Greg Macafee stories, Page 9

Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week for March 9, 2021: Dayton Pitzer, Mt. Pleasant

Not many wrestlers have had the type of season that Dayton Pitzer has had this year. The 215-pounder from Mt. Pleasant dominated the PIAA Class AA West Super Regional this past weekend with three pins, extending his pin streak to 13 in contested matches. After winning the regional tournament with...
Deer Lakes boys can’t contain Lincoln Park as Leopards move on

The Lincoln Park boys basketball team is like a train: Once it gets moving, it normally can’t be stopped. On Monday, in a WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal game, No. 10 Deer Lakes (10-4) tried to slow down the No. 2 Leopards (16-5) as much as possible, but it didn’t last...
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Games for Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Here’s a look at Tuesday’s WPIAL basketball playoff games involving A-K Valley teams: Boys Semifinals Class 6A 6-Pine-Richland (13-5) at 2-Fox Chapel (20-2) 6 p.m. Tuesday Coaches: Bob Petcash, Pine-Richland; Zach Skrinjar, Fox Chapel Winner plays: Winner of 5-Butler (12-8) at 1-Upper St. Clair (18-1), 8 p.m. Friday in WPIAL...
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Games for Monday, March 8, 2021

Here’s a look at Monday’s WPIAL basketball playoff games involving A-K Valley teams: Boys Class 4A Quarterfinals 10-Deer Lakes (10-3) at 2-Lincoln Park (15-5) 6 p.m. Monday Coaches: Terence Parham, Deer Lakes; Mike Bariski, Lincoln Park Winner plays: Winner of 6-Central Valley (11-5) at 3-Montour (13-7), 6 p.m. Thursday About...
Gordon, McEnroe lead the way for Sewickley Academy hockey

The Sewickley Academy hockey team is leading the PIHL Class A Northwest Division with a record of 4-1 and an overall mark of 5-9, and the play of junior Jack Gordon and sophomore Matt McEnroe has been a major reason for the success. With 30 goals and 12 assists, Gordon...
Freshman Jack Kazalas carving his own path within Quaker Valley wrestling program

From 2016-19, John Rocco Kazalas put his stamp on the Quaker Valley wrestling program. He earned two section championships, three third-place finishes at the regional tournament, and found a place on the PIAA podium twice. He also won the first WPIAL title in program history as a senior. Now, his...
Mt. Pleasant’s Pitzer pins his way to Class AA West Super Regional title

Over the past three weeks, Mt. Pleasant 215-pounder Dayton Pitzer has been dominating, and that continued Saturday at the PIAA Class AA West Super Regional tournament. Pitzer extended his pin streak to 13 in contested matches by pinning all three of his opponents at IUP’s Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex...
5 WPIAL wrestlers headed to Hershey with Class AA Super Regional titles

AJ Corrado did something Saturday at IUP’s Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex no other Burrell wrestler has done. He also hopes he is the only one to do it. With a 3-2 ultimate tiebreaker decision over Johnsonburg’s Cole Casilio in the PIAA Class AA West Super Regional 160-pound championship, Corrado...
Junior Jake DeMotte arrives for Fox Chapel, plays key role in playoff victory

Throughout this season, the Fox Chapel boys basketball team has gotten contributions from several players. Junior Eli Yofan has been the go-to-guy, averaging 22 points a game, but JP Dockey, Kent Baldauf, Jake DeMotte and Russell Fenton have all come up big at times as well. “That’s the unique thing...
Fox Chapel uses early run to knock off North Allegheny in Class 6A quarters

The Fox Chapel boys basketball team couldn’t have drawn it up any better. Behind 22 points from junior guard Eli Yofan, all five Fox Chapel starters scored in double digits, and the No. 2 Foxes (20-2) took advantage of an early first-quarter run to knock off No. 7 North Allegheny,...
A-K Valley wrestlers prepare to punch ticket to Hershey

Normally at this time of the year, wrestlers from around the WPIAL have already punched their ticket to Hershey to compete for a state championship, but this year is like no other. To try to mitigate the spread of covid-19, the PIAA limited the number of wrestlers in each weight...
Shady Side Academy hires Sean Simmons as new athletic director

Shady Side Academy has found its new athletic director, and although the school conducted a nationwide search, it didn’t have to look far for Gene Deal’s replacement. On Friday, Shady Side Academy announced the hiring of Sean Simmons as its next director of athletics. He will succeed Deal, who will...
Deer Lakes avoids slow start, takes down Elizabeth Forward

The Deer Lakes boys basketball team has only played one game since Feb. 10, but it sure doesn’t look like that. On Thursday night, the No. 10 Lancers (10-3) returned to their home court for the first time in just under a month and turned in a dominant shooting performance...
Plum’s Antonino Walker keeps moving forward after runner-up WPIAL finish

Plum freshman Antonino Walker has made a name for himself this season. The 106-pound Mustang who goes by “Nino” has gone 22-2 this season with his only losses coming against Seneca Valley’s Tyler Chappell. The two faced off earlier this season and Chappell, who is the No. 1 wrestler in...
Trinity stays hot with upset win over No. 4 Highlands on the road

Playing in the same section as the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the WPIAL Class 5A tournament can prepare any team for a postseason run. On four occasions this season, Trinity tested itself against the best its classification had to offer. So when playoff time came and the...
Leechburg takes advantage of runs to secure 1st-round victory

Basketball is a game of runs, and when the Leechburg boys team has gotten hot this season, it has been tough to beat. The Blue Devils took advantage of unanswered runs of 13 and 16 points between the first and second quarter Tuesday to jump out to a 30-point halftime...

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