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Gallagher propels Laurel Highlands to upset win

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It was one and done for the top-seeded Penn Hills Indians as they fell to Rodney Gallagher and the number eight seed Laurel Highlands Mustangs, 62-60, at Norwin High School Friday night. Gallagher’s go-ahead bucket with 3.5 seconds left in the game proved to be the winner for the Mustangs. Laurel Highlands controlled the pace… More »

Young Upper St. Clair team shakes jitters, advances to Semifinals

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In a game that started 40 minutes late because of the game before them going to overtime, No. 7 seed Upper St. Clair, starting four freshmen, were able to avoid opening round jitters and upset third-seeded Norwin Knights, 52-39. Upper St. Clair set the tone early slowing the game down and frustrating the Norwin offense… More »

Butler’s Ethan Morton Named Big 56 Player of the Month by PlayerPager

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Butler senior guard Ethan Morton has been selected as the Big 56 Player of the Month by PlayerPager for the month of February. Morton has been a four-year starter and recently surpassed 2,000 career points this season. He has led the Golden Tornado to the No. 1 seed in the Class 6A boys basketball playoffs… More »

Bethel Park Holds Off North Allegheny In WPIAL First Round

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With strong starts to both halves, sixth-seeded Bethel Park withstood a fourth quarter rally from 11th-seeded North Allegheny on Tuesday night at North Hills, 53-50, in the opening round of the Class 6A playoffs. Both teams had a tough time finding their rhythm in the first quarter, with the Black Hawks taking a 12-6 lead… More »

Gateway Comes From Behind To Edge Penn-Trafford

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The Gateway girls basketball team was not in a good position during the first three quarters of its Class 5A First Round game against Penn-Trafford at Norwin on Tuesday night. The Gators only scored two points in the first quarter and eight in the first half, but were able to stage a furious rally in… More »

West Allegheny Upsets McKeesport, 65-62

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In what turned out to be a nailbiter on Monday night at North Allegheny High School, the 12th-seeded West Allegheny Indians were able to take down the fifth-seeded McKeesport Tigers, 65-62, to advance to the WPIAL Quarterfinals. West Allegheny came out hot hitting five three-pointers in the first quarter and leading 22-11. McKeesport got 14… More »