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Zmijanac resigns after 1 season as Ringgold football coach
November 28, 2018
For the second straight year, Ringgold will be in the market for a new football coach. Mike Zmijanac tendered his resignation Monday, according to Ringgold athletic director Laura Grimm. andquot;To be honest, I was really surprised,andquot; Grimm said. andquot;I didn't see it coming, not even a little bit.andquot; Grimm said
Mt. Pleasant boys to lean on young roster for up-tempo style of play
There is a biblical phrase that reads andquot;A child shall lead them.andquot; That may end up being the motto for the Mt. Pleasant boys basketball team this season. Of the 18 players on first-year coach Allan Bilinsky's roster, more than half are first- and second-year players, including nine sophomores. andquot;We're
Westmoreland high school notebook: Southmoreland’s Miller headed to RMU
Pipe dreams can come true. Just look at the Southmoreland softball program. The once-struggling Scotties won a WPIAL championship last spring. For decades, getting players to the Division I college level seemed nearly as improbable. But things sure have changed in Alverton. You just need Faith. Junior Faith Miller, a
WPIAL recruits decommit after Howard football coach leaves
Howard swooped into Western Pennsylvania and secured commitments from four WPIAL football recruits. But this week, the seniors reopened their recruitment after coach Mike London left for William andamp; Mary. Penn Hills teammates Terry andquot;Tankandquot; Smith and Hollis Mathis, West Mifflin's Parrish Parker and Steel Valley's Todd Hill all took
Defensive-minded Knoch boys basketball plans to push pace
November 27, 2018
In the seven years Ron McNabb has been coaching Knoch boys basketball, the calling card for the program has been a tough, physical, grind-it-out style of half-court defense. That defensive intensity isn't going anywhere, but McNabb said he has the most athletic group of players in his tenure, so don't
Knoch girls basketball starting over after playoff run
Knoch girls basketball leaned on a senior-laden team last season to reach the playoffs for the first time in six years, and behind them was a group that observed what it took to get over the hump. The Knights don't have any returning starters, but they have players such as
George Guido: 3 boys hoops teams in Westmoreland tourney
Three area boys basketball teams will be part of a Westmoreland County Coaches Association shootout Dec. 15. Valley, Burrell and Kiski Area will be part of the event where both Hempfield basketball facilities will be utilized. The coaches association, chaired basketball-wise by Hempfield's Bill Swan, wanted to get basketball as
PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — WPIAL splits as North Hills, Duquesne win state titles in ’93
PIAA Football Playoffs: 30 Years in 30 Days: The PIAA had been hosting state playoffs in all but one fall high school sport since 1976. Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country and field hockey all crowned state champions once the district playoffs concluded. The lone exception to the fall state
Southmoreland softball player Miller commits to Robert Morris
Pipe dreams can come true. Just look at the Southmoreland softball program. The once-struggling Scotties won a WPIAL championship last spring. For years, getting players to the Division I college level seemed nearly as improbable. But things have improved over time in Alverton. You just need Faith. Junior Faith Miller,
Fundamental approach has Monessen girls basketball thinking playoffs
Senior Marqula Green and juniors Qitarah Hardison and Zykavia Hairston walk by the trophy case loaded with mementos commemorating the rich history of Monessen girls basketball every day before practice. Inside are photos of PIAA and WPIAL championship-winning teams and relics of standouts from the past, such as former WNBA
New coach, same expectations for Monessen boys basketball
There's a good chance any early season conversation regarding Monessen boys basketball is going to involve three possible topics. andamp;#183; Legendary coach Joe Salvino, who guided the Greyhounds to six WPIAL titles, a pair of state championships and more than 600 wins in his 34 years as coach, left to
High school scores, schedules for Nov. 26, 2018
November 26, 2018
High schools Football PIAA playoffs Semifinals Class 6A Saturday's schedule Harrisburg (12-1) vs. Coatesville (14-0) at Hersheypark Stadium, 1 p.m.; Pine-Richland (11-2) vs. St. Joseph's Prep (11-0) at Altoona's Mansion Park, 1 p.m. Class 5A Friday's schedule Upper Dublin (13-1) vs. Manheim Central (14-0) at Wissahickon, 7 p.m.; Archbishop Wood
Kiski Area girls want to keep arrow pointed up
After six seasons, the Kiski Area girls basketball team finds itself under the direction of a new coach. Nick Dizon, who served as a varsity assistant and ninth grade coach in the Gateway boys basketball program the past three seasons, hit the ground running in April and got to know
Kiski Area boys basketball team returns plenty for new coach
Nick Smith's focus is full speed ahead. The 6-foot-3 senior guard on the Kiski Area boys basketball team is feeling energetic about the potential for this year's team as it builds with a new coach and a new system. The Cavaliers, with five starters back and younger talent pushing for
Trib HSSN high school football power rankings: Week 14
Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases our weekly power rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. This is the final week of the hit sensation, where talk of classification and boundaries are not reality and the strength of the overall team
Latrobe girls move on from notable graduation loss
Latrobe knew the Laura Graytok era would come to an end at some point, much like the boys basketball program begrudgingly anticipated the departure of Austin Butler a couple of years ago. Graytok, a standout in the Wildcats' backcourt for four years and a 1,591-point scorer, is now at American
Tough road ahead for talented Latrobe boys basketball team
Latrobe won't be criticized for playing a soft boys basketball schedule this winter. The slate is dotted with demanding matchups, from tournaments at Canon-McMillan and Elmira, N.Y., to other nonsection clashes with Abington Prep, Penn Hills, Kiski School, Allderdice, Woodland Hills and Gateway. andquot;The schedule kind of came together. It's
Aliquippa’s Will Gipson adds Pitt offer after reopening recruitment
A week after reopening his college recruitment, Aliquippa's Will Gipson announced an offer from Pitt. The senior wide receiver decommitted from Ball State on Nov. 19, two days after starring at Heinz Field in the WPIAL championship. He announced a Pitt offer Monday on Twitter. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound wideout had
Shady Side Academy’s Skyy Moore commits to Western Michigan
Shady Side Academy's Skyy Moore, whose spectacular senior season ended early because of injury, announced his commitment Monday to play football for Western Michigan. The Broncos offered him a scholarship Nov. 9, joining a list that already included Buffalo and Rice, along with FCS schools Duquesne, Albany, Columbia, Howard, Holy
Shady Side Academy’s Skyy Moore commits to Western Michigan
Skyy Moore can't exactly jump for joy right now, given his recovery from a fractured left ankle. But that didn't make the Shady Side Academy football star any less excited to make his college decision Monday. Moore, a standout quarterback/defensive back, committed to Western Michigan after visiting the school's campus
