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NORTH WHEELS INSIDE: HOMES SECTIONS tra INSIDE RESUMÉ PAGE N-2 / SPORTS PAGE N-6 Questions about delivery or service? Call 1-800-228-NEWS (6397) E-mail: [email protected]  Web: post-gazette.com/north  Editor: Ken Fisher, 412-263-1457 FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE AND BREAKING UPDATES, VISIT POST-GAZETTE.COM Thursday, February 12, 2015 X AND Ben Avon Bookmobile service saved in borough SEE BOOKS , PAGE N-4 By Jill Cueni-Cohen The volunteer Friends of the Ben Avon Bookmobile has raised more than $13,000 to enable bi- weekly bookmobile service to continue for at least two more years in their small borough. When council voted in 2013 to stop $10,000 in funding necessary for the Allegheny County Li- brary Association to continue weekly service, the Friends group launched a fundraising ap- peal. Its such an asset to the neigh- borhood to be able to walk to the Bookmobile, said Jennifer Bett, one of the group founders. The librarian knows everybody and will bring things specifically tai lored to peoples likes. You ca order books off the website an pick them up at the Bookmobile. Its so convenient. The bookmobile makes a one hour stop at 11 a.m. the secon Saturday in the 7200 block Donations enough to support program for next two years Shaler Area schools Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette 13-year-old former sled racing dog Holly visits sixth-graders at the Shaler Elementary School during recreational dog sled racer Daniel Rehak's talk about racing and the famous 1,049-mile Iditarod race in Alaska. Now one of Mr. Rehaks four pet sled dogs, Holly raced in the Iditarod when she was younger. Students meet a musher Iditarod dogs make classroom expedition SEE MUSHER , PAGE N-4 By Rita Michel Last Thursday, Shaler Ele- mentary School sixth-graders learned that sled dogs cost about $1,000, the animals prefer air conditioned digs in the summer, and they are able to rest on their owners sled during the 1,000- mile Iditarod race from Anchor- age in south central Alaska to Nome, on the states Seward Peninsula. But what the students liked best about the program by local musher Dan Rehak was the visit from Bang and Holly, two white Siberian huskies, retired from what bills itself as The Last Great Race on Earth . Sixth-graders in Sally Welkas language arts class- room paid rapt attention to Mr. Rehaks talk about the begin- nings of the Iditarod, an annual race over some of the earths harshest terrain in some of its harshest weather and the de- tails of the equipment used in the trek. When he and his co-pre- senters brought in dogs Bang and Holly, the children erupted with puppy love and ques- tions. I like them, said Justin Newton. I have one myself. He eagerly patted the two huskies as they circulated through the classroom with their handlers. How much do they cost? asked another student. When the price tag prompted a collec- tive gasp, Mr. Rehak explained, Well, theyre highly trained athletes. A team of dogs for the Iditarod includes 16 animals. Another student asked, How much does a sled cost? The an- swer: About $5,000. How easy are [the dogs] to train as a house pet? asked an- other youngsters. Mr. Rehak re- plied, There are three rules to owning a sled dog: Never let it off the leash. Never let it off the leash. Never let it off the leash. Mr. Rehak and the huskies he adopted visited every sixth- grade class over two days. Mrs. Welka said she invited Mr. Rehak to bring reality to the stories her students were read- ing in her language arts class. The Great Serum Race by Debbie S. Miller tells the tale of a team of mushers the men and women who steer the sleds and the dogs who transported diphtheria antitoxin to Nome during an outbreak in the 1920s. Mr. Rehak said during the 1920s, there were two ways to get to the coastal Alaskan city on a sound of the Bering Sea: by boat when the sea was not fro- zen and by dog sled when it was. The overland trail, the Iditarod, got its name from native Alas- kans. Another student asked how Mr. Rehak cares for the cold-lov- ing canines during warm months, and he said he keeps them in air conditioning. He said 50 degrees below zero is as cold as the dogs can toler- ate. From May to September, DATING APPS: SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE Technology offers modern-day romantics myriad ways to connect SEE APPS , PAGE N-5 By Janice Crompton Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Online dating has been the staple of the single guy and girl for years. But, like all other popular kinds of technology, virtual match- making has gone mobile. Easier, faster and more in- teractive than its cyber cousin, mobile dating appli- cations, or apps, are free to download on smartphones and other devices. And like so many other apps, mobile dating apps can get quite specific these days, catering to alternative life- styles, seniors and gay peo- ple. Some also serve specific geographic areas. Those who are single this Valentines Day can con- sider using an app to find a person of their dreams or even just companionship or someone with whom to share mutual interests. Most apps are free with premium pay options for advanced features. Tinder Often criticized as an app that promotes hook-ups in- stead of relationships, Tin- der has been called the worlds most painfully hon- est dating app because it re- lies on appearance to deter- mine level of interest. The Facebook-based app uses GPS. Users set a radius around their location, the app finds potential dates and displays a photograph of the match. With a swipe, the user can anonymously ac- cept a match or move on. Launched in the U.S. in August 2012, Tinder was named the Best new startup in 2013 by TechCrunch. Developers claim the dating app du jour makes 15 million matches per day around the world. Tinder scours Facebook to find common friends and threads between people and suggests dates with friends of friends. Membership is free with a premium service for matching people outside of a users immediate area. For those who agree to be matched, a private chat win- dow opens, allowing them to talk, eliminating the chance of unsolicited messages. Users generally are be- tween the ages of 18 and 32, although that demographic has been changing in recent months. Download: www.tinder.com. Coffee meets Bagel Billed by the three New York City sisters who founded the app in 2012 as the only dating app that women love, Coffee meets Bagel is another Facebook- driven app, but this one matches couples based on mutual acquaintances on the social media site. The free app for iPhone and Android devices was launched by the 30-some- thing sisters, Arum, Dawoon and Soo Kang, who were having trouble meet- ing single men. They had emigrated from South Korea as teenagers and had turned down an offer Jan. 9 from Mark Cuban on ABCs Shark Tank to purchase their company for $30 mil- lion, saying they believe the company eventually could be worth billions. Users get a match, or Ba- gel, every day at noon and have 24 hours to decide if they are interested by choos- ing Like or Pass. Mem- bership is free. A premium service is available for added features. Download: www.coffeemeetsbagel.com Meetup While Meetup isnt a dat- ing app per se, it is used to bring together people with similar interests includ- ing singles. Users can join or create real-world adven- tures and activities for sin- gles or couples. With more than 19 million users and at least 500,000 monthly meet-ups, individu- als can find someone with the same interests such as watching foreign movies, antiquing, mountain biking or even eating hot wings. The app is free though some meetups require fees to cover costs. In Pittsburgh, there are several Meetups established for singles, some with as many as 1,200 members. They include meetups for professional singles or an- other aimed at divorced sin- gles. Download: www.meet- up.com. Farmers only This app is geared for those who are the salt of the earth, who espouse the ru- ral, country lifestyle or as the apps creators say those who understand the mantra, City folks just dont get it. Daniel Marsula/Post-Gazette Starting next week, the Post-Gazette Xtra sections will publish Fri- day so we may provide better coverage of community happenings, municipal news, school events and student achievements. It begins Feb. 20. Look for us on Fridays Pittsburgh’s Only True Discount Mattress Store Shaler (Route 8 & Butler Plank Rd Next to GetGo) 412-492-7858 www. SleepPgh .com Need more Options? Need more Options? AMERICAN BUYER’S AMERICAN BUYER’S DISCOUNT MATTRESS DISCOUNT MATTRESS FREE FREE Delivery Delivery FREE FREE Set-up Set-up FREE FREE Removal Removal Tired of Tired of McKnightmare Road? McKnightmare Road? Visit us!

