Joe Salvino was frustrated.The first-year Belle Vernon coach, who came over from Monessen, had just watched his team drop a 85-36 decision on its home floor to Uniontown in a January section game last year. Salvino felt his team wasn鈥檛 committed to the system he was trying to ...
MCMURRAY 鈥� Monessen蘑菇视频 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.鈥淲e succumbed to the pressure,鈥� said Monessen coach Janine Vertacnik. 鈥淭hey are a young, scrappy and ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Two key factors in playoff basketball games are usually turnovers and free throw shooting.Unfortunately for Monessen, both aspects hurt the Greyhounds in their WPIAL Class A first-round match-up against Union in a 46-41 loss Saturday afternoon at North Hills High School.鈥淲e ...
COAL CENTER 鈥� California celebrated Senior Night in proper fashion as it clinched a playoff spot by defeating Monessen in a key Section 2-A girls basketball game Thursday night, 40-37.鈥淔or rivalry sake, this is our biggest win of the season,鈥� said California coach Chris Niemiec. 鈥淲e ...
