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Alumni Update – Gateway’s Tom Kromka

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Tom Kromka averaged 26.5 points and 12.0 rebounds per game while shooting 69.0 percent (20 of 29) from the floor last week in a pair of Presidents’ Athletic Conference victories for Saint Vincent College. He also combined to go 13 of 16 (81.3 percent) from the free-throw line. Kromka netted a career-high 28 points to… More »

Thomas Jefferson Holds Off Trinity’s Furious Rally

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The Trinity girls basketball team ran out of time in the fourth quarter as host Thomas Jefferson was able to hold onto a 65-57 Section 1-5A win on Monday night. The win gave the Jaguars sole possession of second place in the standings over Trinity. TJ jumped out to a 23-12 lead after the first… More »

Strong First Quarter Cements Win For Mt. Lebanon At Upper St. Clair

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The Mt. Lebanon girls basketball team own sole possession of this place in Section 2-6A and are only a game behind for second place after a 58-42 win at Upper St. Clair on Monday night. Heading into the game, the Blue Devils and Panthers were tied for third place. Mt. Lebanon controlled the game from… More »

Penn Hills Runs Through McKeesport To Remain Undefeated In Section

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Despite it being a loss, McKeesport is coming off its best offensive performance of the season, scoring 91 points against Woodland Hills. That didn’t phase Penn Hills as the Indians went into Tiger Country and came away with a 81-48 Section 1-5A win on Friday night. The Indians had a comfortable lead throughout the game,… More »

Fox Chapel Continues To Roll With Impressive Win At Penn-Trafford

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Not many have put the Fox Chapel boys basketball team in the conversation as one of the elite teams in Class 6A. Now is the time to do so as the Foxes won their fourth straight game and third straight section game with a 69-54 Section 3-6A win at Penn-Trafford Friday night. Fox Chapel methodically… More »

Mt. Lebanon pulls away from Peters Township in Fourth Quarter

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The Mt. Lebanon boys basketball team held a narrow 43-40 lead against up-and-coming Peters Township heading into the fourth quarter, but the experience of the Blue Devils and the home crowd propelled them to a 61-49 Section 2-6A win on Friday night. Mt. Lebanon outscored Peters Township 18-9 in the final quarter. The Blue Devils… More »

NA SINKS SENECA VALLEY FOR SECTION WIN, 65-47

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With a consistent effort on the glass and at the free-throw line, the North Allegheny Tigers won their second straight game in Section 1-6A play with a 65-47 victory over the Seneca Valley Raiders on Friday night at NASH.  The Tigers outrebounded the Raiders, 33-23, including 10 offensive boards. Sophomore Khalil Dinkins provided a team-high eight rebounds,… More »

Brisker’s Buzzer Beater Lifts Penn Hills At Oakland Catholic

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Senior Adia Brisker’s layup went through the hoop just before the buzzer to lift Penn Hills to a 32-31 Section 3-5A win at Oakland Catholic on Thursday night. The Indians inbounded the ball from the far side with 2.8 seconds left and down by one leading up to Brisker’s heroics. Scoring was at a premium throughout… More »

Peters Township Seperates Themselves From Pack With Win At Mt. Lebanon

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Heading into Thursday’s Section 2-6A match up between Peters Township and Mt. Lebanon, the two teams combined for only one section loss. Now both teams have combined for two, both for Mt. Lebanon, as the Indians went into the Blue Devils gym and came away with a convincing 64-36 win. PT controlled the game from… More »

Moon Passes Toughest Test At Chartiers Valley

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The Moon boys basketball team is one of the top team’s in Class 5A in the WPIAL and the PIAA. The Tigers proved that on Tuesday night, coming away with a 69-64 win against previously undefeated in section play, Chartiers Valley, on the road in Section 2-5A action. Both team’s battled back-and-forth in the first… More »