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NORTH WHEELSINSIDE: HOMES

SECTIONS

tra

I N S I D E RESUMÉ PAGE N-2 / SPORTS PAGE N-6

Questions about delivery or service? Call 1-800-228-NEWS (6397)E-mail: [email protected]   Web: post-gazette.com/north   Editor: Ken Fisher, 412-263-1457

FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE ANDBREAKING UPDATES, VISIT POST-GAZETTE.COM

Thursday, February 12, 2015

XAND

Ben Avon

Bookmobile servicesaved in borough

SEE BOOKS , PAGE N-4

By Jill Cueni-Cohen

The volunteer Friends of theBen Avon Bookmobile has raisedmore than $13,000 to enable bi-weekly bookmobile service tocontinue for at least two moreyears in their small borough.

When council voted in 2013 tostop $10,000 in funding necessary

for the Allegheny County Li-brary Association to continueweekly service, the Friendsgroup launched a fundraising ap-peal.

�It�s such an asset to the neigh-borhood to be able to walk to theBookmobile,� said Jennifer Bett,one of the group founders. �Thelibrarian knows everybody and

will bring things specifically tai-lored to people�s likes. You canorder books off the website andpick them up at the Bookmobile.It�s so convenient.�

The bookmobile makes a one-hour stop at 11 a.m. the secondSaturday in the 7200 block of

Donations enough to support program for next two years

Shaler Area schools

Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette

13-year-old former sled racing dog Holly visits sixth-graders at theShaler Elementary School during recreational dog sled racer DanielRehak's talk about racing and the famous 1,049-mile Iditarod racein Alaska. Now one of Mr. Rehak�s four pet sled dogs, Holly raced inthe Iditarod when she was younger.

Students meeta musher

Iditarod dogs make classroom expedition

SEE MUSHER , PAGE N-4

By Rita Michel

Last Thursday, Shaler Ele-mentary School sixth-graderslearned that sled dogs cost about$1,000, the animals prefer airconditioned digs in the summer,and they are able to rest on theirowner�s sled during the 1,000-mile Iditarod race from Anchor-age in south central Alaska toNome, on the state�s SewardPeninsula.

But what the students likedbest about the program by localmusher Dan Rehak was thevisit from Bang and Holly, twowhite Siberian huskies, retiredfrom what bills itself as �TheLast Great Race on Earth .�

Sixth-graders in SallyWelka�s language arts class-room paid rapt attention to Mr.Rehak�s talk about the begin-nings of the Iditarod, an annualrace over some of the earth�sharshest terrain in some of itsharshest weather and the de-tails of the equipment used inthe trek.

When he and his co-pre-senters brought in dogs Bangand Holly, the children eruptedwith puppy love � and ques-tions.

�I like them,� said JustinNewton. �I have one myself.� Heeagerly patted the two huskiesas they circulated through theclassroom with their handlers.

�How much do they cost?�asked another student. Whenthe price tag prompted a collec-tive gasp, Mr. Rehak explained,�Well, they�re highly trained

athletes.� A team of dogs for theIditarod includes 16 animals.

