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Fantastic five

WHITE OAK — Laurel Highlands senior Bella Baker led a group of five local runners who qualified for the state meet after crossing the finish line in fifth place on Thursday in the Class 2A girls race during the WPIAL Cross Country Championships at White Oak Park. Junior teammate Taylor ...

Sparkling display

WAYNESBURG — Waynesburg Central fell behind 5-0 in the first set of its girls volleyball match against Quaker Valley. Raiders coach Dan Higinbotham wasn’t concerned. “Jitters,” said Higinbotham who opted not to use a timeout. “I knew it was. I tried to let them play through ...

H-S Athlete of the Week: Maggie Campbell, Uniontown

Name: Maggie Campbell School: Uniontown Class: Senior Sport: Volleyball CampbellĢƵ week: The Lady Red Raiders’ captain had 19 assists and eight kills in leading her team to a 3-2 victory over playoff-bound Belle Vernon in Section 3-3A play last Thursday at UniontownĢƵ A.J. Everhart ...

Lady Falcons’ season ends with playoff loss to Burrell

WAYNESBURG — Brownsville got off to a good start but couldn’t sustain its early momentum and fell to Burrell, 3-0, in a WPIAL Class 2A girls volleyball first-round playoff match at Waynesburg Central on Tuesday night. The No. 8 Lady Falcons built a 16-10 lead in the opening set that ...

Firing back

The best way to maintain the lead in the ĢƵ Touchdown Club contest is to make sure you’re the leading scorer of the week. ThatĢƵ what Jefferson-MorganĢƵ Deakyn DeHoet did despite having to step in as quarterback in the Rockets’ 47-6, bounce-back win over visiting Avella ...

Grappling for glory

Richard RobyĢƵ first taste in combat sports came in junior high school as a member of the Uniontown wrestling team. The 2009 graduate of Uniontown Area High School continued to compete in the sport, and while he enjoyed it, the level of commitment wasn’t there. Eight years later, Roby, ...