Sports
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Schedule doesn’t let up for Greensburg Central Catholic
December 27, 2023
Before the season began, Greensburg Central Catholic girls basketball coach Chris Skatell talked almost proudly about his team’s schedule, confident that the Centurions had the talent to handle it.
Penn-Trafford girls ready to face injury challenge head on
Penn-Trafford girls basketball coach John Giannikas is somewhere near the corner of thrilled and concerned.
WPIAL team and individual wrestling rankings for week of Dec. 25, 2023
December 26, 2023
Team rankings
Wrestling notebook: Girls ready to take big stage at Powerade
The seeds for the first Powerade Girls Wrestling tournament were released, and only two girls from the WPIAL — Laurel senior Alexis Brua (124 pounds) and Canon-McMillan junior Natalie Rush (190) — earned top seeds.
Norwin wrestler Landon Sidun looking to make noise in Powerade Tournament
The name is Landon Sidun.
Counting down the top stories in WPIAL sports in 2023: Underdog role suits Beaver Falls
The 2023 year in WPIAL sports saw a lot of excitement across three seasons.
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Juliano Marion
December 24, 2023
While wrestling might seem like a very individual sport, there are many team aspects to competition.
Greensburg Salem’s Dylan Megliorino rolls perfect game, impresses early with record-breaking stats
Practice makes perfect.
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Valley’s Charles Perkins
Valley senior wrestler Charles Perkins comes from a family steeped in wrestling.
Freeport bowlers off to strong start in quest to return to state tournament
The Freeport girls bowling team swarmed out of the gate, looking to make it back to the state tournament.
2023-24 PIHL standings through Dec. 24, 2023
Here are the latest 2023-24 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Dec. 24. Play in the PIHL will continue is on winter break and will continue in the new year.
Kiski Area swimmers won’t rest on laurels
December 23, 2023
Landon Seman remembers it well.
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week ending Dec. 24, 2023
Class 6A
WPIAL boys basketball rankings for the week ending Dec. 24, 2023
Class 6A
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Burrell’s Anna Clark, Springdale’s John Hughes
Anna Clark
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Norwin’s Lauren Palangio, Latrobe’s Luke Willochell
Lauren Palangio
Pillar of volleyball community headlines Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024
One of the sadder days in the Alle-Kiski Valley was Feb. 22, 2016.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Norwin receiver’s options include WVU walk-on offer
Norwin football player Luke Denny popped up on a lot of college radar screens after a big play-filled senior season.
Greensburg Central Catholic withstands crafty foul strategy to beat Hempfield
December 22, 2023
Teams have tried to slow down Greensburg Central Catholic in a number of ways, but this was something new.
High school basketball holiday tournament schedule for Dec. 27-30, 2023
Here is a listing of schedules for holiday basketball tournaments involving WPIAL teams from Dec. 27-30. Please email any corrections or additions to ptrsports@triblive.com.
