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Armstrong football coach Frank Fabian resigns 4 years after overseeing merger
January 23, 2019
Armstrong football coach Frank Fabian, who helped Kittanning and Ford City merge into one program, has resigned after four seasons leading the River Hawks. Fabian, 39, was Kittanning's coach for three seasons before the districts merged in 2015. Combined, his teams went 45-26 in seven seasons. andquot;He basically wanted to
Southmoreland wrestling reaches WPIAL playoffs
Things didn't start so well for the Southmoreland wrestling team Wednesday evening. After driving for more than hour to get to Highlands, the team bus pulled up to the wrong school, and first-year coach Dan Boring hoped it wasn't a sign of things to come. andquot;I'm like, 'We're already starting
Plum girls look to finish strong in hopes of returning to WPIAL playoffs
At the midway point of the fourth quarter of Tuesday's Section 2-5A game against Franklin Regional, the Plum girls basketball team held a 46-45 lead and hoped to hold on for the victory. However, the Panthers, second in the section behind frontrunner Gateway, grabbed the lead back and pulled away
WPIAL wrestling brackets to be released in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
Is anybody up for a little mat bracketology The first team brackets of the winter high school sports season will be released Thursday afternoon when the WPIAL unveils the 2019 team wrestling postseason matchups. The one-week tournament will begin Monday, with four Class AAA preliminary-round matches. Then, on Jan. 30,
Mars boys, North Allegheny girls stay atop Trib 10 basketball power rankings
Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:30 p.m. Then, after the show, we post the Trib 10 online at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the rankings for the week
After tough start, South Park girls hitting their stride in Section 2-3A
South Park's girls basketball team sits atop the Section 2-3A standings, but the Eagles' record hasn't always been sky-high this season. The team lost six of its first 10 games, including a 41-point loss at the hands of Class 5A No. 1 Chartiers Valley. Not everyone was happy, but coach
Dymond Crawford set to join elite club in Jeannette basketball history
Dymond Crawford ranks among the elite girls basketball players in Jeannette history. She should make it official next week. A sharp-shooting 5-foot-9 senior guard, Crawford is 20 points shy of 1,000 for her career. She will be the fifth girl at Jeannette to eclipse the milestone, joining Ciara Gregory (2,130
Top-ranked Mars shows ‘offensive versatility’ in 26-point victory over Shaler
Andrew Recchia figured out Shaler's strategy rather quickly. andquot;On the first possession, I was all the way down the court,andquot; he said, andquot;and they were up in my face.andquot; Shaler was determined to keep Mars' leading scorer in check Tuesday night, so the top-ranked Planets relied instead on a few
High school roundup for Jan. 22, 2019: No. 1 Ambridge rallies past Central Valley
January 22, 2019
The excitement continued for Section 2-4A boys basketball teams Tuesday night. A week after knocking off then-top-ranked Quaker Valley, new No. 1 Ambridge managed to rally past Central Valley, 61-58, on Tuesday. Aaron Hiltzendeger had 21 points for the Bridgers (11-5, 6-1), who outscored the Warriors, 24-17, in the fourth
High school scores, schedules for Jan. 22, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday's results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 59, North Allegheny 44 North Hills 71, Central Catholic 68 Pine-Richland 86, Seneca Valley 57 Section 2 Bethel Park 71, Canon-McMillan 50 Mt. Lebanon 50, Baldwin 32 Upper St. Clair 58, Peters Township 45 Section 3 Hempfield 45,
Apollo-Ridge boys stave off Riverview for another victory
After Friday's big upset at Sto-Rox, Apollo-Ridge boys basketball coach Greg Fox wanted to keep the momentum going. His Vikings obliged by holding off a late Riverview rally and prevailing at home 53-48. Apollo-Ridge had its biggest lead, 46-33, on a Bobby Mangan shot that beat the third-quarter buzzer. But
No. 2 Aliquippa snaps No. 1 Lincoln Park’s section winning streak
Lincoln Park's streak is over. Aliquippa's 77-74 WPIAL Section 1-3A win Tuesday night snapped the Leopards' 83-game section winning streak, which is the second longest in WPIAL history behind Blackhawk's 111 from 1990-99. It was Lincoln Park's first section defeat since a 77-63 loss at Rochester on Feb. 11, 2011.
Hot shooting propels No. 2 Pine-Richland past Seneca Valley in Section 1-6A
From the tip-off of their Section 1-6A matchup against Seneca Valley, the Pine-Richland boys basketball team was anything but gun shy from 3-point range, and utilized the long-distance shot to great effect en route to a 86-57 win. The No. 2-ranked Rams began their contest against the Raiders (7-7, 2-4)
No. 4 Brentwood girls take control of Section 2-2A with win over No. 3 Serra Catholic
It was billed as a showdown between the top two teams in Section 2-2A, Serra Catholic and Brentwood. Serra Catholic rolled through the first half of section play undefeated, while Brentwood lost just once, a 65-58 decision to the Eagles. But the host Spartans led virtually from start to finish
Ringgold graduate Darwin Manges named Rams’ football coach
Ringgold went out of state to get a new football coach, but it came back with a familiar name. Darwin Manges was hired by the Ringgold School Board at a special meeting Tuesday night. A 1985 Ringgold graduate, Manges had spent the majority of his teaching and coaching career in
Derry boys close in on elusive playoff berth after defeating Freeport
Derry is flirting with the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs again, threatening to make a return to the postseason after more than a decade away. Only this year, the Trojans look like serious contenders to break through. And if they do, a major reason will be their defensive play. Freeport, albeit
Hempfield boys hold off Norwin to end five-game losing streak
For a third time in a row, Hempfield and Norwin traded boys basketball victories in a season on one another's court. Marcus McCarthy scored 13 points, and Reed Hipps added 11 to lead Hempfield to a 45-41 win Tuesday at Norwin, the Spartans' first Section 3-6A victory. Hempfield (8-8, 1-5)
Latrobe uses team effort to defeat Fox Chapel
To win big games on the road in a hostile environment, you need more than your stars to play well. Latrobe, the No. 1 ranked team in Class 6A by Trib HSSN, got that Tuesday at Fox Chapel. The Wildcats got 29 points from senior forward Bryce Butler and 23
Penn-Trafford to play national football power Massillon next fall
Penn-Trafford has found a replacement for Albert Gallatin on its 2019 football schedule. The Warriors will be headed to Massillon, Ohio to play the nationally-renowned Washington Tigers on Sept. 20. The Tigers were state runners-up in Division II last season, falling to Akron Hoban, 42-28. Penn-Trafford athletic director Kerry Hetrick
Norwin’s DeAugustine set to face former team Hempfield in Section 1 semifinals
Norwin wrestling coach Vince DeAugustine knew this day would come. The day the first-year Norwin coach sat across the mat from the team he coached for the past 13 seasons. DeAugustine compiled a 218-52 record at Hempfield before resigning last summer to take over a Norwin program that had rarely
