Emma Larkin gained great notoriety as her freshman basketball season unfolded a year ago and she picked up plenty of accolades along the way while finishing as the area’s second-leading scorer. One honor that eluded her was a spot on the All-State Team. Following a stellar sophomore ...
They had been down this road before but the end came before they reached their stated and coveted destination. This time, however, in the 2003-04 season, was the last time a talented senior foursome and eager group of underclassmen of Monessen High School girls basketball players had a ...
WEXFORD – The saying goes it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish, and that applied to Wednesday night’s PIAA girls basketball playoff game between Laurel Highlands and Fairview. The Fillies broke out of the gate quickly in building a 12-0 lead but the Lady Tigers gradually ...
Uniontown came into the season with high expectations so it’s not a surprise that coach Rob Kezmarsky’s squad is the sole area boys basketball team still alive as the second round of the PIAA tournament looms. Laurel Highlands, on the other hand, would’ve been a long shot had one ...
Megan Backstrom had an outstanding basketball career at Belle Vernon Area High School. She graduated in 1998 and remains the Lady Leopards’ all-time leading scorer. Backstrom recalls that she got an early start in athletics. “I think I started in the fifth grade, my dad Thomas played a ...
Miya Harris came through when Laurel Highlands needed her most. She wasn’t the only one. Every girl who took the floor for the Fillies had their moments in Saturday afternoon’s PIAA Class AAAA first-round girls basketball playoff game, and several rose up when the pressure was at its ...
