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Chartiers Valley Holds Off Oakland Catholic For PIAA Semifinal Appearance

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The Chartiers Valley girls basketball team hasn’t had to endure too much stress this season, winning convincingly in almost every game. That wasn’t the case on Saturday in its PIAA quarterfinal game against Oakland Catholic at Peters Township. The Colts were able to hold off the pesky Eagles, coming away with a 46-43 win. Oakland… More »

Girls Basketball Class 5A Semifinal Preview

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Three of the four teams that received byes have advanced to the semifinals, but the hottest team may be the one that has played through the first round, Thomas Jefferson. Both games tonight will be played at 6 p.m. on a neutral court. No. 1 Chartiers Valley Colts (23-0) vs. No. 4 Penn Hills Indians (16-6) At Fox Chapel Chartiers Valley had its worst offensive output of the season… More »

Class 5A Girls Basketball Quarterfinal Preview

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There are still a few teams that have yet to play a playoff game, but the long wait will finally come to an end today in the Class 5A girls basketball quarterfinals. The top four seeds who received byes, will finally hit the court for their quarterfinal games. All games will be played on a… More »

Class 5A Girls Basketball First Round Preview

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The Class 5A girls basketball playoffs are underway tonight with the first round. The 12 team field will feature byes for the top four seeds, Chartiers Valley, Oakland Catholic, Gateway, and Penn Hills, respectively. All games will be played on a neutral court. No. 5 Franklin Regional Panthers (16-6) vs. No. 12 South Fayette Lions (13-9) At Keystone Oaks, 8 p.m. Franklin Regional finished a game behind Gateway for the section title,… More »

Oakland Catholic Clinches Section Outright

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With one game remaining in the section schedule, the Oakland Catholic girls basketball team clinched the Section 3-5A section title with a 48-43 win at Penn Hills on Tuesday night. The Indians still had a chance of catching the Eagles for the section title with a win, which would’ve given them the regular season sweep…. More »

Oakland Catholic’s Alexis Sestric Scores 1,000th Point

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Thursday night’s outcome for Oakland Catholic was never in doubt as the Eagles cruised to a 74-35 Section 3-5A win at home against Laurel Highlands. There was plenty of excitement though for the home team as senior Alexis Sestric recorded her 1,000th point of her career. Sestric did so by posting a game-high 25 points to… 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 »