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Kymon’e Brown’s ‘flu game’ lifts Jeannette boys past Mercyhurst Prep in PIAA 1st round
Jeannette point guard Kymon’e Brown missed a morning walkthrough Saturday with flu-like symptoms. His stomach hurt, and he was sluggish. While Brown was told to drink a lot of fluids, the junior settled for a steady dose of free throws to help the Jayhawks stay ahead and post a win...
Sites, times set for Tuesday’s PIAA 2nd-round basketball games
The second round of the PIAA boys 5A, boys 4A, boys A, girls 6A, girls 3A and girls 2A is set for Tuesday. Well, nearly set. The PIAA is expected to make a decision Saturday about the brawl that ended the Meadville vs. Uniontown boys 5A first-round game with over...
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Penn-Trafford’s Aiden Drotos, GCC’s Erica Gribble
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. Aiden Drotos School: Penn-Trafford Class: Sophomore Sport: Hockey Claim to fame: In the PIHL Class 2A Penguins Cup quarterfinals Monday, Drotos netted two goals...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 8, 2025: Upper St. Clair boys hoping for another memorable PIAA win
Four years ago, it was one of the stories of the year, maybe even the decade. The Upper St. Clair boys basketball team had just defeated Pine-Richland to win the 2021 WPIAL Class 6A championship in an “open” tournament in which all district teams were invited to participate because of...
Fight halts Uniontown vs. Meadville boys basketball game in PIAA playoffs 
Officials cut short a state playoff game between the Uniontown and Meadville boys basketball teams Friday night after a fight in the stands spread onto the court. Host Meadville led 63-55 with 3:12 left in the fourth quarter when the Class 5A first-round game was halted. Uniontown athletic director Harry...
High school roundup for March 8, 2025: Latrobe, Aquinas Academy make big comebacks in PIAA 1st round
Ian DeCerb scored 25 points to lead Latrobe to a 64-58 comeback victory over District 3 runner-up Exeter Township in a PIAA Class 5A boys basketball first-round matchup Friday night. Max Butler added 13 points for the Wildcats (21-6), who trailed by 11 points after three quarters before outscoring Exeter...
High school roundup for March 8, 2025: Clairton’s Iyanna Wade ends career 2nd on WPIAL all-time scoring list
Iyanna Wade scored 24 points to finish her career second on the WPIAL’s all-time girls basketball scoring list as Clairton lost 61-46 to St. Joseph Academy in the first round of the PIAA Class A playoffs Saturday. Wade finished with 3,119 points, passing Monessen’s Charel Allen (3,110). Monessen’s Gina Naccarato...
Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown beats Kiski Area’s Cooper Roscosky for school’s 1st state title
HERSHEY — Belle Vernon’s wrestling program finally has a state champion. On the school’s sixth try, junior Elijah Brown achieved what five others previously had attempted. Brown defeated Westmoreland County rival Cooper Roscosky of Kiski Area, 4-3, in the Class 3A 215-pound final Saturday at Giant Center. Roscosky scored a...
Canon-McMillan’s Solomon is WPIAL’s only girls wrestling state champ
HERSHEY — When the PIAA held its first girls wrestling championships last March, one WPIAL wrestler won a gold medal. It was Valarie Solorio of Canon-McMillan. On Saturday, at the second PIAA girls wrestling championships, the story was mostly the same. Except, this time, standing atop the medal stand was...
Montour takes care of business in PIAA 1st round, sets up rematch with Chartiers Valley
The only trap Friday night was the defense Montour sprung on its opponent. Montour’s Kaleb Platz scored 28 points, and three teammates scored in double figures as the Spartans opened the state playoffs with a 68-49 victory over visiting Milton Hershey in PIAA Class 5A. Clearly, this was no trap...
Upper St. Clair girls carry momentum from WPIAL title win into PIAA 1st round
The Manheim Township girls basketball team’s bus made a pit stop on its four-hour journey from Lancaster to Upper St. Clair for a PIAA Class 6A first-round playoff game Friday. The team stopped at an arcade for some afternoon fun before arriving an hour before tip-off. It didn’t take long...
Wrestlers return from scary scene; Central Valley’s Boni only WPIAL 2A wrestler to reach finals
HERSHEY — It is never a good sight to see an athlete taken from an event on a stretcher. That’s what happened Friday during the early sessions of the PIAA Class 2A boys and PIAA girls wrestling tournaments when two athletes, Derry sophomore Brady Brown and Northeast Bradford junior Anaiah...
