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High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 13, 2024
Mt. Lebanon (16-4) vs. Butler (6-12), TBA; Hempfield (14-6) vs. Seneca Valley (10-8-1), TBA; Pine-Richland (16-4) vs. Central Catholic (10-10), TBA; North Allegheny (14-5) vs. Norwin (11-9), TBA. Class 5A. First round. Wednesday’s schedule. West Allegheny (15-3) bye; Shaler (15-5) vs. South Fayette (8-6) at Boyce Mayview Park, 7...
Karli Short memorial scholarship expanded to include students at Penn State’s main campus
The memorial scholarship for Karli Short, daughter of NFL great and McKeesport native Brandon Short, is being expanded to include students enrolled at Penn State University’s main campus.
Western Beaver softball falls to top-seeded Armstrong in first-round matchup
WEXFORD — Even though Western Beaver came out on the losing end Monday evening in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs, falling to Armstrong 9-5, they still had plenty to be proud of as the Golden Beavers went punch-for-punch with the top-seeded Riverhawks at North Allegheny High School. “The year didn’t go exactly as we wanted it to because we gave up a few cheap ones early on in the season,” Western Beaver head...
Milwaukee 10, Pittsburgh 2
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Kathy McConnell-Miller named head women's basketball coach at Carnegie Mellon
A new challenge awaits long-time women’s basketball coach and Seton LaSalle graduate Kathy McConnell-Miller after she was named Tuesday head coach at Carnegie Mellon. Her ties to women’s basketball in western Pennsylvania and around the nation go all the way back to high school when she helped Seton LaSalle win a state championship as a player in 1984.
Shaler scores walk-off win over Franklin Regional in WPIAL Class 5A 1st round
With one swing and a sharp ping to center, trepidation turned to triumph for Alyssa Schaffold. The Shaler sophomore cracked a bases-loaded single up the middle to score junior Olivia Sachs in the bottom of the seventh as the fifth-seeded Titans walked off No. 12 Franklin Regional, 3-2, in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A softball playoffs Monday at Plum.
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