Sports
High school wrestling notebook: Seven wrestlers looking for 3rd section title in Class AAA
February 19, 2019
As the WPIAL Class AA wrestlers head to Indiana this weekend, the Class AAA wrestlers begin their journey toward Hershey.
Westmoreland high school basketball playoff capsules: Games of Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019
Boys basketball
Trib HSSN indiviudal wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 18, 2019
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings
George Guido: Rare absence of WPIAL coaches leading NFL teams
For the first time since 1966, no coach from a WPIAL high school will be an NFL head coach this coming season.
Consumer goods companies lead modest rebound in U.S. stocks
U.S. stock indexes turned modestly higher in early afternoon trading Tuesday as solid earnings from Walmart encouraged investors to bid up other retailers and consumer goods companies.
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Derry Trojans
TEAM OF THE WEEK: Derry
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Frazier’s Thayne Lawrence
WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
WPIAL schedules Aliquippa/Lincoln Park doubleheader at New Castle
Lincoln Park and Aliquippa, the WPIAL’s top seeds in Class 3A boys basketball, can’t meet until the finals.
West Virginia House tables bill that prompted teacher strike
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — This time the teachers’ strike was only hours old when lawmakers acted.
Derry wrestler Baker already a champion after winning battle with cancer
No matter what happens the rest of Jason Baker’s high school wrestling career, he already is a champion.
Shaler defeats McKeesport, celebrates 1st playoff win since ’12
It’s been awhile since this kind of celebration was heard inside Shaler’s locker room.
No. 4 Woodland Hills holds off No. 13 West Allegheny in Class 5A 1st-round victory
February 18, 2019
It was a throwback to a matchup several decades before, be it Michigan State against Indiana or the Celtics facing the Lakers.
Elizabeth Forward girls fend off Knoch to advance
With less than two minutes remaining, No. 5 Elizabeth Forward led No. 12 Knoch by just two, and the Knights seemingly had momentum.
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 18, 2019
High Schools
High school roundup for Feb. 18, 2019: Montour, Chartiers Valley earn playoff wins
The Montour boys basketball team buckled down on the defensive end Monday night to earn a spot in the WPIAL quarterfinals.
Canon-McMillan wins WPIAL Junior High title; Latrobe has 4 champions
Canon-McMillan took home the team title at the 2019 WPIAL Junior High championships Saturday at Norwin, but the Latrobe Black team had the most individual champions with four.
No. 13 Quaker Valley girls upset No. 4 Freeport in Class 4A 1st round
It is often said that when the WPIAL playoffs begin, every team enters with a clean slate.
McKeesport’s pressure rattles Greensburg Salem girls in 1st-round win
With leading scorer Jhayla Bray spending most of the first half on the bench with foul trouble, McKeesport’s defense started strong and built a double-digit lead Monday night against Greensburg Salem.
Keystone Oaks gets defensive in Class 4A 1st-round win over Belle Vernon
Two long runs and 12 Belle Vernon turnovers in a span of two quarters helped Keystone Oaks advance to the WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball quarterfinals.
Experience pays for Franklin Regional in playoff win over Thomas Jefferson
In WPIAL basketball, playoff experience knows no bounds.
