Trinity's Ty Banco only wrestler not from Waynesburg to win
Despite being the higher seed, No. 15 Carmichaels had to play on the road and fell at Serra Catholic, 72-55, in a WPIAL Class 2A preliminary round boys basketball playoff game Saturday afternoon.
WAYNESBURG -- Cameron Palmer sparked Beth-Center inside and Brody Tharp gave his team a lift from the outside on Monday night.
The aim was so true at the WPIAL Individual Rifle Championships last Friday at the Dormont/Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen's Club the determining factor for the gold medal came down to center shots.
Isaiah Alonzo scored 23 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, both team highs, Saturday afternoon to lead Waynesburg to a 61-55 road victory at Washington & Jefferson in Presidents' Athletic Conference play.
It was no surprise that Waynesburg Central had the most wrestlers qualify for Saturday’s PIAA Class 3A Super Regional, which will be held at Altoona High School.
Carmichaels rolled to a Section 4-AA boys basketball victory over visiting Bentworth, 77-29, on Saturday.
When Jersey Wise started playing basketball she relied mainly on her great athletic ability.
Waynesburg Central kept its chances of winning a section title alive with a 50-18 win at Brownsville in girls basketball action on Friday night.
The aim was so true at the WPIAL Individual Rifle Championships last Friday at the Dormont/Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen's Club the determining factor for the gold medal came down to center shots.
Avella rode a late push to a 58-46 win over visiting West Greene in a Section 2-A boys basketball battle Monday afternoon.
Avella switched defenses then shifted into high gear, rallying to a 69-53 win over visiting Mapletown on Wednesday night.
Trinity's Ty Banco only wrestler not from Waynesburg to win
Bryn Bezjak, Olivia Miller and Courtlyn Turner combined for 45 points Saturday afternoon to lead visiting Albert Gallatin to a 63-42 non-section victory at Waynesburg Central.
Carmichaels' girls basketball team hadn't played a game in 17 days but one could hardly tell by its performance on Friday night.
Chris Barrish was held scoreless during the first quarter of Carmichaels' game against Jefferson-Morgan on Friday night but the junior guard more than made up for that over the final three periods.
Raiders stay undefeated with win over North Allegheny
CANONSBURG — If only all team title victories were this easy.
Sometimes an opportunity arises, leading to a different outcome than originally expected.
Propel Montour held off host West Greene, 52-45, in a Section 2-A boys basketball battle on Saturday.
It was back to the future tonight last Sunday as Edge won the men’s Royal Rumble match.
PERRYOPOLIS -- Frazier put up 33 points in the fourth quarter Friday night to close out an 82-54 victory over visiting Jefferson-Morgan in Section 4-AA action.
There is massive news this week concerning the WWE Network shutting down in March, but let’s start with tonight’s Royal Rumble.
Uniontown needed a strong fourth quarter to secure a win at Southmoreland on Tuesday but the Red Raiders took care of business early in Saturday's rematch.
Basketball season in the Presidents' Athletic Conference will be a sprint to the finish.
Mapletown became to last area boys basketball team to take the court on Jan. 25 after COVID-19 concerns at the school forced a long delay to the start of its season.
MONROEVILLE -- Cole Homet thanked his most important fan.
The West Greene rifle team posted five scores of 100-5x or better last Thursday afternoon for a 790-39x-784-49x non-section victory against Avella.
This time, there was no waiting in the gymnasium. This time, there was no going over the number of tiebreakers.
The Sports Business Journal said Friday afternoon that NBC would be shutting down its NBC Sports Network station by the end of 2021.
A significant number of basketball and wrestling officials have opted out this winter sports season and it’s making it tough on assignors to fill schedules.
Clara Paige Miller finished with a double-double to lead Waynesburg Central to a 68-54 Section 2-AAA victory over visiting Charleroi in girls basketball action Saturday.
MONESSEN -- The West Greene girls won their 48th consecutive section game Thursday night with a 71-41 Section 2-A victory over Monessen.
Monessen held host Carmichaels to three points in the second quarter in taking a 10-point halftime lead and stayed in front the rest of the way to earn a 49-36 Section 4-AA victory in boys basketball action last Friday night.
It was announced last Monday that WWE champion Drew McIntyre had tested positive for Covid-19 and would be out of action.
MONESSEN -- The West Greene girls won their 48th consecutive section game Thursday night with a 71-41 Section 2-A victory over Monessen.
ROGERSVILLE — West Greene’s girls basketball team had been mired in an unusual slump.
The Laurel Highlands girls had a pretty tough opening Section 4-AA meet last Thursday night, but the home team managed to eke out a 79-73 victory over visiting Freeport.
The Presidents’ Athletic Conference announced its men’s and women’s basketball schedules for the 2021 regular season last Thursday afternoon.
For years now, Vince McMahon has stated that WWE will be about the company and never have individual stars like John Cena, Steve Austin or Hulk Hogan again.
Charleroi's Eben McIntyre led the WPIAL in goals and Mount Pleasant and Elizabeth Forward both won section titles and made the district final four in boys soccer this past season.
Waynesburg Central broke new ground and Laurel Highlands continued its recent run of success, capping it with a strong postseason showing.
Waynesburg Central jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in defeating visiting Carmichaels, 67-20, in a non-section girls basketball game Saturday afternoon.
The sports year that was 2020 will always be remembered for the coronavirus pandemic and the ravaging impact it had not only locally but across the world.
Saturday, Dec. 26 will go down as one of the worst days in the history of professional wrestling.
No prognosticator in their wildest dreams could've predicted the events over the past 10 months or so of 2020.
Only time can hold down Waynesburg's wrestling team.
With 2020 finally nearing its end, let’s take a look at some resolutions that fans have sent in during recent weeks.
High school basketball teams entered the 2020-21 season facing two foes in their quest to reach the postseason: their opponents on the hardwood and the threat presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chad Coss, the head football coach at Waynesburg High School, died on Monday, Dec. 21.
West Greene reached the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs for a school-record fifth consecutive year last season but running that streak to six won't be easy for coach Jim Romanus.