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Lady Leopards hold on for 55-50 win over EF

The Belle Vernon girls held off visiting Elizabeth Forward Monday night for a 55-50 home victory in Section 3-AAAA action.The Lady Leopards (1-1, 2-2) led 15-8 after the first quarter and 30-23 at halftime. The Lady Warriors (0-2, 0-2) shaved five points off their deficit, trailing 38-36, but ...

Monessen big rally knocks off rival Charleroi

MONESSEN – Saturday afternoon, Monessen made a second half comeback to down cross-town rival Charleroi, 54-51.“Our guys competed the whole time; we were able to make adjustments and stay in front of the basketball,” said Monessen coach Dan Bosnic. “We challenged their shots and ...

Gators fall at Avella, 65-57; both coaches impacted by COVID-19 pandemic

AVELLA — Geibel Catholic finally opened its boys basketball season on Wednesday night although the team looked quite a bit different than anticipated.Don Porter wasn’t on the bench guiding the Gators and several players were ineligible for the game at Avella, which the Eagles won, ...

Red Raiders fall to Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson put three players in double figures on its way to a 52-35 non-section win at Uniontown in boys basketball action Monday night.Jake Pugh led the Jaguars (3-1) with 12 points, Ian Hansen followed with 11 and Ethan Dunsey added 10.Thomas Jefferson, a WPIAL Class 5A semifinalist ...

Monessen christens Major Corley Court with win over Avella

MONESSEN — MonessenĢƵ girls basketball team christened Major Corley Court Monday night with a season-opening 61-40 win over Avella in Section 2-A.“I am pleased with how we did,” said Monessen coach Janine Vertacnik. “We had some early silly fouls and tried to do too much, but it was ...

Lady Raiders roll past Carmichaels, 67-20

WAYNESBURG -- Waynesburg Central jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in defeating visiting Carmichaels, 67-20, in a non-section girls basketball game Saturday afternoon.Freshman Kaley Rohanna scored 11 of her game-high 20 points in the first quarter and Clara Paige Miller added 15 ...