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High school scores, schedules for Jan. 29, 2019
January 29, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday's results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Central Catholic 55, North Allegheny 54 Pine-Richland 95, Butler 76 Seneca Valley 65, North Hills 49 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 77, Upper St. Clair 74 Mt. Lebanon 70, Bethel Park 54 Peters Township 63, Baldwin 46 Section 3 Fox Chapel
High school roundup for Jan. 29, 2019: Peters tops Baldwin, Canon-Mac upsets USC in Section 2-6A
Peters Township broke open a close contest with a 17-2 run to start the third quarter and went on to beat Baldwin, 63-46, Tuesday night in a Section 2-6A matchup. Junior Colin Cote led the charge for the Indians with a 15-point outburst after the intermission break, including 11 in
Quaker Valley breaks through for overtime win over rival New Castle
Overtime had not been overly kind to Quaker Valley's boys basketball team this season. That all changed Tuesday night as the Quakers held off New Castle for a 70-67 home win in a WPIAL Section 2-4A thriller. andquot;These past couple weeks have been tough,andquot; Quaker Valley senior Ryan Stowers said.
Penn-Trafford boys edge Hempfield on late jumper in overtime
Zach Rocco shoots hundreds of jump shots every day, thousands every week, several thousand a month. But the majority of those are in practice. He puts in the extra time so he can apply his skills to clutch moments, like the one he faced Tuesday night. The Penn-Trafford junior point
Norwin knocks off No. 1 North Allegheny
Norwin had trouble with North Allegheny's post players much of the game. But it didn't deter Norwin junior Jayla Wehner from driving the lane in the final seconds. Wehner split Brynn Serbin and Rachel Martindale and hit a floater over 6-foot Paige Morningstar with 6.3 seconds left to lift No.
Greensburg Central Catholic boys hold off Leechburg in key Section 3-A game
Greensburg Central Catholic heard Leechburg's crowd, loud and clear. And then the Centurions quieted it down. Visiting GCC took the air out of Leechburg's rowdy andquot;Devils' Denandquot; with a dominant second quarter, then weathered a second-half rally from the home team, holding on for a 68-57 win in a crucial
Hot-shooting Pine-Richland tops Butler, clinches at least share of section title
Butler's defense was in a zone Tuesday night and so were Pine-Richland's shooters. Dan Petcash scored 29 points with five 3-pointers, Greg Shulkosky added 21 and hot-shooting Pine-Richland clinched at least a share of the Section 1-6A title with a 95-76 victory at Butler. Butler started in a 3-2 zone,
High school wrestling notebook: WPIAL tournament will go as planned Wednesday
With school districts canceling classes for Wednesday ahead of the frigid temperatures that are expected in Western Pennsylvania, WPIAL officials said Tuesday the wrestling team tournament will go on as scheduled. There are eight sites hosting first-round and quarterfinal matches: four in Class AAA (Kiski Area, Canon-McMillan, Hempfield and Seneca
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Belle Vernon’s Ian Shahan, Mt. Pleasant’s Heather Gardner
Ian Shahan School: Belle Vernon Sport: Swimming Year: Sophomore Claim to fame: Shahan broke his own meet record set a year ago in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 52.46 seconds at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association meet Saturday at Derry. Last year, Shahan finished in 53.12. He also
Strategy key for Burrell, Kiski Area wrestling coaches in team postseason
Josh Shields took a rough, if facetious, estimate of when he begins preparation for the team wrestling postseason. andquot;Last year, right around March,andquot; Burrell's sixth-year coach said with a laugh. andquot;The brackets for the team things relatively stay the same, so I knew the types of teams we would beGeorge Guido: Armstrong County Sports Hall of Fame welcoming 12 new members
Plans are moving along for the 47th annual Armstrong County Sports Hall of Fame banquet. This year's induction is April 28 at Freeport's Laube Hall. Here's a sketch of each of the 12 inductees, many of whom made their mark in county scholastic sports: Dino Aimino: Lettering in four sports
All-American Wresting Club has rich history of training young wrestlers
Rob Waller's All-American Wrestling Club couldn't have asked for a better endorsement. Penn State senior Jason Nolf, a Kittanning graduate, credited Waller and his club's training after he won his second NCAA Division I title last March. Nolf sustained a serious knee injury late in the regular season, which forced
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 28, 2019
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings Class AAA 106: 1. Dylan Chappell, Seneca Valley (21-3); 2. Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional (23-1); 3. Vince Citrano, Plum (19-2); 4. Dylan Coy, North Allegheny (27-1); 5. Mason Prinkey, Connellsville (20-5). 113: 1. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Seneca Valley (27-1); 2. Kyle Burkholder, Hempfield (22-5); 3. Finn
Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 28, 2019
Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 17-2, 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 9-1, 2 3. Kiski Area (7), 11-0, 3 4. Cedar Cliff (3), 12-0, 4 5. Council Rock South (1), 8-0, 6 6. Seneca Valley (7), 10-2, 10 7. Nazareth
WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 28, 2019
WPIAL wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 11-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 10-2, 3 3. Hempfield, 12-2, 2 4. Canon-McMillan, 7-2, 5 5. Thomas Jefferson, 15-0, 6 6. Waynesburg, 13-1, 4 7. Norwin, 14-3, 7 8. Mt. Lebanon, 10-3, 8 9. North Allegheny, 10-3, NR 10.
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Quaker Valley
TEAM OF THE WEEK: Quaker Valley It took just three years for Quaker Valley to become a championship wrestling program. The Quakers, who fielded a program for the first time in 2016-17, last week captured their first section team title by taking down Keystone Oaks, 43-33, in the Section 2-AA
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Burrell’s Ian Oswalt
Wrestler of the week: Ian Oswalt, Burrell, so. Burrell's 120-pounder continued his torrid sophomore season by claiming the championship at the annual Thomas Chevrolet tournament in Bedford. Oswalt did it in dominant fashion, getting three pins in his four matches, including one in the final against Mt. Pleasant's Noah Teeters.
TribHSSN state boys basketball rankings: Week of Jan. 28, 2019
Only two teams fell out of the state rankings, but after holding steady for several weeks, there are changes at the top of two classifications. Lincoln Park saw its 83-game section win streak snapped by Aliquippa, bumping the Leopards from the top spot in Class 3A, where Loyalsock Township takes
High school roundup for Jan. 28, 2019: Laurel girls take down No. 2 OLSH
Thanks to some late-game heroics by Caroline Gibson, Laurel girls basketball left OLSH with a satisfying win and with a first-place tie in the Section 1-2A standings. Gibson made a layup with four seconds remaining to propel No. 5 Laurel to a 43-42 victory over No. 2 OLSH Monday night.
High school scores, schedules for Jan. 28, 2019
January 28, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Monday's results WPIAL Nonsection Brownsville 56, West Greene 32 Carmichaels 58, Avella 34 Yough 79, Bentworth 37 Winchester Thurston 79, Propel Montour 46 District 6 Nonsection Ligonier Valley 68, Allegany (Md.) 56 Tuesday's schedule All games start at 7:30 p.m. unless stated otherwise WPIAL Class 6A
