Vanessa Porter pitched a two-hit shutout to lead Belle Vernon to a 4-0 non-section victory over Waynesburg Central on Friday at Belle Vernon.Porter had seven strikeouts and one walk in seven innings. The Lady Leopards (2-2, 3-5) scored two runs in the first, one in the fifth and one in the ...
Now that the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is down to the Final Four, we know that the national champion will either be Michigan State, Texas Tech, Virginia or Auburn.Last week in this column, we looked at how there weren’t a lot of upsets during the opening weekend of March ...
Thomas Jefferson used a seven-run fifth to rally past Belle Vernon, 10-6, on Tuesday in Section 2-AAAA action at Thomas Jefferson.The Lady Leopards (1-2, 1-5) held a 4-2 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth before the Lady Jaguars (2-0, 4-0) put up a seven spot for a 9-4 advantage. Both ...
Ligonier Valley scored three runs in the top of the first and held off Belle Vernon for a 3-1 non-section victory on Saturday at Belle Vernon in softball action.The Lady Leopards (1-1, 1-4) scored one run in the sixth, but the Lady Rams’ Jane Garver only allowed the one run and seven hits in ...
West Mifflin jumped out to an 8-0 lead and went on to defeat host Belle Vernon, 11-5, in a Section 2-AAAA softball game on Thursday.Emma Mackulin had three hits, including a triple, Casey Bornak and Lauren Yuhas both doubled and singled, and Alyssa Schmidt also tripled for the Lady Titans (2-0, ...
A year ago, Belle Vernon Area won its third WPIAL softball title in four years with a seventh-inning, come-from-behind win over section rival Elizabeth Forward.The pair are once again foes in Section 2-AAAA, but there has been a shift in power.Elizabeth Forward returns seven starters while ace ...