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H-S Athlete of the Week: Kendra Tharp, West Greene

NAME: Kendra Tharp SCHOOL: West Greene GRADE: Senior SPORT: Basketball THARP’S WEEK: Two games after scoring her 1,000th career point on Jan. 9 at Avella, Tharp tossed in 15 points in a 62-9 win over Mapletown on Jan. 19 that improved West Greene’s Section 2-A record to 6-3. The Lady ...

AG falls short of downing section-leading Gateway

Albert Gallatin had a three-point lead after three quarters, but Gateway rallied in the final frame for a 50-48 victory in Section 5-1A boys basketball action on Tuesday at Albert Gallatin High School. The Gators lead the section with a record of 10-1, and are 12-6 overall, but trailed 42-39 ...

Local calendar

Wednesday, Jan. 28 High school Boys basketball Elizabeth Forward at Belle Vernon, 6 p.m. Brownsville at South Park, 7 p.m. McKeesport at Uniontown, 7 p.m. Monessen at Carmichaels, 7 p.m. Waynesburg Central at Charleroi, 7 p.m. Southmoreland at Ligonier Valley, 7:15 ...

Local calendar

Tuesday, Jan. 27 High school Boys basketball Carmichaels at Beth-Center, 7 p.m. Clairton at California, 7 p.m. Elizabeth Forward at Belle Vernon, 7 p.m. Fort Cherry at Mapletown, 7 p.m. McKeesport at Uniontown, 7 p.m. Mount Pleasant at Brownsville, 7 p.m. St. Joseph at Geibel ...

Local roundup: Dean stars in Waynesburg win over Brownsville

Jackson Dean racked up a 21 points, 11 rebounds and six assists as Waynesburg Central knocked off visiting Brownsville, 76-47, in a Section 4-3A boys basketball game Friday night. The Raiders (4-2, 6-10) moved into a second-place with Ligonier Valley, one game ahead of Charleroi and two games ...

Sensational scorers

You can call them Fayette County’s finest or the terrific trio, but what you can’t call Geibel Catholic’s Emma Larkin and Mallory Clemmer, and Uniontown’s Aierra Jenkins are average basketball players, as the group makes up 30% of the top 10 scorers in the WPIAL. Larkin, a senior, has ...