Ella Menear entered the PIAA Class AA Swimming Championships at Cumberland Valley High School on Friday with the fastest qualifying time in the state in the 100 backstroke.The Mapletown sophomore exited the state meet with the fastest time, as well, winning the gold medal with a time of 54.99 ...
Some swimmers were already on the Bucknell University campus, while others were in transit when the word came down the Class AA portion of the 2020 PIAA Swimming Championships was going to be shut down because of concerns with the coronavirus.Many of those same swimmers make a return to the ...
Boys and girls in the winter sports season, almost to an athlete, just wanted the chance to compete, to play.That meant doing so virtually for those on the rifle range and many in the pool before the season concluded with the WPIAL championships in late February and early March.Rifle coaches ...
UPPER ST. CLAIR — Ian Shahan didn’t want the 2020 WPIAL Class AA Championships to be the last race in his outstanding high school career.Well, fortunately, last yearÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ district meet was far from his last swim as the Belle Vernon senior added two more gold medals to his trophy case ...
Being a swimmer without a high school program is demanding enough, and adding challenges of trying to do so in the midst of a pandemic doesn’t make the task any easier.But, Frazier junior Alexandra Pohodich, as have the areaÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ other independent swimmers, rose to the challenge to make the ...
The non-section meet Monday night between Laurel Highlands girls and rival Uniontown didn’t quite have the same feel without raucous fans in the stands.The lack of screaming patrons didn’t slow the Fillies down, though, who came away with a 105-53 win over the Lady Raiders.The meet ...