Sports
4 WPIAL wrestlers receive top seeds for Powerade tournament
December 26, 2018
Returning champion Kurtis Phipps of Norwin led a group of four WPIAL wrestlers who received top seeds in their weight classes for this weekend's Powerade Christmas Tournament at Canon-McMillan. Phipps, a junior who won the 106-pound weight class in 2017, received the No. 1 seed at 120 pounds. North Hills
High-scoring Freeport girls set sights on contending for section title
The Freeport girls basketball team surged to a 76-44 victory last week over Section 1-4A rival Burrell. The Yellowjackets scored 32 points in the first quarter and held the Bucs to seven with a pressing defense that forced 11 Burrell turnovers and led to multiple transition points. The offense and
GCC soccer player Brenna Springer commits to Akron
Greensburg Central Catholic's girls soccer team has had a number of offensive weapons on the field in recent years, particularly so last season when the Centurions put 95 goals in the net. Brenna Springer was one of the top threats to make those scores happen, whether she was scoring herself
Unbeaten Norwin girls basketball still working on fine-tuning for section play
Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski called his Knights to the gym Christmas Eve morning not because his team was struggling. The Knights have a perfect record. The purpose of the practice was to get back to basics and prepare for what promises to be a thrilling second half to
Belle Vernon swimmer Ian Shahan improves performance with Team Pittsburgh
Coming from a smaller club, Belle Vernon sophomore Ian Shahan was nervous at first about joining Team Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics. But he stepped up and ended the fall as one of the club's best swimmers. Shahan, 16, anchored the boys 200-yard medley relay (1 minute, 30.93 seconds) and 400 medley
Quaker Valley athlete of the week: Corinne Washington
Corinne Washington School: Quaker Valley Sport: Basketball Class: Sophomore Claim to fame: Corinne Washington's stat line always looks a little unusual, but she isn't the typical basketball player that excels in one or two areas. She excels in almost every way on the court In a 40-39 win over Avonworth,High school wrestling notebook: Kiski Area cements No. 1 ranking
Kiski Area showed why it is ranked No. 1 in the WPIAL and No. 2 in the state. The Cavaliers knocked off No. 2 Canon-McMillan, 36-33, and No. 4 Seneca Valley, 39-32, in a duals tournament at Canon-McMillan on Friday. No. 3 Hempfield beat Canon-McMillan, 42-24, before losing to Seneca
A-K Valley Athletes of the Week: Riverview’s Francesca Lio, Apollo-Ridge’s Klay Fitzroy
December 25, 2018
Francesca Lio School: Riverview Class: Junior Sport: Basketball Report card: Riverview (3-4, 2-0) started the season cold, but Lio has been red hot since the beginning. The 5-foot-8 guard/forward is on a run of four straight double-digit scoring performances, including a 20-point, 13-rebound outing in Riverview's 47-37 win over Ellis.
WPIAL wrestling rankings for week of Dec. 24, 2018
WPIAL wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 4-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 4-0, 4 3. Hempfield, 8-1, 3 4. Waynesburg, 4-0, 5 5. Canon-McMillan, 2-2, 2 6. Franklin Regional, 2-0, 6 7. Greensburg Salem, 2-0, 7 8. Thomas Jefferson, 7-0, 8 9. Norwin, 5-2, 9 10.
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Highlands having bounce-back season
After a difficult 2017-18 season, Highlands is having a rebound year. A 60-16 Section 3-AA victory last week over South Allegheny gave the Golden Rams (6-5, 1-1) their first section win since the 2016-17 season. That win, plus a pair of third-place finishes at the North Hills Duals and the
Powerade Tournament offers big test for local wrestlers
Cam Connor walked into Canon-McMillan's gymnasium three years ago this week as a wide-eyed freshman ready for his first crack at the one of the most prestigious high school wrestling tournaments in the country. He will enter the same gym Friday with a sharper focus but the same belief in
Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for week of Dec. 24, 2018
State wrestling rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 3-0, 1 2. Kiski Area (7), 4-0, 2 3. Cedar Cliff (3), 6-0, 3 4. Cathedral Prep (10), 4-1, 5 5. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 6-0, 6 6. Council Rock South (1), 1-0, 7 7. Seneca Valley (7),
George Guido: Highlands football had memorable season 20 years ago
The Highlands football program achieved some notable firsts in 1998. It was the first undefeated, untied regular season, the first playoff win in school history, and that team handed West Allegheny's Tyler Palko the only playoff defeat. The team was honored among other undefeated Golden Rams teams at this season's
Trib HSSN wrestling team of the week: Kiski Area
Team of the week: Kiski Area (4-0) The Cavaliers won WPIAL Class AAA championships each of the past two seasons and came into 2018-19 as the favorite to do so again. But what they did this week still rings as impressive. In the four-team WPIAL Showcase at Canon-McMillan, No. 1
Trib HSSN wrestler of the week: Kiski Area’s Stone Joseph
Wrestler of the week: Stone Joseph, Kiski Area, fr. A concussion sidelined Joseph for Kiski Area's first few competitions of the season, but he made the most of his long-awaited debut. The freshman heavyweight had a dominant 20-second pin in his first varsity match, helping the Cavaliers roll to aTrib HSSN wrestler of the week: Kiski Area’s Stone Joseph
Wrestler of the week: Stone Joseph, Kiski Area, fr. A concussion sidelined Joseph for Kiski Area's first few competitions of the season, but he made the most of his long-awaited debut. The freshman heavyweight had a dominant 20-second pin in his first varsity match, helping the Cavaliers roll to a
Norwin’s Phipps, North Hills’ Hillegas seek 2nd Powerade titles
Kurtis Phipps knows how hard it is to win the Powerade Christmas Tournament. Last year as a sophomore, the Norwin wrestler defeated eventual PIAA Class AAA 103-pound champion, Seneca Valley sophomore Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, in the semifinals and then Maryland state champion, St. Pauls' Will Guida in the finals. North Hills
Tribune-Review athletes of the week: Penn-Trafford’s Zach Rocco, Greensburg Central Catholic’s Melina Maietta
Zach Rocco School: Penn-Trafford Sport: Basketball Year: Junior Claim to fame: Rocco, who is averaging 14 points and nine assists this season, finished with 17 points, nine assists and six rebounds to lead Penn-Trafford (5-2, 1-0) to a 60-59 win over Barringer, N.J. in the Kreul Classic in Coral Springs,
Sewickley Academy athlete of the week: Donald Belt
Donald Belt School: Sewickley Academy Sport: Basketball Class: Senior Clame to fame: Donald Belt had one of the best basketball games of his career in a 65-43 win over Shenango. It was the kind of performance that he hoped for while stepping into a more prominent role on the team
Mercurial Knoch boys basketball team works for consistency
December 24, 2018
In something of a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde homage, Knoch experienced good Knights and bad Knights in the early portion of its schedule. The good Knights involved shots dropping from the perimeter and a faster pace as Knoch got out in transition. The bad Knights saw the opposite: a
