Posts Tagged ‘2017-2018’

Baldwin Girls Basketball Pick Up First Win Of The Season This Week

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The Baldwin girls’ basketball team have already played a couple of nail-biters in the early portion of the season. After coming off a heartbreaking one-point loss at home to South Park, the girls traveled to McKeesport on Tuesday and squeezed out a one-point victory, 50-49. Senior Abbey Larkin and freshman Anna Lucarelli both drained key… More »

Big 56 Football Banquet All-Conference Photo Gallery

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2017 Class 5A and 6A Coaches of the Year 2017 Class 6A Southeastern Conference First Team 2017 Class 6A Northern Seven Conference First Team 2017 Class 5A Allegheny Nine Conference First Team 2017 Class 5A Big East Conference First Team

Strong Fourth Quarter Propels Mt. Lebanon Past North Allegheny

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In an early season non-section clash, the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils used a big fourth quarter to come away with a 67-56 victory at North Allegheny on Tuesday night. The Blue Devils trailed by one point entering the fourth quarter, but after a cold shooting first half the visitors shot 52-percent (13 of 25) in… More »

Baldwin boys basketball starts season strong

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By Liam Belan and Mackenzie Sendro The boys basketball team kicked off its season with a pair of wins, defeating Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic on Friday and Thomas Jefferson on Saturday. The Highlanders beat North Catholic, 34-28, in a close game, with seniors Mike Goga and Jeremy Jenkins as top scorers. The Highlander secured a… More »

Alumni Update – West Mifflin’s Ciara Patterson

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Ciara Patterson led Slippery Rock University to an 85-72 victory on the road at Millersville University last week. In what was The Rock’s only game of the week, Patterson went for 28 points on an efficient 7 of 8 shooting performance from the field overall and a 9 of 9 effort from the foul line. Patterson… More »

Pine-Richland’s Phil Jurkovec names Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year

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Two days after winning the Class 6A state championship, Pine-Richland quarterback Phil Jurkovec was announced as the Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year. The award is based on achievements on and off the field and in the classroom. The Notre Dame verbal commit completed 245 of 337 passes (72.7 percent) and threw for 3,969 yards,… More »

Alumni Update – Canon-McMillan’s Danielle Parker

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Danielle Parker, a Canon-McMillan graduate, averaged 20.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals during a 2-0 week for Washington & Jefferson College. She registered a 16-point, 16-rebound double-double in Tuesday’s 51-48 victory at Carnegie Mellon University before scoring a game-high 25 points in Saturday’s 78-57 home win over Grove City College. Parker shot 62.1… More »

Central Catholic’s Khalil Weathers commits to University of Pennsylvania

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Central Catholic senior Khalil Weathers announced via Twitter on Sunday that he will continue his academic and football career at University of Pennsylvania. The Quakers compete in the Ivy League and finished the year 6-4. Weathers has played on a championship caliber Vikings team who advanced to the WPIAL championship every year he played there, including… More »

MORNINGSTAR’S CLUTCH FREE THROWS VAULT NA TO 45-44 WIN OVER ALTOONA

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Senior Piper Morningstar poured in the game-tying and go-ahead free throws with 44 seconds remaining and North Allegheny’s defense fended off Altoona in the waning seconds for a thrilling 45-44 win at the Wright Automotive Tip-Off Tournament. Morningstar totaled a game-high 20 points and poured in 4 of 6 from beyond the arc to lead… More »

USC Boys Basketball Wins Opening Tip-Off Tournament

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The Upper St. Clair boys basketball team opened the season by winning their Tip-Off Tournament in a great final against Chartiers Valley by the score of 63-59. USC defeated Monessen on Friday night to earn the final game against the Colts. It was a close and entertaining game throughout as the Panthers held on to the… More »