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Penn-Trafford swimmers, divers set to contend at WPIAL meets
February 14, 2019
After sweeping titles at the county meet, Penn-Trafford seniors Paige Kalik and Logan Sherwin look forward to doing the same at the WPIAL Class AAA diving championship on Saturday at North Allegheny.
Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy hockey teams ready for playoffs
Quaker Valley and Sewickley Academy will concentrate on the qualities that got them into the PIHL playoffs and leave their struggles in the rearview mirror.
Franklin Regional swim team enjoys surprise success
Longtime Franklin Regional swimming coach Vic Santoro was expecting this season to be a rebuilding year. Until it wasn’t.
Quaker Valley swimmers, divers prepare for WPIAL championships
Quaker Valley’s Simon Iwanonkiw will be among favorites at the WPIAL Class AA diving championship Friday at South Park, giving the Quakers (3-6 overall, 3-4 in Section 2-AA) a much-needed lift going into the WPIAL swimming championship next week at Pitt.
Baldwin cheerleaders finish 3rd at national competition
Baldwin’s Alaina Wodarek said it’s every cheerleader’s dream to finish among the top three teams nationally.
Knoch’s Cummings takes advantage of sole high school season
Matt Cummings is making the most of his first and only high school swimming season.
5 things to watch in the opening round of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs
February 13, 2019
The 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs opening round is an extended one. It begins Friday and continues through Wednesday. There are opening-round games in five of the six classes, with the exception being Class 6A. Only eight teams qualified, so they all go straight to the quarterfinals. Here are five
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 13, 2019
High Schools Basketball Boys Thursday's schedule District 8 City League Brashear at Allderdice, 3:15 p.m.; Carrick at Westinghouse, 3:15 p.m.; Obama Academy at Perry, 3:15 p.m. District 6 Nonsection Ligonier Valley at Bedford, 7:30 p.m. WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First round Feb. 19 schedule Penn-Trafford (14-8) vs. Peters Township (15-7)
Mars boys, Peters Township girls stand atop Trib 10 basketball power rankings
Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:30 p.m. Then, after the show, the Trib Ten is posted at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the ranking for the Week of
Franklin Regional boys edge North Allegheny for WPIBL title
Spares win championships, and it came down to the arm of Franklin Regional junior anchor Alex Smith. Smith made his approach, rolled a strike and came back to pick up a spare to cap the 10th frame and lead the top-seeded Panthers to a 2-0 win over No. 3 North
Riverview’s wrestling Murphy brothers thrive on competition
Joe Murphy can see it coming sometimes at Riverview's wrestling practices: His 120- and 126-pound wrestlers, who just happen to be his teenage sons, tend to get testy while grappling during workouts. So like a father warning his children as they fight in the backseat of the car, Joe and
Gaul, Ward look to become four-time section champions
While some wrestling coaches in Class AA would like to see the section tournaments eliminated, there are just as many who think the section tournaments are important to the athletes. The WPIAL wrestling committee agrees, and because the PIAA southwest regional at IUP's Kovalchik Center can be contested only Feb.
Wrestling notebook: Burrell, Kiski Area early favorites to repeat as WPIAL team champs
Now that Burrell has won 13 consecutive WPIAL Class AA titles and Kiski Area has won three straight in Class AAA, it's hard to imagine them not winning again next year. While both teams lose good wrestlers to graduation, they do return a lot of talent, which makes them early
Alle-Kiski Valley high school wrestling notebook: Section title in sight for Burrell’s Gaul
Bryan Gaul spent much of the wrestling season on the sidelines because of a pair of injuries, one suffered at a preseason tournament and another at midseason. But the Burrell senior can become a four-time individual Section 3-AA champion if he takes home the title at Friday's tournament at Canon-McMillan,
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 11, 2019
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings Class AAA 106: 1. Dylan Chappell, Seneca Valley (32-4); 2. Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional (30-1); 3. Vince Citrano, Plum (24-3); 4. Mason Prinkey, Connellsville (24-5); 5. Dylan Coy, North Allegheny (28-3). 113: 1. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Seneca Valley (36-1); 2. Kyle Burkholder, Hempfield (25-5); 3. Finn
Trib HSSN final state wrestling rankings
Trib HSSN state team wrestling rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 16-1, 1 2. Northampton (11), 21-4, 3 3. Kiski Area (7), 19-1, 2 4. Council Rock South (1), 15-2, 6 5. Cedar Cliff (3), 19-2, 5 6. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 19-4, 4 7. Canon-McMillan
Freshman Whitlock takes charge for Monessen boys basketball
Stepping into the Monessen football team's starting lineup as a freshman this fall, Devin Whitlock received first-team all-conference honors as a defensive back. Offensively, he piled up more than 2,000 all-purpose yards, first as a receiver and kick returner, then as the Greyhounds' quarterback. And he didn't stop there. For
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Kiski Area
TEAM OF THE WEEK: Kiski Area The Cavaliers left Hershey with a third-place trophy, their third top-three finish in the past three seasons at the PIAA Class AAA team tournament. Although it wasn't the finish Kiski Area hoped for, the Cavaliers did rebound from a semifinal loss to Northampton to
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Canon-McMillan’s Costa Moore
Wrestler of the week: Costa Moore, Canon-McMillan, so. The Big Macs' sophomore had a strong performance over three days of the PIAA Class AAA tournament, helping his team reach the semifinals in the consolation bracket. Moore won all five of his bouts while wrestling at 113 and 120 pounds. His
After sweeping MAC championships, Moon swimmers turn focus to WPIAL meet
After an impressive showing at the Midwestern Athletic Conference championship meet, the Moon girls swimming team (10-1 overall, 6-0 in Section 5-AAA) has high hopes for the WPIAL championship meet Feb. 28-March 1 at Pitt. The host Tigers won 11 events to capture the MAC title for the second consecutive
