Bailey Parshall's walk-off single gave Belle Vernon a 3-2 win over Southmoreland in their WPIAL Class AAA semifinal softball game on Thursday.
Shawn Dziak is on track to be a four-year letterman in football, basketball and baseball for the Bearcats. He was a three-year starter at quarterback and named all-conference the past two years. He is a two-year starter in basketball and will be a three-year starter in baseball. Caroline Rice is a four-year starter in soccer who was named all-section twice and helped lead her team to the WPIAL final at Highmark Stadium as a senior. She headed in the deciding goal in a 3-1 quarterfinal wi…
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High School football in Fayette County has been in a downward spiral for well over a decade.
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Enzo Fetsko scored a game-high 23 points but Geibel Catholic fell to Saltsburg in a back-and-forth, non-section boys basketball battle, 60-56, at the Shootout at Seton Hill University on Sunday.
Point Park senior Xavier Stephens ran a personal best time in the mile Saturday at the SPIRE Midwest Open.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Young Laila Anderson delivered one of the most poignant moments of the weekend when she introduced the Blues' four All-Stars. The players who stood out on the ice later weren't all that much older.
Daniel Layton's first heptathlon competition was a successful one with the William & Mary freshman placing fourth at George Mason's Patriot Games over the weekend.
Belle Vernon's Ian Shahan set a pair of records and Mount Pleasant senior Heather Gardner set one and almost a second Saturday at the annual WCCA Swimming and Diving Championships held at Derry.
You probably noticed that Jack Nicklaus turned 80 this week and his career was talked about in the glowing terms it deserved across the spectrum of media.
Grove City put together a complete offensive and defensive effort in a 80-58 victory over Waynesburg University in Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) men’s play on Saturday at Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.
Mercyhurst used a 16-point advantage in the third quarter to rally past California University of Pennsylvania, 62-55, on Saturday in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play at Cal U’s Convocation Center.
California University of Pennsylvania had a 19-point halftime lead en route to a 69-51 victory over Mercyhurst in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) action on Saturday at Cal U’s Convocation Center.
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, dropped a Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) men’s game, 59-54, on Saturday at Penn State Hazleton.
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, downed Penn State Hazleton, 74-63, on Saturday in women’s play at Penn State Hazleton.
Grove City jumped out early and cruised to an 84-65 Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) victory over Waynesburg University on Saturday at Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.
Waynesburg Central had four players in double figures in a 69-49 non-section victory over Fort Cherry on Saturday at Waynesburg Central High School.
Belle Vernon’s defense clamped down in a 57-16 non-section victory over Laurel Highlands on Friday at Belle Vernon Area High School.
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ROSTRAVER TWP. -- In a hard-fought game befitting one to determine a section champion, Uniontown moved closer to clinching its second consecutive Section 3-AAAA crown with a thrilling 59-57 win at Belle Vernon Friday night.
Monessen battled back in the fourth quarter and had a chance to send Friday's Section 2-A battle with first place Bishop Canevin into overtime, but the Greyhounds couldn't get the tying shot to fall in a 43-40 setback at Monessen High School.
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West Greene's girls basketball team prides itself on its "Press Greene" pressure defense and a balanced scoring attack and the Lady Pioneers swirled that recipe to perfection on Friday night in an impressive 74-45 non-section victory against visiting Beth-Center.
Elizabeth Forward held a 15-point lead at halftime Friday night as the Warriors won on the road at South Park, 73-55, in Section 3-AAAA action.
Knoch rolled to an 80-32 Section 1-AAAA victory Friday night over visiting Yough.
The Rams' Chris Peccon topped 1,000 career points Friday night as Ringgold remained in the Section 3-AAAA playoff race with a 71-34 victory over visiting Waynesburg Central.
Carmichaels fell behind in the first half and was unable to rally as the Mikes fell to visiting Brentwood, 68-52, in Section 2-AA action Friday night.
Connellsville trailed at halftime, 42-14, and was unable to recover in a 73-64 Section 3-AAAAAA loss Friday night at Norwin.
Geibel Catholic led by nine at halftime Friday night and the visiting Gators maintained the advantage in the second half for a 76-59 Section 2-A victory at Mapletown.
Beth-Center was solid from the foul line throughout the game, and notably in the fourth quarter, as the visiting Bulldogs held on a for a 66-61 non-section victory Friday night at Jefferson-Morgan.
Washington led 22-20 at halftime Friday night and then blew the game open in the third quarter for a 69-30 Section 4-AAA victory at Brownsville.
Mount Pleasant needed overtime Friday night to secure a 72-68 Section 1-AAAA victory at Derry.
McKeesport outscored visiting Albert Gallatin in the fourth quarter, 24-14, Friday night to secure a 62-46 Section 1-AAAAA victory over the visiting Colonials.
