post-gazette.com - High School Sports http://www.post-gazette.com/highschoolsports/ High school sports coverage en-us Copyright 2010, post-gazette.com. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:47:15 -0500 15 post-gazette.com http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 Kelly Critic review: 'Annie' at West Mifflin http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1042045-325.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml These days everyone lives the hard knock life. We forget to dream. We forget optimism. We forget ... Annie. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:53:00 -0500 PG South: Lebo girls take care of business, win title http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041611-361.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml The WPIAL basketball title games all take place at the A.J. Palumbo Center on the campus of Duquesne University. With the mind-set the Mt. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 PG South: Tough schedule, rugged defense prepared Mt. Lebanon to win a WPIAL title http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041612-361.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Mt. Lebanon boys' basketball coach Joe David is pleased with his team's unbeaten record against Section 4-AAAA opponents this season, but he believes the 25-1 Blue Devils' prowess against Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 PG South: Area flexes its muscles in playoffs http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041613-361.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Last weekend's WPIAL championships did more than crown eight teams as best in Western Pennsylvania. They also gave new life to a handful of others. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 PG East: Gators prove a point in WPIAL final effort http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041619-361.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml When Gateway boys' basketball coach Mitch Adams talks about the fact his team was "taking shots" all season, he isn't referring to mid-range jumpers, 3-pointers or free throws. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 PG East: System gives some teams second shot http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041620-361.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Last weekend's WPIAL championships did more than crown eight teams as best in Western Pennsylvania. They also gave new life to a handful of others. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 PG East: Freshman guard shines under spotlight to help Jeannette girls win Class AA championship http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041621-361.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml A memorable performance on a major stage can sometimes leave a player at a loss for words. Take Jeannette's Ciara Gregory, for example. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 PG East: Strong defensive effort key in Allderdice's run to City title http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041622-361.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Midway through the third quarter of Saturday's City League boys' high school basketball championship game against Oliver, the Allderdice team's substitutes and fans rocked the Peabody High Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 PG West: Lincoln Park's 'Shall We Dance' looks more like a college production than a high school program http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041638-327.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Best of all is what's on stage, a high school production that felt more like a pretty good college. "Shall We Dance," which played to packed houses last weekend, was a slick, eye-filling revue. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 PG West/South: Capers overcomes a devastating injury, helps Chartiers Valley win another WPIAL boys' title http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041642-361.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml This story is right out of Hollywood. Outstanding athlete suffers severe injury. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 PG West: Hopewell girls ready to move on after losing in WPIAL Class AAA final http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041643-361.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml It didn't take long before members of the Hopewell girls' basketball team wiped away any tears and broke their silence. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 PG West: Rich Emert's basketball notebook http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041644-361.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Thoughts and leftovers from the WPIAL basketball tournament. Farrell coach Ed McCluskey is the WPIAL's version of John Wooden, even though Farrell no longer competes in the WPIAL. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 PG North/West: A mid-season acquisition gives boost to Sewickley Academy's WPIAL Class A title pursuit http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041645-361.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml When the Sewickley Academy boys' basketball team started practice for the season, Carrington Motley wasn't in the gymnasium. Heck, he wasn't even in the country. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 PG North: Rich Emert's basketball notebook http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041647-361.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Thoughts and leftovers on and from the WPIAL basketball tournament. Buzzer-beater shots are the main reason basketball tournaments in March create madness. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 PG North: North Catholic survives shaky free-throw shooting to retain WPIAL championship, advance to PIAA tournament http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041650-361.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml As North Catholic's free throws were rolling off the rim, hitting the side of the rim and doing anything but going in, coach Dave Long had visions of Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 PG North: Vincentian girls help teammate overcome loss; defeat rival North Catholic in WPIAL Class AA title game http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041651-361.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml When Keturah Vactor walked onto the court at the Palumbo Center last Friday, she had plenty of motivation. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 PIAA Tournament: Peters Township beats Erie McDowell, 49-48 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041511-361.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Merissa Morgan's putback with three seconds to play capped a comeback from a deficit as large as 13, and Peters Township edged Erie McDowell, 49-48, in a PIAA Class AAAA girls' basketball Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 High school basketball box scores http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041546-361.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:48:00 -0500