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Newcomer sparks Frazier in playoff win over Lady Mikes

PERRYOPOLIS -- Frazier and Carmichaels were very familiar with each other heading into Friday night's WPIAL Class AA girls basketball preliminary round playoff game.The teams had split their two regular-season Section 2 meetings and both knew what to expect in their third clash. The Lady ...

Yellowjackets rally past Uniontown for 56-49 win

Freeport closed the game with a 9-2 run to rally for a 56-49 road victory Friday night in a WPIAL Class AAAA boys basketball first round playoff game at Uniontown.Freeport (13-9) advances to the quarterfinals to play at third-seeded Belle Vernon (18-3) on Wednesday at 7 p.m.The game was tied at ...

Gators section title hopes end with loss to Crusaders

Bishop Canevin was expected to be the No. 1 seed Monday night when the WPIAL Class A boys basketball pairings were released and its easy to see why.Geibel Catholic, ranked in the district top five most of the season, took its second shot at the Crusaders on Sunday afternoon and came up short ...

Leopards hold off EF, look ahead to playoffs

ROSTRAVER TWP. — Belle VernonĢƵ boys basketball team clinched an undefeated Section 3-AAAA championship Friday night with a 64-56 win over Elizabeth Forward in a hard-fought game that was closer down the stretch than the final score indicated.The Leopards ran their section winning streak to ...

Greyhounds stun Prexies, run win streak to 14

Monessen kept its winning streak alive in emphatic fashion on Saturday when it stunned visiting Washington, 53-47, in a non-section battle of red-hot, top-tier boys basketball teams.The Class AA Greyhounds (17-4) have won 14 in row for the first time since 2016 when it had a 15-game streak.The ...

Waynesburg claims first section title since 1986

HILLER — Dave Sarra found himself in a bit of a predicament Thursday night.The Waynesburg Central girls basketball coach was wearing a soaked shirt on what was a frigid night.“Yeah, I got a Gatorade shower,” Sarra said. “It was more of a Gatorade water bottle bath.”The Lady Raiders ...