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Trib HSSN team of the week: Peters Township
January 1, 2019
TEAM OF THE WEEK: PETERS TOWNSHIP It was a productive post-holiday weekend for Peters Township, which captured the team championship at the Steve DeAugustino Holiday Classic at West Mifflin. In addition to the team title, four Peters wrestlers won their weight classes at the annual event: junior 120-pounder Bryce Wilkes,
George Guido: Here’s hoping football returns to 4 classifications in ’20
Happy New Year to all of our readers. While I got a lot of great gifts Dec. 25, one arrived the week before Christmas. That gift was courtesy of WPIAL executive director Tim O' Malley at the Dec. 17 Board of Control meeting. O' Malley told the board and the
A-K Valley spotlight athletes: Gabby Guerrieri and Luke Cochran
Gabby Guerrieri School: Fox Chapel Class: Junior Sport: Basketball Report card: Guerrieri scored 14 points and helped spark a fourth-quarter rally for Fox Chapel in a 42-38 win over Shady Side Academy on Friday at the Pete Sauer Memorial Tournament. She also had 11 points in a 53-22 win over
Alle-Kiski Valley high school wrestling notebook: County glory awaits
Burrell, Kiski Area and Valley are preparing to try to prove themselves in WPIAL wrestling circles with the team playoffs arriving in about a month. First, though, their wrestlers will aim for some county glory. The 66th annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association championships will take place Friday and Saturday at
Young Highlands wrestling program ready for next step
Jrake Burford and Brock White sometimes consider the future of Highlands wrestling a few years from now, when their younger brothers -- veterans of the national circuit -- join them in high school. It's a bright future to picture, one in which Highlands plans to become a perennial contender for
Trib HSSN wrestler of the week: Bethel Park’s Luke Montgomery
Wrestler of the week: Luke Montgomery, Bethel Park, jr. Montgomery's first action of the season came at the Southmoreland Holiday Classic, and he put on quite a show. The 195-pounder, who wasn't seeded for the tournament after going 38-26 in his first two seasons at Bethel Park, beat all five
Franklin Regional’s Camacho looks for fourth Westmoreland County title
Will the No. 13 be a lucky number for Franklin Regional senior Colton Camacho That's what he is hoping. Camacho is in line to be the latest four-time Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling champion. This is the 66th annual tournament, which begins 5 p.m. Friday at Norwin, and only 12
Westmoreland trio walks line between being coach, dad
Three Westmoreland County wrestling coaches have two things in common: They are coaching their sons, and they are having a blast. Greensburg Salem's Randy Parsley, Penn-Trafford's Rich Ginther and Derry's Mike Weinell are trying their best to achieve a balance as a coach and dad. When Parsley talks about his
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Lindsay Steeber and Kurtis Phipps
Kurtis Phipps School: Norwin Sport: Wrestling Year: Junior Claim to fame: Phipps defeated Stroudsburg senior Cameron Enriquez by a 6-5 decision to capture the 120-pound title at the Powerade wrestling tournament Dec. 29 at Canon-McMillan. Phipps won the 106-pound title last year. andquot;It was a good chance to wrestle some
Puzzle pieces in place for successful season for St. Joseph boys basketball
December 31, 2018
Matt Arvay suffered his season-ending basketball injury last fall on the basketball court, but it didn't happen in a practice or a game. Instead, it came in ever-dangerous gym class, as he was andquot;goofing aroundandquot; with friends, came to a jump stop and felt his knee pop. Boom. All of
Kaufman molds Moon boys basketball into unselfish, successful group
If not for Barry Walsh's record-keeping, no one would know Adam Kaufman had won 200 games and counting as a basketball coach. Walsh, an assistant coach, has followed Kaufman from team-to-team for 12 years, the latest stop at Class 5A No. 2 Moon, where the Tigers (9-0, 3-0 Section 2)
Latrobe boys hope to carry momentum into section play
Excitement abounds for Latrobe boys basketball in 2019. The Wildcats just hope the momentum from 2018 carries over as the calendar changes. Latrobe racked up an 8-2 record during a busy and challenging December, which culminated in the championship game of the Josh Palmer Fund Elmira Holiday Inn Classic in
High school sports broadcasts on tap this week on Trib HSSN
December 30, 2018
All of us associated with the Trib HSSN wish you a safe and Happy New Year! As the big ball falls to indicate the start of a new year, we begin 2019 with a cheer as we get back to the winter high school sports season this week here on
Top 5 WPIAL storylines from 2018
The 2018 high school sports year is in the books. As we eagerly look ahead to 2019, let's reflect on the WPIAL sports scene over the past 12 months. There were plenty of first-time WPIAL team champions such as Our Lady of the Sacred Heart football, Shenango girls track and
Plum’s Mason Proskin rising up hockey ranks
Growing up as a Penguins fan, Mason Proskin never envisioned putting on a Flyers jersey. But when an opportunity presented itself to play for the Jr. Flyers this season, wearing the orange and black turned out to be a good fit. Proskin, a Plum native, is a defenseman and alternate
A-K Valley lookahead for week of Dec. 31, 2018
WEDNESDAY Wrestling: Burrell, the dominant team in Section 3-AA for a decade and a half, will visit resurgent Highlands. The Bucs (2-1, 2-0) routed South Allegheny and Riverview in their first two section duals, not surrendering a team point. Highlands (7-5, 1-1) is looking to keep up a strong start
Mt. Pleasant swimmer Heather Gardner eyes state title
She already has established herself as one of the best swimmers in school history. And she's only halfway through her junior season. Mt. Pleasant standout Heather Gardner owns school records in the 200-yard individual medley, 50 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and as part of the 400 freestyle relay. andquot;Heather has been
A-K Valley sports year in review: 2018 brought more championships, memorable finishes
The past year produced memorable moments on the court, the field and the hardwood throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. There were moments of individual and team greatness, from broken records to championship performances, and there were, of course, heartbreaking losses. Here were the five moments that loomed especially large in theWestmoreland County sports look-ahead: Week of Dec. 31, 2018
WEDNESDAY Wrestling: Section matches resume around the WPIAL. A few to watch in the area include Franklin Regional at Norwin in Section 1-AAA (A), and Gateway at Greensburg Salem and Hempfield at Penn Hills in Section 1-AAA (B). THURSDAY Girls basketball: Hempfield, seeking its first section win, hosts Upper St.
