The NCAA March Madness brackets will be released Sunday on TBS, and where do the local teams stand?West Virginia is a lock and its seed will be determined by how it does in the Big 12 tournament this weekend.The ‘Eers could move as high as a three-seed if they win the tournament, but it they ...
Four area teams found out their destinations for the PIAA basketball playoffs over the weekend, while two others saw their seasons end.Belle VernonĢƵ boys and girls teams are both in the state tournament in Class AAAA and are joined by the California girls in Class AA and the West Greene ...
Bob Grazzini was a classic late bloomer as a basketball player at Belle Vernon High School.Grazzini played junior varsity basketball at Bellmar before the merger of Bellmar and arch-rival Rostraver formed Belle Vernon Area in 1965-66. Grazzini was a mainstay of the first Belle Vernon basketball ...
Four local wrestlers have earned top seeds in the WPIAL Class AAA/Southwestern Regional Wrestling Championships that begin this afternoon at Canon-McMillan High School.Albert GallatinĢƵ Tim Wallace is seeded No. 1 in the 182-pound weight class. The senior Colonial wrestles the winner of a ...
CORAOPOLIS — Belle VernonĢƵ hope of reaching the WPIAL Class AAAA boys basketball championship game for the first time in 40 years came up short with a 63-43 loss to New Castle Wednesday night in the semifinals.“New Castle played well and we are disappointed with how we played,” Belle ...
Junior Kaitlyn Slagus is playing her best basketball of the season, and so is Bucknell.The Belle Vernon graduate has been named the Bison Athlete of the Week after leading the Bucknell womenĢƵ team to wins over Navy and American last week.“Personally, I am happy with how I have been playing ...