JEFFERSON - Avella won the fourth quarter, and the game, Friday night against Jefferson-Morgan and remained in the thick of the playoff race in the Class A Tr-County South Conference. Chas Rush and Gae Samol ran for fourth-quarter touchdowns as Avella defeated the Rockets 30-21 at Parker ...
Local golfers made a strong showing in three classifications during the first round of the WPIAL Championships on Monday. That trend continued Tuesday in the opening round of the Class 2A boys tournament that was held at South Hills Country Club in Whitehall. Charleroi junior Levi Large will ...
The Avella High School football team enjoyed a fine season in 2025. The Eagles, led by a solid senior class, soared into the WPIAL Class A playoffs. Avella is facing some rebuilding this season but will rely on a few holdovers out of a 19-player roster. “I think last year we kind of ...
Avella High School will hold its commencement at 7 p.m. Friday at the high school gymnasium, with 33 students graduating. Valedictorian is Kamden Jeffers and salutatorian is Kaitlyn Bruce. Kamden is the son of Brian and Terri Jeffers. He was president of the National Honor Society, ...
By John Sacco Contributing writer A whole lot of shuffling is going on with local girls’ and boys’ basketball teams and a pair of two-county area wrestling programs in the WPIAL’s realignment over the next two-year cycle. Chartiers-Houston girls’ basketball team is moving from Class ...
McKEES ROCKS – Tim Crawford’s pitching performance earned the Aquinas Academy starter an ice bath. It also put Avella coach Jason Fogg at a loss for words. Aside from a rocky fourth inning, Crawford was masterful. In seven innings, he retired Avella in order five times, meaning that No. ...
