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Goalie Shannon headlines Baldwin hockey all-stars
January 18, 2019
Baldwin goaltender Cole Shannon has been a fixture at the PIHL all-star showcase event. Shannon, a senior, recently was selected to play in his third consecutive all-star game. The four-game showcase will take place Jan. 27 at Robert Morris Island Sports Complex on Neville Island. andquot;This year was especially the
Penn-Trafford’s Coy relishes Westmoreland County title
Injuries delayed Nick Coy's chances of winning a Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling title as a sophomore and junior. The Penn-Trafford senior wasn't denied this season, but it didn't come without some anxious moments. Coy scored an escape in the second period of the 145-pound final Jan. 5 and defeated
WPIAL section tournaments set for Wednesday
The section team wrestling tournaments in Class AAA and Class AA will get underway at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Kiski Area is the returning WPIAL champion in Class AAA and Burrell in Class AA. Burrell has won 12 consecutive Class AA titles. The top two teams in each subsection, which have
Organizers change times for Saturday’s Allegheny County wrestling tournament
Officials running the 18th annual Allegheny County wrestling tournament have made an adjustment to Saturday's schedule because of the expected snowstorm. Action will resume at 9 a.m. with semifinal-round action at Fox Chapel High School, and the finals and medal rounds are expected to begin at noon or earlier. A
Latrobe pulls out of Woodland Hills basketball showcase
Latrobe boys basketball will not play in the MLK Weekend Stand Against Violence Showcase at Woodland Hills. The WPIAL Class 6A No. 1-ranked Wildcats (12-2) were scheduled to play District 1 Abington (12-1) at 2 p.m. Saturday as part of the 35-team, three-day event. But Latrobe shut down all school-related
Mars’ Michael Carmody adds another Big 10 football offer
Mars junior Michael Carmody added a second offer in five days Thursday when Rutgers coaches extended a scholarship. The Scarlet Knights join Mississippi State, which offered the 6-foot-5, 290-pound lineman earlier in the week. Carmody is now approaching two dozen football offers including Pitt, Penn State and West Virginia, along
Gateway’s Derrick Davis adds ACC, Big 10 football offers
Derrick Davis can't sign with a college for nearly two more years, but the Gateway sophomore's options continue to grow. Davis (6-0, 180) announced scholarship offers this week from Georgia Tech, Syracuse and Wisconsin, raising his FBS total to more than a dozen. He also lists Pitt, Penn State and
Ellis School girls beat Riverview for 1st time since 2006-07 season
January 17, 2019
It was a quarter coach Keith Stitt and his Riverview girls basketball team would like to forget. The Raiders trailed by four entering the third quarter of Thursday's Section 2-2A matchup with Ellis School. But they were unable to score a point in the frame. The Tigers scored 17 in
High school roundup for Jan. 17, 2019: Penn-Trafford girls upset No. 2 Penn Hills
The No. 2-ranked Penn Hills girls basketball team had won six straight games and was unbeaten through the first round of play in Section 3-5A. Then the Indians went to Penn-Trafford. Stephanie O'Donnell scored 11 points to lead the host Warriors to a 42-38 overtime win over the Indians (11-4,
High school scores, schedules for Jan. 17, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday's results WPIAL Class 3A Section 2 Keystone Oaks 65, Fort Cherry 42 Class 3A Section 3 Steel Valley 63, Valley 48 Nonsection Carrick 64, South Park 59 Mt. Pleasant 70, Geibel 59 Norwin 59, Elizabeth Forward 44 Perry 73, Hopewell 48 Belle Vernon at Quaker
This time, Neshannock girls hold off Beaver comeback
Neshannock made sure there was no slipping Thursday night. After watching a late lead evaporate in 47-46 loss to Beaver in the WPIAL Section 1-3A girls basketball opener on Dec. 13, the Lancers were determined to avoid that. The game came down to the final possession again, but Neshannock held
No. 4 Gateway girls hold off challenge from No. 5 Franklin Regional in Section 2-5A
Just about every time Gateway coach Curtis Williams gathered with his girls basketball team during timeouts he asked, andquot;OK, who has Caliandquot; It was a familiar refrain echoing from the Gators' huddle. Gateway made sure it kept track of Franklin Regional senior guard Cali Konek as she moved through the
Ambridge hires Don Phillips as football coach
Coaching veteran Don Phillips will return to the sidelines this fall after two seasons away. Ambridge hired the 68-year-old coach Thursday to take over a Bridgers program that has struggled for wins in recent seasons. Phillips last coached Ellwood City from 2008-16 after stints at West Allegheny, Center, Monaca and
Trib HSSN Girls Swimmer of the Week: Laurel Highlands’ Maria Mrosko
Maria Mrosko made her WPIAL debut last year as a freshman and was able to hold her own in the thick of the girls Class AAA 200-yard individual medley. The Laurel Highlands sophomore placed fifth in the event and also represented the Mustangs at the state championship meet. After an
Trib HSSN Boys Swimmer of the Week: Seneca Valley’s Owen Blazer
Owen Blazer kicked off the high school swimming season early last month with a school-record swim in the 200-yard individual medley. It was his fifth school record, as the Seneca Valley junior already owned the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly records and the top marks as a member of two
Hempfield swimmers posting times among best in WPIAL
The Westmoreland County swim championships will take place Jan. 25-26 at Derry. They are held as a prelude to the WPIAL championships to be held Feb. 28-March 1 at Pitt's Trees Pool. Several Hempfield swimmers have their eyes squarely set on those two important meets. Five members of the boys
Shaler boys see road to success in pushing pace
Starting slow isn't what senior guard Colton Schott wants to see from the Shaler boys basketball team. When the Titans are at their best, they are moving quickly. If things stagnate, like they did during Shaler's 68-60 win Jan. 15 at Plum, climbing out of holes can be much harder.
Dadowski part of Shaler’s record-setting indoor track season
Andrew Dadowski doesn't spend his summer confined to the car, driving to different track events he's competing in. The Shaler sophomore enjoys his time off from competitive sports. Summers are for time with friends and family. That could be why when he returned to action so he could prepare to
Penn Hills girls bowlers off to fast start in quest for trip to state championships
Last season, the Penn Hills girls bowling team finished fourth at the WPIBL championships and seventh at the Western Pennsylvania Regional Championships. At the regional tournament, the girls just missed qualifying for the state championship when they tallied 3,107 pins, just behind Gateway's 3,181. The girls didn't forget about how
Carnegie-area hockey teams send collection to all-star games
When the PIHL All-Star rosters were released, South Fayette coach Frank Certo wasn't surprised by the selections from his squad. Senior forward Ian Kumar and junior goalie Bruce Hardman will represent the Lions in the Class A game. The duo has helped South Fayette (11-1) become one of the top
