More major college baseball coaches are making stops in this corner of Pennsylvania and finding plenty of talented players.
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A threat to put up a triple-double on any given night, Devin Whitlock was the driving force behind a powerful Belle Vernon team.
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BELLE VERNON – The flowing tears, the agonizing heartache and the wrenching pain told the story.
BELLE VERNON – The first 99 seconds told the story as Belle Vernon routed South Park Monday night in a WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinal game, 78-52.
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Quinton Martin, Devin Whitlock and Daniel Gordon make up for sidelined teammate in Leopards' rout.
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Pairings are set for the WPIAL's first open basketball tournaments since 1984.
BELLE VERNON – Coming off of its big win over New Castle Saturday, Belle Vernon opened a three-game stretch Tuesday night that will likely dictate the Class 4A Section 3 race with a 76-67 win over South Park.
An 18-5 run in the second quarter stood as Belle Vernon handed New Castle its first loss of the season, 62-56, in a non section game
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BELLE VERNON – Southmoreland’s girls basketball team went to Belle Vernon Thursday night and earned a big 48-34 Section 3-AAAA first-place showdown win.
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BELLE VERNON – Belle Vernon downed Laurel Highlands, 64-56, in a non-section basketball game Tuesday night between two teams considered to be near the top of their respective classifications.
Thirteen area players named to the Pennsylvania Football Coaches Association all-state footyball teams.
Six area athletes were named to the Pennsylvania Football Writers All-State Team Wednesday.
On her way to becoming the best player in the history of the Belle Vernon Area girls basketball program, Kaitlyn Slagus was known as a tireless leader and hard worker.
A year ago, the Belle Vernon Area boys basketball team was the WPIAL Class 4A runner-up and came up a basket short of making the PIAA quarterfinals.
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The high school sports seasons in Pennsylvania were brought to a sudden end before they began last spring, and the fall seasons have been played with safer, socially distant guidelines. But what hasn’t changed in high school athletics is the recruiting game.
ALIQUIPPA – Belle Vernon did plenty of good things early in the game and again late, but Aliquippa dominated the middle and that carried the Quips to a 33-25 victory over the Leopards in a WPIAL Class 4A semifinal game Friday night.
BELLE VERNON – Belle Vernon rushed for 346 yards and exploded for 35 second-half points in a 49-21 WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal win over Chartiers Valley Friday night.
Belle Vernon’s defense forced six turnovers and quarterback Devin Whitlock continued his stellar play with five touchdowns.
Peters Township quarterback Logan Pfeuffer knows his playing days are as fleeting as the the scoring strikes he tossed to teammates Breylan Carrington and Corban Hondru during the Indians' recent 26-3 victory over Moon.
BELLE VERNON — Devin Whitlock rushed for 120 yards on just three carries and scored four touchdowns as Belle Vernon shut out Ringgold, 54-0, in a Big 8 Conference game in Class 4A.
PITTSBURGH – Central Catholic sophomore Rocco Salvitti, a Canonsburg resident, placed third Tuesday at the WPIAL Class 3A boys golf individual championship held at South Hills Country Club.
UNIONTOWN — Devin Whitlock had a hand in five first-half touchdowns, leading Belle Vernon to a 49-0 victory over Laurel Highlands in Class 4A Big Eight Conference game Friday night.
BELLE VERNON – Belle Vernon knocked Trinity out of the ranks of the unbeaten in girls soccer Tuesday night with a 6-2 Section 2-AAA win.
Thomas Jefferson scored 21 unanaswered points in the second half and defeated visiting Belle Vernon 42-21 Friday night in a Class 4A Big Eight Conference showdown between previously undefeated teams.
BELLE VERNON — Dane Anden ran for 118 yards and scored three touchdowns, and Belle Vernon's defense put together its second consecutive shutout as the Leopards blanked West Mifflin 45-0 Friday night in the Big Eight Conference.
Mary Dunn’s phone rang. It was her coach, John Barnes.
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Belle Vernon has turned to one of its own in attempt to get the Leopards past the first round of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs.
Today’s “When Sports Were Played” takes us back to May 1, 2008 and one of the most unique events ever held in Washington County, an exhibition game between the United States Olympic Softball Team and Robert Morris University.
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Belle Vernon sophomore guard Devin Whitlock is the Observer-Reporter Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
It took four overtimes for a winner to be decided between Belle Vernon and Lancaster Catholic.
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After ending a 39-year drought without a state playoff victory last Friday, Belle Vernon is eyeing to make more history against Lancaster Catholic Tuesday night.
HERSHEY — Belle Vernon’s Cole Weightman broke his foot last year and only wrestled four matches as a freshman.
It had been a long wait for the Belle Vernon High School boys basketball program.
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Five wrestlers from Waynesburg advance to the PIAA quarterfinals, an effort highlighted by Cole Homet's upset of the No. 2 seed. Overall, it was a successful day for local Class AAA wrestlers in Hershey.
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Four local boys teams advanced to the PIAA boys basketball playoffs that begin later this week. Here is what to know when they tip off in first-round games.
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Belle Vernon guard Devin Whitlock is the Observer-Reporter Athlete of the Week.
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Belle Vernon scores the game's final 11 points to knock off New Castle in the WPIAL semifinals.
PLUM — Cam Nusser scored 17 points, and Mitchell Pohlot and Devin Whitlock each had a double-double, leading Belle Vernon to a 66-61 come-from-behind win over third-seeded Quaker Valley in the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball quarterfinals Saturday at Plum High School.
MONESSEN – Joe Salvino won 639 games as the head coach of the Monessen boys basketball team.
Belle Vernon erased a halftime deficit by scoring 50 second-half points and defeated visiting Ringgold for the second time in less than month, 77-66, Friday night in a key Class 4A Section 3 boys basketball game.
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McGuffey not only is tied for first place in its section. The Highlanders lead the entire WPIAL in a statistical category. That and West Greene's tough upcoming schedule and what local basketball teams would be playoff bound if the season ended today.
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Six local players, including three from Washington, land on all-state teams released Saturday.
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BELLE VERNON – Washington, up by as many as 14 points, fought off a furious Belle Vernon rally Monday night to hold on for a 70-67 non-section boys basketball win.
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Thomas Jefferson wins its 9th WPIAL football championship by beating Belle Vernon in the Class 4A title game at Heinz Field.
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The WPIAL announced sites for the Class 2A and 5A high school football semifinal games Friday night. The district championships for Class 6A, 4A, 3A and A will all be played Saturday at Heinz Field.
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