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Lady Scotties feature many heroines on way to final

Most teams that are entering a WPIAL championship game with an undefeated record have at least one if not more superstars.Not so with Southmoreland. The second-seeded Lady Scotties (24-0) have an array of good players with seemingly a different heroine every game.That perfect mark will be on ...

Lady Pioneers survive frantic finish in semifinals

It wasn’t pretty.But West Greene girls basketball coach Jordan Watson knows once you get to this point it doesn’t have to be.Watching the final six seconds with bated breath from the sideline — similar to the many fans who rose to their feet — Watson could only watch, hope and plead for ...

Lady Pioneers survive frantic finish in semifinals, take aim at Rochester

CANONSBURG — It wasn’t pretty.But West Greene girls basketball coach Jordan Watson knows once you get to this point it doesn’t have to be.Watching the final six seconds with bated breath from the sideline — similar to the many fans who rose to their feet — Watson could only watch, ...

Leopards headed to WPIAL Championship game for first time since 1978

WEXFORD — Belle Vernon is headed to the WPIAL Championship game for the first time since 1978 after going on an 11-0 run in the last 3:22 in a 56-46 victory over defending three-time District 7 gold medalist New Castle on Wednesday in the Class 4A semifinals at North Allegheny High School.The ...

Leopards put trust in Salvino and flourish

Joe Salvino was frustrated.The first-year Belle Vernon coach, who came over from Monessen, had just watched his team drop a 85-36 decision on its home floor to Uniontown in a January section game last year. Salvino felt his team wasn’t committed to the system he was trying to ...