Sports
1st Trib 10 basketball power rankings of 2020 see Fox Chapel boys new No. 1
January 1, 2020
We ring in the New Year with the first Trib HSSN basketball power rankings of 2020.
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Danielle Rosso steps up for Norwin
Danielle Rosso was expected to be a key contributor for the Norwin girls basketball team, but not even coach Brian Brozeski expected this type of production from the 5-foot-8 junior combo guard.
High school schedules for Jan. 2, 2020
High schools
A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Deer Lakes leaning on defense
The defense is not resting for the Deer Lakes girls basketball team.
Derry girls basketball stays above .500, seeks playoffs
It was a nail-biter in the truest sense of the term.
Knoch girls basketball team refuses to get complacent
The Knoch girls basketball team found itself in a dogfight last season for a spot in the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs.
George Guido: Making A-K Valley sports predictions for the 2020s
December 31, 2019
Happy New Year and welcome to new decade.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Deer Lakes’ Reese Hasley, St. Joseph’s Andrew Sullivan
Andrew Sullivan
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Latrobe’s Gabe Willochell, Penn-Trafford’s Bella Long
Gabe Willochell
Apollo-Ridge’s Harmon brothers excelling on mat at Armstrong
Just last year, Apollo-Ridge and Armstrong worked out a co-op agreement that allowed then-Apollo-Ridge sophomore Logan Harmon to wrestle for the River Hawks and compete in orange and blue during the winter months.
Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps happy with win, but not DQ finish, at Powerade
Norwin senior Kurtis Phipps was locked in a tight battle with Wyoming Seminary sophomore Nic Bouzakis in the 126-pound final Saturday at Powerade Tournament.
Trib HSSN state team wrestling rankings for Dec. 31, 2019
STATE TEAM RANKINGS
Another stern test awaits wrestlers at WCCA meet this weekend
It’s a busy and hectic time of the year for high school wrestlers.
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Dec. 31, 2019
WPIAL TEAM RANKINGS
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 1
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books.
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Waynesburg
The Raiders finished in third place at the 53rd annual Powerade Tournament hosted by Canon-McMillan. They had one champion, Mac Church (106), and also had wrestlers finish third, fourth, fifth and sixth.
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Gabe Willochell, Latrobe
No one had a better Powerade tournament than Latrobe’s Gabe Willochell and he was awarded for it by earning Outstanding Wrestler honors. He also won his weight class at 132 pounds with five pins and an ultimate tiebreaker decision.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 30, 2019
December 30, 2019
Basketball
High school roundup for Dec. 30, 2019: Burgettstown hits buzzer beater to win Avella tournament
Caleb Russell hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to lead Burgettstown to a 59-57 victory over McGuffey in the championship game of the Avella tournament Monday night.