Another student asked, �Howmuch does a sled cost?� The an-swer: �About $5,000.�

�How easy are [the dogs] totrain as a house pet?� asked an-other youngsters. Mr. Rehak re-plied, �There are three rules toowning a sled dog: Never let itoff the leash. Never let it off theleash. Never let it off the leash.�

Mr. Rehak and the huskies headopted visited every sixth-grade class over two days.

Mrs. Welka said she invitedMr. Rehak to bring reality to thestories her students were read-ing in her language arts class.�The Great Serum Race� byDebbie S. Miller tells the tale of ateam of mushers � the men andwomen who steer the sleds �and the dogs who transporteddiphtheria antitoxin to Nomeduring an outbreak in the 1920s.

Mr. Rehak said during the1920s, there were two ways toget to the coastal Alaskan cityon a sound of the Bering Sea: byboat when the sea was not fro-zen and by dog sled when it was.The overland trail, the Iditarod,got its name from native Alas-kans.

Another student asked howMr. Rehak cares for the cold-lov-ing canines during warmmonths, and he said he keepsthem in air conditioning.

He said 50 degrees below zerois as cold as the dogs can toler-ate. From May to September,

DATING APPS: SOMETHING FOR EVERYONETechnology offers modern-day romantics myriad ways to connect

SEE APPS , PAGE N-5

By Janice CromptonPittsburgh Post-Gazette

Online dating has beenthe staple of the single guyand girl for years. But, likeall other popular kinds oftechnology, virtual match-making has gone mobile.Easier, faster and more in-teractive than its cybercousin, mobile dating appli-cations, or apps, are free todownload on smartphonesand other devices.

And like so many otherapps, mobile dating apps canget quite specific these days,catering to alternative life-styles, seniors and gay peo-ple. Some also serve specificgeographic areas.

Those who are single thisValentine�s Day can con-sider using an app to find aperson of their dreams � oreven just companionship orsomeone with whom toshare mutual interests. Mostapps are free with premiumpay options for advancedfeatures.

TinderOften criticized as an app

that promotes hook-ups in-stead of relationships, Tin-der has been called theworld�s most �painfully hon-est� dating app because it re-lies on appearance to deter-mine level of interest.

The Facebook-based appuses GPS. Users set a radiusaround their location, theapp finds potential dates anddisplays a photograph of thematch. With a swipe, theuser can anonymously ac-cept a match or move on.

Launched in the U.S. inAugust 2012, Tinder was

named the �Best newstartup in 2013� byTechCrunch. Developersclaim the dating app du jourmakes 15 million matchesper day around the world.

Tinder scours Facebookto find common friends andthreads between people andsuggests dates with friendsof friends. Membership isfree with a premium servicefor matching people outsideof a user�s immediate area.

For those who agree to bematched, a private chat win-dow opens, allowing them totalk, eliminating the chanceof unsolicited messages.

Users generally are be-tween the ages of 18 and 32,although that demographichas been changing in recentmonths. Download:www.tinder.com.

Coffee meets BagelBilled by the three New

York City sisters whofounded the app in 2012 as�the only dating app thatwomen love,� Coffee meetsBagel is another Facebook-driven app, but this onematches couples based onmutual acquaintances onthe social media site.

The free app for iPhoneand Android devices waslaunched by the 30-some-thing sisters, Arum,Dawoon and Soo Kang, whowere having trouble meet-ing single men. They hademigrated from South Koreaas teenagers and had turneddown an offer Jan. 9 fromMark Cuban on ABC�s�Shark Tank� to purchasetheir company for $30 mil-lion, saying they believe thecompany eventually could

be worth billions.Users get a match, or �Ba-

gel,� every day at noon andhave 24 hours to decide ifthey are interested by choos-ing �Like� or �Pass.� Mem-bership is free. A premiumservice is available for addedfeatures. Download:www.coffeemeetsbagel.com

MeetupWhile Meetup isn�t a dat-

ing app per se, it is used tobring together people withsimilar interests � includ-ing singles. Users can join orcreate real-world adven-tures and activities for sin-gles or couples.

With more than 19 millionusers and at least 500,000monthly meet-ups, individu-als can find someone withthe same interests such aswatching foreign movies,antiquing, mountain bikingor even eating hot wings.The app is free though somemeetups require fees tocover costs.

In Pittsburgh, there areseveral Meetups establishedfor singles, some with asmany as 1,200 members.They include meetups forprofessional singles or an-other aimed at divorced sin-gles. Download: www.meet-up.com.

Farmers onlyThis app is geared for

those who are the salt of theearth, who espouse the ru-ral, country lifestyle � or asthe app�s creators say �those who understand themantra, �City folks justdon�t get it.�

Daniel Marsula/Post-Gazette

Starting next week, the Post-Gazette Xtra sections will publish Fri-day so we may provide better coverage of community happenings,municipal news, school events and student achievements. It beginsFeb. 20.

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The board is expected tovote Feb. 19 on the proposal.

The same evening, mem-bers also are expected to vote

on revisions to the tobaccopolicies that add electroniccigarettes to the banneditems.

Board member ArleneBender said electronic ciga-rettes have some merit.

�As smokers, we are re-ally persecuted,� she said.�One of the ways I�ve seenpeople stop smoking isthrough this device, thiselectronic cigarette. It�s avaluable thing and now weare excluding that as well.�

The board also heardabout proposed curriculumchanges in science and tech-nology education.

Sue Batson, curriculumleader for science, said theypropose �providing a betterflow� in the middle schoolcourses in order to improvescores on the PSSA sciencetest, which is given in eighthgrade.

