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Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Norwin
January 8, 2019
WRESTLING TEAM OF THE WEEK: NORWIN The Class AAA No. 9 Knights picked up a statement win in Section 1-AAA last week, toppling No. 6 Franklin Regional, 50-24, to put themselves in position to clinch a WPIAL playoff spot. Norwin dominated the heaviest weight classes against FR, getting a 17-second
Stout, Mt. Lebanon have sights set on postseason success
Luke Stout comes from a wrestling family and eats, breathes and sleeps wrestling. Finding success during his junior year, he is hoping to claim an elusive state title. Stout (19-1) headlines a Mt. Lebanon program that plans to have a handful of wrestlers making their presence known at the WPIAL
Sewickley Academy boys basketball hopes to remain undefeated in section play
The Sewickley Academy boys basketball team bounced back from a close nonsection loss to Aliquippa with a rout of South Side. The Panthers now hope to make it two in a row with a Section 3-2A game at Burgettstown on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Sewickley Academy is 5-3 overall
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 7, 2019
Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 5-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 4-1, 2 3. Hempfield, 8-1, 3 4. Waynesburg, 10-0, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 2-2, 5 6. Greensburg Salem, 3-0, 7 7. Thomas Jefferson, 8-0, 8 8. Norwin, 7-2, 9 9. Peters Township, 3-0, 10
Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 7, 2019
TribHSSN state team wrestling rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 8-0, 5 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 5-1, 1 3. Kiski Area (7), 5-0, 2 4. Cedar Cliff (3), 7-0, 3 5. Cathedral Prep (10), 11-1, 4 6. Council Rock South (1), 3-0, 6 7. Seneca
Sewickley Academy athlete of the week: Theresa Wilson
Theresa Wilson School: Sewickley Academy Sport: Basketball Class: Senior Claim to fame: What Class A No. 4-ranked Sewickley Academy lacks in height, it makes up for with speed and precision, according to senior guard Theresa Wilson. That has been the team's focus this season, one in which it is one
High school roundup for Jan. 7, 2018: Thomas Jefferson girls earn key Section 1 victory
January 7, 2019
The Section 1-5A girls basketball race is heating up, and Thomas Jefferson kept pace with No. 1-ranked Chartiers Valley atop the standings Monday night. The Jaguars used a strong third quarter to defeat South Fayette, 59-51, on the road. Alyssa DeAngelo had 15 points, Jenna Clark scored 13, and Dalaney
High school scores, schedules for Jan. 7, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Monday's results WPIAL Class 4A Section 2 Ambridge 67, Central Valley 29 Nonsection Brownsville 67, Bentworth 59 South Side 87, Freedom 44 Tuesday's schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m.; North Allegheny at Central Catholic, 7:30 p.m.; Seneca Valley at North
Freeport girls edge Apollo-Ridge in defensive battle
The Freeport girls basketball team entered Monday's Section 1-4A game against Apollo-Ridge averaging 66.9 points. The Yellowjackets didn't come close to that mark against the Vikings, but they made plays when it counted down the stretch and produced a 34-26 victory. andquot;The important thing is to keep winning and control
Blackhawk girls hold off Central Valley charge in Section 2-4A contest
Blackhawk's girls basketball team knows it can always rely on its defense. After watching Central Valley whittle a 21-point deficit to nine points in the fourth quarter of Monday night's game, the Cougars' defense stood strong and helped the team preserve a 64-53 home win in a WPIAL Section 2-4A
Surging Franklin Regional girls keep momentum with win over Armstrong
No letdown here. The Franklin Regional girls basketball team, fresh off an upset of No. 2 Mars last week, carried the momentum into Monday night's Section 2-5A game against Armstrong and followed their signature win with another one. The Panthers started fast and then held off repeated comeback attempts by
Upper St. Clair boys motivated to make run in WPIAL playoffs
Upper St. Clair's boys basketball team started off 2019 the same way it finished 2018. The Panthers remained undefeated with a hard-fought 63-54 section win Jan. 4 at Baldwin. Behind 6-foot-4 senior forward Tanner Gensler's game-high 26 points, the USC hoopsters improved to 11-0 overall and 2-0 in Section 2-6A.
A-K Valley’s 1st-year boys basketball coaches adjust quickly to new surroundings
Aaron Epps enjoyed his year off from coaching, but as the WPIAL basketball playoffs rolled around last February, he began to feel the itch a bit again. He heeded the call and finds himself on the sidelines again, but this time with a new challenge. Epps, who previously coached girls
Quaker Valley athlete of the week: Conner Redinger
Conner Redinger School: Quaker Valley Sport: Wrestling Class: Sophomore Claim to fame: Conner Redinger has been red hot in WPIAL wrestling since last season when he was a freshman. With a 51-6 career record, the sophomore hopes to win a state title in 2019. Redinger recently won his second Ed
Hempfield boys look to rebound from 0-2 start in Section 3-6A
It's not an ideal position for the Hempfield boys basketball team, which is 0-2 in Section 3-6A entering a pair of scheduled WPIAL games this week. The good news for the 7-4 Spartans, however, is the bulk of the section schedule remains. It's not too late to make a move,
Butler, Pine-Richland boys to square off in 3 things to watch Tuesday in high school sports
They met in the very first WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball championship game two years ago. Now Butler and Pine-Richland square off for the first of two meetings Tuesday with first place at stake in Section 1-6A. The Rams won that title game in March of 2017, 72-61. It was
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week: Mars
The TribLive High School Sports Network's third Boys Basketball Team of the Week and first of 2019 is the Mars Fightin' Planets. Mars has been on top of the world in boys hoops in recent years, but what would life for the Fightin' Planets be like post-Robby Carmody, who graduated
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week: Sewickley Academy’s Nate Ridgeway
Nate Ridgeway School: Sewickley Academy Class: Senior While the results to the start of 2019 for the defending WPIAL champions and the top-ranked team in Class 2A were split, it was a strong start for one of their top players. Sewickley Academy senior Nate Ridgeway scored a combined 50 points
