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.
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.
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.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is returning to Class 2A after a two-year stay at Class 3A, and boys coach Mike Rodriguez likes his team's depth heading into Tuesday night's season-opener against Riverview.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart's girls basketball team is coming off a 17-10 record a year ago, and coach Don Eckerle -- who knows plenty about winning -- has high hopes for his squad.
The WPIAL basketball season is set to tip off, and the West Hills Gazette will help educate you on what to expect from the local teams with a series of preview stories. (Updated: 12/5)