Sports
North Allegheny swimming, diving teams off to fast start as they look to defend titles
December 26, 2019
The North Allegheny swimming and diving teams are favored to repeat as WPIAL Class AAA champions and, for the first time, could earn PIAA titles in the same season.
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 6
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books.
Sophomore guard Mankins soaring for Greensburg Salem girls basketball
December 25, 2019
Greensburg Salem’s Abby Mankins has developed into a star for the Golden Lions.
Fox Chapel girls showing glimpses of potential
In the latter stages of the third quarter of Friday’s game at WPIAL power North Allegheny, the Fox Chapel girls basketball team led the Class 6A No. 2 Tigers, 31-25, and had designs on finishing off a key early-season Section 1 victory.
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Latrobe eagerly awaiting return of Anna Rafferty
Latrobe is hoping to get sophomore Anna Rafferty back after the holiday break. The 6-foot-1 forward makes a difference.
A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Springdale sheds long losing streak
Two years ago Friday, the Springdale girls basketball team defeated Yough, 47-28, in the consolation game of the Valley Tournament. The team then experienced a losing streak that extended through the first six games of this season.
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 7
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books.
George Guido: Unbeaten Springdale — and its pet turtle — worth remembering
December 24, 2019
As time marches on, an unfortunate casualty can be reunions of great sports teams.
High school basketball holiday tournament schedule
Boys basketball
Westmoreland Athletes of the Week: Penn-Trafford’s Zach Rocco, Norwin’s Danielle Rosso
Zach Rocco
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 8
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books.
Trib HSSN PIHL team of the week — Dec. 23, 2019
The Montour Spartans didn’t get off to the start they hoped for in the 2019-20 PIHL regular season.
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Kiski Area, Burrell wrestlers earn Powerade seeds
Wrestling teams from all around will travel to Canon-McMillan on Friday and Saturday to compete in the 2019 Powerade wrestling tournament, which is considered one of the best in Western Pennsylvania as well as the country.
Offensive mindset leads to good start for Highlands wrestler Jrake Burford
In his first high school season on the mat last year, Highlands’ Jrake Burford turned in quality performance after quality performance as he was a key contributor to his team’s playoff appearance.
Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps ready to defend Powerade titles
Norwin senior Kurtis Phipps didn’t have a usual summer wrestling in different major tournaments. He couldn’t.
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Knoch’s Nevaeh Ewing, Apollo-Ridge’s Keighton Reese
Nevaeh Ewing
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Waynesburg takes over top spot in rankings
It was quite a week in the WPIAL and for the Waynesburg wrestling program.
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Dec. 24, 2019
Class AAA
Trib HSSN state team wrestling rankings for Dec. 24, 2019
Class AAA
Trib HSSN wrestler of the week: Waynesburg’s Wyatt Henson
The Beast of the East Tournament in New Jersey had close to 130 teams this past weekend and Waynesburg’s Wyatt Henson found a way to earn a third-place finish in the 138-pound bracket.
