MONONGAHELA 鈥� Uniontown鈥檚 boys basketball team had its sights set on playing in the Petersen Events Center this season. That goal of reaching the site of the WPIAL basketball championships came to an abrupt end at the hands of sixth-seeded Peters Township which handed the third-seeded ...
CONNELLSVILLE 鈥� As Emma Larkin goes, so does Geibel Catholic. But on Thursday night at 鈥淭he Swamp鈥� on the campus of Geibel Catholic Junior/Senior High School, the junior guard was feeling under the weather, but freshman Mallory Clemmer and junior Ava Henderson picked up the slack and ...
McMURRAY 鈥� Stewart Davis watched video of Blackhawk鈥檚 girls basketball team and felt his Laurel Highlands squad had a realistic shot to knock off the No. 1 seed. 鈥淚 knew looking at film that Blackhawk was a very good team but I didn鈥檛 think they were a great team,鈥� Davis said. ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Geibel Catholic knew ahead of time its leading scorer, Evan Strimel, and one of its key reserves, Tony Nicksicher, wouldn鈥檛 be eligible for the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs due to the PIAA transfer rule. However, late-season injuries depleted the Gators even more with ...
BELLE VERNON 鈥� Over his long and storied coaching career, Joe Salvino has said numerous times about his disdain for layoffs between the end of the regular season and the start of the WPIAL playoffs. Wednesday night was no different, but Salvino鈥檚 top-seeded Belle Vernon Leopards made ...
MCDONALD 鈥� The Fort Cherry girls basketball team didn鈥檛 have much of a problem Tuesday night in its playoff opener against California on the surface. But even after a 59-29 win, Lady Rangers coach Clarence Edwards knows it could have been better. 鈥淚t was a little sloppy at the ...
