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Lady Raiders advance with a little help from MJ

WAYNESBURG — Basketball legend Michael Jordan turned 60 Friday night.On Saturday, Waynesburg coach Chris Minerd quoted him when speaking to his team before their WPIAL Class AAA first round girls basketball matchup against Seton-LaSalle, and it worked as the Lady Raiders downed the Lady ...

Cugini’s 33 leads Crusaders past Rockets, 61-40

 Vinnie Cugini, the WPIAL's all-time leading scorer, finished with a game-high 33 points to lead Aquinas Academy to a 61-40 victory in the first round of the WPIAL Class A boys basketball playoffs Friday against Jefferson-Morgan at Peters Twp.Aquinas Academy (19-4) advances to the ...

Imposing their will: Gators take charge early, roll past Eagles, 70-33

CHARLEROI — Don Porter made it clear to his fourth-seeded Geibel Catholic boys basketball team not to look past the first round of the playoffs.The Gators listened to their coach and took care of business against No. 13 Avella on Friday night, riding their three big guns — Jaydis Kennedy, ...

Greyhounds force 27 TOs in 60-44 playoff victory

MONESSEN — It wasn’t pretty, but Monessen used its patented stifling defense to force 27 Western Beaver turnovers Friday night for a 60-44 victory in the first round of the WPIAL Class A boys basketball playoffs.“We didn’t play a clean game, but we made plays when we had to,” said ...

Imposing their will: Gators take charge early, roll past Eagles, 70-33

CHARLEROI -- Don Porter made it clear to his fourth-seeded Geibel Catholic boys basketball team not to look past the first round of the playoffs.The Gators listened to their coach and took care of business against No. 13 Avella on Friday night, riding their three big guns -- Jaydis Kennedy, Tre ...

Lady Cougars fall in WPIAL preliminary round

The Yough girls fell behind in the first quarter and were unable to rally over the final three quarters Thursday night in a 40-32 loss to Beaver Falls in the preliminary round of the WPIAL Class AAA girls basketball playoffs.Beaver Falls (10-11) advances to play top-seeded Shady Side Academy in ...