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Vikings come up short in 64-47 loss to New Castle

New Castle made 3-pointers at opportune moments Wednesday night, leading the Hurricanes to a 64-47 victory over Mount Pleasant in the WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinals at North Allegheny High School.“They made five 3-pointers on scramble plays and we lost by 17,” lamented Mount Pleasant coach ...

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BasketballBurns scores 23 in lossThe Point Park women had a rough road trip Wednesday night with a 76-66 loss at Indiana University East in River States Conference play.Michelle Burns led the Pioneers with a game-high 23 points.

Rams’ hot shooting too much for Falcons in 81-51 setback

FOX CHAPEL — Connellsville hung with Pine-Richland in the first half, but the Rams’ hot shooting proved to be too much for the Falcons in a 81-51 setback on Tuesday in the first round of the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs at Fox Chapel Area High School.Pine-Richland (15-8) jumped out to an 8-2 ...

Aquinas Academy rallies past Lady Greyhounds, 34-30

MCMURRAY — MonessenĢƵ first playoff berth in six years came to an abrupt halt Tuesday night after its 34-30 loss to Aquinas Academy in the first round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs.“We succumbed to the pressure,” said Monessen coach Janine Vertacnik. “They are a young, scrappy and ...

Fayette women’s rally falls short in 69-68 road loss

The Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus women were unable to rally from a halftime deficit Tuesday night for a 69-68 PSUAC loss at Penn State Du Bois.The home team led 25-16 after the first quarter and 42-30 at halftime. The visiting Lady Lions cut the deficit to 54-51 after outscoring Du ...

Imani Christian too much for West Greene, 67-41

McMURRAY — West Greene boys basketball coach Jim Romanus knew being an offensively-challenged team would be a problem.ItĢƵ been that way all year for the West Greene boys basketball team.Shooting woes and lack of offensive firepower reared its ugly head again Saturday afternoon. Trailing ...