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Lady Mustangs suffer frustrating loss to Blackhawk

McMURRAY – Stewart Davis watched video of BlackhawkĢƵ girls basketball team and felt his Laurel Highlands squad had a realistic shot to knock off the No. 1 seed. “I knew looking at film that Blackhawk was a very good team but I didn’t think they were a great team,” Davis said. ...

Springdale bounces Jefferson-Morgan from playoffs

JEFFERSON – Jefferson-Morgan hoped to end a playoff victory drought that spans a quarter century, but ran into a Springdale team that has been bucking the odds all season. Scott Ruppert took over as the head coach three weeks before the season started, the Dynamos were given the 21st and ...

Lady Pioneers press flattens Eden Christian, 59-29

ROGERSVILLE – West Greene's girls basketball team made sure Eden Christian will see women in white in their collective nightmares Monday night. Those white uniforms belonged to the Lady Pioneers and their smothering defensive play exacted quite a price from Eden Christian. West Greene ...

Belle Vernon weathers storm, beats EF for 3rd time

BELLE VERNON – Over his long and storied coaching career, Joe Salvino has said numerous times about his disdain for layoffs between the end of the regular season and the start of the WPIAL playoffs. Wednesday night was no different, but SalvinoĢƵ top-seeded Belle Vernon Leopards made ...

Stacked deck: Shorthanded Gators fall to Aquinas Academy, 69-40

PITTSBURGH – Geibel Catholic knew ahead of time its leading scorer, Evan Strimel, and one of its key reserves, Tony Nicksicher, wouldn’t be eligible for the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs due to the PIAA transfer rule. However, late-season injuries depleted the Gators even more with ...

Lady Trojans fall at Fort Cherry, 59-29

MCDONALD — The Fort Cherry girls basketball team didn’t have much of a problem Tuesday night in its playoff opener against California on the surface. But even after a 59-29 win, Lady Rangers coach Clarence Edwards knows it could have been better. “It was a little sloppy at the ...