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Local roundup: Lady Mikes, Mount Pleasant girls clinch playoff spots

Ke’Lani Chun’s basket in the final seconds gave Carmichaels a 35-33 Section 3-2A win at Jefferson-Morgan and clinched a WPIAL playoff spot for the Lady Mikes in a girls basketball battle Thursday night. Carmichaels (3-7, 3-18) held a two-point lead when the Lady Rockets’ Catelynn ...

Vertacnik steps down as Lady Greyhounds coach

When Janine Vertacnik took over the Monessen girls basketball program in the summer of 2018, she knew it would take a lot of hard work to get the Lady Greyhounds back to where they once were. Long gone were the days of Monessen being led by future Division I talents Gina Naccarato and ...

Local roundup: Pioneers rally for stunning win at Monessen

West Greene outscored Monessen 18-9 in the fourth quarter to pull out a stunning Section 2-A road victory in boys basketball action on Wednesday night. Lane Allison scored a game-high 21 points for Pioneers (4-1, 9-5) who pulled into a first-place tie with the Greyhounds (4-1, ...

Local roundup: Red Raiders fend off Scotties, 66-54

Uniontown used a balanced attack to fend off an upset bid by host Southmoreland and earn a 66-54 victory in Section 3-AAAA boys basketball action on Monday night. Jamire Braxton led a group of four Red Raiders in double figures with 14 points. He was followed by Notorious Grooms (13), ...

Local roundup: Crosby leads Yough past Brownsville, 71-40

Terek Crosby rang up a game-high 28 points as Yough raced out to a big early lead and went on to defeat visiting Brownsville, 71-40, in a Section 4-AAA boys basketball game Saturday. The Cougars (6-1, 11-4) outscored the Falcons 24-5 in the first quarter and stay in control the rest of the ...

Local roundup: First-place Lady Raiders hold off Brownsville, 49-41

Kaley Rohanna tossed in 17 points as first-place Waynesburg Central hung on for a 49-41 win over visiting Brownsville in Section 4-AAA girls basketball action on Monday night.. Waynesburg (5-0, 14-1) led 11-3, 21-17 and 35-23 at the quarter breaks. Josie Horne scored 12 points for the Lady ...