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CONNELLSVILLE — Bill Swink is in his fifth season as the head coach of the Connellsville wrestling team, and in those five years, the 1982 graduate of Connellsville Area High School has guided his team to the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 3A dual meet tournament all five times. Fresh of ...

H-S Athlete of the Week: Kendra Tharp, West Greene

NAME: Kendra Tharp SCHOOL: West Greene GRADE: Senior SPORT: Basketball THARP’S WEEK: Two games after scoring her 1,000th career point on Jan. 9 at Avella, Tharp tossed in 15 points in a 62-9 win over Mapletown on Jan. 19 that improved West GreeneÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Section 2-A record to 6-3. The Lady ...

Hanging on

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As it turned out Tuesday night, Treysen EaglestaffÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ best play was a missed lay-up. There were plenty of them to go around, as West Virginia held off a struggling Kansas State to improve to 13-0 at home following a 59-54 victory inside Hope Coliseum. This particular ...

Pitt knocks off Wake Forest in OT, 80-76

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Barry Dunning Jr. and Roman Siulepa each scored 15 points, Omari Witherspoon made a step-back jumper with 15 seconds left in overtime, and Pittsburgh beat Wake Forest 80-76 on Tuesday night to end a three-game losing streak. Siulepa stole an inbounds pass along the sideline ...

Penguins’ Rust suspended 3 games

NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust has been suspended three games for an illegal check to the head of VancouverÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Brock Boeser. The NHLÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Department of Player Safety announced the ban Tuesday following a disciplinary hearing with Rust, who will be out Thursday against ...

AG falls short of downing section-leading Gateway

Albert Gallatin had a three-point lead after three quarters, but Gateway rallied in the final frame for a 50-48 victory in Section 5-1A boys basketball action on Tuesday at Albert Gallatin High School. The Gators lead the section with a record of 10-1, and are 12-6 overall, but trailed 42-39 ...