Sports

Quaker Valley’s Chris Barefoot (2) competes against Moon October 3, 2019 at Alpha Ice complex
Division title within reach for Quaker Valley hockey
February 14, 2020
The race for PIHL Penguins Cup Class AA playoff spots is finishing in a frenzy.

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Penn-Trafford swimmer Corina Paszek will continue her career at Clarion.
Penn-Trafford swimmer Paszek eyes school record, PIAAs
Penn-Trafford senior swimmer Corina Paszek, who committed to compete for Clarion next season, will have a couple of incentives at the WPIAL Class AAA championship meet Feb. 27-28 at Pitt.

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Plum’s Connor Moss looks for an open pass against Armstrong on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020.
Q&A with Plum’s Connor Moss
Plum’s Connor Moss eclipsed 1,000 career points Feb. 5 after scoring 25 in a 52-51 nonconference win over Baldwin. Moss joins another junior, the girls team’s Kennedie Montue, in hitting the milestone. Moss scored more than 20 points 13 times this season and had more than 30 points four times.

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Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps wrestles Franklin Regional’s Finn Solomon during the 67th annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association wrestling tournament on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, at Kiski Area High School.
Norwin wrestlers set big goals for postseason tournaments
Norwin’s wrestling team wants to keep establishing program records this year.

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Franklin Regional’s Carter Dibert celebrates his state championship last season.
Iron sharpens iron for Franklin Regional state title hopefuls Dibert, Solomon
At every practice in the Franklin Regional wrestling room, Finn Solomon and Carter Dibert are paired. When they wrestle, it typically becomes a spectacle.

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Franklin Regional’s Alaina Jenkins committed to bowl for Robert Morris.
Franklin Regional’s Jenkins looks forward to next chapter of bowling life
Alaina Jenkins’ favorite moment of her bowling career was also the one in which she felt the most pressure.

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Fox Chapel’s Alex Wecht is a member of the 2019-20 wrestling team.
The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Alex Wecht, Fox Chapel
When wrestling season ends, Alex Wecht, a senior for Fox Chapel, will see his scholastic sports career come to a close.

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Fox Chapel’s Brooke Krally competed at the Tri-State indoor meet Jan. 12, 2020, at Edinboro.
Fox Chapel indoor track team hoping to peak for big meets
The Tri-State Track Coaches Association indoor season is coming to a close, and Fox Chapel coach Tom Moul is confident his team will finish the season strong.

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Plum’s Delanee White competes in the 200 IM against Gateway Feb. 13, 2020 at Plum.
Plum swimmers ‘can’t wait’ for WPIAL championships
With the WPIAL Class AAA swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool fast approaching, Plum coach Shawn Haupt has double vision.

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Springdale junior Demitri Fritch drives to the basket during a practice on Dec. 26, 2019 as second-year coach Aaron Epps looks on.
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020
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Tony Henderson shoots a 3-pointer over Canon-McMillan’s Ethan Beachy during a state playoff game last season. Henderson is Allderdice’s leading scorer this season with 17.2 points per game.
Allderdice boys set sights on seventh straight City League basketball title
Taking over for a six-time champion usually isn’t an easy task.

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Christian Hyland has the Greensburg Central Catholic boys in the playoffs in his first season at the helm.
Westmoreland boys basketball playoff capsules: Games for Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020
WPIAL boys basketball playoff preview capsules

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Freeport junior Brooke Welling hopes to make her mark in freestyle events at the WPIAL Class AA swimming championships.
Trib HSSN girls swimmer of the week: Brooke Welling, Freeport
Brooke Welling ranks among the top swimmers in the girls 100-yard freestyle in WPIAL Class AA.

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Central Catholic senior John Guilinger is set to swim the 100-yard butterfly and 100 backstroke at the WPIAL Class AAA championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool.
Trib HSSN boys swimmer of the week: John Guilinger, Central Catholic
John Guilinger began his final varsity swim season at Central Catholic with both peace of mind and added energy after finalizing his decision to attend Penn State during the signing period in November.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 13, 2020
February 13, 2020
Basketball

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WPIAL basketball playoffs tip off, district gymnastics championships start Friday
Love is in the air. Sure, it’s Valentine’s Day, but for area high school basketball fans, Friday is the first date night with playoff basketball.

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Bishop Canevin celebrates beating East Allegheny in the Class 3A girls WPIAL basketball final Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Petersen Events Center.
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Girls basketball No. 7
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years.

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The top 17 finishers at the WPIAL rifle championships Thursday qualified for states.
West Greene’s Sheyann Watson captures WPIAL rifle title
Sheyann Watson has turned in good performances at the WPIAL individual rifle championships every time she has represented West Greene at the event in her high school career.

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Greensburg Salem wins WPIBL girls team championship
Over the last dozen years, Westmoreland County schools have dominated the girls team competition at the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League championships.

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Southmoreland’s Riley Comforti will lead the Scotties into their WPIAL Class 3A first-round playoff game against Beaver Falls.
Westmoreland basketball playoff capsules: Friday, Feb. 14, 2020
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