Sports
Penn-Trafford’s Dylan Barrett wrestling with a purpose as he chases a championship
January 12, 2025
Penn-Trafford junior Dylan Barrett was not pleased with his performance at the 58th Powerade Tournament in December.
Penn-Trafford notebook: Hockey team puts together winning streak
Coming out of the holiday break, Penn-Trafford’s hockey team put together a three-game winning streak.
After strong 1st season, Gateway swimmer Aliya Rassiane looks to maintain momentum
Aliya Rassiane packed a lot of positive results into her first varsity season with the Gateway swim team.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 11, 2025
January 11, 2025
High schools
High school roundup for Jan. 11, 2025: South Allegheny tops Avonworth in battle of top-ranked teams
Cam Epps hit six 3-pointers and finished with 26 points to lead South Allegheny to an 83-77 victory over Avonworth in a battle of top-ranked teams Saturday at the PBC Classic at La Roche College.
Latrobe’s Luke Willochell becomes 4-time WCCA champion
It was mission accomplished for Latrobe senior Luke Willochell.
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 12, 2025
Class 6A
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 12, 2024
Class 6A
Westmoreland Athletes of the Week: Latrobe’s Lauren Bell and Norwin’s Landon Sidun
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Latrobe’s Luke Willochell, Burrell’s Cam Baker look to join elite WCCA clubs
Latrobe senior Luke Willochell and Burrell junior Cam Baker look to join elite clubs Saturday at the 72nd Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament at Greensburg Salem.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Springdale’s Ashlyn Ferderbar, Cheswick Christian’s Joe Rosio
Ashlyn Ferderbar
New coach encourages growth in Norwin swim teams
New Norwin swimming and diving coach Kathy Bernardi believes her athletes will get out of the sport what they put into it.
WPIAL champion North Allegheny competitive spirit squad ‘not done yet’
The North Allegheny competitive spirit team has a lot to cheer about.
North Allegheny’s Carter Melzer steps up into go-to scoring role
North Allegheny senior Carter Melzer learned at an early age how to defend himself on the basketball court.
Franklin Regional notebook: Hockey team heats up heading into new year
The Franklin Regional hockey team countered a three-game losing streak with two straight wins heading into 2025.
With mix of experience, potential, Shady Side Academy swimmers expect exciting season
Shady Side Academy swimming is diving into the season with a veteran boys team and a girls team with a young but promising lineup.
Shady Side Academy girls progressing toward championship goals
There is still much work ahead for the Shady Side Academy girls basketball program.
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: FC boys basketball surges in section
The Fox Chapel boys basketball team didn’t plan to change its approach when it went up to Class 6A.
With young roster, Penn Hills girls working on paying attention to detail
Robert Cash has been through this before with the Penn Hills girls basketball program. The Indians have a young group that needs to play as underclassmen because Penn Hills doesn’t have many older players on the roster.
Penn Hills boys shake off early struggles, begin to hit stride
Penn Hills picking up a win over Shaler in a game that was televised locally provided the Indians with a significant boost of confidence. But how the Indians followed up their performance against the Titans may do even more to improve Penn Hills’ psyche.
