Archive for February 2015

Quad-A Girls’ All-Section Teams

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Quad-A Girls’ 1st Team All-Section Photo Gallery   Coaches of the Year Second Team All-Section Honorable Mention Team

Quad-A Girls’ Basketball Playoff Preview

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By Steve Brodzinski   #1 Penn-Trafford Warriors The Warriors finished 12-0 in section 1, and 21-1 overall. Led by Maria Palarino (16.5 PPG) who has signed with NCAA D1 St. Francis (NY), Penn Trafford’s only loss of the season came to Shaler by 1 point early in the year.   #2 North Allegheny Tigers North… More »

Taking A Look At The Boys’ Quad-A Playoff Field

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By Steve Brodzinski   #1 North Allegheny Tigers The Tigers finished at the top of section 3 with a 10-2 record, and 20-2 overall record. Led by senior Cole Constantino (23.1 PPG), along with seniors Will Sandherr, Mike Fischer, and junior Keegan Phillips, NA has a deep roster to support their fast paced offensive and… More »

McKeesport Locks Up Share Of Section 2 Title By Topping Gateway

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The McKeesport Tigers earned a share of the Section 2-AAAA title on Friday night with a 62-52 road win over the Gateway Gators in Monroeville. The Plum Mustangs, who were tied with the Tigers to enter the night, defeated Franklin Regional to also capture a share of the section crown. Gateway opened the game with… More »

Gators Take Bite Out Of McKeesport In Section Finale

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The Gateway girls’ basketball team secured second place in Section 2-AAAA with a 45-35 win over the McKeesport Lady Tigers on Friday night.  The Gators started fast and finished strong to cut down their section rival. Seniors Morgan Hainsey and Elena Merlino knocked down open jumpers, including one trey apiece, to open up a 10-0… More »

Top Ranked Hempfield Dominant Over Norwin

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The Hempfield Spartans are the #1 ranked team in the WPIAL and they looked like it tonight.  From the opening tip they stormed out of the gate and there was little the Norwin Knights could do to keep up.  Two Division I athletes would steal the show on senior night and they alone outscored the… More »

Norwin Lady Knights Triumph Over Hempfield In Championship Form

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The #4 MSA ranked Norwin Lady Knights performed like a championship caliber club in their showdown with #8 ranked Hempfield Lady Spartans. It was senior night at Hempfield but a junior would steal the show as Alayna Gribble was just too much to handle. This game was close in the first quarter though the Knights… More »

Courtney Zezza Reaches 1,000 Point Milestone

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Plum senior Courtney Zezza was recently recognized for scoring her 1,000th point last month.  The St. Francis recruit scored 27 points on January 23 against McKeesport to surpass the 1,000-point milestone. The Mustangs currently sit in fourth place in Section 2-AAAA with a record of 6-4 and 10-9 overall. (Pictured above: Bob Alpino – Plum… More »