MONESSEN 鈥� Using a stifling, and at times suffocating, defense Saturday afternoon, the Monessen girls downed West Greene, 34-30, for a WPIAL Class A consolation round victory. 鈥淥ur intensity and press were the difference,鈥� said Monessen coach Janine Vertacnik. 鈥淥ur shots weren鈥檛 ...
Seamus Riordan scored a game-high 30 points to lead Shady Side Academy to a 61-47 victory over Yough Saturday in a WPIAL Class AAA consolation game. Yough (19-7) next plays Ellwood City on Wednesday for the seventh place and the final berth into the PIAA playoffs. Shady Side Academy (17-8) ...
NATRONA HEIGHTS 鈥� Stewart Davis mapped out a defensive strategy and his players followed it to a T. As a result, Laurel Highlands will be playing in the WPIAL Class AAAA girls basketball semifinals for only the second time in program history. Taylor Irwin scored a game-high 12 points on ...
The Elizabeth Forward girls led throughout the game Friday night for a 43-31 victory over visiting Knoch in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class AAAA basketball playoffs. The Lady Warriors (21-2) advance to the semifinals on Tuesday against North Catholic. The Trojanettes (15-7) defeated ...
GIBSONIA 鈥� Yough had second-seeded Mohawk on the ropes for almost three full quarters on Thursday night. When the situation looked most dire for the Warriors, they rose up and stormed from behind to derail the seventh-seeded Cougars鈥� upset bid, 54-48, in a WPIAL Class AAA boys ...
The Riverview girls steadily pulled away Thursday night for a 44-23 victory over visiting Monessen in the quarterfinal round of the WPIAL Class A girls basketball playoffs. The fourth-seeded Lady Raiders (16-6) advance to the semifinals and will play top-seeded Union on Tuesday. Monessen ...
