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Third time no charm: Bishop Canevin too much for Gators, again

FOX CHAPEL — Geibel Catholic appeared to be in position to shake off two lopsided section losses to Bishop Canevin with a 7-4 lead at the midpoint of the first quarter in SaturdayÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ WPIAL Class A semifinal game.However, the Crusaders rallied from the deficit and kept rolling until the final ...

Turnovers costly as Monessen’s winning streak ends

IRWIN — MonessenÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ run in the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs, as well as its 16-game winning streak, came to an end Friday night in a Class AA quarterfinal matchup against Greensburg Central Catholic, 61-42, at Norwin High School.“We didn’t play our best basketball and struggled at ...

On the defensive: Lady Scots defeat Highlands for 44th-straight home win

ALVERTON — The Southmoreland defense held the Highlands offense to just one point in the first quarter Friday night as the Lady Scots rolled to a 50-24 victory in the WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinals.The second-seeded Lady Scots checked off a few boxes with the victory, including advancing to ...

Lady Warriors upend Beaver, advance to semifinals

Joselyn Dawson got a second chance and cashed in on it.As a result, Elizabeth Forward moved into the WPIAL Class AAAA girls basketball semifinals for the second time in four years with a 46-42 victory at fourth-seeded Beaver Area on Friday night.The Lady Warriors were clinging to a two-point ...

Salvino goes for 700 as Leps seek spot in final

Belle Vernon has waited a year to get into this position again.The Leopards’ 2021 boys basketball season came to an abrupt end with a 77-76 loss to North Catholic in the WPIAL Class AAAA semifinals but Belle Vernon is back in the same position again Saturday when it takes on second-seeded ...

Aquinas Academy races past Lady Greyhounds

Aquinas Academy didn’t need a second-half rally this time.The fourth-seeded Lady Crusaders pulled away from visiting Monessen for a 60-37 victory in a WPIAL Class A girls basketball quarterfinal playoff game on Thursday night.Two years ago Aquinas had to dig out of a 14-point halftime deficit ...