�We teach some topics infifth and sixth grades anddon�t touch them again inseventh and eighth,� shesaid. �We would like to see alittle more continuity.

They also propose to �dif-ferentiate� the biology cur-riculum to give studentswith lower PSSA scoresmore instruction and reme-diate students after Key-stone testing, and update APPhysics courses.

But the science depart-ment�s big proposal is to up-date the 45-year-old highschool planetarium.

Ms. Batson proposedchanging the planetariuminto a �digital immersiontheater� with digital projec-tion on the full dome.

That would allow the dis-trict to use the facility formore subjects and increasethe public �edutainment�outreach.

�The people love the pub-lic outreach. Over 100 peoplea month come to our plane-tarium just to watch theshows,� she said.

Sandy Trozzo, freelancewriter: [email protected].

Resume: A newsmaker you should know

State pageant winner fromShaler 2nd in national eventBy Kathleen Ganster

It�s a lot of work becomingMiss Pennsylvania JuniorTeen. Just ask Mariah Mal-loy, a Shaler Area HighSchool freshman who wonthe title in August.

The 15-year-old practicespublic speaking, interview-ing techniques, singing andeven walking under the tute-lage of her pageant coach,Leigh Langgle of Pageant-Perfect USA.

But for Mariah, it paid off.In addition to winning thestate honor in the 13-15 agecategory, she recently wasthe first-runner up in the Na-tional American Miss pag-eant in Anaheim.

�I spend a lot of time witheverything, plus have myschool work on top of it. Butit is my passion,� said Ma-riah who became interestedin pageants as an 11-year-oldwhen she received a letterfrom the pageant program.

Her father, Mark, saidwhen Mariah expressed in-terest, he and his wife, Lisa,were on board.

�She wasn�t into sports oranything like that, so wethought we would go and seewhat it was all about,� Mr.Malloy said. �It turned outthat she was really good at it.�

It was a whole new worldfor the Malloys. Her sister,Jaclyn Conroy, 24, or anyonein their families or amongtheir friends had never evercompeted in pageants. Ma-riah began competing and of-ten placed among the top 10.

Mrs. Malloy said that be-cause the family had no pag-eant experience they hired acoach. In 2012, Mariah beganworking with her coach andbegan doing better in herpageants. But it is a lot ofwork, time and money.

At the state level, theyoung women are judged on

their formal introduction,formal wear and interview.The formal wear means agown, which can cost hun-dreds of dollars. Add in theother outfits for optional com-petitions that Mariah com-petes in, including talent, ca-sual wear and photogenic cat-egories, plus travel and hotelcosts for her family, and theprice adds up quickly.

�We do everything as afamily, so that means traveland costs for three,� Mr. Mal-loy said.

After winning the statecompetition, Mariah and herparents traveled to Califor-nia where they spent a weekfor the national competition.When Mariah came downwith laryngitis, they sum-moned a hotel doctor and sherecovered quickly.

�That meant medicalbills, but we didn�t go that farfor her not to compete at thatpoint,� Mrs. Malloy said.

The family was delightedthat Mariah placed as thefirst runner-up, but the suc-cess is bittersweet when shemissed the top prize by justone place, her father said.

�It�s like missing the Pow-erball jackpot by one num-ber, but then we know that alot of girls would want to bein her place,� he said.

Mariah won $250 for her

national first runner-up sta-tus and $1,000 plus $350 to-wards airfare costs for thenational competition at thestate level.

As the crown holder, Ma-riah makes public appear-ances and works on her pag-eant skills for future con-tests. The skills have helpedher academically, hermother said.

�Her teachers alwayscomment on her confidenceand speaking skills,� Mrs.Malloy said.

The title doesn�t comewithout controversy. Mariahsaid that while her friendsare supportive, sometimesother people will make com-ments or make fun of herwhile she practices her for-mal walk in public.

�After working so hard,then having to pull some all-nighters to keep up with mystudies, it can really hurt,but I try to ignore it,� the A-average student with highhonors said.

Mariah is also hoping thepageant skills will help in thefuture with her career.

�I hope to get into acting,�she said.

Kathleen Ganster, free-lance writer, [email protected].

Snapshot

MARIAH MALLOYAge: 15Hometown: ShalerEducation: Fresh-

man, Shaler Area HighSchool

Family: Parents,Mark and Lisa; sister,Jaclyn Conroy, 24

Hobbies: Singing,musical theater, acting,public speaking and com-peting in pageants

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Heritage Valley Health System

is accredited by the Undersea

and Hyperbaric Medical Society

(UHMS) for demonstrating

commitment to patient care

and facility safety in clinical

hyperbaric medicine. The UHMS

seal of approval indicates that

the facility meets the high

performance standards required

for accreditation.

For more information about

hyperbaric medicine at

Heritage Valley Health System,

call 724.770.7998.

Heritage Valley

is the only

UHMS Accredited

Hyperbaric Facility

in Western PA.

Heritage Valley WoundCare offers

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to treat a

variety of conditions. Our center, located

within Heritage Valley Beaver, has two

hyperbaric chambers for treatment

close to home. Hyperbaric Medicine is

used to treat:

- Arterial ulcers

- Diabetic foot ulcers

- Chronic refractory osteomyelitis

- Compromised flaps / grafts

- Intestinal, bladder, skin and jaw

problems caused by radiation

treatment

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NORTH N-6SPORTS

XtraThursday, February 12, 2015

The Mars Area boysbasketball team getstogether each Thurs-day for a spaghetti

dinner.They hope the next item

on the menu is a WPIALtitle.

