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Chartiers Valley softball sophomore packs powerful punch
Mashing home runs has become just “another day in the office” for Chartiers Valley sophomore phenom Lily Duffill. That’s how it’s described from the perspective of senior Marta Gualazzi and her softball teammates as they watch Duffill launch sometimes not just one or two, but three home runs in a game.
Fisher’s Files: Quaker Valley coach in favor of new wrestling rules
The National Federation of State High School Associations has made new rule changes for wrestling in the offseason. • Beginning next season, wrestlers will be considered in bounds with only one point of contact by either competitor inside or on the boundary line. • Another change is three points for...
High Flying Hawks: Hiland looks dominant in five-inning win over Toronto
BOWERSTON — A 10-run fourth inning by hard-hitting Hiland had the Toronto Red Knights feeling blue, as the top-seeded Hawks defeated No. 2 Toronto 12-1 in five innings to advance to the Div. IV East District final Wednesday against fifth-seeded Strasburg. The Hawks banged out 14 hits and junior...
Montour bounces back from rough 1st inning to top Latrobe in wild 4A quarterfinal
When things went sideways for Montour in what would become an excruciatingly long first inning, coach Bob Janeda didn’t fret. One of his players screamed out that it was “only the first” and for his teammates to “get up and stay up.”. There was a plenty...
True Freshman Talent at Washington – Khmori House
Washington’s Spring roster featured a handful of early-enrollee freshmen. For players that would otherwise still be in high school, several of them started to show the kind of potential they might have for the future of this program. One of them was linebacker Khmori House. The class of 2024 early-enrollee was a three-star recruit out of St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California. The Trinity League in Southern California is known to be one of the nation’s most competitive high school leagues. In three seasons at the varsity level at St. John Bosco, House recorded 118 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and five pass breakups. He was a productive player at linebacker and strong safety for the Braves. And his transition to Big Ten Football has been fluid thus far.
Chartiers Valley lacrosse comes together to support freshman’s mom’s cancer fight
On May 6, the Chartiers Valley lacrosse community came together in support of one of their own. The boys and girls doubleheader was transformed into a pinkout to raise money for freshman Jack Varnish’s family as his mother, Julie, continues to battle cancer. The idea came to life midway...
Quaker Valley track shows depth with large crop of WPIAL qualifiers
As the reigning WPIAL Class 2A team champion, the Quaker Valley track and field program was well-represented at the WPIAL individual championships. “I’m very proud of the number of boys and girls we qualified for WPIALs,” QV coach Jared Jones said. “We had 29 total athletes competing in 34 individual events and on six different relay teams. We also had two athletes that finished 17th, just one spot out of qualifying.
Sewickley Academy’s Libby Eannarino surpasses 200-goal milestone
Sewickley Academy senior midfielder Libby Eannarino needed three scores at home against Quaker Valley on May 7 to reach 200 career goals in girls lacrosse. She ended up with seven to lead the Panthers to an exciting 15-11 win against their rivals. Eannarino’s younger sister Emma, a freshman midfielder/attacker and...
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