Click below for a summary of how District 10 wrestlers performed Thursday on the opening day of the PIAA wrestling championships in Hershey:

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Click below to see the entire PIAA basketball schedule for the first round Friday and Saturday.

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The Mercyhurst Prep and Fairview boys basketball teams will compete in the first round of the PIAA playoffs on Saturday at Edinboro’s McComb Fieldhouse.

Both teams are known for defense, and their defenses better be sharp.

Mercyhurst Prep (22-3) is taking on Jeannette at 5 p.m. The JayHawks are averaging 63 points per game this season. The Lakers are allowing only 38.3 points per game with a stingy defense and a 6-foot 9-inch last line of defense in Josh Chojnacki. The terrific average ranks as the 20th best defense overall in the state.

Fairview (21-4) will start the tripleheader Saturday against Shady Side Academy. The Indians have been troublesome for most defenses this year at 63.5 points per game. The Tigers have the 21st best defense in the state in allowing 38.5 points per game.

District 10 results from Thursday’s PIAA Class AAA wrestling tournament at the Giant Center in Hershey:

– Mike Copper

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Villa Maria girls basketball standout Kayla McBride can add another award to the mantle after being named the Gatorade Pennsylvania Girls Basketball Player of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding athletic excellence, high standards of academic achievement and exemplary charcater demonstrated on and off the court.

The 5-foot, 11-inch guard led Villa (23-2) to the District 10 Class AA championship and the Victors will begin their quest to repeat as state champions on Friday. McBride has a 3.51 GPA and is averaging 21 points, 11.8 rebounds, 5.6 steals, 4.9 assists and 2.7 blocks per game for the Victors.

McBride has already been named to the McDonald’s All-American team and is in the running for the Gatorade National Player of the Year, which will be announced later this month.

– Tom Reisenweber

Mercyhurst Prep standout linebacker Trevor Colvin will continue his academic and athletic careers at Allegheny College. Colvin was a three-year starter on the offensive line, including in 2007 when the Lakers won the District 10 Class A championship.

Colvin was first team, all-region offensive line and second team, all-region linebacker as a senior and was named to the PA Football News all-state honorable mention team at linebacker. The Lakers went 39-8 during his four years there and he had 193 career tackles.

– Tom Reisenweber

District 10 results from Thursday’s PIAA Class AA wrestling tournament at the Giant Center in Hershey:

– Mike Copper

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Welcome to the latest edition of the PIAA Sneak Peek, our daily look at the PIAA swimming and diving championships, which will take place March 17-20 at Bucknell University in Lewisburg.

Click below to read about District 10’s Class AAA girls:

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The PIAA wrestling championships open Thursday and run through Saturday at the Giant Center in Hershey.

Readers also can check out the link to the PIAA brackets for each weight class.

Visit the Varsity blog throughout the weekend to follow Mike Copper’s updates from Hershey. He’ll provides details and analysis about the District 10 competitors.

Click below are the first-round matchups:

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Harbor Creek soccer star Scott Campbell will continue his academic and athletic careers at California University of Pennsylvania in the fall. Campbell was a first team, all-region selection this year and was the second leading scorer for the Huskies.

Harbor Creek, the Region 3 champion, advanced to the District 10 Class AA championship before falling in a shootout to Slippery Rock. The Huskies also advanced to the Sweet 16 in the PIAA playoffs before losing a double-overtime heartbreaker to District 7 champion Mars.

– Tom Reisenweber