The Planets have beenfeasting on opponents thepast two months, a bit of asurprise considering theystart four juniors and afreshman and opened theseason as the eighth-rankedteam in Class AAA. Nowthey open the postseasonwith a 21-1 record and areone of the favorites to winthe championship.

“I think at the beginningof the year, we were underthe radar a little bit. I thinkthat was a good thing,” Marscoach Rob Carmody said.“Now, the last few weeks,we’re being more recog-nized. I think the thing thathas surprised most peopleis that they’ve taken it all instride.”

Carmody said he wasn’tsure how his young teamwould handle the pressure.It turns out they’ve done soquite well. That was the caselast Friday when the Planetswon at rival Hampton, 64-61.

The Planets trailed by fivepoints at halftime, but useda big third quarter to grabthe lead and then held on forthe win. The victory madethe Planets undefeated sec-tion champions for the sec-ond time in three seasons.

A starting five consistingof juniors John Castello,Christian Schmitt, AlexGruber and Ryan Giallon-ardo, along with freshmanRobby Carmody (son of thecoach), has been dynamite.Castello, in particular, hasbeen outstanding. A 6-foot-5forward, Castello leadsthe Planets in scoring andrebounding.

The next goal is winninga WPIAL championshipfor the first time in schoolhistory. Carmody knows itwon’t be an easy chore con-sidering the Class AAA fieldis deep with talented teams.

“I would say there’s 10to 12 teams that on anygiven night [could win thechampionship]. It’s whoeverhappens to be hot,” Car-mody said. “I think therea lot of teams that can cre-ate matchup problems forwhoever they’re playing. It’sgoing to be an exciting play-off run in Triple-A.”

Watch out for Highlands

Highlands enters theWPIAL playoffs with an11-10 record and little fan-fare, but if you’re lookingfor a sleeper team to makea deep run in Class AAA,the Golden Rams are a goodpick.

The Rams had little suc-cess after Micah Mason,a two-time WPIAL scoringchampion, graduated in2012. They went 1-21 a seasonlater and 9-13 last season.But this season’s team isplaying at a much higherlevel. Coach Tyler Stoczyn-ski’s team finished fourth ina strong section (Section 1)and has won eight of its past10 games. The Golden Ramsfinished 8-6 in the sectionafter losing their first foursection games and first sixgames overall.

“They have a ton ofmomentum going into theplayoffs,” Mars coach Rob

Mars arises

as serious

title threat

High schoolbasketballBRAD EVERETT

By Nicholas TolomeoTri-State Sports & News Service

CardinalWuerlNorthCatholicknows it has likely done enoughto earn a No. 2 or No. 3 seed in theWPIAL Class A girls basketballplayoff bracket, which was to beannounced Tuesday night.

A 17-5 overall record, 10-2mark in Section 2-A and note-worthy non-section wins shouldbe enough to put the Trojanettesopposite of No. 1 VincentianAcademy in the WPIAL Class

A playoff field, meaning if thetwo Section 2-A rivals were tomeet for a third time it would beat Peterson Events Center in theWPIAL final.

CardinalWuerlNorthCatholicalso knows it cannot look aheadto the WPIAL finals.

Last season the Trojanettesstumbled in the WPIAL quarter-finals, losing, 45-43, to California.After splitting the season serieswith arch-rival Vincentian Acad-emy, they would not get a chanceto play a rubber match. The Roy-

als went on to win their third con-secutive WPIAL title and a statetitle.

“You can’t avoid anyone,”coach Molly Rottmann said. “Butyou hope it’s at Peterson EventsCenter and you want to get thereand hope for some magic andwin that game. Vincentian is byfar the strongest team in Single-A and the team to beat. I wouldrather have them on the otherside of the bracket.”

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Trojanettes primed for a run

High school girls basketball

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Butler’s Mark Gross pulls down a rebound against Seneca Valley during the Golden Tornado’splayoff-clinching victory Friday night.

By Justin CriadoTri-State Sports & News Service

Butler Area’s playoff-clinching win againstSeneca Valley on thelast night of section play

Friday wouldn’t be as sweet ifit wasn’t for some tough lossesalong the way, according tocoach Matt Clement.

“To be able to bounce backand learn from your mistakesand not let them be a distraction,there were multiple times in theyear that these guys stepped up,”Clement said. “As the playoffswere always in reach, we justkept grinding away.”

The Golden Tornado (14-8,5-7) defeated rival Seneca Valley,70-57, to capture the fourth andfinal playoff spot out of Section3-AAAA, but that may not havebeen the case if things playedout differently just three daysprior. Butler lost to CentralCatholic, 61-49, in a game thatClement said was uncharacteris-tic. If Seneca Valley would havebeaten North Allegheny thatsame night, Butler would havebeen out of the playoff picture.

“I said on the bus on the wayhome after I found out thatNorth Allegheny won, that this

game is going to help us morethan you think,” Clement said.

Even before then, Butler gotoff to a fast 5-0 start to the seasonand looked to be competitive inan already challenging section,but back-to-back losses to sectionpowers Pine-Richland, 66-58 inovertime, and North Allegheny,84-58, left the season in a sort oflimbo.

“I think at that point every-thing was in question. Is thisgoing to fall apart? Are we goodenough? Are we going down theright path?” Clement recalled.

The team responded by rip-ping off four wins in a row,including winning the ShadySide Academy holiday tourna-ment title.