3 WPIAL wrestlers to go for gold in PIAA girls finals
HERSHEY — Three WPIAL wrestlers will be in gold medal matches at the PIAA girls wrestling championships Saturday afternoon at Giant Center. Marlee Solomon of Canon-McMillan (112 pounds), Alaina Claassen of Plum (190) and Zoey Murphy of Southmoreland (235) will battle for state titles. Though their victorious results in Friday...
Greensburg Central Catholic girls pull away from Cambria Heights after tight 1st half
Ask them about the slow start. They’ll tell you how they finished. Fresh off back-to-back championships, Greensburg Central Catholic avoided the proverbial WPIAL hangover by knocking off eight days worth of rust, relying on its star power and finally accelerating past Cambria Heights, 61-31, in a PIAA Class 3A first-round...
WPIAL sends 14 wrestlers to PIAA Class 3A semifinals, including all 4 at 215 pounds
HERSHEY – The 215-pound weight class from the WPIAL lived up to its reputation Friday afternoon as all four quarterfinalists were winners. That guarantees the WPIAL a champion Saturday at the Giant Center. The four wrestlers from the WPIAL were No. 1 through No. 4 in PaPowerWrestling rankings. Belle Vernon...
Nationally ranked West Mifflin running back Armand Hill commits to West Virginia
West Mifflin’s Armand Hill, a nationally ranked running back recruit, committed Friday to West Virginia. The 5-foot-10, 178-pounder rushed for 1,693 yards on 188 carries and scored 23 touchdowns as a sophomore last fall. Hill listed a dozen college offers, including Pitt, Penn State and Michigan. He announced his decision...
Westmoreland County PIAA basketball playoff capsules for March 8, 2025
Boys Class 2A First round Mercyhurst Prep (19-7) at Jeannette (23-2) 1 p.m. Saturday District seeds: Jeannette 7-1; Mercyhurst Prep 10-3 Winner plays: Winner of 9-3 Clarion Limestone (16-10)/6-2 Northern Cambria (14-12) on Wednesday in second round Players to watch: Tanner Ashton, Mercyhurst Prep; Kymon’e Brown, Jeannette Layup lines: Mercyhurst...
Greensburg Central Catholic boys have unfinished business in state playoffs
Greensburg Central Catholic might always wonder what if, but, for now, the boys basketball team is dialed in to what still could be. The Centurions (23-3) were the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs but were upset by No. 8 Union, 44-42, in the quarterfinals. GCC already...
Joe Ionta remembered for inspiring athletes, love of Plum track, cross country programs
Dan Casarcia was eager to help coach. When Casarcia joined the Plum track and field coaching staff in 1997, he was given a clipboard and told by Mustangs head coach Joe Ionta to write down each runner’s splits at the 1-mile mark. But when Casarcia reached the mile marker, he...
Belle Vernon boys ready to get back to business against Farrell
Going back a number of years, there have been plenty of battles between Joe Salvino and Farrell’s boys basketball team. The two old foes will meet again Friday night at Belle Vernon as Salvino leads the WPIAL champion Leopards against the Steelers, the fifth-place team out of District 10. It’s...
Belle Vernon holds off Farrell to keep dream season going in PIAA Class 4A 1st round
If there’s one phrase that best describes the 2024-25 Belle Vernon boys basketball team, it’s “battle-tested.” The Leopards rode all the emotions in their PIAA Class 4A first-round contest against Farrell at home Friday night, but, at the end of the day, their poise pulled them through. Belle Vernon tightened...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 7, 2025: Moon boys look to make another state playoff run
A year ago, the Moon boys basketball team had just captured the program’s fifth WPIAL championship with a victory over Franklin Regional in the district finals. The Tigers hosted Obama Academy in the first round of the PIAA playoffs and won convincingly, 52-34. They followed that up with wins over...
Kiski Area title hopeful Ava Golding leads WPIAL contingent at PIAA girls wrestling
HERSHEY — A year ago, Ava Golding came home from Hershey’s Giant Center with a bronze medal from the inaugural PIAA girls wrestling championships. It’s no surprise the Kiski Area junior’s expectations are high this weekend during her second visit to the states. “My goal is to make it to...
PIAA faces criticism from all sides after changing transgender athlete policy
The PIAA is drawing criticism from all sides for changes made to its transgender athlete policy. The changes didn’t go far enough, says one Western Pennsylvania superintendent, who wanted to see the state high school athletic association adopt the NCAA’s stricter policy. Yet LGBTQ+ advocacy groups say the PIAA and...
Latrobe boys seek milestone win for coach Brad Wetzel
Set to travel more than 400 miles round-trip Friday for its PIAA Class 5A boys basketball playoff opener, Latrobe has another number on its mind. The number 300 is more significant to the Wildcats, the sixth-place team from the WPIAL who will play their first state playoff game since 2017....


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