Sports
Westmoreland girls basketball notebook: Southmoreland moves forward after key player transfer
January 8, 2020
The Southmoreland girls are having their best season, record-wise, in program history.
Prolific Plum playmaker Kennedie Montue growing her game
Kennedie Montue has not slowed down in the new year.
Ethan Morton’s triple-double leads Butler past rival Pine-Richland in OT
Ethan Morton’s 3-point shot wasn’t falling and Pine-Richland’s defense didn’t allow many layups, so Butler’s star prevailed instead with free throws.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 7, 2020
Basketball
High school roundup for Jan. 7, 2020: Frank Stumpo racks up 51 points to lead Keystone Oaks past Freedom
One of the top scorers in the WPIAL all season, Keystone Oaks senior Frank Stumpo took it to another level Tuesday night.
Pine-Richland’s Phil Jurkovec enters NCAA transfer portal
Pine-Richland graduate and Notre Dame backup quarterback Phil Jurkovec has placed his name in the NCAA transfer portal and will look to leave the Irish this year, according to a source close to the situation.
Football alignment questions to be discussed in WPIAL pow-wow
January 7, 2020
Many questions surround the WPIAL football landscape for the 2020 and 2021 seasons as realignment is set to take place.
Montour comes up big in the clutch to beat South Fayette in overtime
Montour struggled offensively in the second half and into overtime, but when the Spartans needed a tying hoop and then a winning basket, they were a scoring machine.
Springdale ekes out win over rival Apollo-Ridge
Another game between Springdale and Apollo-Ridge, another nailbiter.
Zach Rocco’s big night carries Penn-Trafford past Hempfield
Zach Rocco had a feeling he might get to the foul line a lot against Hempfield, depending on how tightly the game was officiated.
No. 1 Fox Chapel stays unbeaten with convincing win over Norwin
Fox Chapel, the top-ranked team in Class 6A, jumped ahead in the first minute and didn’t look back, leading the entire way to a 63-48 victory over Norwin on Tuesday night.
Knoch shocks top-ranked Highlands in section showdown
Tuesday night’s meeting between WPIAL Class 4A No. 1 Highlands and No. 4 Knoch was one of the most anticipated matchups of the season, and it didn’t disappoint.
Latrobe gets lift from freshmen wrestlers
Latrobe wrestling coach Mike Ciotti wasn’t surprised his team was leading the 67th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament after first day of action.
George Guido: Plenty of intrigue surrounding WPIAL football scheduling
As Rod Stewart once sang, “Tonight’s the Night.”
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Isaiah Vance, Derry’s Tiana Moracco
Isaiah Vance
A-K Valley athletes of the week: St. Joseph’s Trinity Lockwood-Morris and Plum’s Connor Moss
Trinity Lockwood-Morris
With newfound confidence, Kiski Area’s Sammy Starr is seeing success
Kiski Area’s Sammy Starr came away from the 67th annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association tournament with an individual title in hand.
Westmoreland County wrestling notebook: Mt. Pleasant to host junior high tournament
The annual Westmoreland County Junior High wrestling tournament will be held Friday and Saturday at Mt. Pleasant.
Trib HSSN individual WPIAL wrestling rankings for Jan. 7, 2020
Individual wrestling rankings
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Burrell, Kiski Area set for annual showdown
Two of the top wrestling teams in the WPIAL will converge on Thursday at Kiski Area as the three-time defending WPIAL Class AAA champion Cavaliers will host the 13-time defending WPIAL Class AA champions, Burrell.