“That was a huge momentumchange,” senior guard JusticeLewandowski said. “All six of us[seniors] have tried our best tomotivate the team. We know it’sour last year and we have to set agood example.”

Lewandowski along withsophomore guard Tyler Freder-ick led the Golden Tornado witha little more than 15 points pergame during the regular season,while seniors Andrew Paternoand Eric Hindman averagedabout 12 points per game.

“To see how satisfied thoseguys were that they were able toclinch a playoff spot despite theadversity they went through andto see how much better they’vegotten as players — that to meis why I like to do this job,” saidClement, a former major leaguepitcher.

The last time Butler wasin the WPIAL Class AAAAplayoffs in 2011-12, the GoldenTornado upset No. 2 ChartiersValley, 56-54, in the first round.The year before that, Butler usedovertime to defeat top-seededShaler Area, 50-47, in the secondround as a No. 9 seed.

So the Golden Tornado isn’ttoo worried about seeding or“lopsided” match-ups.

“We do have a history of that,but that’s just one thing we can’tcontrol so no matter who we getmatched up against we’re justgoing to have to give it our bestand leave it all on the court,”Lewandowski said.

Asked what his team’s per-sona is heading into the playoffsafter the midseason identitycrisis, Clement simply pointed tohis squad’s resiliency and deter-mination.

“I think we’re a team that’sgoing to grind.”

Just in timeOn last night of section play, Butler clinches playoff spot

High school boys basketball

By Joe KochTri-State Sports & News Service

Early in the season, long-time Eden Christian Acad-emy coach Todd Aikenwanted to get a read on howhis young team would fare ina tournament situation.

Considering that his teamwas returning just two play-ers with varsity experiencefrom last season’s WPIALClass A playoff team — thefirst in the school’s history— an early December trip toNatrona Heights for the St.Joseph Tip-Off Tournamentwould either answer his ques-tions or spark some new ones.

“We won the first game ofthe tournament against Trin-ity Christian [50-40],” Aikenrecalled. “We faced Freeportin the finals. Freeport is aTriple-A team that plays ina tough section (1-AAA). Weknew going in it was going tobe a tough game. Our youthbenefited from that game.”

Eden defeated Freeport,52-47, and that told Aiken alot.

“They saw they could com-pete at a very high level,” hesaid. “That was a huge winfor us.”

As the season progressed,the young Warriors passedadditional tests with twovictories in the BrentwoodHoliday Tournament and anunbeaten non-section recordthat had fueled the team to a17-5 overall record followingMonday night’s victory in theregular-season finale at Car-dinal Wuerl North Catholicand a solid fourth-place finishin Class A, Section 1 with a7-5 record and a berth in theWPIAL playoffs that beginFriday night.

Aiken, an administratorat the Ohio Township-basedschool, said his team has oneof the smallest student enroll-ments in the WPIAL compet-ing in basketball. The K-12school has about 650 studentswith 190 of them in grades9-12.

But what they lack in stu-dent population, the Warriorsmake up for with a relent-less defensive effort that hasyielded just 49.5 points a gamewhile scoring 62.4 points pergame.

Aiken takes his defen-sive cues from a pretty goodsource, the University of Vir-ginia men’s basketball teamthat had won 21 of its first 22games this season throughthis past weekend.

Edenproveslast yearno fluke

High schoolbasketball

By Ken WunderleyTri-State Sports & News Service

Scott Stoner was at theright place at the right time,even though he didn’t knowit at the time.

It was 1993 and Stoner hadjust completed his secondyear as a graduate assistantwrestling coach and earnedhis second degree at Slip-pery Rock University. Withdegrees in health and physi-cal education and sportsmanagement on his resume,

Stoner began looking for ateaching job and hopefully acoaching job.

“I was refereeing at thetime and a friend asked meto help him officiate at anelementary tournament atButler,” Stoner said. “I didn’treally want to do the tourna-ment, but I didn’t have any-thing better to do.”

Butler Area High School

had just started its varsitywrestling program two yearsearlier.

“I talked to the varsitycoach and his assistant andasked them if they knewof any teaching openings,”Stoner said. “Neither knew ifthe school had any openings.After the tournament wasover, I was ready to walk outthe door when I saw anothergentleman who looked to beone of the tournament orga-

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Butler coach pins down 300thHigh schoolwrestling

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Scott Stoner, the varsity wrestling coach at Butler AreaHigh School, has surpassed 300 career victories.

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nizers. I introduced myselfand told him I was look-ing for a teaching job and acoaching job.”

Stoner had just met RussGreer, who started But-ler’s program and was thebooster club president. Moreimportantly, Greer was alsoa member of Butler’s schoolboard.

“Russ told me they hadfour openings in health andphysical education and toldme to send my resume,”Stoner said. “It was a caseof being in the right place atthe right time.”

Stoner was hired as botha teacher and as Butler’shead wrestling coach.

“I couldn’t have askedfor a better scenario, thechance to take over a wres-tling program in its infancyand build it from the groundup,” Stoner said. “It’s been alabor of love for me.”

Stoner is now in his22nd season at Butler andrecently joined an exclu-sive club when he recordedcoaching victory number300. It came in the GoldenTornado’s Feb. 3 match atKittanning.

“Ironically, Kittanningwas holding its final dualmeet that night, as theschool is merging with FordCity,” Stoner said. “Butwe also had a pretty goodcrowd that night. Some ofmy former wrestlers cameto share the achievementwith me.”

