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South Fayette extended its winning streak to 21 straight games, rolling past Peters Township on the way back to the PIAA championship game. The defending state champions led 14-5 after one quarter, then throttled the Indians, 20-8 in the second, on the way to a running-clock win and a third title game berth in the past four seasons. Ella Vierra led the Lions with 19 points. Haylie Lamonde and Ryan Oldaker combined for 27 more. Taylor McCullough led Peters Township with 11. The season came to an end for Chartiers Valley (5A boys) and Upper St. Clair (6A boys), each with close loses. The PIAA Finals open Thursday at the Giant Center in Hershey.  PIAA Brackets

PIAA Semifinals
Tuesday, Mar. 17 (PIAA District – finish)
5A Girls 7-1 South Fayette > 7-4 Peters Township, 67-24  Watch/Listen Here
5A Boys 3-1 West York > 7-1 Chartiers Valley, 45-44  Watch/Listen Here
6A Boys 3-1 Central Dauphin > 7-1 Upper St. Clair, 55-52

MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela has won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States 3-2 on Eugenio Suárez’s tiebreaking double in the ninth. Maikel Garcia’s third-inning sacrifice fly and Wilyer Abreu’s fifth-inning homer off rookie Nolan McLean built a 2-0 lead before a roaring pro-Latin America crowd in Miami. Eduardo Rodríguez and lights-out relievers limited the Americans to two hits before Bryce Harper’s two-out, two-run homer in the eighth tied it. Daniel Palencia retired the side in order in the ninth, finishing a three-hitter.

The Denver Broncos have acquired standout wide receiver Jaylen Waddle in a blockbuster deal that sends three draft picks to the Miami Dolphins, including a first-rounder, according to two people with knowledge of the trade. Both spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been announced. The Dolphins will receive the 30th-overall pick in next month’s NFL draft along with picks in the third and fourth rounds. Denver will get Miami’s fourth-rounder along with Waddle. Waddle gives Bo Nix another main playmaker along with Courtland Sutton, boosting a passing offense that finished 11th in the NFL last season.