PIAA swimming: Preliminary DQ haunts Trinity in AA boys' team race, and more...
When the PIAA Class AA boys' swimming team title was about to be decided at Bucknell University Saturday evening, Trinity was leading in the team scoring. However, the Shamrocks were standing...
View ArticleEarly burst leads LaSalle College past Lower Merion 71-48 in Class AAAA...
PLYMOUTH MEETING — Well, there won’t be a repeat.Joe Dempsey’s basketball-playing LaSalle Explorers saw to that.Rather soundly, too.Controlling the backboards throughout against a cold-shooting Lower...
View ArticleAbington knocks off Martin Luther King 56-52 in PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinals
PLYMOUTH MEETING — Displaying plenty of drive and determination — especially down the home stretch — Abington’s basketball-playing Ghosts carved out a satisfying 56-52 victory over Philadelphia’s...
View ArticleFor West Perry, an unforgettable journey
POTTSVILLE — On Jan. 14, West Perry dropped a 58-54 double-OT gut-puncher decision to Camp Hill in a Mid-Penn Capital game, and the Mustangs’ record stood at 6-5.West Perry’s players weren’t exactly...
View ArticlePIAA swimming: Northern finishes fourth in AA girls, and more notes from...
Northern's 400-yard freestyle relay team needed a little something extra in the finals at the PIAA Class AA girls' swimming championships at Bucknell University on Saturday night.The Polar Bears were...
View ArticleBoys' basketball story links, updated PIAA playoff brackets, top scorers from...
STORY LINKSUpdated PIAA tournament brackets: Class AAAA ... Class AAA ... Class AA ... Class AGAME COVERAGESensational third quarter propels Susquehanna Twp. past Lancaster Mennonite and into Class...
View ArticleHow PennLive's state-ranked girls' basketball teams fared Saturday, March 15
The Class AAA and Class A PIAA girls’ basketball brackets were pared down to the state semifinals on Saturday.Both of the state’s top-ranked teams in those respective classifications both...
View ArticleNo banners or trophies, but a sweet ride for Halifax
POTTSVILLE — Halifax earned no banners this season.The Wildcats didn’t pick up any gold medals or shiny gold trophies, either.But at the end of the day, no District 3-A girls’ basketball team went...
View ArticlePIAA girls' basketball state semifinal sites, tip times; Cumberland Valley at...
The PIAA girls’ basketball state semifinals are set for Tuesday.Here are the matchups, plus the sites and tip times …CLASS AAAACumberland Valley (26-5) vs. West Chester Bayard Rustin (25-6) at Warwick...
View ArticleBoys hoops semifinal-round sites revealed; Susquehanna Twp. to play next in...
With just four teams remaining in each classification, the PIAA boys' basketball tournaments will move into the semifinal round on Tuesday night at a multitude of locations.Hoping to land in its first...
View ArticleGarrett Peppelman scores victory over No. 1-ranked wrestler, USA All Stars...
Pennsylvania has long been considered a haven for some of the best high school wrestlers in the country.That hasn't changed. Not even after a group of all stars from around the United States came into...
View ArticleHow PennLive's ranked boys hoops teams fared on Friday, March 14 and...
PENNLIVE BASKETBALL GLANCE(Rankings as of March 10)WEEKEND RECAPCLASS AAAA1. Roman Catholic (23-5) — Season complete.2. New Castle (29-0) — defeated Hampton 57-55 in Saturday’s PIAA quarterfinals....
View ArticlePennLive's Class A boys basketball rankings still have Lincoln Park at No. 1
On a serious roll since falling to Class AAAA hammer New Castle in late December, Lincoln Park Charter maintained its tight-fisted grip on the No. 1 spot in PennLive’s Class A basketball rankings by...
View ArticleWith one week to go, Constitution remains No. 1 in PennLive's Class AA boys'...
With victories over a pair of Scranton-area outfits, Rob Moore’s Constitution Generals maintained their season-long hold on the No. 1 spot in PennLive’s Class AA boys’ basketball rankings by moving...
View ArticleNeumann-Goretti remains No. 1 in PennLive's Class AAA boys' hoops rankings;...
While Neumann-Goretti continued its drive for its fourth state title in five seasons by winning twice last week, Carl Arrigale’s high-octane Saints maintained their hold as the No. 1 team in...
View ArticleNew Castle ascends to No. 1 spot in PennLive's Class AAAA boys' basketball...
As the season heads into its final week, PennLive’s Class AAAA boys’ basketball rankings have a new outfit sitting atop the top 10 — and that’s an unbeaten New Castle side that’s been waiting all...
View ArticlePreviewing Tuesday's PIAA-AAAA girls' basketball state semifinals
Previewing Tuesday’s PIAA-AAAA girls’ basketball state semifinal games …THE GAME: District 3 No. 3 seed Cumberland Valley Eagles (26-5) vs. District 1 No. 4 seed West Chester Bayard Rustin Golden...
View ArticleCD East junior Michaela Gelbaugh makes verbal commitment to play hoops for...
The Mid-Penn Conference has produced yet another Division I girls’ basketball recruit.CD East junior standout Michaela Gelbaugh confirmed this week that she has made a verbal commitment to accept a...
View ArticleConestoga Valley girls' soccer turns to former Hempfield coach Keith Nagley
Former Hempfield girls' soccer coach Keith Nagley has been named to the same position at Conestoga Valley.Nagley replaces Pete Shellenberger, who stepped down earlier this winter.Conestoga Valley sent...
View ArticlePIAA Basketball High Live: updates from Mar. 18 semifinal action from around...
Thanks for joining us tonight for Basketball High Live. Stay with PennLive throughout the evening as Michael Bullock reports on Susquehanna Twp.'s 42-31 win over Central Valley in the Class AAA boys'...
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