Sports

Butler’s Devin Carney celebrates after defeating Pine-Richland on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, at Pine-Richland High School.
Butler feeling the power as new boys Trib 10 top team
February 12, 2020
It was a rough final week of the regular season for several Trib 10 ranked teams as they either slid down or out of the final regular season rankings.

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Central Catholic tops Hempfield to win WPIBL boys team title
Central Catholic outdueled Hempfield in the championship match to capture the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League boys team title Wednesday evening at Nesbit’s Lanes in Plum.

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Burrell’s Mikey Scherer works toward a pin against Quaker Valley’s Donovan Cutchember in the 220 weight class semifinal on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, in WPIAL Class AA team wrestling championships at Chartiers-Houston High School.
Burrell’s Mikey Scherer exceeds expectations in return to mat
When Burrell’s Mikey Scherer was in eighth grade, he decided he didn’t want to wrestle anymore.

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Mt. Pleasant sophomore Dayton Pitzer, the defending PIAA Class AA champion at 182 pounds, had season-ending surgery.
Wrestling notebook: Teams using female wrestlers for free points
Saucon Valley and Reynolds presented a girl during their matches against Notre Dame-Green Pond, a catholic school in Easton, to collect a forfeit at the PIAA Team Championship in Hershey over the weekend.

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Plum’s Mackenzie Lake (23) and Gateway’s Alexis Margolis (2) compete Jan. 13, 2020 at Gateway High.
Alle-Kiski Valley girls basketball notebook: Plum faces old foe Penn Hills
The last time the Plum and Penn Hills girls basketball teams met was Jan. 29, 2016, when the Indians stymied the Mustangs, 45-23, in Section 2-AAAA.

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Deer Lakes girls basketball coach David Petruska watches his team compete against Shady Side Academy on Feb. 6, 2020, at Shady Side Academy.
Young Deer Lakes girls basketball team hopes to continue growth in playoffs
Playoff expectations were high when the Deer Lakes girls basketball team opened camp.

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Derry head coach Gene Brisbane coaches his players against Deer Lakes during girls’ WPIAL basketball at Derry Area High School on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020 in Derry.
Derry girls basketball team makes sure history doesn’t repeat
History was not going to repeat itself. The Derry girls basketball team saw to that.

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Franklin Regional’s Carter Dibert (right) and Penn-Trafford’s Boaz Chisko compete in the Eastern Area Invitational Wrestling Tournament on Dec. 6, 2019, at Gateway.
TribHSSN individual wrestling rankings for Feb. 12, 2020
Tribune-Review Individual Rankings

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Ty Cymmerman hopes to be the next Derry wrestler to hang his uniform on the wall in the wrestling room. Here he poses for a photo Feb. 11, 2020, at Derry.
Derry’s Ty Cymmerman would give singlet off his back to be a state champ
There are five wrestling uniforms hanging on the wall inside the Derry wrestling room.

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Burrell’s Ian Oswalt works to pin Southmoreland’s Andrew Johnson at 132 pounds during their Section 3-AA semifinal Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, at Elizabeth-Forward High School.
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Burrell nabs three top seeds for sectional tournament
WPIAL Class AA wrestlers will converge on Canon-McMillan high school this weekend for their sectional and WPIAL individual tournaments.

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Kendelle Weston and Monessen are seeking their first playoff victory since 2012.
Westmoreland girls basketball notebook: Monessen preps for playoff return
Janine Vertacnik has coached in numerous WPIAL playoff games over the years, including when she led teams at Jeannette and Greensburg Salem.

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Trib HSSN wrestler of the week: Luca Augustine, Waynesburg
In his team’s run to the state championship, the Raiders’ 160-pounder went 4-0 and picked up two pins, a technical fall and a 2-1 second tiebreaker win in the state championship match against Nazareth Area.

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Trib HSSN wrestling team of the week: Waynesburg
The Raiders finished as the runner-up in the PIAA Class AAA state championship this weekend in Hershey, falling just short of their ultimate goal.

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Kiski Area’s Jack Blumer wrestles South Fayette’s Praicen Long in the 160-pound weight class Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, at Hempfield.
TribHSSN state team wrestling rankings for Feb. 12, 2020
State team rankings

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Thomas Jefferson’s Mac Duda takes part in practice Aug. 6, 2019, at Thomas Jefferson.
10 WPIAL players selected for Big 33 Football Classic
Thomas Jefferson teammates Logan Danielson and Mac Duda were among 10 WPIAL players selected Wednesday for the Big 33 Football Classic.

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Upper St. Clair’s Luke Banbury shoots in front of coach Danny Holzer during a game against Bethel Park.
WPIAL seeds Fox Chapel above Upper St. Clair despite late-season loss
February 11, 2020
More than two dozen times, Upper St. Clair coach Danny Holzer has traveled to Green Tree to see the boys basketball playoff brackets revealed.

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Shane Swope tabbed to coach Monessen football
There’s a new man at the helm of the Monessen football program, looking to steer the ship in what he believes is the right direction.

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High school scores, schedules for Feb. 11, 2020
High schools

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WPIAL basketball coverage by TribHSSN.
Allderdice boys, girls advance to City League title game
Tony Henderson led the charge with 20 points as the Allderdice boys basketball team defeated Westinghouse, 89-54, in the City League semifinals Tuesday night.

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Seton LaSalle’s Molly Tuite fouls Jeanette’s Ciara Gregory in the first half at AJ Palumbo Center during the girls WPIAL Class AA championship game March 6, 2010.
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Girls basketball No. 8
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years.

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