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Vikings come up short in 64-47 loss to New Castle

New Castle made 3-pointers at opportune moments Wednesday night, leading the Hurricanes to a 64-47 victory over Mount Pleasant in the WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinals at North Allegheny High School.“They made five 3-pointers on scramble plays and we lost by 17,” lamented Mount Pleasant coach ...

Lady Leopards fall to Freeport, 44-38

PITTSBURGH — Belle Vernon held Freeport to 11 points below its average, but the Lady Leopards couldn’t get enough key stops or shots to fall in a 44-38 setback on Monday in the first round of the WPIAL Class AAAA girls’ basketball playoffs at North Hills Middle School.Belle Vernon (16-7) ...

Imani Christian too much for West Greene, 67-41

McMURRAY — West Greene boys basketball coach Jim Romanus knew being an offensively-challenged team would be a problem.ItĢƵ been that way all year for the West Greene boys basketball team.Shooting woes and lack of offensive firepower reared its ugly head again Saturday afternoon. Trailing ...

Scotties fall to Beaver Falls despite Comforti’s 33 points

MT. LEBANON — Southmoreland had its chances early on against Beaver Falls on Friday but the Scotties were unable to capitalize, and the Tigers eventually caught fire and went on to a 70-59 WPIAL Class AAA first-round boys basketball playoff win at Mt. Lebanon High School.Beaver Falls (14-7) ...

Greyhounds can’t overcome TOs in 46-41 loss to Union

PITTSBURGH — Two key factors in playoff basketball games are usually turnovers and free throw shooting.Unfortunately for Monessen, both aspects hurt the Greyhounds in their WPIAL Class A first-round match-up against Union in a 46-41 loss Saturday afternoon at North Hills High School.“We ...