Elizabeth Forward, as expected, was the highest seeded area team when the WPIAL announced its girls basketball playoff pairings Monday. The Section 3-AAAA champions, who are 19-2 overall, were seeded third in Class AAAA with Laurel Highlands (18-2) drawing the No. 5 slot. Also garnering a ...
The Geibel Catholic girls overcame a 14-point deficit in the first quarter Monday night to rally for a 62-48 non-section victory against visiting Frazier. The Lady Gators trailed, 16-2, before going on a run to tie the game at 16-16. The Lady Commodores (5-17) regained the lead and managed ...
The late Crystal Fields Gallagher was a tremendous athlete and mother who died unexpectedly in 2011, but her legacy and spirit live on through her three children. Fields Gallagher was a standout forward/guard at Albert Gallatin, then known as Tri Valley High School, in the late 1980s and ...
Dan Bosnic turned in some high-scoring performances when he played basketball at Laurel Highlands. Asked what his personal record was, the Monessen coach said, 鈥淚t would鈥檝e probably been in the 30s. I don鈥檛 think I ever got into the 40s. 鈥淐ertainly I got nowhere close to 60.鈥� One ...
The Connellsville boys and girls swept a Section 5-AA meet Thursday night against visiting Belle Vernon. The Falcons defeated Belle Vernon, 113-60, while the Connellsville girls beat the Lady Leopards, 89-74. Kasey Stanton (50 freestyle, 22.21; 100 freestyle, 52.72), Dalton Shoemaker (200 IM, ...
The Bentworth girls built a 13-point lead in the first quarter and didn鈥檛 look back for a 62-41 non-section win Wednesday against visiting Mapletown. The Lady Bearcats (5-17) led 22-9 after the first quarter and 37-23 at halftime. Bentworth鈥檚 Amber Sallee made five 3-pointers to finish ...
