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Westmoreland high school notebook: Jeannette basketball players get early start
November 21, 2018
Jeannette boys basketball coach Adrian Batts feels spoiled this preseason. For the first time since 2014, he had his entire team available for the start of practice. Deep playoff runs in football have limited what the basketball team could do several weeks into the past several seasons as two-sport players
Norwin eager to host WPIAL Class 5A football championship
After hosting WPIAL football playoff games the last two weeks, Norwin is set to welcome the Class 5A championship on Friday night. West Allegheny (10-2) will play Penn Hills (13-0) at 7:30 p.m. A WPIAL football final has not been played at a high school stadium since 1985. Norwin hosted
Sewickley Academy athlete of the week: Brady Mosberger
Brady Mosberger School: Sewickley Academy Sport: Hockey Class: Sophomore Claim to fame: Brady Mosberger recently helped Sewickley Academy win its game against Beaver to improve the Panthers' record to 4-3. Mosberger saved 21 of 22 shots on goal for the 6-1 win over Beaver. Just one goal shy of his
High school scores, schedules for Nov. 20, 2018
High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Class 5A Championship Friday's schedule West Allegheny (10-1) vs. Penn Hills (13-0) at Norwin, 7:30 p.m. Class 2A Championship Saturday's schedule South Side (10-3) vs. Steel Valley (11-1) at Robert Morris, noon PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday's schedule Coatesville (13-0) at North Penn
Kaylen Sharrow back to lead Burrell girls basketball team
November 20, 2018
Yes, she's still there. It only seems like Kaylen Sharrow has been at Burrell for about eight years instead of four. But the last link to the great Burrell teams from 2011-17 era is back for her senior season. A standout in track and field and basketball for the Bucs,George Guido: No rules changes for basketball but some for wrestling
No real rules changes took place in high school basketball during the offseason. One clarification was made, however, on deflected balls near midcourt. Now, a deflected ball by a defender in the frontcourt re-enters the backcourt, the ball may be recovered by the offensive player. The rules committee for theBurrell boys hope to build on strong finish to 2017-18 season
For the second straight season, Burrell got hot toward the end of the section schedule and made the WPIAL playoffs after enduring a brutal December nonleague schedule. The Bucs secured a section title and a playoff spot with a thrilling, 45-44 overtime victory at Apollo-Ridge on the final night of
PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — Thomas Jefferson repeats in ’08 final
The PIAA had been hosting state playoffs in all but one fall high school sport since 1976. Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country and field hockey all crowned state champions once the district playoffs concluded. The lone exception to the fall state playoff slate was high school football. It wasn't
Trib HSSN athletes of the week: West Allegheny’s Braden Wurst, North Allegheny’s Allena Carmody
Braden Wurst School: West Allegheny Sport: Boys soccer Class: Senior Claim to fame: Wurst made six saves to lead West Allegheny (23-2) to a 4-0 win over Strath Haven in the PIAA Class 3A championship at Hersheypark Stadium on Nov. 16. Wurst returned for the championship match after missing the
Esposito returns for second stint with Derry boys basketball
Tom Esposito, who coached at Derry for nine seasons before taking a 10-year leave for family matters, returns to the helm this season. Heading into his latest stint with Derry, he built a coaching staff consisting of his former players and former college players. His revamped staff and the unique
Derry girls basketball ahead of where it was a year ago
The Derry girls basketball team started last season with a lot of unknowns, putting the program at a disadvantage from the tip. Current coach Matt Regula was, at the time, hired as an assistant for then-coach Tyler Johnson just two weeks before the season. The Trojans never were able toGreensburg Salem’s Brown, Binda sign D-I scholarships
Four Greensburg Salem athletes recently signed letters-of-intent , and two were to Division-I universities. Senior Cameron Binda will continue his track and cross country career at Duquesne, and Mark Brown will head to Youngstown State to run track and cross country. Brown edged Cam Binda to win the WPIAL Class
Is bye week benefit or burden for WPIAL champions?
Is a bye week in late November a benefit or a burden andquot;Never had one before, so I don't know,andquot; Our Lady of the Sacred Heart coach Dan Bradley said. andquot;If we win, it's an advantage, I guess. If we lose, we were rusty.andquot; That's the dilemma facing OLSH and
Aliquippa’s Will Gipson reopens recruitment after WPIAL championship performance
Two days after starring at Heinz Field in the WPIAL championships, Aliquippa senior Will Gipson reopened his college recruitment. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound wideout had committed to Ball State in June with teammate Solvauhn Moreland, but announced Monday night on Twitter that his andquot;recruitment is 100% back open.andquot; Gipson drew increase
High school scores, schedules for Nov. 19, 2018
November 19, 2018
High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Class 5A Championship Friday's schedule West Allegheny (10-1) vs. Penn Hills (13-0) at Norwin, 7:30 p.m. Class 2A Championship Saturday's schedule South Side (10-3) vs. Steel Valley (11-1) at Robert Morris, noon PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday's schedule Coatesville (13-0) at North Penn
Apollo-Ridge girls basketball must adjust to playing up in classification
The Apollo-Ridge girls basketball players were road warriors last season with several long bus rides for section games. That changed in the offseason when the Vikings decided to play up to Class 4A and received a section assignment with opponents closer to home base. Jim Callipare, beginning his sixth year
Joe Salvino, Belle Vernon boys basketball hoping for right mix
Belle Vernon boys basketball made significant strides last season. The Leopards won 18 games, topped 80 points on three occasions, qualified for the state playoffs for the first time in 20 years and even won at neighboring rival and perennial power Monessen. When coach Kyle DeGregorio left during the offseason
In second stint, Fox hopes to guide Apollo-Ridge boys team into playoffs
When Greg Fox began his second stint as Apollo-Ridge's boys basketball coach in May, he felt he inhertited a team with a lot of talent that can make waves in and out of section play. Three sophomores who cut their teeth as varsity starters last year -- guards Keighton Reese,
Trib HSSN high school football power rankings: Week 13
Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network will release its weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. There was another big shake up in the next-to-last power rankings of the season as nearly half of the ranked teams saw their seasons
New-look Belle Vernon girls basketball expects to build on success
Gone are five senior starters and the coach who led Belle Vernon to a second-place finish in Section 3-4A and an appearance in the PIAA playoffs last season. In their place are a group of promising-but-unproven players and a first-year coach eager to show how his system translates into on-court
