Alumni Update: Nick Novak (Pitt-Johnstown)

Published on Monday, 25 March 2013 9:15 am

Pitt-Johnstown senior guard Nick Novak, a Franklin Regional graduate, was selected to the NCAA Division II All-Atlantic District team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Novak is a two-time ...

Alumni Update: Dan Simon (Penn State Behrend)

Published on Monday, 25 March 2013 9:00 am

Penn St. Behrend sophomore Dan Simon broke the men's school record and finished 12th overall in the 100 backstroke at the NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships in Shenandoah, ...

Alumni Update: Kait Riesmeyer (Grove City)

Published on Monday, 25 March 2013 8:45 am

Grove City senior Kait Riesmeyer, a Peters Township graduate, finished her career as a 16-time All-American in women's swimming.  ...

Alumni Update: Angela Palumbo (Grove City)

Published on Monday, 25 March 2013 8:30 am

Grove City senior Angela Palumbo, a Trinity graduate, finished her career as a 21-time All-American in women's swimming. Palumbo closed out her stellar career by swimming the anchor leg on the Grove ...

Alumni Update: Matt Baurle (Westminster)

Published on Monday, 25 March 2013 8:15 am

Westminster freshman Matt Baurle, a Penn-Trafford graduate, earned the distinction of All-America at the 2013 NCAA Division III Men's Swimming and Diving Championships at the Conroe Natatorium in Shenandoah, ...

North Allegheny swimmer claims two gold medals

Published on Thursday, 21 March 2013 7:00 am

Cara De Carlo's feature on North Allegheny's Zachary Buerger: "North Allegheny junior Zachary Buerger brought home a couple of gold medals from the PIAA swimming championships at Bucknell University ...

Oakland Catholic's Smith earns two more gold medals

Published on Thursday, 21 March 2013 7:00 am

Cara De Carlo's feature on Oakland Catholic's Leah Smith:   "Oakland Catholic senior freestyler Leah Smith is in the news again. At the PIAA Class AAA swimming championships last week at Bucknell ...

Gruber adds laurels to swimming resume

Published on Thursday, 21 March 2013 7:00 am

Cara De Carlo's update on a couple of North swimming and diving champs:   "Talk about a resume builder! At the PIAA Class AA swimming championships which took place last week at Bucknell University's ...

Pine-Richland boys' diver Giordano leads coast to coast

Published on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 11:15 am

Pine-Richland senior Dominic Giordano established himself early as the diver to beat in PIAA Class AAA earlier this year. At the PIAA championships he wasted no time in making a statement, jumping out ...

Chartiers Valley's Lohman captures PIAA girls' diving title

Published on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 10:30 am

Last year as a freshman, Chartiers Valley’s Maria Lohman was not even competing in Class AAA, this year she is the PIAA Class AAA diving champion. In one of the closest events of the four-day swimming ...

Oakland Catholic's Smith stuns Raab in 200 free

Published on Saturday, 16 March 2013 7:00 am

Rod Frisco's update on the state swim championships: "LEWISBURG, Pa. -- It's a little odd to think of one of the state's best swimmers pulling off an upset. But Oakland Catholic senior Leah Smith did ...

Damich wins tense 500 freestyle

Published on Friday, 15 March 2013 7:00 am

Rod Frisco's update from Bucknell: "LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The 500 freestyle is the stepchild of high school swimming, a drawn-out, 20-length race that often sends fans heading to the concourse for a soda ...

PG's girls' sports athlete of the week is Mars' Maggie Gruber

Published on Friday, 15 March 2013 7:00 am

... for three consecutive years before this week. She will swim next season at Virginia Tech. • What's your mindset right now coming off your second-biggest meet of the year and now going into your biggest ...

Seneca Valley swimmers eager to go

Published on Thursday, 14 March 2013 7:00 am

Cara De Carlo's swim feature on Seneca Valley: "Five members of the Seneca Valley swimming team are making the trip to Lewisburg for the PIAA championship meet this year. That's more than have gone ...

Beaver senior hunting medals at PIAA swim meet

Published on Thursday, 14 March 2013 7:00 am

Cara De Carlo's swim feature on Beaver Area senior Cameron Clerici: "The high school swimming postseason has given Beaver Area senior Cameron Clerici many stories to tell. At the WPIAL championships, ...

Upper St. Clair sends huge delegation to state meet

Published on Thursday, 14 March 2013 7:00 am

Cara De Carlo's swim feature on the Upper St. Clair swim teams: "At most high schools, swimming teams have pared down into small "pods" by this point of the season -- the small groups of talented swimmers ...