Butler played host toBethel Park two nights laterand the district honoredStoner.

“It was very humbling,”Stoner said. “They had aceremony before the matchand awarded me a plaque.They also handed out morethan a 100 T-shirts to honorthe occasion. There were somany people who came outfor the match, including for-mer wrestlers and even par-ents of former wrestlers.

“They also had a recep-tion after the match to honormeandourseniorwrestlers.After the reception, I sat

with a bunch of my formerwrestlers in my classroomand reminisced until mid-night. I also received a lotof emails from people whocouldn’t attend. It’s a nicefeeling to know that manypeople appreciate what I’vedone to build Butler wres-tling to where it is now.”

Stoner is the 16th coachin WPIAL history to reachthe 300-win plateau, andone of only five who are stillactive. Kiski Area’s ChuckTursky ranks first with a504-143-2 record in 37 yearsof coaching, including sixyears at Burrell. Tursky isthe only WPIAL coach with500 wins and one of only 10in PIAA history.

The other active WPIALcoaches with 300 winsare Fox Chapel’s RonFrank (380-266-7, 34 years),McGuffey’s Mark Caffrey(356-77, 32 years) and Avon-worth’s Tim Giel (321-241, 32years).

“Scott has put togethersuch a strong program andprovided great leadership,”said Butler assistant FredPowell, who was Stoner’shead coach at SlipperyRock. “The program hasskyrocketed since he tookover. I was excited to be partof his 300th win. It’s actually300 and counting.”

Stoner and his GoldenTornado picked up fourmore victories on Satur-day at the William JenkinsMemorial Duals. That givesButler a 15-7 record for theseason and increases Ston-er’s career record to 304-145.

“My plan is to keep coach-ing until they fire me,” jokedStoner, when asked howlong he planned to coach. “Iwould like to keep coachinguntil my boys get throughthe program. Both are in theelementary program. Saxonis 10 and Sutton is six.”

Stoner graduated fromSouthmorelandHigh Schoolin 1986 and was a two-yearstarter for the Scotties. AtSlippery Rock, he was afour-year starter for Powell.He qualified for the NCAADivision I Tournament hissenior year.

Butler coach pinsdown 300th winCOACH, FROM PAGE N-6

Carmody said. “They’vekind of hit their stride.They’ve got two very physi-cal kids inside. The guardsare able to get their ownshot. They’re all physical.Very well coached. And asalways, the kids from High-lands, they have an edge tothem.”

Carmody knows exactlyhow good Highlands is. TheGolden Rams have comecloser to beating Mars than

any other WPIAL team. ThePlanets needed a free throwwith one second left to edgethe Golden Rams, 61-60, Jan.27.

Highlands boasts a bal-anced scoring attack led bysophomore guard MitchDezort and senior guardKaison Branch. Dezort aver-ages 13.9 points point gameand Branch 12.5 a game.

Who’s in?

North Xtra schools arewell represented in the

WPIAL playoffs. A total of16 boys teams and 13 girlsteams qualified. NorthAllegheny, Mars, SewickleyAcademy and Vincentianwon boys section titles,while North Allegheny,Mars and Vincentian wongirls section titles.

Here is a list of all ofthe North Xtra postseasonqualifiers.

Boys: (Class AAAA) FoxChapel, North Allegheny,Pine-Richland, North Hills,Butler. (AAA) Mars, Hamp-

ton, Knoch, Highlands.(AA) Shady Side Academy,Quaker Valley, Avonworth.(A) Sewickley Academy,Eden Christian, Vincentian,Cardinal Wuerl North Cath-olic, St. Joseph.

Girls: (Class AAAA)North Allegheny, Pine-Rich-land, Shaler Area, SenecaValley. (AAA) Mars, Hamp-ton, Deer Lakes. (AA) ShadySide Academy, Avonworth.(A) Sewickley Academy,Vincentian, Cardinal WuerlNorth Catholic, St. Joseph.

Mars arises as serious WPIAL title threatNOTES, FROM PAGE N-6

The Trojanettes believethey have done enough toearn a No. 2 or No. 3 seed.They stepped up in class todefeat Oakland Catholic, Key-stone Oaks, Fox Chapel andWest Mifflin. The then No.3-ranked Trojanettes defeatedNo. 2 Quigley Catholic, 57-47,on Jan. 29, in a game withmassive playoff seeding impli-cations. The teams have sinceflip-flopped in the rankings.

“[The win against [Quig-

ley] was huge,” Rottmannsaid. “I didn’t want to get thegirls too crazy, but I knew thatwas a big thing for seeding.”

North Catholic outscoredQuigley 33-24 in the secondhalf, including 18-11 in thefourth quarter, to snap theSpartans’ 10-game winningstreak. Sam Breen and MaryCassamassa scored 21 and 20,respectively.

Playing without two start-ers and their top reserve, theTrojanettes lost, 72-44, to Vin-centian in the first meeting.

They were much better thesecond time, but fell, 61-48.

“The first game, what I wasmost disappointed about, wedidn’t really compete,” Rott-mann said. “We came outscared and fell apart fromthe get-go, you can’t do that.What I was most happy withthe second time, we came outand played hard and didn’tplay intimidated. That makesa huge difference.”

With Breen, CWNC hasa post player to hang withVincentian and its standout

senior, Brenna Wise, a Pittrecruit. Breen, a 6-foot-2 soph-omore forward, is averaging22.8 points per game.

