MCMURRAY 鈥� Monessen鈥檚 first playoff berth in six years came to an abrupt halt Tuesday night after its 34-30 loss to Aquinas Academy in the first round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs.鈥淲e succumbed to the pressure,鈥� said Monessen coach Janine Vertacnik. 鈥淭hey are a young, scrappy and ...
McMURRAY 鈥� Phil Pergola was dizzy. Eric Astorino was speechless.The two coaches leaving the locker rooms 鈥� Pergola the longtime coach at Ringgold and Astorino the interim coach at Ambridge 鈥� didn鈥檛 hide their emotions. Their reactions couldn鈥檛 have mirrored their teams any more ...
New Castle made 3-pointers at opportune moments Wednesday night, leading the Hurricanes to a 64-47 victory over Mount Pleasant in the WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinals at North Allegheny High School.鈥淭hey made five 3-pointers on scramble plays and we lost by 17,鈥� lamented Mount Pleasant coach ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Belle Vernon held Freeport to 11 points below its average, but the Lady Leopards couldn鈥檛 get enough key stops or shots to fall in a 44-38 setback on Monday in the first round of the WPIAL Class AAAA girls鈥� basketball playoffs at North Hills Middle School.Belle Vernon (16-7) ...
JEFFERSON HILLS -- Geibel Catholic's senior class in boys basketball features a foursome of starters who are four-year letterman, two of which are 1,000-point scorers.While that group has produced four consecutive WPIAL playoff berths, one item missing from its resume was a postseason ...
McMURRAY 鈥� West Greene boys basketball coach Jim Romanus knew being an offensively-challenged team would be a problem.It鈥檚 been that way all year for the West Greene boys basketball team.Shooting woes and lack of offensive firepower reared its ugly head again Saturday afternoon. Trailing ...
