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South Fayette wrestlers adjust to move up to Class AAA
January 10, 2019
It is a year of transition for the South Fayette wrestling team. The Lions moved from Class AA to AAA in the last round of WPIAL realignment. The team also has several new faces in the lineup after graduating eight wrestlers from last season's roster. andquot;They are competing,andquot; South Fayette
Shaler Area spirit team earns spot at PIAA championships
Mya D'Amico knew time was of the essence for the Shaler Area competitive spirit team. Because of the way the schedule was set up, the Titans would only have a week to prepare for the PIAA medium division championships in Hershey. Shaler, which placed third at WPIALs Jan. 5 at
Chartiers Valley boys finding success under 1st-year coach
After Chartiers Valley's loss to Moon on Jan. 8, boys basketball coach Brandon Sensor went back and watched the film. He studied, assessed and took notes. The first-year coach saw several things he liked in the 69-64 loss. There also was plenty that left him shaking his head. andquot;We didn't
Balance, aggressiveness help Penn Hills get off to 9-2 start
Heading into the season, Penn Hills boys basketball coach Dan DeRose was unsure how his team would perform after losing key contributors from a WPIAL title team. However, the Indians have jumped out to a 9-2 start, with a 4-0 mark in Section 1-5A. DeRose has been proud of thePenn Hills athletes open indoor season with strong effort at TSTCA meet
The Penn Hills indoor track team might not have the numbers this year, but the Indians are hoping quality overtakes quantity. The girls team got off to a good start as four athletes finished in the top 10 at the first Tri-State Track Coaches Association indoor meet at Edinboro University
Trib HSSN Boys Swimmer of the Week: Indiana’s Cole Thome
Cole Thome brought home top-five WPIAL medals in the 200-yard freestyle and 500 free at last year's Class AA championships at Pitt's Trees Pool. The fourth-place finish in the 200 free and fifth-place finish in the 500 also propelled the Indiana junior to the PIAA meet at Bucknell University. He
Despite being young, undersized, Seton LaSalle girls win 1st 4 section games
Seton LaSalle's girls basketball team just keeps plugging along. Rebels won their first four section games this season before dropping a 46-34 decision Tuesday at Beth-Center. The young and undersized Rebels, who opened the new year with 48-40 and 58-37 section wins against McGuffey and Charleroi, stood a game behind
Greensburg Salem swimmers continue to improve under 1st-year coach
Curt Smith was in charge of the Greensburg Salem swimming and diving program for eight years before stepping aside before the 2018-19 season. Bill Salathe has taken over as the coach and wants to continue the success and stability Smith developed. andquot;Coach Autumn (Rhodes) and I want to build on
Trib HSSN Girls Swimmer of the Week: Mt. Lebanon’s Sophia Donati
Mt. Lebanon senior Sophia Donati hopes to make the most of her senior season, finish strong at the WPIAL swimming championships and hopefully make a return trip to states. She also has much to look forward to after she graduates as she will continue her swimming career at Bucknell. andquot;I
WPIAL wrestling standings through Jan. 10, 2019
Here are the latest WPIAL team wrestling standings for the 2018-19 season through Jan. 9. The top three teams from each sub-section qualify for the section tournaments. The top team in each sub-section faces the runner-up in the opposing sub-section with the two winners then doing battle for the section
Sewickley Academy, Quaker Valley players among PIHL all-star selections
The PIHL all-star player lists have been released, and Sewickley Academy and Quaker Valley are represented on the Varsity A and AA teams, respectively. Panthers senior forward Matthew Hajdukiewicz will play in the Varsity A game. He is the second-leading scorer in the division with 25 goals through 12 games.
High school scores, schedules for Jan. 9, 2019
January 9, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday's results WPIAL Class 5A Section 2 Montour 44, West Allegheny 42 Class 2A Section 3 South Side 61, Shenango 59 Nonsection Apollo-Ridge 46, South Allegheny 42 Chartiers Valley 74, Central Valley 40 McGuffey 54, Ringgold 53 Obama Academy 68, Imani Christian 30 Perry 65,
High school roundup for Jan. 9, 2019: Jackson’s 37 points lead Gateway past Baldwin
Lexi Jackson racked up a 37-point total to lead the Gateway girls basketball team to a 71-53 nonsection win Wednesday at Baldwin. The Gators, ranked fifth in Class 5A, improved to 10-2 overall with their sixth straight victory while the 6A Baldwin girls fell to 6-5. Jackson, a 6-foot-3 junior
Kiski Area wrestlers roll past Plum in Section 1 match
Kiski Area has a busy week of wrestling ahead, and the Cavaliers wasted little time in starting it off the right way. Top-ranked Kiski Area used a run of pins and forfeits on its way to a 78-4 victory over host Plum in a Section 1-AAA match Wednesday night. andquot;This
PIHL selects all-stars for annual 4-game showcase
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League released the rosters for the 2019 all-star games. The four-game showcase is set for Jan. 27 at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Complex on Neville Island. The Division II game is at noon, followed by Class A at 2 p.m., Class AA at 4Norwin wrestlers take down rival Penn-Trafford to clinch WPIAL playoff berth
Norwin scored a rarity for its wrestling program on Wednesday night. The Knights clinched a WPIAL team playoff berth for just the third time since 1992 in Vince DeAugustine's first season as their coach. andquot;Since the beginning of the year, we wanted to do everything we could to make the
Norwin girls surge past rival Penn-Trafford
The basketball caromed off a player, trickled out of bounds and bounced off some equipment in the Norwin pep band's percussion section. All the while, Norwin's girls basketball team continued to march to the beat of a different drum. Norwin hit the accelerator and erupted for a series of steals
Coach’s son sparks Greensburg Salem over Latrobe
Sage Parsley surprised everyone except himself. The Greensburg Salem senior was trailing Latrobe freshman Jack Pletcher late in the first period when he hit a lateral-drop. He stunned the Latrobe fans and Pletcher with a pin, which fired up his teammates. It helped Greensburg Salem (4-0, 4-0 Section 1-B) rally
Class 5A contenders Penn Hills, Oakland Catholic to square off in 3 things to watch Thursday in high school sports
Their pasts have been golden, and the present is pretty good, as well. Tradition though won't mean a thing when the ball goes up in a girls basketball clash of top teams in Class 5A Thursday evening. Both Oakland Catholic and Penn Hills are 5-0 atop Section 3-5A. The Eagles,
