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Youthful Lady Mustangs battle way into playoffs

Laurel Highlands lost one of the most talented group of players to ever play for its girls basketball team as it headed into the 2025-26 season. Gone to graduation were 1,000-point scorers Miya Harris and Ayrianna Sumpter, and sixth-man extraordinaire Righteous Richardson with all three ...

Switching sides: Former Yough star Shoaf takes over Scotties football program

Southmoreland football fans may still cringe at the thought of Dustin Shoaf playing for the Yough Cougars. It was Oct. 20, 2017 at Russ Grimm Field when Shoaf shredded the Scotties defense for a school-record 428 yards and five touchdowns on runs of 15, 8, 8, 2 and 56 yards. As if that ...

The River: Flowing thru History

Throughout my life of more than eight decades, the Youghiogheny River has been a constant companion. In my youth, I fished the mostly brackish water with my friends for catfish and suckers and skated on the frozen backwaters in winter. Some folks swam in the river, but several local pools ...

Ripped away: Mohawk storms back to derail YoughÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ upset bid

GIBSONIA – Yough had second-seeded Mohawk on the ropes for almost three full quarters on Thursday night. When the situation looked most dire for the Warriors, they rose up and stormed from behind to derail the seventh-seeded Cougars’ upset bid, 54-48, in a WPIAL Class AAA boys ...

Turning up the heat: Defense, Crosby help propel Yough past South Park, 53-30

HERMINIE – Yough had an extended stay in the boys basketball playoffs a year ago and it called on that experience Monday night in its WPIAL Class AAA first round game against South Park. The Cougars grabbed the early advantage and held a six-point lead two minutes into the second quarter ...