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Frazier earns playoff spot with victory at B-C

WPIAL basketball playoff pairings will be revealed on Monday but you can forgive Frazier and Beth-Center if those two boys squads felt the postseason was already underway Friday night. The Bulldogs hosted the Commodores with a playoff spot out of Section 4-AA on the line. “It was a ...

MEMORY LANE: Fields Gallagher legacy lives on

The late Crystal Fields Gallagher was a tremendous athlete and mother who died unexpectedly in 2011, but her legacy and spirit live on through her three children. Fields Gallagher was a standout forward/guard at Albert Gallatin, then known as Tri Valley High School, in the late 1980s and ...

Fast start: Red Raiders’ early run leads to 85-44 victory

Uniontown opened the Section 3-AAAA finale Friday at Laurel Highlands by scoring the first 15 points of the game as the Red Raiders steamrolled to an 85-44 road victory. Laurel Highlands’ first-year coach John Smith called a timeout with the score, 15-2. He called a second timeout with 3:23 ...

Local roundup: Gardner pours in school-record 64 in Monessen win

Dan Bosnic turned in some high-scoring performances when he played basketball at Laurel Highlands. Asked what his personal record was, the Monessen coach said, “It would’ve probably been in the 30s. I don’t think I ever got into the 40s. “Certainly I got nowhere close to 60.” One ...

Connellsville swimmers sweep meet from Belle Vernon

The Connellsville boys and girls swept a Section 5-AA meet Thursday night against visiting Belle Vernon. The Falcons defeated Belle Vernon, 113-60, while the Connellsville girls beat the Lady Leopards, 89-74. Kasey Stanton (50 freestyle, 22.21; 100 freestyle, 52.72), Dalton Shoemaker (200 IM, ...

Lady Bearcats down visiting Mapletown, 62-41

The Bentworth girls built a 13-point lead in the first quarter and didn’t look back for a 62-41 non-section win Wednesday against visiting Mapletown. The Lady Bearcats (5-17) led 22-9 after the first quarter and 37-23 at halftime. BentworthĢƵ Amber Sallee made five 3-pointers to finish ...