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Gaul, Ward look to become four-time section champions
February 13, 2019
While some wrestling coaches in Class AA would like to see the section tournaments eliminated, there are just as many who think the section tournaments are important to the athletes. The WPIAL wrestling committee agrees, and because the PIAA southwest regional at IUP's Kovalchik Center can be contested only Feb.
Wrestling notebook: Burrell, Kiski Area early favorites to repeat as WPIAL team champs
Now that Burrell has won 13 consecutive WPIAL Class AA titles and Kiski Area has won three straight in Class AAA, it's hard to imagine them not winning again next year. While both teams lose good wrestlers to graduation, they do return a lot of talent, which makes them early
Alle-Kiski Valley high school wrestling notebook: Section title in sight for Burrell’s Gaul
Bryan Gaul spent much of the wrestling season on the sidelines because of a pair of injuries, one suffered at a preseason tournament and another at midseason. But the Burrell senior can become a four-time individual Section 3-AA champion if he takes home the title at Friday's tournament at Canon-McMillan,
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 11, 2019
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings Class AAA 106: 1. Dylan Chappell, Seneca Valley (32-4); 2. Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional (30-1); 3. Vince Citrano, Plum (24-3); 4. Mason Prinkey, Connellsville (24-5); 5. Dylan Coy, North Allegheny (28-3). 113: 1. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Seneca Valley (36-1); 2. Kyle Burkholder, Hempfield (25-5); 3. Finn
Trib HSSN final state wrestling rankings
Trib HSSN state team wrestling rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 16-1, 1 2. Northampton (11), 21-4, 3 3. Kiski Area (7), 19-1, 2 4. Council Rock South (1), 15-2, 6 5. Cedar Cliff (3), 19-2, 5 6. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 19-4, 4 7. Canon-McMillan
Freshman Whitlock takes charge for Monessen boys basketball
Stepping into the Monessen football team's starting lineup as a freshman this fall, Devin Whitlock received first-team all-conference honors as a defensive back. Offensively, he piled up more than 2,000 all-purpose yards, first as a receiver and kick returner, then as the Greyhounds' quarterback. And he didn't stop there. For
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Kiski Area
TEAM OF THE WEEK: Kiski Area The Cavaliers left Hershey with a third-place trophy, their third top-three finish in the past three seasons at the PIAA Class AAA team tournament. Although it wasn't the finish Kiski Area hoped for, the Cavaliers did rebound from a semifinal loss to Northampton to
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Canon-McMillan’s Costa Moore
Wrestler of the week: Costa Moore, Canon-McMillan, so. The Big Macs' sophomore had a strong performance over three days of the PIAA Class AAA tournament, helping his team reach the semifinals in the consolation bracket. Moore won all five of his bouts while wrestling at 113 and 120 pounds. His
After sweeping MAC championships, Moon swimmers turn focus to WPIAL meet
After an impressive showing at the Midwestern Athletic Conference championship meet, the Moon girls swimming team (10-1 overall, 6-0 in Section 5-AAA) has high hopes for the WPIAL championship meet Feb. 28-March 1 at Pitt. The host Tigers won 11 events to capture the MAC title for the second consecutive
WPIAL basketball committee rewards teams that avoid ‘cupcake schedules’
Good losses could be better than bad wins, at least in the eyes of the WPIAL basketball committee. andquot;We look at who you play,andquot; said Peters Township athletic director Brian Geyer, chairman of the WPIAL basketball committee. andquot;Are you going to play a cupcake schedule and be 20-2 Or are
Senior leaders pace Thomas Jefferson swimming & diving team
Strong senior leadership is a trait of the Thomas Jefferson swimming and diving team.Shaler girls basketball turns focus to offseason improvement
The Shaler girls basketball team didn’t find a way to sneak in the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs.South Fayette hockey rolling, looks for 1st Penguins Cup
The South Fayette hockey team has been one of the top squads in the PIHL during the regular season.
Shaler high school sports notebook: Bocce team gets 1st win
The Shaler unified bocce team scored its first-ever victory last Wednesday at Montour.
Norwin hockey looks to get back to its aggressive game
Norwin’s hockey team achieved its first goal: qualifying for the PIHL Class A Penguins Cup playoffs.
Westmoreland basketball playoff preview capsules for Monday’s games
Monday’s games
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 12, 2019
February 12, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday's results WPIAL Nonsection Cardinal Mooney (Ohio) 57, Ellwood City 43 Frazier 87, Bentworth 42 District 8 City League Allderdice 92, Perry 31 Carrick 64, Brashear 59 Obama Academy 53, Westinghouse 42 Indepedent Plants and Pillars 45, Cheswick Christian Academy 38 WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First
Freeport girls draw 4th seed in Class 4A, will play Quaker Valley in opening round
Let the games begin. Eight Alle-Kiski Valley girls basketball teams discovered the who, where and when of their WPIAL-playoff fortunes Tuesday evening at the DoubleTree in Green Tree. andquot;This time of year is great,andquot; Freeport coach Fred Soilis said. andquot;WPIAL basketball is going on, and it goes right into the
Late-season success pays dividends for A-K Valley boys basketball teams
St. Joseph boys basketball coach Kelly Robinson wondered early Friday evening about the potential ramifications of the Spartans' game that night against Leechburg. A win and St. Joseph would win the outright Section 3-A championship and a better WPIAL playoff seed. A loss would mean a three-way tie for first
Norwin girls to face Mt. Lebanon for 4th consecutive postseason
There weren't many surprises at the WPIAL basketball pairings meeting Tuesday at the Green Tree Doubletree. About the only suspense was where the WPIAL committee would seed Norwin and North Allegheny in Class 6A. Both teams finished Section 1 play with 13-1 records, and North Allegheny is the reigning champion.
