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Ripped away: Mohawk storms back to derail YoughĢƵ upset bid

GIBSONIA – 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’ upset bid, 54-48, in a WPIAL Class AAA boys ...

Riverview cruises to 44-23 win over Lady Greyhounds

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 ...

Forging ahead: Red Raiders advance to WPIAL semifinals with 59-37 victory

NORTH HUNTINGDON – The Uniontown boys started slow, but once the Red Raiders got rolling they hit the accelerator for a 59-37 victory over North Catholic Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class AAAA basketball playoffs at Norwin. Uniontown played without K’Adrian McLee, who ...

Union pulls away late in 70-59 win over Greyhounds

McMURRAY – Monessen boys basketball coach Dan Bosnic knew Union was bringing plenty of big-game experience into Wednesday nightĢƵ WPIAL Class A quarterfinals. Unfortunately for fourth-seeded Greyhounds, the fifth-seeded Scotties made enough plays to advance with a 70-59 win at Peters ...

Local roundup: Top-seeded Imani Christian overwhelms Pioneers

West Greene hung with top-seeded Imani Christian for a while in the opening quarter but once the Saints got rolling there was no stopping the defending WPIAL and PIAA champions Wednesday night. Imani outscored the Pioneers 27-2 in the second quarter on its way to a 60-26 victory in a WPIAL ...

Solid start: LH girls open WPIAL playoffs with 65-39 home win

Aryianna Sumpter scored the first five points of the game and Laurel Highlands survived early foul trouble for a 65-29 victory over visiting Quaker Valley Tuesday night in the first round of the WPIAL Class AAAA girls basketball playoffs. “Our goal was not to keep it close. They’re a team ...