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3 weeks ago | 
post-gazette.com | Ken Wunderley |Keith Barnes
A WPIAL champion saw its season come to a surprising end as Class 5A champion Shaler dropped a 4-3, eight-inning decision to Twin Valley in a first-round PIAA softball game played Monday at Shaler High School. The loss overshadowed a 16-strikeout performance by Titans starter Bria Bosiljevac, who allowed only five hits. Twin Valley (21-5), the District 3 fourth-place finishers, hit two home runs in the fourth inning.
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3 weeks ago | 
post-gazette.com | Keith Barnes |Ken Wunderley
Recharged from a four-day break after winning its third WPIAL Class 5A baseball title in six years, Shaler began its quest for a PIAA championship by using a proven formula — solid pitching and defense. The host Titans (17-6) blanked Conestoga Valley, 4-0, Monday afternoon at Matulevic Field as Colby Weber pitched a one-hit shutout. Weber, a 6-foot-7 senior, struck out five without walking a batter. Weber only needed 70 pitches over seven innings, which included 57 strikes.
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3 weeks ago | 
post-gazette.com | Keith Barnes |Ken Wunderley
TYLER SKAGGSSerra CatholicLast week: Skaggs threw a no-hitter in the WPIAL Class 1A baseball championship game against Carmichaels. He walked two batters and struck out 10. At the plate, he reached base four times, scored two runs and had one RBI. Check this out: Skaggs, a senior, has a 7-1 record in 10 appearances and a 0.96 earned run average. He has 49 strikeouts and 18 walks in 43.2 innings pitched. He also has a .426 average as the No. 3 hitter in the Eagles lineup.
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4 weeks ago | 
post-gazette.com | Ken Wunderley |Rachael Palmer |Will Aldrich |Keith Barnes
The rematch offered a new chapter in the rivalry between Carmichaels and Union. After a 10-8 barnburner won by Union in the 2023 WPIAL title match, Thursday’s WPIAL Class 1A championship was always going to be a pitchers’ duel. It only took three outs to decide who would hoist the trophy, and the Scotties got it done in the bottom of the sixth to win 3-0 at Lilley Field in California. “This one feels fantastic,” Union coach Doug Fisher said.
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1 month ago | 
post-gazette.com | Ken Wunderley |Keith Barnes
DAVIN GARTLEYQuaker ValleyRecently: Gartley won three gold medals at the WPIAL Class 2A track and field championships, held Wednesday at Slippery Rock University. He won the 110 high hurdles with a time of 14:36, then set a WPIAL record with a time of 38.15 in the 300 intermediate hurdles. His third gold medal came as a member of Quaker Valley's 1,600 relay team. Gartley also won a bronze medal as a member of the 400 relay team.
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1 month ago | 
post-gazette.com | Mike White |Keith Barnes |Ken Wunderley
THURSDAY’S RESULTS Baseball WPIAL CLASS 5A PLAYOFFS First Round Bethel Park 11, Franklin Regional 1 (6) Connellsville 2, Penn-Trafford 1 Peters Township 5, Baldwin 4 WPIAL CLASS 3A PLAYOFFS First Round Avonworth 1, Keystone Oaks 0 Burrell 10, Charleroi 9 Ellwood City 9, Seton LaSalle 1 Mohawk 6, Deer Lakes 3 Quaker Valley 4, Ligonier Valley 3 Riverside 4, Shady Side Academy 2 South Park 4, Mount Pleasant 2 Waynesburg 6, Freeport 2 WPIAL CLASS 2A PLAYOFFS First Round Freedom 12, Apollo-Ridge 2...
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1 month ago | 
post-gazette.com | Mike White |Keith Barnes |Ken Wunderley
For the second year in a row, the Blackhawk Cougars (12-5) have advanced to the WPIAL Class 4A softball semifinals. The No. 5 side took down No. 4 West Mifflin (14-6) on Thursday night at North Allegheny High School, 6-0. Kylie Prisuta pitched a complete game and earned the shutout. She struck out 10 and only gave up one hit in the sixth inning, a single. The junior was also productive at bat, snagging a double and a triple while adding one RBI to her day’s resume.
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1 month ago | 
post-gazette.com | Ken Wunderley |Mike White
TUESDAY’S RESULTSBaseballWPIAL CLASS 3A PLAYOFFSFirst RoundAll games ppd. WPIAL CLASS 2A PLAYOFFS First RoundAll games ppd. WPIAL CLASS 1A PLAYOFFSFirst RoundAll games ppd. SoftballWPIAL CLASS 3A PLAYOFFSFirst Round All games ppd. WPIAL CLASS 2A PLAYOFFSFirst RoundAll games ppd. WPIAL CLASS 1A PLAYOFFSFirst RoundAll games ppd.
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1 month ago | 
post-gazette.com | Ken Wunderley |Keith Barnes
Although he was only 46 when he stepped down as Beaver Falls’ boys basketball coach in 2017, Doug Biega insisted it was early retirement. “I don’t want to coach anywhere else,” Biega said at the time. “That’s why this is retiring.”Eight years later, Biega has changed his mind. He will coach somewhere else. Hopewell’s school board named Biega as its new coach Tuesday night.
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1 month ago | 
post-gazette.com | Ken Wunderley |Keith Barnes
The WPIAL boys volleyball playoffs begin Tuesday, and a new champion will be crowned in at least one classification and most likely both. After a two-year reign as Class 3A champion, Shaler has dropped to Class 2A, which means a new champ will be crowned in Class 3A. North Allegheny, the WPIAL Class 3A runner-up in each of the last two years, is the top seed in the 14-team bracket. Seneca Valley is seeded No. 2 after tying with the Tigers for the Section 3 title.
