Brody Eckert scored the decisive overtime goal, leading Moon Area to a 10-9 win against North Catholic. Cole Seymour contributed three goals as the Tigers improved their record to 3-2 overall.
Dylan Huff led the Montour Spartans to a 3-0 volleyball win over South Fayette, while Union cruised past Bishop Canevin in WPIAL softball action Friday. In baseball action, Steel Valley triumphed over Sto-Rox.
Jordynn Carter led Carlynton's unbeaten girls track team to two victories, while the Cougar boys achieved mixed results. Montour's John Rohrkaste placed third in the section tennis tournament to advance to the WPIAL Championships, and Moon's girls lacrosse team edged Shaler.
Twenty members of the Montour Spartans baseball team made a memorable trip to Florida last month for a bit of spring training, and while they were at it they managed to catch the Pittsburgh Pirates' own spring training action.
March brought its share of unseasonable weather, but it also brought something that thousands of people wait all winter for: baseball and softball season. Although the hometown Pittsburgh Pirates have had a rocky start, there's nothing like the home opener to get one's juices flowing. (Photos)
The latest WPIAL updates for Bishop Canevin and Sto-Rox baseball, OLSH tennis and Moon Area rugby and volleyball.
Chad Minton’s sixth-inning single guided Our Lady of the Sacred Heart to a 5-1 win over Carlynton, completing a doubleheader sweep. OLSH also won the first game 7-0, led by Iseia Fields-Schulz's impressive pitching. Connellsville' pulled out an eighth-inning victory against Montour and Montour's softball whipped Ellwood City.