Sports
Freedom wrestling bows out of state tournament
February 8, 2019
HERSHEY -- Freedom is still searching for its first win in the PIAA Class AA team wrestling tournament after going 0-2 this week at the Giant Center. The Bulldogs, who are 0-5 in school history in the state tournament, were eliminated after a 39-24 loss to Greenville on Friday. Freedom
Strong finish leads Plum girls to WPIAL playoff berth
On Jan. 24, the Plum girls basketball team stood at 3-5 in Section 2-5A and had just suffered a 17-point setback at playoff-bound and defending PIAA champion Mars. The Mustangs had two directions they could've gone. Coach Steve Elsier said he is proud of the way his team fought to
Hempfield, Latrobe student sections to honor deceased teacher with ‘purple out’
Rival student sections from Latrobe and Hempfield will band together tonight to pay homage to a late friend and teacher. When their boys basketball teams play the Section 3-6A finale at Latrobe, both groups of students will wear purple to recognize Kathryn Soisson, a former Hempfield teacher and Latrobe resident,
Ambridge, Quaker Valley rematch on final Friday of boys basketball schedule
We've reached the final Friday of the boys basketball regular season. However, Section 2 in Class 4A is still far from decided with Quaker Valley (17-2, 9-2), New Castle (15-4, 9-2) and Ambridge (13-7, 8-2) virtually tied for first. There's a crucial matchup Friday when Quaker Valley visits Ambridge at
The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Shady Side Academy’s Grady Munroe
Grady Munroe, a junior on the Shady Side Academy basketball team, was one of top performers on the team all season. The 6-foot-2 swingman averages 12 points and also is on the SSA golf team. He hopes to pursue film and/or writing in college.
High school roundup for Feb. 7, 2019: No. 4 Bethel Park locks up 2nd in Section 2-6A
February 7, 2019
Four players reached double figures to spark the No. 4 Bethel Park girls basketball team to a 68-39 Section 2-6A win Thursday night at Baldwin. Olivia Westphal, a 5-foot-9 sophomore guard, clicked for a game-high 22 points and was complemented by 5-11 junior guard Madelyn Dzierzgowski with 18 points. Senior
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 7, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday's results WPIAL Class 3A Valley 69, East Allegheny 56 Section 4 Charleroi 73, Beth-Center 52 Class A Section 2 Geibel 79, Jefferson-Morgan 65 Section 3 Clairton 76, Trinity Christian 30 St. Joseph 91, Imani Christian 48 Nonsection Belle Vernon 77, California 72 Freedom 64, Bishop
WPIAL girls basketball clinchings, playoff picture through Feb. 7, 2019
Section play in WPIAL girls basketball is over for most teams and is down to one more game for a handful of others. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie
Kiski Area cruises past Owen J. Roberts in PIAA Class AAA 1st-round match
HERSHEY -- A couple Kiski Area wrestlers who usually win didn't Thursday during the first round of the PIAA Class AAA team tournament at the Giant Center. Even after those defeats, though, the Cavaliers showed all the other challengers that it will take a great team effort to defeat them.
Burrell wrestling rolls into PIAA Class AA quarterfinals
HERSHEY -- Jason Templer isn't the most decorated of the Burrell wrestlers. But the senior sure had a big smile on his face after his pin clinched a 42-15 win against Newport in the first round the PIAA Class AA team tournament Thursday. Templer stunned those in attendance at the
No. 1 Pine-Richland hockey defeats No. 2 Latrobe in shootout
The top two PIHL teams in the TribLive High School Sports Network's power rankings got together Thursday night at Nevin Arena for a heated hockey game with a thrilling finish. It was one of those contests that made you feel nobody really lost. andquot;Just proud of our guys doing what
Canon-McMillan wrestlers drop PIAA 1st-round match to Cedar Cliff
HERSHEY -- When Canon-McMillan's Jimmy Baxter (120 pounds) and Kenny Hayman (126) lost early in the Big Macs' match against District 3 champion Cedar Cliff, Canon-McMillan coach Jason Havelka knew it would be tough to win. Cedar Cliff, after losing the first match at 113 pounds, won eight consecutive bouts
Greensburg Salem beats Apollo-Ridge, clinches WPIAL Class 4A playoff berth
Greensburg Salem coach Rick Klimchock called his team's overtime loss Monday to Indiana one of the toughest he has witnessed during his coaching career. But the Golden Lions bounced back Thursday at Apollo-Ridge in a key Section 1-4A game with a WPIAL playoff spot on the line. They seized momentum
Fast start helps Seneca Valley defeat Mifflin County in PIAA 1st round
HERSHEY -- Seneca Valley shrugged off its disappointing performance in the WPIAL Class AAA championship with a solid win Thursday in the first round of the PIAA team tournament at the Giant Center. Seneca Valley (14-3) won six of the first seven bouts and defeated District 6 champion Mifflin County,
McKeesport football fills Week 2 vacancy with defending PIAA champion
McKeesport searched both out of state and internationally for a football team to fill its Week 2 vacancy, but ultimately scheduled a five-time PIAA champion instead. Erie's Cathedral Prep will visit Weigle-Schaeffer Stadium on Sept. 6. andquot;We actually had talks with a team from Canada that was supposed to come
Ligonier Valley, West Shamokin boys set for Heritage title game
For the third season in a row, the Heritage Conference boys basketball championship game comes down to a matchup involving Ligonier Valley, which will be facing its third opponent in the title game at 8 p.m. Friday at IUP. This time, West Shamokin takes a crack at the short-handed Rams,
North Allegheny’s Korvink-Kucinski to join Texas rowing team
North Allegheny senior Cassandre Korvink-Kucinski will continue her rowing career with one of the top college programs in the nation. Korvink-Kucinski signed a letter of intent to join Texas next season. Korvink-Kucinski, a member of the Pittsburgh Rowing Club in Robinson, was one of 36 rowers and coxswains invited to
Westmoreland basketball notebook: Playoff-hopeful Hempfield faces No. 1 Latrobe in must-win
Heading into the final night of Section 3-6A play, the Hempfield boys basketball team's season will follow the mantra of just about every game that came out of it: The Spartans still are hanging around. In a season of ups and downs, Hempfield (10-11, 2-7) can clinch a playoff spotNorth Hills swimmers set various pool records
Pool records are falling at North Hills, and the newly minted marks for the Indians couldn't come at a better time. Training and competition is coming to a head before the WPIAL Class AAA championships at the end of this month. On the girls (6-3) side, Madelyn Mahoney, put her
