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Alumni Update – McKeesportVanessa Falce

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Vanessa Falce hit .714 (10-for-14) in five games last week for the Thiel College, finishing with three doubles, two home runs, nine RBI and six runs scored. She owned a slugging percentage of 1.357 and an on-base percentage of .733. Falce helped Thiel sweep Geneva College Thursday with a 7-for-8 performance at the plate, posting seven… More »

Boys Class 5A WPIAL Quarterfinal Preview

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The boys’ basketball Class 5A quarterfinal will have a mixture of familiarity with two of the match-ups featuring section rivals and one other one pitting two teams that have already played each other once before this season. All four games will take place on Friday Night at 8 p.m. Below are capsules on each game…. More »

Boys Class 5A WPIAL Playoff First Round Preview

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The WPIAL playoff brackets that were revealed earlier this week gave us a look at the matchups that will start the Class 5A boys basketball playoffs. All first round games will be played on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The top three seeds — Mars, Highlands, and Franklin Regional — each received byes into the quarterfinals. The… More »

Late Bucket Lifts McKeesport Over Gateway

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Senior Terron Taylor‘s jumper with 4.3 seconds left lifted McKeesport to a 53-51 non-section win against Gateway in the Westmoreland Shootout at Seton Hill University on Saturday. Taylor’s bucket saved the Tigers from a collapse after they held a 16-9 lead after the first quarter in a potential Class 5A WPIAL playoff rematch. The Tigers led… More »

McKeesport tops Trinity, leapfrogs them for first place in section

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The Trinity boys’ basketball team is the lone team in Section 1-5A to have double-digit in wins, yet they do not sit atop the section standings. They did until Tuesday night when McKeesport welcomed them into its gym and served them am 83-72 loss. The Tigers and Hillers have now split the season series with… More »

McKeesport’s Carlinos Acie Commits to Navy

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McKeesport senior Carlinos Acie made the biggest decision of his life on Thursday, announcing his commitment to the United States Naval Academy. Acie announced his decision via a post on Twitter. In his senior season, Acie was named Class 5A Big East Conference first-team as a defensive back. He was a part of the Tigers defense… More »