Our Lady of the Sacred Heart's Vann Kavals became the first player in the school's football history to sign a letter of intent to play at a Division I university when he accepted a scholarship offer from Akron earlier this week.
The Bishop Canevin boys basketball team won for the first time in three starts Thursday night, taking down host Lincoln Park, 48-38. In girls action, Sto-Rox won for the third time in four starts by beating Burgettstown on the road.
Bishop Canevin got off to a hot start and smoked Northgate Tuesday night in a girls basketball game. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart's girls also prevailed.
Montour used a fourth-quarter rally to defeat Allderdice in its season-opener Tuesday night, 57-51. Also claiming victories were Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Cornell, Sto-Rox and Carlynton, with Bishop Canevin falling to Upper St. Clair.
The Sto-Rox girls basketball team used a balanced approach to hold off Carlynton in a battle of two West Hills area teams. Rae Johnston and Kamiyah Thompson each scored 14 points for the victorious Vikings.
Both the Bishop Canevin and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart girls basketball teams met with little resistance Monday night in posting season-opening victories. Bishop Canevin downed Burgettstown while OLSH whipped Eden Christian.
Aaron Lake had an outstanding all-around game with 17 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and four steals to pace Ellwood City past Sto-Rox Monday night in the Vikings' season-opener.