Basketball
CRANBERRY TWP — One step back, a few steps forward.
As was the case in both halves for North Catholic at home Monday night in a 59-35 WPIAL Section 1-4A girls hoops win o...
January 16, 2024
Sports
WEXFORD — Dorothea Epps knew the fourth quarter would be the biggest hurdle for her Seneca Valley girls basketball team Thursday night.
Winners of 10 straight games enter...
January 12, 2024
Sports
Seneca Valley outscored 24-5 in final 8 minutes of 58-43 loss at Pine-Richland
Seneca Valley outscored 24-5 in final 8 minutes of 58-43 loss at Pine-Richland
January 10, 2024
Sports
BUTLER TWP — For one half, Butler did what it needed to do to stay with North Allegheny, but defeating the Tigers requires much more than that.
Down by just five points a...
January 09, 2024
Sports
ADAMS TWP — As Mars' second-leading scorer last year with nearly 14 points per game, Ryan Ceh seemed the natural pick to step into a leading role for the boys basketball ...
January 05, 2024
Sports
By John Enrietto
Eagle Sports Editor
BUTLER TWP — Once Seneca Valley fell behind early in the third quarter, the message from the bench became clear.
Get the ba...
January 03, 2024
Sports
ADAMS TWP — Rob Carmody has seen many very capable outside shooters come through Mars in his 25 years of coaching varsity boys basketball for the Planets.
He’d never see...
January 03, 2024
Sports
BUTLER TWP — A pair of Owen Congdon free throws pulled Seneca Valley within 60-54 with 6:22 left in the game.
Then Butler performed its closing act.
The Golden Tornado ra...
January 03, 2024
Sports
JACKSON TWP — The pattern repeated itself several times at Seneca Valley High School’s William Paul Gymnasium on Wednesday.
North Catholic would build a double-digit edge...
December 07, 2023
Sports
Smith’s effort in 2 sports lands him in Mars HOF
Smith’s effort in 2 sports lands him in Mars HOF
June 21, 2023
Sports
Zack Stitt never thought he wanted to be a Division I basketball coach.
But when an opportunity came up to be an assistant for the Cornell women’s basketball program last...
June 17, 2023
Sports
PORTERSVILLE — Ashley (Bean) Phillips joined Mars' varsity girls basketball team as a freshman not entirely convinced she belonged.
"I started playing in the seventh grad...
April 14, 2023
Sports
CRANBERRY TWP — Coaches often talk about players needing to elevate their game, but it’s never a sure thing.
Max Hurray took no shortcuts to improve and the result was a ...
March 30, 2023
Sports
ADAMS TWP — Every team has a blueprint for winning games prior to the start of a season — certain things specific players can be counted on for to help the squad reach it...
March 28, 2023
Sports
NEW CASTLE — “When you are part of a special team, it really hits you when the season ends. That’s why this hurts so much. This is a very special team.”
Those are words N...
March 22, 2023
Sports
NORTH CHARLEROI, Washington County — North Catholic was on such a roll, it seemed only something dramatic would knock the Trojans out of the running for a state champions...
March 20, 2023
Sports
WINGATE, Centre County — Wyomissing reached the state quarterfinals due in large part to its ability to make opposing teams hesitant and uneasy on the offensive end of th...
March 20, 2023
High School
NEW WILMINGTON — Mars was not interested in any sort of consolation prize Tuesday night, but the Planets did make things very interesting late against the second-ranked t...
March 15, 2023
Sports
North Catholic builds 34-point lead in the first 14 minutes of 70-44 PIAA 4A tourney win over Conneaut
North Catholic builds 34-point lead in the first 14 minutes of 70-44 PIAA 4A tourney win over Conneaut
March 12, 2023
High School
CRANBERRY TWP — In Friday’s opening round of the state basketball playoffs, North Catholic was on top of its game, driving and kicking, hitting treys in flurries that wou...
March 11, 2023
Sports
North girls claim WPIAL title with dominating win over Blackhawk
North girls claim WPIAL title with dominating win over Blackhawk
March 06, 2023
High School
The Mars girls basketball team dropped a 46-42 decision to host Trinity in a battle for fifth place in WPIAL Class 5A on Thursday night. No other details were available. ...
March 03, 2023
High School
Seneca Valley boys eliminated at Upper St. Clair, 45-43
Seneca Valley boys eliminated at Upper St. Clair, 45-43
February 25, 2023
High School
MT. LEBANON — Mars’ play over the last three weeks of the regular season was erratic. The Planets alternated wins and losses in their final eight games and missed out on ...
February 22, 2023
High School
JEFFERSON TWP — The story all year for Knoch has been its shooting. When it’s been on, the Knights have been unstoppable. That was something West Mifflin was acutely awar...
February 16, 2023
High School
Eleven Butler County high school basketball teams qualified for the WPIAL playoffs. The brackets were released Monday afternoon.
North Catholic’s girls earned the county’...
February 14, 2023
High School
ADAMS TWP — The air had left the building and those wearing blue and yellow waited with bated breath. Everyone in the building knew who was going to take the last shot.
V...
February 13, 2023
High School
CRANBERRY TWP — North Catholic scratched something off its to-do list Thursday night.
The Trojanettes, who had already clinched the Section 1-4A title, finished the secti...
February 10, 2023
High School
Raiders top rival NA, 70-49
WEXFORD — Seneca Valley feels battle-tested. If the Raiders can replicate performances like their 70-49 triumph over Section 1-6A rival North ...
February 08, 2023
High School
Planets held scoreless over final 8 minutes in section loss
Planets held scoreless over final 8 minutes in section loss
February 07, 2023
High School
