Penn Cambria found its shooting touch at just the right time to finally shake off upset-minded Yough, 61-53, in a PIAA Class AAA first-round boys basketball playoff game at Mount Aloysius College on Saturday afternoon.Duquense football recruit Garrett Harrold scored a game-high 24 points and ...
Farrell built a double-digit lead at the end of the third quarter and visiting Geibel was unable to mount a late rally in a 75-62 loss Friday night in the opening round of the PIAA Class A boys basketball playoffs.The Steelers (21-4) will play Harmony (23-3) in the state quarterfinals on ...
Jim Nesser felt his Yough boys basketball team would improve this season after going 13-10 and finishing fourth in Section 4-AAA a year ago.Sitting at 5-7 partway through the season, it looked as if Nesser’s assessment was off the mark. Then the Cougars caught fire and a late turnaround ...
The emotions of Monessen’s girls basketball players have gone up and down like a yo-yo the last few days as their scheduled PIAA Class A playoff opener approached.The Lady Greyhounds were riding high after having won a section title and earned a spot in the state tournament with a consolation ...
MONESSEN — In a fiery and feisty WPIAL Class A girls basketball fifth-place consolation game Monessen protected its home court Wednesday night and earned a PIAA berth with a 48-37 win over Section 2-A rival Avella.It was the third time this year the Lady Greyhounds (17-6) downed the Lady ...
WAYNESBURG — When a game is on the line the Waynesburg Central girls basketball team invariably turns to Kaley Rohanna.The 1,000-point scorer has hit plenty of big shots in her career but the junior star would not make the winning basket on this night in the closing seconds of Tuesday’s ...
