Sports

Knoch’s Jake Schiedt looks for an opening in the Highlands defense during their Section 1-4A matchup on Jan. 6, 2020.

Knoch shocks top-ranked Highlands in section showdown

January 7, 2020

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’s Nate Roth is the winner over Kiski Area’s Dom Giordano in the 120-pound final Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 at Kiski Area High School.

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.

Burrell’s Trent Valovchik pulls in a pass in the second half as Derry’s Justin Huss defends and stops Valovchik at the 2-yard line Friday,Oct 25, 2019, at Burrell.

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

Plum’s Connor Moss is a member of the 2019-20 basketball team.

A-K Valley athletes of the week: St. Joseph’s Trinity Lockwood-Morris and Plum’s Connor Moss

Trinity Lockwood-Morris

Kiski Area’s Samm Starr celebrates a win over Chase Kranitz of Norwin in the 152-pound final at the 67th annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association wrestling tournament on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020.

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.

Gerrit Nijenhuis is one of four Canon-McMillan wrestlers who won championships at the Tri-County Athletic Directors Association tournament last weekend.

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.

North Hills’ Sam Hillegas is the top-ranked Class AAA wrestler in the WPIAL at 132 pounds.

Trib HSSN individual WPIAL wrestling rankings for Jan. 7, 2020

Individual wrestling rankings

Burrell’s Richard Feroce works to pin Hempfield’s Coby Stepanik at 195 pounds during the WCCA Tournament on Friday at Kiski Area High School.

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.

North Allegheny’s Bobby Snyder and North Hills’ Ethan Mikovitzn compete Dec. 18, 2019 at North Allegheny.

Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Jan. 7, 2020

2019 TEAM RANKINGS

Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for Jan. 7, 2020

STATE TEAM RANKINGS

Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week for week of Jan. 6, 2020

Kiski Area’s Sammy Starr entered the Westmoreland County Coaches Association tournament this past weekend in his home gym and came away with a first-place finish.

Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week for week of Jan. 6, 2020

For the fifth straight year, Kiski Area captured the Westmoreland County Coaches Association tournament title, and this time the Cavaliers did it in front of a hometown crowd.

Quaker Valley athlete of the week: Sophie Besterman

Sophie Besterman

High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 6, 2020

Basketball

Rochester’s Corynne Hauser scored 23 points in a double overtime win over Vincentian on Monday night.

High school roundup for Jan. 6, 2020: Rochester tops Vincentian in double OT

If Monday night’s result is any indication, the race for the WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship this season should be a barnburner.

Deer Lakes rolls to section win over East Allegheny

January 6, 2020

The Deer Lakes girls basketball team plays three Section 3-3A games this week, and the Lancers got off to a good start Monday with a 62-41 victory over East Allegheny.

Blackhawk’s Jolie Strati pressures Central Valley’s Allyson Kirby during their game Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at Central Valley.

Blackhawk defense shuts down Central Valley in Class 4A showdown

Blackhawk girls basketball coach Steve Lodovico loves to run a press and trap defense with the goal of creating turnovers and racking up points off them. Facing a familiar foe in Central Valley on the road, he decided to adjust the gameplan.