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Hooker scores 36 with Meyer watching
Some items that fell off my laptop. Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer stopped at New Castle High School two nights ago to see one of his recruits. He should have bought some popcorn, a soda and...
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Valley hires Colosimo as football coach
Muzzy is back in WPIAL football coaching. Muzzy Colosimo, who won 143 games and a WPIAL title when he was Greensburg Central Catholic's coach, was named tonight the new coach at Valley High School....
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Rowan already near 1,000 ..... Weekend events feature top games
Maverick Rowan has a sophomoric attitude towards 1,000 points. Rowan is a sophomore at Lincoln Park and will get to 1,000 points faster than just about any player in WPIAL history. A 6-foot-6 guard,...
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Kittanning's Bowers commits to Pitt ..... State basketball rankings
Kittanning High School hasn't produced many Division I college football players, but the school has a future Pitt Panther in Nick Bowers. Bowers, a 6-foot-4, 235-pound junior tight end at Kittanning,...
View ArticleWPIAL wants Greensburg Central to suspend basketball coach Bisignani
The WPIAL will keep the Greensburg Central Catholic High School boys basketball team out of the playoffs unless the school suspends coach Greg Bisignani three games for allegedly making contact with an...
View ArticleWPIAL has 15 players on PA Big 33 team
The Pennsylvania Big 33 team was announced today and close to half the team comes from the WPIAL. Fifteen WPIAL players were selected to the team, which will play Maryland in the Big 33 in June. Both...
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Pitt recruit Rowan on torrid free-throw streak
Items that fell off my laptop. Lincoln Park sophomore Maverick Rowan is an excellent shooter. But what he has done lately from the free-throw line goes beyond excellence. It is perfection. Rowan, who...
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Nola a candidate at Gateway ..... Dukes get top players ..... State...
Could highly-successful Clairton football coach Tom Nola be on the sidelines at Gateway next season? Nola had no comment on the situation but the Post-Gazette has learned he is definitely a candidate...
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Allderdice's "twinsanity" goes national ..... District football recruiting list
Back in December, the Post-Gazette ran a story on "twinsanity" with Allderdice's boys basketball team. Credit coach Buddy Valinsky for coming up with that term. Now Allderdice's story is going...
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Comments on Pitt's football recruiting class ..... List of district recruits
Pitt's football recruiting class includes a good crop of offensive linemen. But overall, the Panthers' class is viewed as average. At least that's what guys say who make a living out of rating players...
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West Mifflin's Maha done for season because of knee injury
Another top guard in WPIAL basketball is done for the season because of a knee injury. West Mifflin senior Ryan Maha will not play again and will have surgery on an injured knee next week. Maha has...
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Hampton at New Castle sold out ..... WPIAL boys basketball playoff picture
Tomorrow night is the final full night of section play in WPIAL boys basketball and there are still several playoff spots to be filled. But before we give you the playoff picture, one piece of news...
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Beaver Falls basketball going for another section title
The winner of tonight's boys basketball game between Beaver Falls and Aliquippa wins the WPIAL Class AA Section 2 title. For Beaver Falls, a win keeps alive an impressive streak. Beaver Falls has won...
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It's time for WPIAL basketball bracketology
The WPIAL basketball steering committee is meeting today to determine seedings and playoff pairings. Matchups will be announced tomorrow night at a meeting in Green Tree. But let's have a little...
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A look at some WPIAL basketball playoff records
The WPIAL crowned its first boys basketball champion in 1909. And with another tournament set to begin tomorrow night, we thought it would be a good time to take a stroll down memory lane and look at...
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Luthers have chance at 4 for 1,000 ..... WPIAL playoff predictions
The Bellhy family of Fort Cherry made history. They are believed to be the first family in the WPIAL with four siblings to have 1,000 points. A story in today's Post-Gazette chronicles their family of...
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Bethel Park upends Fox Chapel .... Other Saturday WPIAL basketball highlights
Report on the Fox Chapel-Bethel Park game along with highlights from other WPIAL boys and girls playoff games today. It was like a blur in the final minute and change. Just like that, in the span of 34...
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Nola takes Gateway job ..... basketball realignment ...... playoff predictions
Predicted winners of Tuesday and Wednesday night's basketball playoffs are below. But before that, some items that fell off my laptop, including big news on the WPIAL coaching front. Tom Nola, who...
View ArticleWPIAL basketball realignment breakdown
The WPIAL Board of Control met today and approved new sections for basketball. Central Catholic is moving to the northern section in Class AAAA and Fox Chapel will stay in the eastern section. New...
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Chartiers Valley sets WPIAL record for 3-pointers
It was a record-breaking night for the Chartiers Valley boys basketball team. But all the Colts did was break their own record. Chartiers Valley set a WPIAL playoff record when it made 21 3-pointers in...
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