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High school roundup for Feb. 13, 2021: OLSH cruises in championship showdown
February 13, 2021
In a battle of defending WPIAL champions in their respective classes, OLSH opened up a 12-point lead in the first quarter en route to a 73-51 nonsection win over Highlands on Saturday evening.
Trib HSSN girls basketball rankings: Feb. 14, 2021
Class 6A
Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings: Feb. 14, 2021
Class 6A
Westmoreland notebook: Belle Vernon boys basketball builds on last season’s success
Think of the pressure.
Westmoreland players, teams show support for Norwin’s Ty Bilinsky
A lot of local basketball players are wearing the No. 5 these days.
Peters Township unveils buzzworthy new gym
After some delays and a few more hurdles than usual that popped up while building a state-of-the-art high school athletic facility during a pandemic, Peters Township unveiled the AHN Arena at the new high school on Friday.
Waynesburg defends WPIAL Class AAA wrestling championship
Waynesburg was favored to win its second consecutive WPIAL Class AAA wrestling championship Saturday and did just that.
George Guido: Putting Burrell’s championship streak into perspective
Another season, another WPIAL wrestling title for Burrell.
Burrell takes down Burgettstown to capture 15th straight WPIAL Class AA wrestling title
It didn’t take long for the Burrell wrestling team to let Burgettstown know what was in store for it during the WPIAL Class AA team championship Saturday at Canon-McMillan.
Plum’s Montue grateful to reach top of program’s career scoring list
Kennedie Montue had scored 30 or more points three times this season and added a fourth game with 29, so 28 points — what was left for the Plum senior forward to secure the program’s all-time career scoring record — was attainable Friday as the Mustangs battled Section 2-5A rival Fox Chapel.
Hampton eager to compete in open WPIAL basketball playoffs
WPIAL Hall of Fame basketball coach Joe Lafko’s 25th season at Hampton has been like no others.
Fox Chapel boys getting valuable contributions from role players during winning streak
Heading into this season, Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar knew what he was going to have in junior Eli Yofan, but the rest of his starting lineup remained a mystery.
Fox Chapel’s David Manelis set to defend his WPIAL diving title
Fox Chapel senior diver David Manelis ran away with the WPIAL Class AAA diving title last season when he beat out the rest of his competitors by more than 100 points.
After setting school record, Pine-Richland’s Allen turns focus toward WPIAL success
Delaney Allen was exhausted as she climbed out of the pool after swimming her hardest in the 50-yard freestyle on Jan. 28 against North Allegheny when she started hearing screams of joy coming from her teammates.
4 players from Pine-Richland state title football team accept walk-on offers
Pine-Richland football had four players accept preferred walk-on offers on Feb. 3, and each one has a unique story.
Plum wrestlers ready for individual tournaments
The Plum wrestling team turns its focus this week from team competition to individual accomplishments with subsection and section tournaments taking center stage throughout the WPIAL.
Riverview’s Shoop chasing WPIAL swimming success in 500 freestyle
Riverview senior Beth Shoop swam the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 5 minutes, 31.36 seconds during Fox Chapel’s Jan. 14 meet with Woodland Hills.
Norwin notebook: Big day finally arrives for Giansante
Finally, the day of promise arrived for Anthony Giansante.
Norwin girls seek consistency as postseason nears
Norwin plans to be in the thick of the WPIAL Class 6A chase when the playoffs begin later this month.
