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WPIAL, PIAA champions Wright, Mihm, Buerger return to lead North Allegheny swimming
December 20, 2018
Despite losing two top competitors, the North Allegheny boys swimming team (3-0) looks forward to earning its eighth WPIAL Class AAA title and third PIAA title in a row. Mason Gonzalez, a freshman on the Stanford men's team, ended last season ranked first in the 100-yard freestyle (43.03 seconds) by
Penn Hills football players named to all-conference team
After hoisting WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A championship trophies this season, many of the contributors who led Penn Hills to its first football titles in more than two decades received individual recognition for their success on the field. Seven Indians were selected to the first-team of the Big 56 Class
Penn Hills’ Mathis looks forward to college career at William & Mary
In mid-May, Penn Hills senior quarterback Hollis Mathis wanted to make sure his college recruitment wasn't a distraction during his final season for the Indians. Mathis announced his verbal commitment to Howard. While Mathis was leading the Indians to WPIAL and PIAA titles, Howard's head coach Mike London left theNorth Allegheny wrestling off to strong start
Predicting how the North Allegheny wrestling team would perform at the Panther Holiday Classic would have been difficult before the season. The Tigers' lineup nearly featured more wrestlers without varsity experience than those who wrestled before. While North Allegheny isn't close to a finished product, it has showed some promisingHampton bowling field full squad for 1st time
If you build it, they will come. It has taken a few years for the Thomas family, but that old saying has finally come to fruition. In its third year, Hampton has a full bowling squad of five players. No more, no less. But it is enough to field a
Hampton girls basketball stays positive during tough start
Though the Hampton girls basketball team is in unfamiliar territory, it is keeping up the positive vibes. The team lost its first five games after losing 12 games the past three years. But it wasn't unexpected with coach Tony Howard admittedly rebuilding with a young group while facing surefire WPIAL
Upper St. Clair’s Matheny chasing state breaststroke record
Upper St. Clair sophomore Joshua Matheny cemented his credentials as one of the top young swimmers in the country at the Speedo Winter Junior Championships-East meet Dec. 5-8 in Greensboro, N.C. Matheny, 16, came in first in the men's 100-yard breaststroke (52.89 seconds) and 200 breaststroke (1 minute, 55.27 seconds).
Westmoreland basketball notebook: Prep work paying off for Derry boys
Preparation is everything for Derry boys basketball. The Trojans aren't sparing a single detail this season. From the four-page scouting report each player gets days before every game, to intensive film-breakdown, first-year coach Tom Esposito has his team doing its homework on opponents. andquot;A lot has changed since the last
WPIAL boys swimmer of the week: North Allegheny’s Rick Mihm
Rick Mihm was a part of high school swimming history last March. The North Allegheny junior standout helped the Tigers' 200-yard freestyle relay team set a National Federation of High Schools record with a time of 2 minutes, 53.81 seconds at the PIAA championships at Bucknell University. andquot;When we first
Laurel Highlands looking for new football coach for 2nd straight year
Laurel Highlands has started the search for a new head football coach. After one season, Jake Just announced his resignation. According to TribLive HSSN affiliate WMBS, Just resigned for family reasons. The Greensburg resident has three children under age 6 and wanted to spend more time with them, he told
Division I commits Mayo, Wilson lead Hempfield swimming teams
Coach Kevin Clougherty operates the Hempfield swimming and diving program as an educational opportunity. andquot;We're using the discipline of the sport to teach life lessons,andquot; Clougherty said. andquot;Self-discipline, time management, working towards long-term goals, consistency of work. andquot;Sure, it's a bucketful of fun when the team is really good, but
WPIAL girls swimmer of the week: Northgate’s Karen Siddoway
Karen Siddoway has been pretty busy over the past several weeks. In addition to getting ready for her senior high school season at Northgate, the defending WPIAL Class AA champion in both the 100- and 200-yard freestyle swam three individual events and four relays at the USA Swimming Junior Winter
WPIAL wrestling standings through Dec. 20, 2018
Here are the latest WPIAL team wrestling standings for the 2018-19 season through Dec. 19. The top three teams from each sub-section qualify for the section tournaments. The top team in each sub-section faces the runner-up in the opposing sub-section with the two winners then doing battle for the section
QV wrestling team holds on for section win
It came down to the final bout, but the Quaker Valley wrestling team produced a 39-32 victory over Hopewell on Wednesday in a Class AA, Section 2B match. The Quakers upped their section record to 2-0 on the season. Archer Eubanks pinned his way to victory in 1 minutes, 48
Serra Catholic, Winchester Thurston girls to face off in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
Twenty years ago, Bill Cleary guided Serra Catholic to the school's second girls basketball district title and first of three WPIAL Class A championships. The past two years, Winchester Thurston has been the queen of the WPIAL Class A court, winning back-to-back district crowns. Now the two decorated programs are
High school roundup for Dec. 19, 2018: Southmoreland wrestlers edge Mt. Pleasant
December 19, 2018
Brett Huffman's pinfall victory at 195 pounds was the only contested bout Southmoreland won Wednesday night. It turned out to be just enough, as the Scotties defeated Mt. Pleasant, 42-39, in a Class AA, Section 3B match. Mt. Pleasant forfeited six weight classes, giving 36 points to the Scotties (1-1,
High school scores, schedules for Dec. 19, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday's results WPIAL Tarkanian Classic In Las Vegas Ambridge 56, Del Sol Academy (Nev.) 50 Mars 75, Palo Verde (Nev.) 64 Class 3A Section 2 Avonworth 45, Fort Cherry 44 Nonsection Apollo-Ridge 45, St. Joseph 42 Belle Vernon 68, Laurel Highlands 58 Beth-Center 85, Bentworth 45
Mars boys, North Allegheny girls atop Trib 10 bask power rankings
Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network will release weekly Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:30 p.m. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the rankings for the week of Dec. 17. Overall records are through Tuesday's games. BOYSLightweights power Seneca Valley past Butler
Behind workmanlike performances from their top-flight grapplers, the No. 4-ranked Seneca Valley wrestling team bested Butler, 49-20, in a Class AAA, Section 3A match Wednesday night. The Raiders' (2-0, 2-0) second section win of the season came on the heels of an impressive second-place showing at the King of the
Hempfield wrestling team overwhelms young Latrobe
If one thing stood out Wednesday as No. 3 Hempfield wrestled Latrobe, it was the Spartans' experience making a huge difference. Hempfield recorded five pins, got bonus points in four of its other five victories and rolled over young Latrobe, 50-14. The Spartans improved to 7-0 overall and 2-0 in
