HARRISON CITY 鈥� Trailing by four points midway through the fourth quarter, Southmoreland closed with an 11-5 run to hold off Freeport for a 54-52 win Thursday night that kept the Lady Scotties unbeaten, vaulted them to the WPIAL Class AAAA semifinals, and locked up a PIAA playoff berth for ...
McMURRAY 鈥� Using size, strength and speed, the East Allegheny girls overpowered Charleroi from the start Wednesday night for a 51-24 victory in the first round of the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs.East Allegheny (13-10) went on runs of six, seven and eight points in the opening half behind the ...
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� The two things you have to like about California鈥檚 Jordyn Cruse is her sense of timing and ability to adjust on the fly.Cruse gave California the lead with a layup 鈥� her only basket of the game 鈥� with 14 seconds remaining and clinched the Lady Trojans鈥� 36-35 win over ...
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) ...
WASHINGTON 鈥� South Side Area entered Friday night鈥檚 WPIAL Class A girls basketball playoff game with a much higher seed and a much better record than Frazier.The Lady Commodores weren鈥檛 one bit intimidated, however.Frazier battled the fifth-seeded Lady Rams tooth and nail all night before ...
