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Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Brozeski subs fast and furious
January 17, 2019
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
High school scores, schedules for Jan. 16, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday's results WPIAL Nonsection Avonworth 69, New Brighton 59 Brentwood 59, Riverview 55 California 75, Beth-Center 64 Hundred, W.Va. 73, Mapletown 40 South Allegheny 53, Carlynton 45 Southmoreland 78, Geibel Catholic 52 Steel Valley 68, Obama Academy 63 Upper St. Clair 58, Allderdice 51 Waynesburg 52,
Knoch hires Brandon Mowry as football coach
Brandon Mowry held plenty of positions with the Knoch football team over the past two decades, and now he can add head coach to the list. The South Butler School Board voted Wednesday night to hire Mowry, a longtime assistant, as the district's newest football coach to replace Frank Whalen,
Burrell wrestlers take down rival Valley to claim subsection title
Burrell wanted to get back on track with the WPIAL team season approaching, especially after a disappointing loss to local rival Kiski Area last week. A Section 3-AA matchup against neighboring Valley did just the trick, as Burrell maintained its section dominance with a 57-19 victory over the host Vikings
Fox Chapel girls look to remain in playoff hunt in 2nd half of section slate
Megan Friday remembers her freshman year and the feeling she had experiencing the Fox Chapel girls basketball team's most recent run to the WPIAL playoffs. The senior forward hopes that this year's group can continue to carve its own path to the postseason. Despite a couple of bumps in the
Hempfield wrestling uses forfeits, big run to defeat Greensburg Salem
Spotting No. 2 Hempfield 12 points from two forfeits isn't a good recipe in winning a wrestling match. That's where No. 9 Greensburg Salem found itself Wednesday in its first-place showdown at Hempfield. Those forfeits were part of eight consecutive Hempfield wins, and it rode that wave to a 39-21Kiski Area wrestling rallies vs. Franklin Regional, pins down top seed
Wednesday was senior night for the Kiski Area wrestling team. As a sign of sportsmanship, the Cavaliers public address announcer also recognized the Franklin Regional seniors as they trotted to the middle of the circle, shook hands with Kiski Area coach Chris Heater and were handed gold wrestling pins as
Beaver, Neshannock to meet in Section 1-3A girls basketball showdown in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in HS sports
The second half of section play in WPIAL girls basketball tips off for many teams Thursday with the focus on a key Class 3A matchup in Beaver County. The first half of section play ended with Beaver, Neshannock and Avonworth all tied for the lead in Section 1-3A with 6-1
Mars boys, North Allegheny girls lead Trib 10 basketball 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, we will post the Trib 10 at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the ranking for the week
Keystone Oaks girls chasing 3rd straight section title
The Keystone Oaks girls are hoping for a trifecta this season. Under the direction of Ron Muszynski, who's now in his fourth year as head coach, Keystone Oaks won the first section title in girls basketball in school history in 2017. The KO girls racked up a 20-4 record that
Cali Konek finds comfort in Franklin Regional backcourt
Cali Konek might be attending her fourth high school in as many years but one wouldn't know it by watching her play basketball at Franklin Regional. Konek, a 5-foot-7 senior guard, looks quite comfortable not only in a Panthers uniform but also while competing at the Class 5A level. andquot;When
