Sports
Decision time nearing for Franklin Regional’s Nick Leopold
March 5, 2019
Franklin Regional’s Nick Leopold soon will find himself at a fork in the road.
North Allegheny boys chasing 3rd straight PIAA swimming championship
Led by four top seeds, the North Allegheny boys swimming team is a serious contender for its third consecutive PIAA Class AAA title March 15-16 at Bucknell.
PIHL roundup: Mt. Lebanon defeats Cathedral Prep in Penguins Cup playoffs
Luke Husak and Wyatt George each had two goals to lift No. 4 seed Mt. Lebanon to a 7-3 victory over Cathedral Prep in the first round of the PIHL Class AAA Penguins Cup playoffs Monday at Mt. Lebanon Ice Center.
Stewart’s 7 points lead Burrell to PIHL Division II 1st-round victory over Trinity
After Tyler Stewart skated around three Trinity players before depositing the puck into the back of the net for his fifth goal of the game midway through the third period, Burrell hockey coach Max Rickard said he looked at one of his assistant coaches and just shook his head.
Upper St. Clair tops Baldwin in PIHL Class AA 1st round game
After being swept in both regular-season matchups, No. 2 seed Upper St. Clair got some sweet postseason revenge by defeating Baldwin, 6-2, on Monday in a PIHL Class AA Penguins Cup first-round game at Ice Castle in Castle Shannon.
Latrobe takes down Hampton in Penguins Cup playoffs
Latrobe opened the PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs with an emotional victory Monday night, riding the energy of a large, vocal crowd and the offensive expertise of Alex Walker.
Pine-Richland’s offense shines in PIHL quarterfinal win over Hempfield
Hempfield entered Monday night’s PIHL Penguins Cup Class 2A quarterfinal as the classification’s top scoring offense.
A-K Valley wrestlers took different paths to PIAA Class AA tournament
Ian Oswalt noticed the lights of the Giant Center when he stepped in to the arena as a first-time competitor at the PIAA Class AA wrestling tournament last year.
Reigning PIAA champions prepare to defend titles; WPIAL swimmers earn top seeds
The WPIAL, as expected, will be well-represented at the PIAA Class AAA and AA swimming and diving championships March 13-16 at Bucknell.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week: Mars’ Andrew Recchia
Andrew Recchia
Seven WPIAL wrestlers win Junior High state titles
Frazier junior Thayne Lawrence is headed to Hershey on Thursday to compete in the PIAA Class AA wrestling championships. He is the returning 152-pound champion.
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Chartiers Valley
The Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week picked up two postseason wins this past week, the second victory earning them gold for the second time in three years — the Chartiers Valley Colts.
Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for week of March 4, 2019
Let the fun begin. Five rounds will produce six champions in three weeks in the Pennsylvania boys basketball version of March Madness.
PIAA releases qualifying lists for swimming championships
The PIAA on Monday released the preliminary psych sheets for the swimming and diving state championships set for March 13-16 at Bucknell University.
North Hills AD Amy Scheuneman joining WPIAL administration
North Hills athletic director Amy Scheuneman will resign this summer and accept an administrative position with the WPIAL.
Norwin girls ready to ‘come back even stronger’ for PIAA playoffs
Jayla Wehner called on a motivational quote to help erase a tough semifinal loss and fast-forward to what lies ahead for the Norwin girls basketball team.
A-K Valley Athletes of the Week: Fox Chapel swimmer Zoe Skirboll, Deer Lakes swimmer Adam Morrison
Zoe Skirboll
Big goals for Fox Chapel boys tennis team
The Fox Chapel boys tennis team claimed its third straight WPIAL Class AAA title last April as they blanked rival Shady Side Academy, 5-0. Foxes coach Alex Slezak will have most of the pieces returning from that team with the exception of doubles players Kuran Singh and Karsten Lagerquist, both of whom graduated.
