Sports
Southmoreland girls stop West Mifflin, continue promising start to season
December 12, 2019
With long arms and long legs, Southmoreland is not the longshot it once was in WPIAL girls basketball.
PCN will re-air Pine-Richland’s snowy 2003 PIAA football final
The images are among the most iconic in PIAA football championship history.
Alle-Kiski Valley boys basketball notebook: Fox Chapel, Highlands and Springdale build perfect records
Building an undefeated record early in the season is the best a team can do, and three Alle-Kiski Valley squads entered Thursday unbeaten.
Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Greensburg Salem boys moving up to Class 6A
When the PIAA last week released a list of schools that plan to play up in classification for the 2020-21 and 2012-22 school years, one team stood out.
Zach Rocco helping Penn-Trafford boys basketball be all it can be
Zach Rocco is an Army of one.
Kiski Area boys basketball on verge of taking next step
A year ago, the Kiski Area boys basketball team finished their 2018-19 season with just four wins in the first year of coach Will Saunders’ tenure.
North Hills’ Hillegas motivated by loss in PIAA semifinals
North Hills’ senior Sam Hillegas seemed to be on his way to a third PIAA Class AAA title last season. However, Hillegas suffered his first loss of the season in the state semifinals, denying him a chance to become a state champion all four years.
Competition fuels Hampton girls swim team
The only way to get better is to compete with the best.
Hampton boys swim team primed for strong season
If last year’s 15th-place team finish at WPIALs was any indicator of what this small team can do in a pool of big fish, Hampton’s last year in Class AAA could be one of its best.
Focus on defensive effort lifts Shaler Area girls to fast start
Senior guard Meghan Lacey wants this season to be a revenge tour for the Shaler Area girls basketball. The Titans made quite a statement to open the season at the Ambridge tournament.
Carlynton, Chartiers Valley expect to send several wreslters to WPIALs
Jesse Valentine and Bill Evans are good friends. Both are wrestling coaches — Valentine at Carlynton and Evans at Chartiers Valley — and they have kids who wrestle together.
Penn Hills swimmers start fresh under new coach
The Penn Hills swimming program has a fresh, new look this year.
Penn Hills’ Clayborn to continue soccer career in college
Several Penn Hills girls soccer players have gone on to play at the collegiate level in recent years. Midfielder Taylor Clayborn is the most recent Indian to make her college decision.
Thirty-six from WPIAL make all-state volleyball teams
North Allegheny made it a PIAA Class AAAA three-peat this season in girls volleyball, while North Catholic won its first Class A state title in the sport.
WPIAL wrestling standings through Dec. 11, 2019
Here is the latest WPIAL team wrestling standings for the 2019-20 season through Dec. 11.
WPIAL survey results: Schools favor 6 playoff brackets, mixed on realignment approach
The WPIAL’s football survey produced mixed results on some topics, but a clear majority of schools want to keep six separate playoff brackets.
McGuffey’s CJ Cole accepts preferred walk-on offer from West Virginia
McGuffey wide receiver and defensive back CJ Cole is heading south for college, but not too far south.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 11, 2019
Basketball
High school roundup for Dec. 11, 2019: Elizabeth Forward wins early season showdown on Class AA mats
Elizabeth Forward used five pins to post a 46-31 victory over Southmoreland in a matchup of top teams in WPIAL Class AA on the opening night of section wrestling action Wednesday.
