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Senior Jordan O’Malley poured in a career-high 30 points to lead North Hills to a 43-37 non-section win at Allderdice on Monday night. O’Malley made four 3-pointers in the game. The Indians took control of the game in the second quarter, outscoring the Dragons 17-9 to take a 27-16 halftime lead. The win improves North Hills… More »
Senior Ali Collins registered her 1,000th point last night in Hampton’s 60-39 win at Indiana in Section 4-AAAAA. Collins finished the night with 21 points. Senior Laryn Edwards finished with a team-high 24 points. The Talbots jumped out to a 19-5 lead after the first quarter in their route. With the win, Hampton improves to 3-1 and… More »
By Eli Achtzehn and Mitch Davis The Baldwin girls varsity basketball team suffered a tough loss in a rivalry game to Mt. Lebanon on Thursday night, 47-36, in the Section 3-AAAAAA opener. Coming off of a close win at Mckeesport, the Highlanders had hoped to carry the momentum into the game against the Blue Devils,… More »
A fourth-quarter outburst kept North Allegheny unbeaten and propelled the Tigers to a 57-43 victory over Parkersburg South on Saturday afternoon at NASH. The No. 1-ranked Tigers outscored the Patriots, 20-6, in the fourth quarter to seize the non-section victory. Senior Madelyn Fischer and junior Rachel Martindale each posted a double-double in the win. Fischer… More »
It was all defense in the Shaler girls basketball 41-15 win against Moon in a non-section game on Thursday night. The Titans forced 16 steals and had eight blocks, have a which came from sophomore Claire Grunden. Shaler didn’t allow more than five points in any quarter. The win was the third straight for the Titans,… More »
The North Hills girls’ basketball team relied on their defense to pick up their second win of the season, a 47-40 win against Knoch on Thursday night. The Indians outscored the Knights 11-6 in the second quarter to take a 26-20 lead into halftime. Offensively, Jordan O’Malley led the Indians with 19 points, including five 3-pointers. Kayla… More »
The Bethel Park basketball team, ranked No. 2 in the WPIAL, cruised to a 73-56 win against Beaver in the championship game of the Bethel Park Tip-Off Tournament to start the season. Top scorers were freshman Olivia Westphal, who led the team with 26 points, including four 3-pointers. Maria Cerro contributed 20 points and five… More »
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 »
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 »
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 »