Last week was a busy one on HeraldNet. Leading the list of most read stories was the scary saga of a young woman who nearly died from an infection after having her tongue pierced. Articles about two local sports figures who succumbed to cancer, Dave Piland and Terry Ennis, also attracted many readers.

The top five articles for the week of Sept. 24-30 were:

1.Mysterious infection blamed on tongue piercing

2.Rising gas prices likely to linger

3.UW campus sites down to final four

4.Piland was man for whom goodness alone was not enough

5.Ennis remembered as caring coach, father