Sports
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 14
December 18, 2019
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books.
Western Pa. football recruits make official commitments during early signing period
The early signing period for Division I football recruits arrived Wednesday and high school seniors across Western Pennsylvania took to social media to reveal their official commitments.
Elizabeth Forward volleyball standout Kaitlin Fournier commits to Georgia
Elizabeth Forward’s Kaitlin Fournier is becoming a Bulldog.
Second big night of section matches in WPIAL wrestling takes center stage
Twas the week before Christmas and all through the WPIAL, many creatures were stirring on a busy night of district mat action.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 17, 2019
December 17, 2019
Basketball
High school roundup for Dec. 17, 2019: Lincoln Park holds off Aliquippa charge
Isaiah Smith scored 18 points and Dakari Bradford added 15 as Lincoln Park held off a late charge from Aliquippa to secure a 68-64 victory in a matchup of top teams in Section 1-3A Tuesday night.
Demitri Fritch registers triple-double in Springdale OT thriller over Sto-Rox
Springdale junior Demitri Fritch had a game for the ages as he registered a triple-double in a thrilling 86-85 overtime victory over No. 2 ranked Sto-Rox.
Highlands uses balanced attack to hammer Beaver Falls
No Johnny? No problem Tuesday night for the Highlands Golden Rams.
Norwin boys use defense to get past Jeannette
Unbeaten Norwin probably will have better shooting performances as the season wears on.
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Mt. Pleasant’s Jake Johnson and Latrobe’s Rachel Ridilla
Jake Johnson
Alle-Kiski Valley wrestling notebook: Kiski Area goes undefeated at Moon Duals
Even though Kiski Area is the three-time defending WPIAL Class AAA wrestling team champion, the Cavaliers are still out to prove that they are the team to beat.
Burrell wrestler Ian Oswalt earns career win No. 100
This past weekend, Burrell junior Ian Oswalt reached a milestone in his third year of high school that some wrestlers never reach in their entire scholastic career.
Trib HSSN state team wrestling rankings for Dec. 17, 2019
Class AAA
Westmoreland County wrestling notebook: Top teams set to square off at Kiski Area
Four of the top five Class AAA wrestling teams in the WPIAL will square off Friday at Kiski Area.
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Dec. 17, 2019
Class AAA
Greensburg Salem wrestler John Meyers ready to tackle heavy hitters at 220
Greensburg Salem senior John Meyers is gambling on his ability.
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 15
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books.
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Canon-McMillan
Canon-McMillan started the 2019-20 season on the right note. The Big Macs took third in the Cumberland Valley Kickoff tournament, then won the King of the Mountain tournament by eight points over Mifflin County last weekend.
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Waynesburg’s Mac Church
Waynesburg’s Mac Church had a great weekend at the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman Classic tournament. He placed second in the 106-pound weight class, which had seven other nationally ranked 106-pound wrestlers. The Waynesburg freshman was No. 12 heading into the weekend.
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Morgan Gamble and Demitri Fritch
Demitri
