentwood and Winchester Thurston and were scheduled to wrap up the month Jan. 31 at home against Propel Braddock Hills. “I’m just really pleased with how our...
Quaker Valley swimmers continue section success ahead of postseason meets
Quaker Valley’s girls swim team improved to 4-0 in Section 2-2A thanks to recent dominating wins against Riverside and Blackhawk. The Quakers defeated Riverside, 79-42, after coasting by Blackhawk, 99-67. Led by senior Margaret Getty, QV racked up a dozen first-place performances against the Panthers. Getty finished first in the...
Championship-winning group of Quaker Valley seniors make college choices official
Quaker Valley held its annual college signing day Jan. 16 with 10 senior athletes formally announcing their college choices. All 10 are PIAA or WPIAL medalists, and each has a GPA above 4.0. Kirsten Close (tennis) signed with at Haverford, Margaret Getty (swimming) chose West Chester, Paige Juliano (rowing), opted...
Quaker Valley boys savor signature win over Avonworth
Quaker Valley’s boys basketball team went on the road to earn perhaps its biggest win of the regular season. The Quakers stunned Class 4A No. 1 Avonworth, 59-56, on Jan. 28 for its fifth consecutive victory and improved to 13-4 overall. Avonworth entered the game with a 6-0 record in...
Penn-Trafford junior swimmer collects medals at county meet
The Penn-Trafford swimming teams did not win any gold medals at the annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet Jan. 25, but all swimmers who competed recorded their best times of the season. The times showed how strong the county meet was at Derry with swimmers from Mt. Pleasant, Latrobe, Hempfield...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Without Tasso Whipple, wrestling team bows out
The Penn-Trafford wrestling team qualified for the WPIAL Class 3A team tournament as a wild card. The short-handed Warriors dropped a tough decision to North Hills, 40-25, in a preliminary round match. Penn-Trafford was missing star 189-pound senior Tasso Whipple, who has not wrestled since injuring his foot at the...
Gateway unified bocce teams rolling toward sectional playoffs
The Gateway unified bocce teams hosted Fox Chapel on Thursday at the Furrie Sports Complex in front of a large contingent of junior and senior students. The special start time of 2 p.m. allowed for a vast cheering section for the two Gators teams in the thick of the chase...
With her star still on the rise, Quaker Valley’s Mimi Thiero hits 1,000-point mark as junior
Oumou “Mimi” Thiero entered select territory in the Quaker Valley girls basketball progam. The 6-foot-5 Thiero, a junior guard/forward and Division I recruit, recently joined an elite group of Quaker Valley players in the school’s 1,000-point club. Thiero scored 29 points Jan. 20 to reach the career milestone and lead...
Sewickley sports notebook: Kevin Quinn, Quaker Valley hockey reach 500-win milestone
The Quaker Valley hockey team and coach Kevin Quinn won the 500th game in program history Dec. 2 in a 6-2 decision against Chartiers Valley at Mt. Lebanon Ice Arena. “We enjoyed the moment as a program,” said Quinn, the first and only coach of the QV hockey program. “It...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 1, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Class 2A Section 1 Greensburg Central Catholic 74, Clairton 34 Section 3 West Greene 47, Burgettstown 48 Section 4 Neshannock 58, South Side 39 Win Palmer Memorial Classic At Sewickley Academy Eden Christian 62, Ellwood City 50 Nazareth Prep 26, Sewickley Academy 25 Nonsection...
High school roundup for Feb. 1, 2025: South Fayette tops Norwin in battle of WPIAL contenders
Haylie Lamonde scored 13 points as Trib HSSN Class 5A No. 2 South Fayette defeated Class 6A No. 1 Norwin, 48-36, in a nonsection battle of WPIAL girls basketball title contenders Saturday. Lailah Wright and Ryan Oldaker added 11 points each for the Lions (19-1), who ran their winning streak...
Franklin Regional knocks off defending champ Connellsville in WPIAL 3A wrestling final
To win championships, sometimes athletes need the unexpected to happen. That’s what happened Saturday in the WPIAL Class 3A wrestling team championships at Peters Township’s AHN Arena. No. 2 Franklin Regional got wins at 107 and 114 pounds and upset No. 1 Connellsville, 32-25, to win its third WPIAL title....
