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Trib HSSN boys swimmer of the week: Upper St. Clair’s Jack Fitzpatrick
January 3, 2019
Upper St. Clair senior Jack Fitzpatrick is eyeing a strong final high school season and also is gearing up for college competition at Notre Dame. The recent Fighting Irish commit is hoping that his swims in the 200-yard individual medley and 500 freestyle will take him to big things inA-K Valley basketball notebook: Several boys, girls teams ride momentum into ’19
The calendar flipped from 2018 to '19 this week, but some basketball teams around the Alle-Kiski Valley are hoping they can carry their recent success into the new year. Boys teams at Apollo-Ridge, Freeport, Highlands, Knoch and St. Joseph and girls teams at Apollo-Ridge and Freeport closed December with winning
Five things to watch at the WCCA wrestling championships
Here are five things to watch at the 66th annual Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling tournament, set for Friday and Saturday at Norwin High School. LUCKY 13 Franklin Regional senior Colton Camacho is favored to win his fourth county title. He would become the 13th wrestler to achieve the goal
Upper St. Clair girls hold off Hempfield rally
First-year girls basketball coach Tom Brush still is looking for his first section win at Hempfield. He almost achieved that goal Thursday night, but instead he will have to use a near-miss against Upper St. Clair as a learning experience for future Section 2-6A games. It's a loss, but also
No. 2 Peters Township girls edge No. 3 Bethel Park in Section 2-6A showdown
The second-ranked Peters Township girls basketball team is still perfect. Meanwhile, No. 3 Bethel Park is flawless no longer. The visiting Indians defeated the Black Hawks, 68-60, in overtime in a battle of Section 2-6A unbeaten squads Thursday at Bethel Park High School. It was the latest installment of a
Hampton swimmers hitting stride for new year
Many of the top swimmers for the Hampton boys have been touching the wall at nearly the same time. But that's not a bad thing for a team that has depth and versatility. The boys entered the new year at 2-1, having notched victories over Penn Hills and Knoch and
Chartiers Valley girls basketball dominant in all phases
The Chartiers Valley girls basketball team is ready to prove it is the best in Class 5A. And it has the results to prove it. The Colts got off to an 8-0 start, averaging 68.3 points and holding teams to 34.5, both best in Class 5A. The team dominated through
Shaler hockey struggles with low numbers
Circumstances have been bleak for the Shaler hockey team the past month. Being largely undermanned and outgunned has led the Titans to a precarious position. andquot;We've played with one kid over 17 the past month,andquot; Shaler junior forward Sam Stayduhar said. Despite this, the Titans remained tied with Quaker Valley
After slow start, Penn Hills girls basketball hitting its stride
After starting the season with back-to-back losses, the Penn Hills girls basketball team is starting to find its stride with six wins in their past seven games. With lofty expectations heading into the season, the Indians got off to a sluggish start with a 60-45 loss to North Allegheny on
Carlynton boys bowlers have winning formula
Winning normally produces a loose, stress-free atmosphere around a team. But what if it worked the other way around What if creating a happy-go-lucky environment bred winning That's the formula the Carlynton boys bowling team has used to make it through its first four matches undefeated. The run included aPenn Hills keeper Blair ready for next level at Waynesburg
Autumn Blair, goalie for the Penn Hills girls soccer team, revealed where she will continue her athletic career in college, announcing via her personal Twitter account that she committed to Waynesburg. andquot;It was a hard decision, but Waynesburg just felt like home to me,andquot; Blair said. andquot;The coach was really
North Hills swimmers hitting qualifying marks in early going
From a wins-and-losses standpoint, the returns on the North Hills swimming team's young season have been mixed. Both the boys and the girls may sport a 1-2 record, however that does not mean there hasn't been some early-season successes for both groups. Through the first three meets of the year,North Allegheny gymnastics needs group effort this season
Kelsey O'Neill is happy to have her old job back after padding her resume with a different experience last year. A Lisfranc injury forced the North Allegheny junior gymnast to take a 10-month break from the sport. O'Neill, who was dealing with her longest sabbatical from the sport since she
Top seeds announced for WCCA tournament
In previous years, the opening night of the Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling tournament went quickly. There were a lot of lopsided matches and quick pins. But that might not occur this weekend. There will be a lot of quality quarterfinal-round matches at some weight classes. Action begins 5 p.m.
Westmoreland basketball notebook: Penn-Trafford’s Stinelli, Rocco find rhythm
Backcourt teammates can take a few seasons to mesh, and that has been the case at Penn-Trafford with senior Kevin Stinelli and junior Zach Rocco. But now that the pair has found a rhythm, the Warriors (6-3, 1-0) are thriving as they prepare for a key stretch on the Section
Kevin Gorman: Jim Render’s retirement requires a victory lap
Jim Render could go down as both winningest football coach and sorest loser in WPIAL history, and that would only be half of his story. Render retired Thursday after 49 seasons -- the past 40 at Upper St. Clair -- and it's not just the 406 victories, five WPIAL and
Freshmen posting top times on WPIAL swimming honor roll
The WPIAL recently released a list of the top swim times from December dual meets, and a number of freshmen have crashed the party and posted leading performances. Quaker Valley's Isabel Huang recorded the top 100-yard backstroke time in girls Class AA with a 1:00.51 in a dual meet against
Latrobe swimmers, divers off to strong start as section meets commence
The Latrobe girls swimming team (3-1) lost two top competitors, but regained one who missed last season because of an injury. Taylor Miller (Ohio) and Rylee Jackson (West Virginia Wesleyan) are freshmen on college teams. Miller placed third in 1-meter diving and Jackson third in the 50-yard freestyle and the
High school wrestling standings through Jan. 3, 2019
Here are the latest WPIAL team wrestling standings for the 2018-19 season through Jan. 2. 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
