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Eight individual events, eight victories. Mount Pleasant senior Lily King capped her outstanding district swimming career with two more gold medals on Friday after also winning two on Thursday in the WPIAL Class 2A Swimming Championships at the University of PittsburghĢƵ Trees Pool. Two ...

Out with a bang

PITTSBURGH – As his team received the WPIAL championship trophy, Belle Vernon boys basketball coach Joe Salvino stood off the side, took a sip of water and watched the celebration unfold. “I love to watch them, because itĢƵ for them,” Salvino said. “I’m just a part of it. I like ...

Mount Pleasant senior Lily King is not only expected to win but do so in record-breaking fashion at this point in her swimming career. The weight of those lofty expectations can be a heavy burden to bear. King had no problems handling that pressure on the first day of the WPIAL Class 2A ...

McMURRAY – The emotion in Joe SalvinoĢƵ voice, and the tears beginning to form in his eyes, told the story. With six WPIAL championships, a pair of PIAA crowns, and 743 career wins, Salvino will have one last chance at a seventh WPIAL crown after Class 4A top seed Belle VernonĢƵ ...

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 ...