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By Brianna Shannon The Bethel Park girls’ volleyball team came away as the champions of the Elizabeth Forward Tournament this past weekend. The girls traveled to Court Time Sports Complex in Elizabeth on Saturday, Sept. 30 with their eyes set on the prize. Their focus helped them cruise through pool play, where they went undefeated… More »
In a non-conference clash with the first-place team in the Southeastern Conference, the North Allegheny Tigers vanquished the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils on Friday night, 44-27. The Tigers offense amassed 511 total yards and slugged it out with the finesse and up-tempo Blue Devils. Senior quarterback Luke Trueman rushed for 122 yards and passed for… More »
By Brianna Shannon The Bethel Park volleyball team tamed the Tigers of Moon for the second time this season, defeating them on the road on Thursday, Sept. 28, with a 3-1 victory. The Black Hawks took the first two sets with relative ease, but errors kept the Tigers within reach throughout both sets. Moon capitalized… More »
Former Bethel Park soccer player Tatiana Ruzzini was tabbed as the PAC Offensive Player of the Week for the first time this season. Ruzzini scored once and dished out three assists during a 2-1 week for Washington & Jefferson. All three assists came in the Presidents’ 5-0 win at Franciscan University Tuesday, while her goal… More »
For the second week in a row, former Pine-Richland soccer player Nick Stasko has earned the PAC Goalkeeper/Defensive Player of the Week award. Stasko received credit for both Washington & Jefferson victories last week, posting a 0.94 goals against average and 192 minutes, 25 seconds total time in the net. He made seven saves last… More »
The top-ranked North Allegheny girls’ volleyball team continued its winning ways on Thursday night with a dominant victory over Butler, 3-0, in Section 1-AAAA action. The Tigers won by set scores of 25-12, 25-12 and 25-7. In a great team effort, 11 different players tallied kills and eight Tigers had five digs or more. Kayla… More »
By Brianna Shannon The winning continued for the Bethel Park girls’ varsity volleyball team with a 3-1 Section 2-AAAA win at Canon-McMillan on Thursday. Going into the match, the girls were unsure of what to expect from this Canon-McMillan. The Big Macs are known for being a strong, scrappy defensive team, but the Lady Hawks… More »
Former Connellsville girls soccer player Ashton Grimm was awarded as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week last week. Grimm had a strong week, totaling seven points over two matches to help the Washington & Jefferson College to a 2-0 record. She scored once in the Presidents’ 2-0 victory at Kenyon College on… More »
Former Pine-Richland boys soccer player Nick Stasko was awarded as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Goalkeeper/Defensive Player of the Week last week. Stasko performed well between the posts, earning wins in both Washington & Jefferson’s matches. He finished with four second-half saves in last Wednesday’s 3-2 road win at La Roche College before making a pair… More »
By Sarah Heastings The Moon Area High School girls’ volleyball team earned its first section win in two years with a dramatic three set sweep over rival Canon-McMillan on Tuesday, Sept. 19. The Tigers won by scores of 25-16, 27-25 and 25-22. Despite entering the match with an 0-4 record on the season, the Tigers… More »