Sports
Penn Hills girls bowlers off to fast start in quest for trip to state championships
January 17, 2019
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 topNorth Allegheny hockey team rides wave of all-stars
North Allegheny senior forward Dylan Watkins is relishing the thought of sharing a locker room with Peters Township's Torrey Schwartz and Ryan Luppe. Sure, 20 days ago the teams squared off to determine which would top the standings in the PIHL's Class AAA. But when it comes time for the
Young North Hills girls basketball grows from challenges
After one run-through of its Section 1-6A schedule, the North Hills girls basketball team is finding wins hard to come by. Coming into the season, lofty goals such as winning the section title would have been a tough ask for a young Indians (2-9, 1-5) squad that carries more freshmen
Young Bishop Canevin boys basketball team begins to jell in 2nd half of season
Friday night, the Bishop Canevin boys basketball team gets a rematch with Monessen, the only team to defeat the Crusaders through the first half of Section 2-A play. The Greyhounds pulled away from the Crusaders, 65-44, in that Dec. 21 meeting. Bishop Canevin led Monessen early, but the Greyhounds eventually
Penn Hills swimmers, relays earn WPIAL qualifying cuts
The Penn Hills swim team has one goal -- have as many swimmers as possible qualify for the WPIAL Class AAA championships, set for Feb. 28-March 1 at Pitt. Three swimmers and two relay teams have qualified thus far this season. Seniors Kimani Gregory and Glenn Hanna, as well as
Hampton hockey program gets hot at right time
Hockey fans in the Pittsburgh region are used to seeing their professional team start slow and improve as the season wears on. Hampton is trying to imitate that story arc. The Talbots finished off No. 2-ranked Mars by a 7-4 victory to reach 7-6, the first time over .500 since
Hampton hockey team boasts 4 all-stars
Four Hampton hockey players made the PIHL Class AA All-Star team for the 2018-19 season. Senior forwards Justin Adamski and Michael Orban, along with senior defenseman Will Meglio and junior goalie Jake McGee, will represent the Talbots in the four-game showcase Jan. 27 at the Robert Morris Island Sports Complex
A-K Valley basketball notebook: Stretch run for playoff contenders
The WPIAL basketball season is hitting its stretch run, as girls basketball teams began the second half of section play Thursday. Boys will do the same Friday. If the standings at the midpoint of the section season are any indication, there should be some intriguing playoff races in the Alle-Kiski
Football coach Rod Steele leaving Steel Valley for West Mifflin
Rod Steele estimates he'll drive about three minutes longer to football practice next fall. After nine seasons, two WPIAL titles and a state championship at Steel Valley, Steele was hired Thursday night to coach nearby West Mifflin. andquot;It's an opportunity to move up in classification to a bigger school,andquot; Steele
Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Brozeski subs fast and furious
Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski joked he has a timing mechanism in his pocket during games that alerts him when to substitute players. Watch a Knights game, and it's like hockey line changes: three in, three out; four down, four up. While a number of teams like to whittle
Fox Chapel set to host 18th annual Allegheny County wrestling tournament
A native of East Liberty, where wrestling wasn't very prevalent as he grew up, Ron Frank nonetheless made the sport a significant part of his life's work. And even after nearly four decades of coaching at Fox Chapel, Frank still gets a rush from the sight of the medal stand
Mt. Lebanon’s Ward chasing WPIAL butterfly record that’s stood since ’83
Mt. Lebanon senior Trinity Ward is out to break the oldest WPIAL swimming record on the books. Ward, the three-time defending WPIAL Class AAA champion, hopes to better the mark in the girls 100-yard butterfly (54.16 seconds) set by Penn Hills' Melanie Buddemeyer in 1983. Ward is off to a
West Mifflin’s Lynch recovers from injury to join WPIAL’s top freestyle swimmers
After missing last season with a shoulder injury, West Mifflin swimmer Ashley Lynch has come back with a vengeance. Lynch, a senior, ranked second in WPIAL Class AA in the girls 200-yard freestyle (1 minute, 59.73 seconds) as of Wednesday. She led earlier (2:01.34). She is among the top 10
Belle Vernon’s Spekis posts WPIAL’s top time in 100 breaststroke
Belle Vernon swimmer Robert Spekis has lofty goals and is off to a speedy start. Spekis, a senior, led WPIAL Class AA in the boys 100 breaststroke (1 minute, 1.02 seconds) through Tuesday's meets. He is defending WPIAL champion and meet record holder (57.80). He looks forward to rising to
Greensburg Salem hires new athletic director
Greensburg Salem School District hired a new athletic director: Mike Burrell Jr., who serves the same role at North Catholic. The school board voted 7-2 on Wednesday to hire Burrell at an annual salary of $75,000, with members Jeff Metrosky and Robin Savage opposing. Burrell will start at Greensburg Salem
MaxPreps Tour of Champions honors West A boys soccer team
The MaxPreps Tour of Champions will stop Friday at West Allegheny to honor the school's state championship boys soccer team. West A went 23-2 this past season and won the PIAA Class 3A title. The team will receive the Army National Guard national rankings trophy during a school assembly at
WPIAL wrestling standings through Jan. 16, 2019
January 16, 2019
Here are the final WPIAL team wrestling standings for the 2018-19 season through Jan. 16. The top three teams from each sub-section qualify for the section tournaments. The top team in each subsection faces the runner-up in the opposing subsection with the two winners then doing battle for the section
High school roundup for Jan. 16, 2019: Upper St. Clair boys rebound to beat Allderdice
The Upper St. Clair boys basketball team showed off its ability to rebound Wednesday night. A day after losing their first game of the season to Section 2-6A rival Mt. Lebanon, the Panthers upset one of the state's top teams, Allderdice, 58-51. Chris Pantelis had 28 points, and Dave Pantelis
Chartiers Valley girls get defensive in Section 1-5A win over Thomas Jefferson
A high-scoring game featuring the Chartiers Valley and Thomas Jefferson girls basketball teams was one possibility. Chartiers Valley, ranked No. 1 in Class 5A, went into the showdown with a 67.1 ppg average; TJ was scoring at a 61.6 ppg clip. Lurking in the not-so-hidden background, however, was CV's staunch
