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Taylor Irwin had to sit and watch as her teammates battled through Section 3-4A with four new starters. Irwin, a senior at Laurel Highlands, would have been on the floor for the Lady Mustangs, but she tore her ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in the fall and had to miss basketball ...

Well here it is, March Madness is upon us and there are no area teams anywhere to be found. Pitt Panthers? The only drama late in their losing season was whether Pitt would eat Jeff CapelÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ contract or not. He’ll remain. Next season will be his last, though, if a solid recruiting class ...

Belle Vernon coach Cornelious Nesbit scouted Blackhawk's girls basketball team and came up with a game plan for their PIAA Class 4A second-round playoff game on Wednesday night. What he didn't foresee was Lady Cougars' senior Grace Huston shooting the lights out. Huston poured in 21 ...

Two left standing

When the smoke had cleared after the PIAA basketball tournamentÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ first round was completed on Saturday, there were two area teams still standing. The Jefferson-Morgan boys and Belle Vernon girls both snapped long state droughts with first-round victories and both will be in action again ...

Local Calendar

Wednesday, March 11 High School Boys Basketball PIAA Tournament Class 2A Jefferson-Morgan vs. Jeannette, at Peters Township, AHN Arena, 7:30 Girls Basketball PIAA Tournament Class 4A Belle Vernon vs. Blackhawk, at North Allegheny High School, 7:30 p.m.

CONNELLSVILLE TWP. — Geibel Catholic was able to hold up despite the loss of star center Mallory Clemmer for five quarters. After battling Serra Catholic down to the wire in a one-point loss in the WPIAL Class A championship game eight days ago, the Lady Gators fought hard to hang with St. ...