Gateway faces Archbishop Wood in Class 5A state championship
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LADY TIGERS TABBED PRESEASON NO. 1 IN PENNSYLVANIA
North Allegheny athletics recently concluded a dazzling fall sports season with three state titles (Girls Tennis, Girls Golf and Girls Volleyball) to go along with an individual state champion (Ashley Huang – Girls Tennis) as well. Before the winter sports season has even tipped off, the North Allegheny girls’ basketball team is projected as Class 6A’s No…. More »
Alumni Update – Cheyenne Trest
Cheyenne Trest scored a career-high 22 points in Seton Hill University’s 88-74 road win at West Virginia State University on Sunday afternoon. She added six assists in the win. The freshman was 7 of 10 from the floor, 3 of 4 from three and 5 of 6 from the line. Trest has scored in double… More »
Gateway earns first state playoff win, advances to Class 5A PIAA semifinals
The early game jitters for Gateway didn’t last long, as the Gators erupted for a 49-30 win against District 10 champion Hollidaysburg in the Class 5A PIAA quarterfinals at Mansion Park Stadium in Altoona on Saturday afternoon. The win was the first in program history in the state playoffs. Gateway was only able to muster… More »
Second Half Surge Lifts Pine-Richland Into Class 6A PIAA Semifinals
It wasn’t as early as they are use to, but it only took 28 seconds at the start of the second half for Pine-Richland to take control of the game in its 49-21 win against District 6 champion, State College, in the Class 6A PIAA quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon at Hempfield High School. With the… More »
Former Armstrong standout Zane Dudek wins Ivy League Rookie of the Year
If there was a most valuable player for the WPIAL last year, Zane Dudek would be at the top of a lot of the ballots. In his senior season, Dudek rushed for a WPIAL single-season record 2,955 yards and set the scoring record with 254 points. The River Hawks graduate didn’t slow down in his first… More »
Alumni Update – Baldwin’s Lauren Gilbert
Lauren Gilbert averaged 19.5 points, 2.5 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals last week for 2-0 Washington & Jefferson College. She finished with a game-high 27 points in the Presidents’ 82-48 season-opening win over Hiram College on Friday, connecting on 10-of-13 attempts from the field and going 3-for-6 from three-point range. She also went 4-for-4… More »
Alumni Update – Canon-McMillan’s Cheyenne Trest
Cheyenne Trest posted her fourth double figure scoring effort of her freshman season as she scored 14 points in each of the PSAC crossover match-ups this weekend. In Seton Hill’s win over Lock Haven University, she just missed a double-double with 14 points and nine assists. She also added six rebounds and four steals in… More »
NA BUZZSAW ROLLS THROUGH BISHOP SHANAHAN FOR PIAA TITLE
Under the bright lights of the PIAA Class AAAA championship, the North Allegheny Tigers produced their most shining display of the season with a 3-0 sweep of the Bishop Shanahan Eagles on Saturday from Richland High School in Johnstown. The Tigers captured their fourth PIAA crown and first state title since 1994. NA won by… More »
Gateway Football Relies On Defense To Win First Title in 31 years
In its first meeting of the season back on September 29, Penn-Trafford used their stifling defense to shutout Gateway. In their second meeting of the season on Friday at heinz Field in the Class 5A championship, it was Gateway that stifled Penn-Trafford, 21-16, to win its first WPIAL championship since 1986. Up by five points… More »