Sports
Polce leads Pine-Richland boys past Connellsville
February 18, 2020
Pinpoint perimeter shooting and dominant rebounding led Pine-Richland to an 81-51 victory over Connellsville in the first round of the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs Tuesday at Fox Chapel High School.
Monessen holds Aquinas Academy scoreless in 1st quarter but loses
After a dominating start, the Monessen girls basketball team saw its opening-round game of the WPIAL Class A playoffs slip away Tuesday in a 34-30 defeat by Aquinas Academy at Peters Township.
Gateway girls stage furious rally to run past Penn-Trafford
Facing a 13-point deficit that felt more like 30, Gateway had to remind itself this was the playoffs and there was no next game.
Moon rockets past Mars in return to WPIAL girls basketball playoffs
After a five-year hiatus, it was a successful return to the WPIAL playoffs for Moon.
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Latrobe’s Cole Ferri and Penn-Trafford’s Corina Paszek
Cole Ferri
Thomas Jefferson girls impress in playoff-opening win over Armstrong
A solid defensive effort got fifth-seeded Thomas Jefferson off to a good start in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs Tuesday night.
Penn Hills girls pull away from Plum late to advance in Class 5A playoffs
The Penn Hills and Plum girls basketball teams, longstanding section rivals in the old Class AAAA, hadn’t played in more than four years until the WPIAL brought them together Tuesday for a Class 5A first-round game at Fox Chapel.
Wrestling notebook: Norwin’s Weinzen done for season with arm injury
The season is over for Norwin senior Ryan Weinzen.
Plum wrestler Vince Citrano a man on a mission in Class AAA postseason
Plum sophomore Vince Citrano has been a man on a mission all season long.
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Seven wrestlers earn top seeds for sectionals tournament
WPIAL Class AAA wrestlers will compete in their section tournaments Saturday, and seven from the Alle-Kiski Valley were seeded first in their respective weight class.
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Samantha Coleman and A.J. Corrado
Samantha Coleman
Yough champs enter school’s wrestling record books, still have goals to achieve
Shane Momyer and Glenn Christner did something Friday at the WPIAL Class AA section tournament that is a rare occurrence in Yough wresting history. They won section titles.
Westmoreland County basketball playoff preview capsules: Games of Feb. 19, 2020
Wednesday’s games
A-K Valley basketball playoff preview capsules: Games of Feb. 19, 2020
Girls
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for Feb. 18, 2020
Class AAA
Top bowlers to compete for WPIBL individual titles
The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League crowned its team champions last week as the Central Catholic boys and Greensburg Salem girls took home top honors.
George Guido: New Edinboro football coach to headline Armstrong County Sports HOF class
It’s been a pretty busy 2020 so far for Apollo-Ridge graduate Jake Nulph.
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Burrell’s AJ Corrado
Burrell’s AJ Corrado has turned in a dominant junior wrestling season, and he earned his first WPIAL title in the same fashion this weekend.
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Burrell
Burrell’s wrestling team turned in quite the weekend at Canon-McMillan on Friday and Saturday.
