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North Hills and Fox Chapel surprise semifinalists .... other WPIAL semifinal...
North Hills and Fox Chapel played in a non-section basketball game in mid-January. Could there have been a person anywhere that could have predicted a month-and-a-half later the same two teams would be...
View ArticleChartiers Valley, North Allegheny have record shooting nights
Chartiers Valley did it behind the 3-point line. North Allegheny did it at the free-throw line. Now both have a line the WPIAL playoff record book. Both Chartiers Valley and North Allegheny won WPIAL...
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WPIAL championship predictions
The winners of the WPIAL basketball championships will be ... Sorry. You will have to look below for predictions of the championship games, which will be played tonight and tomorrow at the Petersen...
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PIAA denies Chartiers Valley request to move game for McConnells ..... WPIAL...
A look back at the WPIAL basketball championships, and a look ahead to the state playoffs Chartiers Valley boys basketball coach Tim McConnell will have to miss his son's Senior Day with the University...
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State basketball playoff notes ..... Big crowd expected for New Castle-Indiana
The sites for the second round of the state basketball playoffs were released by the PIAA this afternoon. One has to wonder if there could be a sellout for one of the games? Indiana plays New Castle in...
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Watch Seton-LaSalle's Walsh half-court winner ..... Other notes
The best finish so far in the PIAA playoffs? It would be hard to beat last night's Seton-LaSalle vs. Greensburg Central Catholic girls second-round game. Seton-LaSalle is the defending PIAA Class AA...
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O'Connor resigns as Bethel Park coach
The Big Ben of WPIAL coaching is going to small ball. Ben O'Connor, who at 6 feet 7 or so has to be one of the biggest coaches in the WPIAL, resigned today as Bethel Park's boys basketball coach....
View ArticleSites set for Tuesday's state semifinals
Five teams from the WPIAL and one from the City League will play Tuesday in the state semifinals of the basketball playoffs. City League boys champion Allderdice will play Martin Luther King of the...
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Aliquippa lone WPIAL rep in boys finals ..... semifinal recap
In terms of WPIAL boys basketball teams still playing, Aliquippa is a loner. Aliquippa is the only boys team from the WPIAL to make it to the PIAA championships this weekend. Is that unusual? Not...
View ArticleState basketball championship predictions
Before we get to the predictions for the state championships, let's talk attendance. It will be interesting to see what attendance will be like this weekend in Hershey for the PIAA championships. It...
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Vincentian, Blackhawk girls repeat ...... Aliquippa falls short
The Vincentian and Blackhawk girls teams made history, while the Aliquippa boys were kept from history. That's how the state basketball championships ended up for the WPIAL this weekend. The Vincentian...
View ArticleFinal state boys basketball rankings
The final state rankings for boys basketball are out, and the highest-ranked team from the WPIAL is Aliquippa at No. 2 in Class AA. Here are the final rankings, according to Pennlive.com. CLASS AAAA...
View ArticleState basketball playoffs might return to East-West format
A number of times in recent years, two teams from the Philadelphia area have met in a state basketball championship. If the PIAA basketball steering committee has its way, such matchups will be a thing...
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All-state basketball teams announced ..... Six WPIAL girls make first team
The all-state basketball teams were announced this afternoon, and the WPIAL was well-represented on the girls teams. Twenty-four girls made first-team all-state in the four classifications - and 25...
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Cable, Walker-Kimbrough two of Western Pa.'s finest; make Final Four again
Four years ago, they were members of the Post-Gazette Fabulous Five. This weekend, they are in the Final Four - again. Mt. Lebanon's Madison Cable and Hopewell's Shatori Walker-Kimbrough are both on...
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Remembering Marc Marotta, a former Western Pa., and Central Catholic...
A walk around Marc Marotta's home in Milwaukee told plenty about one of Mr. Marotta's passions. "He just built a beautiful new home and I visited him there last year," said Pat Farrell, a friend of...
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McKay outstanding again at Louisville ..... Beaver Falls runner sets three...
A few notes on some current and former WPIAL athletes Former Blackhawk High School star pitcher Brendan McKay sustained his first defeat as a college pitcher Saturday, but it was still another...
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Montour sophomore pitcher Vietmeier picks LSU
Trent Vietmeier is only a sophomore at Montour High School, but he already has decided where he wants to play college baseball - and it's at one of the top programs in the country. Vietmeier, a...
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In 47th season as coach, Oliastro has Riverside winning again .........
Some items that fell off my laptop Dan Oliastro has been coaching the Riverside High School baseball team almost a half century, and there are no signs of him slowing down. Oliastro is 71 and in his...
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Roundball Classic starts tonight ....... Blackhawk hires Lamenza as football...
The Roundball Classic is bigger than ever and starts tonight. The Roundball Classic has nothing to do with the old Dapper Dan Roundball Classic, except part of the name. But the Roundball is now the...
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