Sports
A-K Valley Athletes of Week: Deer Lakes’ Brad Perrotte, Freeport’s Maddie Clark
January 22, 2019
Brad Perrotte School: Deer Lakes Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Report card: Standout play from Perrotte has helped Deer Lakes (10-4, 7-0) rise to a No. 5 ranking in Class 3A. The 5-foot-9 guard leads the Lancers in scoring (20.8 points per game) and free-throw percentage (84 percent). A two-year starter,
George Guido: Big 33 Super Bowl streak still intact
The Big 33-Super Bowl streak lives on. With safety John Johnson III of the Los Angeles Rams and backup quarterback Brian Hoyer of the New England Patriots moving on to Atlanta for the big game, it means that all 53 Super Bowls have had at least one player who participated
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Valley’s Hutcherson joins teammate with 100 career wins
Noah Hutcherson wasn't counting down -- or up -- to 100 wins, but he knew how important the accomplishment was when he reached it. The Valley senior 170-pounder earned his century victory last week with an 8-0 major decision over Burrell's Danny McCarthy, joining teammate David Schuffert in triple digits.
Top-ranked Burrell, Kiski Area to be tested at respective section wrestling tournaments
Austin Mele racked his memory for a time he faced an Elizabeth Forward wrestler in his Burrell career, and nothing emerged. The senior 160-pounder should get his chance Wednesday, as the Class AA No. 1 Bucs and Warriors square off at 6 p.m. in the semifinals of the Section 3-AA
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Ligonier Valley’s Michael Marinchak, Derry’s Destiny Roberts
Michael Marinchak School: Ligonier Valley Sport: Basketball Class: Junior Claim to fame: Marinchak tied a school record with 44 points to lead Ligonier Valley (15-1, 9-0) to a 91-60 win over Purchase Line in District 6 Heritage Conference action Jan. 16. Dick Knupp has held the school record since 1958.
Wrestling notebook: Bedford Tournament is a good test for Class AA teams
It is one of the tournaments Class AA wrestlers from the WPIAL and Districts 5 and 6 look forward to every year. The Bedford Tournament, which begins Friday, allows wrestlers to gauge how they match up against the mountain schools. Burrell, Freedom and Beth-Center, all WPIAL playoff teams, along with
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Thomas Jefferson
Team of the Week: Thomas Jefferson A week that began with the Jaguars securing their subsection title ended with them topping the 37-team field at the 18th annual Allegheny County Tournament to win their first county title. In addition to the team title, which TJ won 170.5-168 over North Allegheny,
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: North Hills’ Sam Hillegas
Wrestler of the week: Sam Hillegas, jr., North Hills Sam Hillegas won PIAA wrestling championships each of the past two years, and he looks well on his way to another one this spring. The North Hills junior won his second consecutive title at the Allegheny County tournament, dominating a difficult
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 21, 2019
Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 9-0, 1 2. Hempfield, 11-1, 2 3. Seneca Valley, 8-2, 3 4. Waynesburg, 12-0, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 5-2, 5 6. Thomas Jefferson, 13-0, 6 7. Norwin, 8-2, 7 8. Mt. Lebanon, 9-2, NR 9. Peters Township, 5-1, 8
Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 21, 2019
Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 14-2, 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 8-1, 2 3. Kiski Area (7), 9-0, 3 4. Cedar Cliff (3), 10-0, 4 5. Nazareth (11), 11-2, 10 6. Council Rock South (1), 6-0, 6 7. Hempfield (7),
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 21, 2019
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings Class AAA 106: 1. Dylan Chappell, Seneca Valley (19-3); 2. Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional (20-1); 3. Vince Citrano, Plum (19-2); 4. Dylan Coy, North Allegheny (22-1); 5. Mason Prinkey, Connellsville (16-3). 113: 1. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Seneca Valley (25-1); 2. Kyle Burkholder, Hempfield (20-5); 3. Finn
Bethel Park football coach Jeff Metheny resigns after 25 years
First it was Mt. Lebanon, then Upper St. Clair and now Bethel Park. Three successful South Hills football programs all will have new head coaches next season after longtime Bethel Park coach Jeff Metheny resigned Tuesday. Metheny, who'd coached the Black Hawks for 25 seasons and won more than 200
High school roundup for Jan. 21, 2019: Belle Vernon girls get key win against West Mifflin
Lindsay Steeber scored a game-high 28 points to lead Belle Vernon to a 51-41 victory in the WPIAL Class 4A Section 3 battle for fourth place.andamp;nbsp; Belle Vernon (9-6, 6-3) outscored host West Mifflin, 26-14, over the middle two quarters. West Mifflin (5-8, 4-5) was led by Omrie Murphy and
Gateway girls get better of Mars in key Section 2-5A clash
First it was snow. Then it was pouring rain, ice and snow again. A winter storm rolled through Western Pennsylvania. this past weekend and laid down a potpourri of precipitation. Problem is, the Mars girls basketball team is still stuck in the ice. The Planets showed up at Gateway on
High school scores, schedules for Jan. 21, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Monday's results WPIAL MLK Weekend Showcase At Woodland Hills Mt. Zion Christian (N.C.) 88, Kiski School 84 Virginia Academy (Va.) 56, Stow-Munroe Falls (Ohio) 50 Wesley Christian (Ky.) 80, Benedictine (Ohio) 61 Westtown School 55, Baltimore Polytechnic (Md.) 47 WPIAL Nonsection Washington at Waynesburg, ppd. Tuesday's
Armstrong girls clamp down on Kiski Area for 4th straight win
January 21, 2019
Kiski Area hoped to break into the Section 2-5A win column Monday as it played host to Armstrong. But the River Hawks turned away the Cavaliers' challenge and stayed in the mix for a WPIAL playoff spot with a 39-29 victory. andquot;Any section road win is a good one, no
Albert Gallatin’s departure leaves open week for Big East opponents to fill
The Big East football conference just got a little smaller. As expected, the Class 5A conference will have only seven teams next fall, now that Albert Gallatin has withdrawn from playing WPIAL football. The WPIAL approved an updated conference alignment at Monday's board meeting. Albert Gallatin's subtraction was the only
Latrobe girls can’t make early lead stand up vs. Oakland Catholic
For as well as Latrobe started Monday night, visiting Oakland Catholic finished just as strong. A big third quarter helped the third-ranked Eagles overcome a sluggish first half and stave off the hard-charging Wildcats, 57-45, in Section 3-5A girls basketball. As the game wore on, Latrobe could feel the upset
WPIAL declines basketball coaches’ request to revive PIAA play-in games
WPIAL basketball teams hoping to reach the state playoffs will keep following the winner. The WPIAL board denied a request from some basketball coaches to re-implement play-in games this season for determining which teams qualify for the PIAA tournament. The WPIAL used play-in games for a short time but abandoned
Deer Lakes boys adjusting to life atop Section 3-3A
The Deer Lakes boys basketball coaches regularly check the area of their Hudl online video account that lets them see how often players are watching opposing film, making sure the Lancers are doing their homework. Right now, the team would get an A for that effort, which is becoming more