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Mt. Pleasant’s Lily King, Southmoreland’s Noah Felentzer
The Westmoreland County Athletes of the Week is presented by Smail Kia. Look for the tags and look for the savings at Smail Kia in Greensburg. Lily King School: Mt. Pleasant Class: Senior Sport: Swimming Claim to fame: King was impressive once again as she won multiple titles in record...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 2, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Norwin, 11-6, 3 2. Upper St. Clair, 13-5, 1 3. Seneca Valley, 13-5, 2 4. Mt. Lebanon, 11-8, 5 5. Canon-McMillan, 11-7, 4 Out: none Class 5A 1. Peters Township, 16-2, 1 2. South Fayette, 18-1, 2 3. Penn-Trafford, 19-0, 3 4. Thomas...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 2, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 18-2, 1 2. Central Catholic, 12-6, 3 3. Imani Christian, 12-6, 4 4. New Castle, 15-3, NR 5. Fox Chapel, 15-4, 5 Out: Seneca Valley (11-9, 2) Class 5A 1. Montour, 17-1, 1 2. Baldwin, 18-1, 2 3. Uniontown, 17-3,...
Burrell edges Derry in WPIAL Class 2A team wrestling championships for 19th title
Chalk up another WPIAL Class 2A team tournament title for the Burrell wrestling program. The top-seeded Bucs stopped No. 2 Derry, 33-27, in a battle of Westmoreland County schools. In was Burrell’s 19th title, 17th in the past 19 years and second consecutive after not winning in 2022 and 2023....
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Kiski Area’s Ava Golding, Justin Tucker
Ava Golding School: Kiski Area Class: Junior Sport: Wrestling Claim to fame: Golding finished first in a tournament Jan. 25 at Butler, winning a 9-8 decision over Janayah Nobles of Connellsville in the 136-pound weight class. Golding began the day with a pin of Lydia Hull of Fort LeBoeuf, then...
Penn Hills lineman overcomes obstacles to play college ball at VMI
Donovan Burnett wanted his college football experience to be similar to his experience at Penn Hills. When Burnett visited the Virginia Military Institute, he felt he was where he wanted to be. “Well, the brotherhood there and the football stood out to me,” Burnett said. “It’s comparable to the brotherhood...
Springdale’s Alex Wylly eyes postseason success as part of Riverview wrestling co-op
Last season, Alex Wylly made a postseason push that saw him place fourth in his Class 2A section tournament, earn a sixth-place medal at the WPIAL championships, and compete at regionals. The sophomore and lone Springdale varsity wrestler in this year’s Springdale-Riverview co-op is on a mission to take that...
Plum’s Jake Dombkowski signs to play baseball at Division I newcomer Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst athletics made the move from NCAA Division II to Division I last April, and its teams began play at the highest level during the fall season. The Lakers baseball team will hope to make its mark this spring against the likes of St. Francis (Pa.), Long Island, Central Connecticut...
North Allegheny hockey looking forward to important tournament at Notre Dame
An upcoming road trip for the North Allegheny hockey team could pave the path for another long playoff journey. The Tigers (6-6-2-0) are returning to the prestigious Hoosier Cup on Feb. 8-10 in South Bend, Ind., where they will face a rugged schedule that last season helped catapult them into...
Loaded with fresh faces, North Allegheny bowling teams exceeding expectations
North Allegheny boys bowling coach Bill Jorden welcomed many new faces this season. But a lot of the same smiles. “We are starting with a brand new team, so considering that, I think we are doing a great job,” Jorden said. “The fact that we are putting five new guys...
Fox Chapel wrestler hits 100 wins, still has goals in mind
Landon Funk had the idea planted in his head of reaching 100 wins as a varsity wrestler in 2017. Funk admired Foxes wrestler Mike Mahon and was in the crowd when he hit the century mark. During the Frank Ferguson Brooke Classic at Brooke High School in West Virginia, Funk...
Fox Chapel lineman’s development as a player carries him to Cal (Pa.)
Kristofer Bandurski found what he was looking for on his visit to Cal (Pa.). The Fox Chapel senior wanted to find a place that could mold him on the football field throughout his career. “The hospitality of the coaches was unbelievable,” Bandurski said. “They develop players into who they need...
Getting comfortable with new offense, Penn Hills girls add wins to resume
The Penn Hills girls basketball team found its way back to the fringe of the playoff race. While the Indians would need several things to break their way down the stretch to sneak in, coach Robert Cash feels like the Indians have figured out the formula to be more comfortable....
