Sports
George Guido: Highlands football had memorable season 20 years ago
December 25, 2018
The Highlands football program achieved some notable firsts in 1998. It was the first undefeated, untied regular season, the first playoff win in school history, and that team handed West Allegheny's Tyler Palko the only playoff defeat. The team was honored among other undefeated Golden Rams teams at this season's
Trib HSSN wrestling team of the week: Kiski Area
Team of the week: Kiski Area (4-0) The Cavaliers won WPIAL Class AAA championships each of the past two seasons and came into 2018-19 as the favorite to do so again. But what they did this week still rings as impressive. In the four-team WPIAL Showcase at Canon-McMillan, No. 1
Trib HSSN wrestler of the week: Kiski Area’s Stone Joseph
Wrestler of the week: Stone Joseph, Kiski Area, fr. A concussion sidelined Joseph for Kiski Area's first few competitions of the season, but he made the most of his long-awaited debut. The freshman heavyweight had a dominant 20-second pin in his first varsity match, helping the Cavaliers roll to aTrib HSSN wrestler of the week: Kiski Area’s Stone Joseph
Wrestler of the week: Stone Joseph, Kiski Area, fr. A concussion sidelined Joseph for Kiski Area's first few competitions of the season, but he made the most of his long-awaited debut. The freshman heavyweight had a dominant 20-second pin in his first varsity match, helping the Cavaliers roll to a
Norwin’s Phipps, North Hills’ Hillegas seek 2nd Powerade titles
Kurtis Phipps knows how hard it is to win the Powerade Christmas Tournament. Last year as a sophomore, the Norwin wrestler defeated eventual PIAA Class AAA 103-pound champion, Seneca Valley sophomore Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, in the semifinals and then Maryland state champion, St. Pauls' Will Guida in the finals. North Hills
Tribune-Review athletes of the week: Penn-Trafford’s Zach Rocco, Greensburg Central Catholic’s Melina Maietta
Zach Rocco School: Penn-Trafford Sport: Basketball Year: Junior Claim to fame: Rocco, who is averaging 14 points and nine assists this season, finished with 17 points, nine assists and six rebounds to lead Penn-Trafford (5-2, 1-0) to a 60-59 win over Barringer, N.J. in the Kreul Classic in Coral Springs,
Sewickley Academy athlete of the week: Donald Belt
Donald Belt School: Sewickley Academy Sport: Basketball Class: Senior Clame to fame: Donald Belt had one of the best basketball games of his career in a 65-43 win over Shenango. It was the kind of performance that he hoped for while stepping into a more prominent role on the team
Mercurial Knoch boys basketball team works for consistency
December 24, 2018
In something of a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde homage, Knoch experienced good Knights and bad Knights in the early portion of its schedule. The good Knights involved shots dropping from the perimeter and a faster pace as Knoch got out in transition. The bad Knights saw the opposite: a
Serra boys basketball team rides Moon to fast start
At 6-foot-9, he is one of the tallest players in the WPIAL. And he's one of the most talented. Jimmy Moon, an athletic 240-pound senior forward, has led the Serra Catholic boys basketball team to a 3-0 record in Section 2-2A. The Eagles racked up convincing wins over Bentworth, 85-27,
High school scores, schedules from Dec. 24, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday's schedule Charleroi tournament Elizabeth Forward at Charleroi, 8:30 p.m.; Southmoreland vs. Belle Vernon, 7 p.m.; Yough vs. Ringgold, 5:30 p.m. Thursday's schedule Apollo-Ridge tournament Leechburg vs. Riverview, 4:30 p.m.; Saltsburg at Apollo-Ridge, 7:30 p.m. Avella tournament Avonworth vs. Burgettstown, 5:30 p.m.; Fort Cherry vs. Chartiers-Houston,
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Union Scotties
For years, TribLive has honored a Player of the Week in boys basketball, and that tradition continues this winter. However, it is a team sport. So this winter, we are saluting a team of the week in WPIAL boys hoops. Our Team of the Week for the week of Dec.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: McGuffey’s C.J. Cole
C.J. Cole School: McGuffey Class: Junior As 2018 comes to a close, we are nearing the end of the second decade this century. It has been mostly a forgettable decade for the McGuffey boys basketball program as they have qualified for the WPIAL playoffs twice, including a big breakout season
PIAA boys basketball rankings for week of Dec. 24
Whether you are a fan of your local district team or you like to know what's going on in boys basketball around Pennsylvania, the TribLive High School Sports Network has you covered this winter. We rank the top WPIAL teams in each class every Sunday and follow up with our
Some Westmoreland basketball teams enjoying quick turnarounds
Watch a few quarters of Penn-Trafford boys basketball, and you see constant movement. Passes and cuts, screen-and-rolls, kick-outs and motion. Standing around is not an option because it can disrupt the flow of things. The Warriors are in quite a rhythm this season, just like coach Jim Rocco had hoped
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: East Allegheny’s Amaia Johnson
December 23, 2018
Amaia Johnson School: East Allegheny Class: Junior In the 2012-2013 season, the East Allegheny girls basketball team finished 1-18. The next year, they were 3-16. But those were the dark days known as Wildcats PJ -- Pre-Johnson. Amani Johnson arrived the following season, and East Allegheny has not had a
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: North Catholic Trojans
For years, TribLive has honored a Player of the Week in girls basketball and that tradition continues this winter. However, basketball is a team sport. So this winter, we are saluting a team of the week in WPIAL girls' hoops. Our Team of the Week for the week of Dec.PIHL Player of the Week: Bishop McCort’s Raman Yerameichyk
Bishop McCort senior Raman Yerameichyk had quite a night Monday in a 14-5 win over Wheeling Catholic on his way to becoming this week's TribLIVE High School Sports Network's PIHL Player of the Week. In Class AAA, as of Saturday, December 22, the points leader has 18 points. On one end,
PIHL Player of the Week: Bishop McCort’s Raman Yerameichyk
Bishop McCort senior Raman Yerameichyk had quite a night Monday in a 14-5 win over Wheeling Catholic on his way to becoming this week's TribLIVE High School Sports Network's PIHL Player of the Week. In Class AAA, as of Saturday, December 22, the points leader has 18 points. On one end,
Fox Chapel hockey hopes to carry momentum into PIHL’s 2nd half
Wins don't always show up in the win column, especially in hockey. Ask first-year Fox Chapel hockey coach Cam Raidna which game was his team's best so far this season, and one might expect to hear about any one of the four wins for the Foxes. Wrong. andquot;In a sense,
