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Westmoreland County high school notebook: Belle Vernon junior officially a ‘Rising Star’
One of the WPIAL’s most prolific scorers over the past couple of years will be part of Roundball Classic history. For the first time, the annual all-star basketball games will feature multiple underclassman games for juniors and sophomores. Belle Vernon junior Zion Moore was selected to play in the...
Mt. Pleasant baseball roars into playoffs on 9-game winning streak
As a winning streak began to stretch out like salt water taffy from a preseason trip to Myrtle Beach, Mt. Pleasant baseball coach Chris Firmstone became less surprised. Three straight section sweeps and a nonsection win took the streak to seven — but it was not a lucky seven.
High school roundup for May 9, 2024: Ligonier Valley ace tunes up for playoffs with no-hitter, 16 Ks
Looks like Ligonier Valley pitcher Cheyenne Piper is ready for the playoffs. Piper threw a no-hitter with 16 strikeouts and went 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI to lead the Rams to a 7-0 victory over Indiana (13-5) in nonsection softball Thursday. Sydnee Foust had three hits...
Baseball Recap: Mt. Pleasant's loss ends three-game winning streak at home
Mt. Pleasant fell victim to Tolman and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Tolman Tigers by a score of 2-0. Mt. Pleasant has not had much luck with Tolman recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met. Mt. Pleasant's...
Tough section tests prepare Riverview for WPIAL baseball playoffs
The Riverview and Greensburg Central Catholic baseball teams met May 6 and 7 with second place in Section 3-2A on the line. The games turned out to be the competitive battles most everyone expected. But the Raiders didn’t get the results they were looking for. Riverview dropped both games...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Southmoreland’s Makayla Etling, Franklin Regional’s Max Bernadowski
Claim to fame: Etling, a catcher for the playoff-bound Scotties (14-2), has been on an offensive tear as the team’s leadoff hitter. Over a four-game stretch, she is 13 for 17 with four doubles, two triples, four home runs and 13 RBIs. Etling, who said she does not pay...
Softball Recap: Southern Fulton has no trouble against Forbes Road
Southern Fulton can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Forbes Road with a sharp 11-4 victory. The win was nothing new for Southern Fulton as they're now sitting on five straight. Emma Smith was a major factor while...
2024 High School Hoops Berger and Green Scholar Athlete of the Year: Amyca Wilson
PITTSBURGH — McKeesport senior Amyca Wilson has been named the 2024 High School Hoops Berger and Green Scholar Athlete of the Year. Wilson has received a $3,000 scholarship. 22 The Point, Berger and Green, along with her family and classmates, surprised her with the award in McKeesport Area High School's cafeteria. Wilson plans to continue her education at Central State University (OH).
WPIAL baseball committee seeds 5A bracket by ‘throwing out the numbers,’ focuses on matchups
The WPIAL for many decades released playoff brackets that had no seed numbers, a tradition that ended several years ago. Now, the top seeds have a No. 1 next to their name, the second seeds have a two and so on. But WPIAL baseball committee chairman Bob Bozzuto said this year’s Class 5A bracket would be better without the numbers.
Latrobe gets WPIAL finals rematch with Hopewell in Class 4A 1st round
It shouldn’t be hard for Latrobe baseball coach Matt Basciano to get his team up for its WPIAL Class 4A first-round playoff game. That’s because when the WPIAL released the pairings Friday, Latrobe found out its opponent is Hopewell, the team that defeated the Wildcats, 4-3, in the 2023 district finals at Wild Things Park.
Franklin Regional student picked to play in elite hockey tournament
After going through numerous tryouts and rigorous workouts over the past two years, Franklin Regional fourth grader Mason Webb earned a big honor. He was chosen to represent Team Pennsylvania in the prestigious Brick Invitational Hockey Tournament in July. Webb, 10, plays center for the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Gold 3A...
Baseball Game Recap: McKeesport Comes Up Short
McKeesport fell victim to Elizabeth Forward and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 12-0 to the Elizabeth Forward Warriors. McKeesport was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Elizabeth Forward apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
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