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No. 4 Penn Hills clinches share of section title with win over McKeesport
February 5, 2019
The Penn Hills boys basketball team is one win away from the Section 1-5A title. The No. 4-ranked Indians, who feature no returning starters from last year's WPIAL title-winning squad, knocked off upstart McKeesport, 65-52, on senior night Tuesday at Penn Hills High School. Tuesday's win guaranteed Penn Hills a
High school roundup for Feb. 5, 2019: Montour takes down No. 4 Chartiers Valley
The Class 5A playoff picture continues to gain contenders. Just four days after upsetting unbeaten Moon, No. 4 Chartiers Valley was upended. James Eubanks had 23 points to lift Montour to a 59-54 victory over the Colts on Tuesday night. Jaden Nelson added 13 points and surpassed 1,000 for his
No. 4 Upper St. Clair boosts playoff stock with 26-point win at No. 3 Mt. Lebanon
Upper St. Clair gave the WPIAL basketball committee more to think about in Class 6A. Tanner Gensler, Luke Gensler and David Pantelis scored 18 points apiece Tuesday night as fourth-ranked USC defeated third-ranked Mt. Lebanon, 71-45, bolstering the Panthers' playoff hopes with less than a week left in the regular
Franklin Regional boys top Shaler, move into 2nd place
Franklin Regional learned another valuable lesson, and it happened on Teacher's Appreciation Night nonetheless. andquot;We have to finish plays, keep busting our butts and come back stronger ... and that will help us get a good seed for the playoffs,andquot; senior forward Adam Rudzinski said. Still reeling some from a
Hot perimeter shooting leads Penn-Trafford boys past Norwin in Section 3-6A
The Penn-Trafford boys basketball team came out firing in the first half of its final Section 3-6A contest of the season, draining eight 3-point shots en route to a 59-47 victory over rival Norwin. The Warriors shot 53 percent from behind the art in the first half and built a
Ligonier Valley shows focus, advances to Heritage Conference title game
Ligonier Valley's run at another District 6 boys basketball championship got off to a fast start in the Heritage Conference semifinals on Tuesday night. Marrek Paola scored 34 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Ligonier Valley to a dominating, 80-58 victory over visiting Purchase Line, sending the Rams to
Alle-Kiski Valley Athletes of the Week: Apollo-Ridge’s Rylee Eaton, Burrell’s Austin Mele
Rylee Eaton School: Apollo-Ridge Class: Junior Sport: Basketball Report card: Eaton has been instrumental in the Vikings' (15-5, 7-5) success this season. The three-year starter ranks second on the team in points per game (10.2) and points (193) through 19 games. The 5-foot-9 guard/forward has 11 double-digit scoring performances this
George Guido: Putting Burrell’s dominance in perspective
It's 13 and counting for the Burrell wrestling team. The Bucs extended their incredible run Saturday with a 54-21 victory over Freedom at Chartiers-Houston High School, giving the program 13 consecutive WPIAL titles. Burrell actually had the title wrapped up early, sporting a 45-9 lead with four bouts left. The
WPIBL regular season concludes this week
It's almost championship time in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League. The regular season almost is complete, and teams and individual bowlers are gearing up for the league tournaments next week and two weeks from now. The WPIBL team tournaments are first. The boys will bowl Feb. 13 at Nesbits
Wrestling notebook: Twist added to WPIAL Class AA individual tournament
The WPIAL Class AA individual wrestling tournament gets underway Feb. 15 at Canon-McMillan, and there will be a different twist to this year's tournament. In previous years, the section tournament was held the first day and the WPIAL tournament the next day. This year, the section tournament will begin at
Penn Hills’ Hardy commits to Penn State; teammates Thomas, Smith also announce college plans
Penn Hills senior Daequan Hardy wasted little time in accepting a scholarship offer from Penn State. The 5-foot-10, 175-pound cornerback and wide receiver received an offer from the Nittany Lions on Tuesday afternoon and announced his commitment to the Big Ten school Tuesday night on Twitter. Hardy was named the
‘Mr. Murphy’ teaches Burrell wrestlers about facing adversity
Burrell calls its wrestling nemesis andquot;Mister,andquot; but it's not a person. Meet andquot;Mr. Murphy,andquot; a variation of the more well-known Murphy's Law -- the adage that states that anything can go wrong, will go wrong. andquot;It's like a bad energy that comes when you least expect it,andquot; senior Austin Mele
Kiski Area, Burrell eye state titles with their version of ‘Murderers’ Row’
The New York Yankees teams of the late 1920s were considered some of the best in the history of baseball. The first six hitters in the 1927 Yankees' lineup -- Earle Combs, Mark Koenig, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Bob Meusel and Tony Lazzeri -- were labeled as andquot;Murderers' Row.andquot; They
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Roscosky provides boost for Kiski Area
Kiski Area's bench was jumping up and down after the first match of the team's WPIAL Class AAA wrestling semifinal against Canon-McMillan. The reaction didn't come after the Cavaliers got a pin. Instead, one of their youngest starters kept one of Canon-McMillan's best wrestlers from getting a pin of his
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 4, 2019
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings Class AAA 106: 1. Dylan Chappell, Seneca Valley (30-3); 2. Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional (30-1); 3. Vince Citrano, Plum (23-2); 4. Mason Prinkey, Connellsville (24-5); 5. Dylan Coy, North Allegheny (26-3). 113: 1. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Seneca Valley (36-1); 2. Kyle Burkholder, Hempfield (24-5); 3. Finn
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 4, 2019
Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 15-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 13-3, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 10-3, 4 4. Waynesburg, 15-3, 6 5. Hempfield, 13-3, 3 6. Thomas Jefferson, 16-2, 5 7. Norwin, 15-4, 7 8. Connellsville, 11-5, NR 9. Mt. Lebanon, 10-4, 8 10.
Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 4, 2019
TribHSSN state team rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 12-1, 2 2. Kiski Area (7), 15-0, 3 3. Northampton (11), 17-3, 8 4. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 19-4, 1 5. Cedar Cliff (3), 16-0, 4 6. Council Rock South (1), 12-0, 5 7. Seneca Valley (7),
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Greensburg C.C.’s Geoff Helm, Greensburg Salem’s Megan Kallock
Geoff Helm School: Greensburg Central Catholic Sport: Basketball Year: Senior Claim to fame: Helm, a Shippensburg recruit, scored 30 points to lead Greensburg Central Catholic (12-6, 7-3) to a 68-57 win over Leechburg on Jan. 29. Helm is averaging 17.7 points. andquot;Last week, I went right at them off the
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Burrell Buccaneers
TEAM OF THE WEEK: Burrell Burrell winning a WPIAL Class AA championship is a tradition unlike any other -- each February, the Bucs end up on top. The longest WPIAL wrestling championship streak in WPIAL history reached 13 years Saturday as Burrell beat Freedom, 54-21, at Chartiers-Houston. Seven different wrestlers
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Kiski Area’s Jack Blumer
WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Jack Blumer, Kiski Area, jr. Blumer wrestled four matches over the course of the week. All four ended the same way. The junior 160-pounder typified Kiski Area's team dominance in the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs, getting four pins to help the Cavaliers win their third consecutive
