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Belle Vernon boys basketball coach Joe Salvino was pleased with the way his players fought to the bitter end in an 86-75 PIAA playoff loss to undefeated Quaker Valley on Friday night.“I hope the younger ones see that, and coming into next year in the summer time that we have something to look ...

WEXFORD — Quaker ValleyÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 6-foot-5 seniors Markus Frank and Adou Thiero form the most dangerous scoring duo in the WPIAL.The pair averaged a combined 52.6 points per game (Frank 27.5, Thiero 25.1) during the regular season and helped the Quakers win the WPIAL Class 4A championship.Belle ...

FARRELL — Most of the time all the work coaches do in reviewing film and scouting opponents pays off in some way.That wasn’t the case, unfortunately, for Geibel Catholic in its PIAA Class A first-round boys basketball playoff game at Farrell on Tuesday night.“We scouted them, watched film ...

The Belle Vernon boys, playing without Devin Whitlock, opened the PIAA Class AAAA basketball playoffs Tuesday night with a 73-51 victory at Obama Academy.The win not only advances the Leopards (20-4) to the second round of the state playoffs, but was also coach Joe SalvinoÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 700th career ...

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 ...

BETHEL PARK — For the second straight year, the Belle Vernon boys basketball team saw its quest for a WPIAL boys basketball championship come to a heartbreaking end in the Class AAAA semifinals as they lost to Montour Saturday afternoon, 64-53, at Bethel Park High School.A disappointed ...