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Leopards’ defense stymies Burrell in 1st round victory

BELLE VERNON — Belle Vernon used a 9-0 run midway through the first quarter and its defense suffocated BurrellÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ offense in a 60-45 victory on Friday night in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball playoffs at Belle Vernon Area High School. The postseason triumph was the ...

Doubling up

When the high school basketball section season wrapped up on Saturday there were 15 area teams that had punched their ticket into the WPIAL playoffs. Of that group, 10 came from just five schools. Laurel Highlands, Belle Vernon, West Greene, Waynesburg Central and Beth-Center will each be ...

J-M falls in quarterfinals of Class 2A team tourney

Jefferson-Morgan went toe-to-toe with Laurel, but bonus points were key for the Spartans in a 42-30 victory on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class 2A dual meet tournament at Laurel High School. Laurel (17-3) will face Burrell (15-2) in the semifinals on Saturday at AHN Arena on ...

Lady Leopards avenge early-season loss to Lady Eagles

Belle Vernon closed out the first and second halves strong to avenge an earlier loss to South Park on Thursday night with a 42-32 victory in Section 3-4A girls basketball action at South Park High School. The Lady Eagles (8-2, 11-7) edged the Lady Leopards, 39-38 on Dec. 18 in their first ...

Falcons clinch 39th section championship

Connellsville not only clinched the Section 8-3A championship on Wednesday night at Greater Latrobe High School, but the Falcons qualified for the WPIAL Dual Meet Tournament for the 47th time. Connellsville, who also clinched its 39th section title, won eight out of 13 bouts to down the ...

H-S Athlete of the Week: Elijah Brown, Belle Vernon

Name: Elijah Brown School: Belle Vernon Class: Senior Sport: Wrestling BrownÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ week: The Leopards’ 215-pounder plowed his way through the bracket to win the Escape the Rock tournament last Saturday at Council Rock South High School in Holland. Brown won all five of his matches in ...