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Deflated: Peters Township derails UniontownĢƵ quest to play at the Pete

MONONGAHELA – UniontownĢƵ boys basketball team had its sights set on playing in the Petersen Events Center this season. That goal of reaching the site of the WPIAL basketball championships came to an abrupt end at the hands of sixth-seeded Peters Township which handed the third-seeded ...

Lady Gators advance to WPIAL Class A semifinals

CONNELLSVILLE — As Emma Larkin goes, so does Geibel Catholic. But on Thursday night at “The Swamp” on the campus of Geibel Catholic Junior/Senior High School, the junior guard was feeling under the weather, but freshman Mallory Clemmer and junior Ava Henderson picked up the slack and ...

Lady Mustangs suffer frustrating loss to Blackhawk

McMURRAY – Stewart Davis watched video of BlackhawkĢƵ girls basketball team and felt his Laurel Highlands squad had a realistic shot to knock off the No. 1 seed. “I knew looking at film that Blackhawk was a very good team but I didn’t think they were a great team,” Davis said. ...

Stacked deck: Shorthanded Gators fall to Aquinas Academy, 69-40

PITTSBURGH – Geibel Catholic knew ahead of time its leading scorer, Evan Strimel, and one of its key reserves, Tony Nicksicher, wouldn’t be eligible for the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs due to the PIAA transfer rule. However, late-season injuries depleted the Gators even more with ...

Belle Vernon weathers storm, beats EF for 3rd time

BELLE VERNON – Over his long and storied coaching career, Joe Salvino has said numerous times about his disdain for layoffs between the end of the regular season and the start of the WPIAL playoffs. Wednesday night was no different, but SalvinoĢƵ top-seeded Belle Vernon Leopards made ...

Lady Trojans fall at Fort Cherry, 59-29

MCDONALD — The Fort Cherry girls basketball team didn’t have much of a problem Tuesday night in its playoff opener against California on the surface. But even after a 59-29 win, Lady Rangers coach Clarence Edwards knows it could have been better. “It was a little sloppy at the ...