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Burrell wrestling comes up short in consolation round at PIAA tournament
February 9, 2019
HERSHEY -- If there was one thing Burrell wrestling coach Josh Shields hoped his athletes learned at the PIAA Class AA team tournament it was you have to prepare the right way. andquot;If you're working hard and not taking days off, not skipping workouts or cheating reps, then that desire
Norwin team manager gets thrill – and a basket – on senior night
Norwin girls basketball team manager Jess Welch-Mussori was honored on senior night, just like Knights players Jessica Kolesar, Emily Brozeski and Abby Best. On this occasion, though, Welch-Mussori truly could call the rest of the group her teammates. Norwin trotted out Welch-Mussori in a basketball uniform Friday in North Huntingdon,
PIHL standings through Feb. 9, 2019
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Feb. 9. Check out weekly broadcasts, along with the PIHL Power Play Show at 8 p.m. Wednesdays at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. Exclusive coverage of the 2019 PIHL Penguins Cup hockey playoffs can be heard and viewed in March on the TribLive High
Ellwood City girls hold out hope for playoff berth in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in HS sports
The 2019 WPIAL boys and girls playoff fields are finally set. Well, the girls' side is nearly finalized. One team will find out if it is headed to the district playoffs or if it will be home listening to the postseason on Trib HSSN. The strange thing is the team
High school roundup for Feb. 8, 2019: Sewickley Academy boys beat No. 1 OLSH
February 8, 2019
Just in time to give the WPIAL committee something to think about when they decide the postseason pairings next week, the Sewickley Academy boys basketball team capped off the Section 3-2A schedule with a 71-66 victory over No. 1 OLSH on Friday night. Isiah Warfield had 30 points, and Max
WPIAL girls basketball clinchings, playoff scenarios through Feb. 8, 2019
Seventy-one WPIAL girls basketball teams have clinched playoff berths, but the field has not been finalized. There is one possible addition to be determined Saturday on the Path to the Pete. There were two ties for fourth place along with a pair of three-way deadlocks. In Section 1-3A, Apollo-Ridge, Greensburg
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 8, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Friday's results WPIAL Hoops for a Cure tournament at Pine-Richland Pine-Richland 76, McDowell 64 Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 60, North Hills 45 Section 3 Latrobe 75, Hempfield 50 Class 5A Section 1 Albert Gallatin 44, Laurel Highlands 37 McKeesport 58, Gateway 50 Penn Hills
St. Joseph rallies from 22 down, captures outright title in OT
St. Joseph won't forget this one anytime soon. Neither will Leechburg but for a very different reason. The Walter Dlubak Athletic Center became a Spartan party Friday night after St. Joseph stormed back from a 22-point deficit to stun Leechburg, 65-59, in overtime and claim the outright Section 3-A title,
WPIAL boys basketball playoff field set
The final WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is set as 78 teams will begin the Path to the Pete with the hopes of striking gold in early March. There were three ties for fourth place, with West Allegheny and Thomas Jefferson in Section 1-5A and Blackhawk and Beaver in Section
No. 2 Vincentian Academy earns 3rd straight section title by topping No. 1 Cornell
Vincentian Academy's boys basketball team won its third consecutive Section 1-A title in appropriate fashion -- on its claustrophobic court where opponents can't seem to win. No. 2 Vincentian Academy kept its lengthy home winning streak alive Friday when it beat No 1. Cornell, 70-59, for the section championship. The
Springdale rallies in 4th to beat Riverview, clinch playoff spot
Springdale senior Mike Zolnierczyk didn't want to see his final Dynamos home game end on a losing note. Down by five to start the fourth quarter with a playoff berth on the line, Zolnierczyk scored two quick baskets and his teammates took it from there as the Dynamos overwhelmed RiverviewFreeport girls use free throws to hold off Apollo-Ridge
The Freeport girls basketball team held a tenuous three-point lead on Apollo-Ridge at the end of the third quarter of the teams' Section 1-4A finale Friday evening. But the Yellowjackets were able to hold on with the help of a productive final quarter from the free-throw line. Freeport made 13
Hot-shooting Ambridge tops No. 1 Quaker Valley, moves closer to section title
The last time an Ambridge boys basketball team entered the playoffs as the WPIAL favorite was 1967, coach Mark Jula told his Bridgers. andquot;I told them, the only team that's ever been ranked No. 1 in the history of Ambridge is that pretty good team,andquot; said Jula, stirring memories of
Perfect ending as Latrobe routs Hempfield to finish unbeaten in section
Latrobe wasn't about to let Hempfield spoil its first perfect section championship or its postgame net-cutting ceremony on its home floor. It's shiny, new floor the team has grown quite fond of. The top-ranked Wildcats trotted out the ladder and drew the scissors after holding off desperate Hempfield, 75-50, in
Serra finishes undefeated section run with win over Jeannette
The big man in the house Friday night at Jeannette was former Jayhawk and Ohio State football standout Terrelle Pryor. Pryor returned home as part of 17-member inaugural class of the Jayhawk Athletic Hall of Fame. The class also included the 1956 Jeannette football team and six andquot;Legendsandquot; who were
Ligonier Valley boys repeat as Heritage champions
Now that Marrek Paola knows he hopefully will be playing college basketball next season in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, he found new meaning in playing a high school game at IUP's Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex. The Seton Hill-bound 6-foot-8 senior scored 31 points Friday night to lead the
Penn-Trafford girls bounce rival Latrobe to qualify for WPIAL playoffs
Apparently, the Penn-Trafford girls basketball team didn't like missing out on the WPIAL playoffs last season. The Warriors missed out on the postseason for the first time in 10 years last season. On Friday night, they made sure to return. The Warriors celebrated senior night by defeating rival Latrobe, 62-32,
Canon-McMillan wrestling stays alive with dramatic win at PIAA tournament
HERSHEY -- The Canon-McMillan wrestling team isn't ready to end the team portion of the season just yet. The Big Macs, who dropped a match to Cedar Cliff during Day 1 of the PIAA Class AAA team tournament Thursday, picked up two victories in the consolation round Friday at the
Seneca Valley bounced from PIAA tournament in consolation round
HERSHEY -- A banged up Seneca Valley wresting team was eliminated from the PIAA Class AAA team tournament Friday after a loss in the consolation round. The WPIAL runner-up Raiders lost a quarterfinal match to Bethlehem Catholic, 52-11, and then fell to District 1 runner-up Spring-Ford, 32-28. Seneca Valley only
