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IRWIN — MonessenĢƵ 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 ...

CONNELLSVILLE TWP. — The Geibel Catholic boys made the right plays at the right time down the stretch Wednesday night for 57-55 come-from-behind WPIAL Class A quarterfinal victory over visiting Eden Christian Academy.“That shows the maturity of our team this year,” Geibel Catholic coach ...

Leopards shake off rust, set up rematch

ROSTRAVER TWP. — Belle Vernon rolled to a 62-42 WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinal win over Freeport Wednesday night, and the victory sets up a rematch with Montour in the semifinals.“I think our fast start really helped us and it put the momentum in our favor,” said Belle Vernon coach Joe ...

MONESSEN — It wasn’t pretty, but Monessen made enough plays to down Jeannette in a WPIAL Class AA boys basketball first-round game Tuesday night, 69-59.“It was one of those ugly ones, but we did enough to win,” Monessen coach Dan Bosnic said with a smile. “I thought the game was ...

McDONALD — Fort CherryĢƵ tandem of Owen Norman and Dylan Rogers has become a formidable one-two punch in the WPIAL and was a big reason why the Rangers went 20-2 in the regular season and earned the No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class AA tournament.The Rangers rolled to an 80-52 win Tuesday night ...

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 ...