“Sam has an unbeliev-able finishing touch near thehoop,” Rottmann said. “If shegets the ball around the hoop,it is hard to stop her.”

Breen is a returningstarter along with seniorpoint guard Evelyn Brazil,senior guard Mia Palmerand junior Abby Goetz. Casa-massa, a freshman guard, isthe fifth starter.

Trojanettes ready for a WPIAL playoff runCWNC, FROM PAGE N-6

“We like [the Cavaliers]pack-line defense, which is aman-to-man defense that hassome zone concepts,” he said.“All five guys should be flow-ing to the ball at all times. It’s astraight man-to-man defense,but we work to rotate and haveeveryone flow to the ball.

“If dribble penetrationoccurs, we have [defensive]helpers there. We work onclosing down on shooters. Theboys have bought in, and thegreatest emphasis is that it’s atotal team effort.”

When the defense is effec-

tive, it allows the Warriorsto rely on a fastbreak typeof offense as the team’s lackof overall height precludesit from using a half-courtoffense.

The Warriors also are bal-anced with Carter Ehms, a5-11 senior guard, pacing thescoring with an 18 points pergame average. Guard DaveRitchie, a 6-0 freshman, isaveraging 12 points a game.Aiken’s nephew, 5-10 sopho-more guard Drew Aiken, isnext at 10 points a game and6-4 junior forward JosiasO’Brien provides insidestrength at eight points a

game.Blake Carpenter, a 6-1

junior guard, was averag-ing 15 points a game beforean injury sidelined him forsix weeks. In a 70-43 victoryagainst Quigley Catholic thispast Friday in the sectionfinale, Carpenter led the War-riors with 15 points.

Eden played in a sectionwith Vincentian and NorthCatholic a year ago, but Aikenis confident that the rigorsof playing against fellowClass A, Section 1 qualifiersSewickley Academy, Cornelland Union have prepared histeam well.

“We felt our section wasvery tough,” he said. “Wewere undefeated out of sec-tion, and we hope [the com-mittee] looks at the body ofwork. Our section record isvery good, and we were com-petitive. That’s a strong point

Eden Christian is a WPIAL qualifier againEDEN, FROM PAGE N-6

By Marky BillsonTri-States Sports & News Service

This year’s version of the FreeportYellowjackets hockey team has been anenigma.

They have an impressive record of11-7-1, which exceeds the preseason hopesof first year coach Mel Reichenbaugh.

“I told my assistants I would have beenhappy with .500,” Reichenbaugh said,pointing to a roster that has nine skatersplaying on the varsity for the first timethis season.

Nonetheless, Freeport made the semi-finals of the Penguin Cup playoffs lastyear before bowing to eventual Class APenguin Cup champion Quaker Valley,4-3. So while the team was young, theplayers were inspired to play at a highlevel.

Perhaps that’s why so many playershave stepped up this season.

The Yellowjackets not only are try-ing to develop two scoring lines alongwith a third for rest and checking, buthave implemented a three-goalie systemdesigned to give primary starter MattHouston (5-2-1) 10 games in net this yearwhile Katie Hill (4-2) and Domenic DiGia-cobbe (2-3, .860 save percentage) are pen-ciled in to play six games each and pro-

vide depth.So while 20-goal scorers Stone Haber-

stroh and Hunter Kepple have been onthe same line at times this year, they cur-rently are part of two different lines in anattempt to break a recent three-game los-ing skid to Montour, 4-2, Westmont Hill-top, 6-3, and Thomas Jefferson, 4-3.

“I’m hoping that is going to make usstronger,” Reichenbaugh said.

Reichenbaugh had two stints as theFreeport middle school coach and spentfour years assisting David Helper prior tobeing named varsity coach this season.

A background of coaching in middleschool is a background of developing tal-ent. Hence an aforementioned third lineis being developed among four playerswho see playing time, with Tanner Hillcentering either Joel Bednar, MarkusHooks or Austin Carcia.

Kepple, who leads Freeport with 38points, has recently been placed on thesecondline’srightwingalongwithcenterMichael Frezetta and Nick Rusak, whilelongtime linemates Tommy Intrieri andcenter Robert Reichenbaugh, who leadsthe Yellowjackets with 28 assists, are nowpaired with 22-goal scorer Haberstroh.

It was Haberstroh who began a mid-season stretch where Freeport enjoyed a9-1-1 record after a 2-3 start with his dra-matic play. On Nov. 6 at the War Memo-rial in Johnstown the Yellowjacketstrailed Bishop McCort, 3-1, before Haber-stroh scored a short-handed goal with 52seconds left.

Robert Reichenbaugh set up Frazettawith the tying goal just seven secondslater before Haberstroh’s second goal ofthe game beat the Crimson Crushers inovertime, 4-3.

Coach Reichenbach has also preacheda new system that demands players suchas defensemen Ethan Waddell (7 goals,13 assists), Benjamin Drzemiecki, Dan-iel Coleflesh, Michael Zecca, CameronSpeakman and Cassandra Suran paymore attention to backchecking.

“We’ve beaten Mars and Hempfield.Playing with better teams, but thenwe lost to Westmont Hilltop. Nothingagainst them; they have some good play-ers. But I felt that was a game we shouldhave won. This team is hard to predict,”coach Reichenbach said.

Tonight the Yellowjackets play Hemp-field, which leads the Tier 1 Eastern Con-ference, before facing second-place DeerLakes on Monday and finishing the regu-lar season at Gateway on Feb. 26.

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