Jim Downey

As featured on The Geibel Catholic girls battled back from a four-point deficit late in the fourth quarter …

Clairton's Iyanna Wade (39) and Geibel's Emma Larkin (38) put on a show in overtime thriller.

The Geibel Catholic boys will head into the second half of the Section 2-A schedule with a solid victory after winning a road non-section game, 87-67, Tuesday night at Mount

Connellsville's Nolan Rice takes Chartiers Valley's Colton Sunkard to the mat in the first period of the 121pound bout in Thursday's non-section match at Connellsville High School. Rice won by

Chartiers Valley won the first bout and Connellsville then rattled off 12 consecutive wins for a convincing 67-3 non-section victory Thursday night at Connellsville High School.

I'm back to where it all began four decades ago. My byline first appeared in print on the sports pages of The Daily Courier way back when and, since late December, once again graces the sports pages of the publication.

The Southmoreland boys were a possession or two from invoking the mercy rule in the last seven minutes of Tuesday's Section 4-AAA home game against visiting Ligonier Valley.

Connellsville's Lucille Hunt swims the anchor freestyle leg of the 200 medley relay during Thursday's Section 1-AAA meet against Penn-Trafford at Connellsville High School.

The Connellsville boys carried most of the first-place finishes in Thursday's Section 1-AAA meet for a 99-76 win over visiting Penn-Trafford in Connellsville's natatorium.