Sports
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Knoch’s Scott Fraser and Deer Lakes’ Reese Hasley
January 15, 2019
Scott Fraser School: Knoch Class: Junior Sport: Basketball Report card: A two-year starter, Fraser has been wearing out opponents this season. The 6-foot-2 swingman had a game-high 33 points in a Section 1-4A win over No. 5-ranked Highlands last week. Fraser then scored 21 points in last Friday's section winGeorge Guido: Alle-Kiski Valley basketball teams face key games down stretch
The halfway point of the high school basketball section season was reached in the last two nights. Now gear up for section- half action beginning Thursday and Friday. A number of boys playoff races could go down to the wire, but it's a shame a number of Alle-Kiski girls teams
Derry’s DeLuca eyes state title, not 150-win milestone
When Derry senior Dom DeLuca began his high school career, he never set out to win 150 matches. His goals were to qualify for the PIAA tournament, place in the tournament, win a state title and get 100 wins. DeLuca has already achieved three of his four goals. The onlyA-K Valley wrestling notebook: Valley aims to dethrone Burrell for section title
Part of Burrell's enormous WPIAL success over the past decade-plus includes a dominance of its section opponents. To wit: The Bucs have won 107 consecutive section matches since the 2002-03 season, claiming the regular-season championship every year since 2004. Although a long line of teams would enjoy the opportunity to
Fox Chapel’s Jordana Matamoros to put her improvement on display
As much as Jordana Matamoros enjoyed wrestling in junior high, she didn't plan to continue with the sport once she came to high school. Then Fox Chapel coach Ron Frank began pestering her. andquot;I was in ceramics class and he was the jewelry teacher, so he came to my class
High school wrestling notebook: Dolde to get 1st taste of Hempfield-Greensburg Salem rivalry
When Tommy Dolde coached wrestling at Connellsville, the Falcons really didn't have a rivalry match. Mt. Pleasant was the Falcons' rival for a few years when Rob Waller coached the Vikings in the late 1970s, and Uniontown was another rival in the early '80s. Connellsville then left Fayette County and
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Monessen’s Darnel Howell, Norwin’s Emily Brozeski
Darnel Howell School: Monessen Sport: Basketball Class: Senior Claim to fame: Howell scored 26 points to lead Monessen (6-5, 5-0) to a 84-23 win over Avella in Section 2-A action Jan. 8. andquot;We are playing together more as a team, rebounding better and getting a lot of easy buckets. Playing
Greensburg Salem’s Anderson commits to Georgetown
Greensburg Salem senior Malia Anderson announced on Twitter that she will be attending Georgetown next fall and will compete on the track team. Anderson picked Georgetown over an offer from Penn State. Anderson recently competed at the Kevin Dare Invitational at Penn State and posted the fourth-fastest time nationally in
Former Penn State star Derek Moye poised to coach Western Beaver football
Western Beaver and Lincoln Park administrators want a coach who can spark some excitement in their combined football program. So, Derek Moye is their pick. Pending school board approval Wednesday, the former Penn State wideout will become Western Beaver's next football coach. Moye played at nearby Rochester, was a star
Brunson named softball coach at Mt. Pleasant
Chris Brunson becoming the next softball coach at Mt. Pleasant almost seemed like a natural progression. Brunson felt that notion, and also believed it would be the right move for all parties involved. andquot;I asked a few of the parents and my own kid what they wanted and they wanted
Quakers hope to bounce back from first loss with game against section-leading Ambridge
The Quaker Valley boys basketball team tasted defeat Friday for the first time this season. It came by the slimmest of margins, 70-69 at the hands of Blackhawk in Section 2-4A play. Despite the setback, the Quakers (10-1, 4-1) remained at No. 1 in the Trib HSSN WPIAL 4A rankings.
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 14, 2019
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings Class AAA WPIAL 106: 1. Dylan Chappell, Seneca Valley (19-3); 2. Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional (20-1); 3. Dylan Coy, North Allegheny (17-0); 4. Mason Prinkey, Connellsville (16-3); 5. Jacob Haupt, Canon-McMillan (14-3). 113: 1. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Seneca Valley (25-1); 2. Kyle Burkholder, Hempfield (20-5); 3.
Kiski Area, Burrell remain atop WPIAL wrestling rankings
Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 8-0, 1 2. Hempfield, 10-1, 3 3. Seneca Valley, 5-2, 2 4. Waynesburg, 11-0, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 4-2, 5 6. Thomas Jefferson, 12-0, 7 7. Norwin, 7-2, 8 8. Peters Township, 5-0, 9 9. Greensburg Salem, 6-1, 6
Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 14, 2019
Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 12-2, 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 6-1, 2 3. Kiski Area (7), 8-0, 3 4. Cedar Cliff (3), 8-0, 4 5. Cathedral Prep (10), 15-2, 5 6. Council Rock South (1), 3-0, 6 7. Hempfield
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Upper St. Clair’s Jake Slinger
WRESTLER OF THE WEEK Jake Slinger, Upper St. Clair, senior, heavyweight A PIAA Class AAA medalist as a junior, Slinger is having a dominant senior campaign, and he continued that over the weekend at the Burgettstown Tournament. Slinger rolled to the heavyweight championship at Burgettstown, winning his first three matches
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Waynesburg
Team of the week: Waynesburg The Raiders chose to win again at the Winner's Choice Tournament in Fairmont, W.Va. Waynesburg went into the tournament as the defending champion and once again claimed the title, finishing with 208.5 team points, well ahead of second-place East Fairmont. Four Waynesburg wrestlers won individual
Assistant Mike Junko replaces Jim Render as Upper St. Clair football coach
For the first time in four decades, Upper St. Clair football has a new coach. The school board promoted assistant Mike Junko to head football coach Monday night, filling the vacancy created when Jim Render retired Jan. 3 after 40 seasons with the Panthers. Junko, a USC graduate and son
High school roundup for Jan. 14, 2019: Mt. Lebanon storms past USC
January 14, 2019
Mt. Lebanon girls basketball took over sole possession of third place in Section 2-6A by rolling over Upper St. Clair, 58-42. The Blue Devils (6-8, 5-2) raced out to a 22-9 lead after one quarter and increased their advantage to 37-19 by halftime. Patrice Smith led the Blue Devils with
Deer Lakes girls lose to Shady Side Academy, fall into 2nd-place tie in section
Deer Lakes girls basketball coach Dave Petruska felt his team was as ready as possible to battle for first place in Section 3-3A on Monday night. But Shady Side Academy built a double-digit lead by the end of the first quarter. Deer Lakes tried to rally, but Shady Side didn't
