Sports
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
George Guido: PIAA forcing football teams to move up causes social media storm
The smoke and fire seen burning up Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday centered on the announcement from the PIAA that Aliquippa and a number of other schools are being moved up in classification under a new rule.
Transfers will force Aliquippa football to Class 4A, pending appeal to PIAA
Aliquippa ranks among the smallest football schools in the WPIAL, with only four more boys than Jeannette and nine fewer than Shenango.
WPIAL denies Butler request to join District 10 in football
Mired in a 20-game losing streak, Butler’s football team asked to leave the WPIAL and join District 10, but that request was denied by the WPIAL board Monday.
Pair of WPIAL basketball title game rematches on docket for Tuesday
December 16, 2019
The two teams that played for WPIAL Class 6A gold earlier this year will battle again Tuesday in the final tune-up for both teams before they begin section play.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 16, 2019
Basketball
High school roundup for Dec. 16, 2019: No. 1 Bethel Park staves off Upper St. Clair upset bid
Maddie Dziezgowski scored 18 points as top-ranked Bethel Park held off Upper St. Clair for a 43-42 girls basketball victory in Section 2-6A Monday night. Olivia Westphal added 10 points for Bethel Park (5-0, 2-0), which jumped out to a 14-6 lead in the first quarter. Ava Keating and Mia Brown had 10 points apiece for Upper St. Clair (2-2, 1-1).
Career night for Ashleigh Connor carries Mt. Lebanon past Hempfield
Pressure — lots of it — came at Hempfield from all angles early in Monday night’s Section 2-6A girls basketball game.
Inaugural TribHSSN boys basketball state rankings
With the new season a week and a half old, Trib HSSN delivers the weekly boys basketball state rankings.
TribHSSN boys basketball player of the week: Mt. Lebanon’s Jake Hoffman
A great start by the defending WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball champions has been overshadowed a bit by an incredible statistical anomaly.
TribHSSN boys basketball team of the week: South Allegheny
Last year, South Allegheny ended December with a 3-6 record and began 2019 with nine losses in eleven games to finish 6-15 overall and tied in the basement of Section 3-3A.
Freeport girls step up on defense, surge past Highlands
Late in the first quarter of Monday’s Section 1-4A girls basketball matchup between Freeport and Highlands, the Yellowjackets and Golden Rams were tied at eight.
Hempfield girls basketball team raises money for Mt. Lebanon junior battling cancer
Hempfield senior basketball player Sarah Liberatore wanted to surprise two of her AAU teammates and, as an extension, help out a friend of theirs who is battling cancer.
