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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 ...

Up off the deck: Winfrey explodes for 47 as Uniontown bounces back

Calvin Winfrey III and Notorious Grooms took it hard. The two Uniontown senior 1,000-point scorers were crushed by their teamĢƵ WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal loss to Peters Township on Friday. “We were sad, dwelling on the loss all weekend,” Grooms said. “It hurt.” “That loss ...

Belle Vernon survives battle with Avonworth, 57-56

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 ...

Local roundup: Mohawk knocks off Scotties, 55-38

Bobby Fadden scored 22 points and Mohawk jumped out to a 23-9 lead in the first quarter on its way to a 55-38 win over Southmoreland in a WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball quarterfinal playoff game at North Catholic High School Friday night. The third-seeded Warriors (19-5) led 32-15 at ...

Deflated: Peters Township derails UniontownĢƵ quest to play at the Pete

MONONGAHELA – UniontownĢƵ boys basketball team had its sights set on playing in the Petersen Events Center this season. That goal of reaching the site of the WPIAL basketball championships came to an abrupt end at the hands of sixth-seeded Peters Township which handed the third-seeded ...