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 ...
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 ...
PETERS TWP. -- There were some who scoffed when Southmoreland was made the No. 2 seed by the WPIAL in the Class 4AÂ girls basketball pairings. Sure, the Lady Scotties were unbeaten, but the skeptics pointed to what they felt was a weak schedule and section.Southmoreland proved on Monday night ...