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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 11, 2023
January 12, 2023
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High school roundup for Jan. 11, 2023: Highlands wrestlers pull away for win
Julius Saunders recorded a first-period pin at 160 pounds to give Highlands the lead for good in a 51-19 Section 5-2A wrestling victory over Knoch on Wednesday night.
Quick start carries Franklin Regional past Penn-Trafford
January 11, 2023
The Franklin Regional wrestling team stayed atop Section 3-3A by holding off rival Penn-Trafford in a first-place showdown Wednesday.
It’s official: George hired at Greensburg Salem and Fazekas rehired at Mt. Pleasant
Greensburg Salem and Mt. Pleasant Area District school boards met Wednesday and hired and rehired football coaches.
St. Joseph’s Julie Spinelli doing a little bit of everything
Julie Spinelli wants to win basketball games.
A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Status uncertain for Freeport’s Ava Soilis
Freeport senior guard Ava Soilis missed her team’s 55-36 nonsection victory over Riverview last Saturday after suffering a knee injury while battling for a rebound against Section 1-4A rival Highlands two days earlier.
Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin named a MaxPreps All-American
Belle Vernon fans see Quinton Martin as their Captain America.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 12, 2023: Another chapter in South Fayette-Trinity rivalry
What makes a great rivalry?
Trib 10: New team tops boys basketball power rankings
Five teams from the Trib 10 took a tumble this past week, but it was not enough to drop them out of the weekly power rankings.
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Franklin Regional focuses on closing out games
Franklin Regional has held halftime and second-half leads this season but has come up short at the final buzzer.
South Fayette’s Maddie Webber, Indiana’s Eva Fiala nominated for McDonald’s All-American Game
A pair of WPIAL girls basketball players are nominated for the top all-star game in the nation.
With structure in place, Greensburg Salem girls emerge as Class 4A contenders
Greensburg Salem girls basketball players line up differently at times for the national anthem.
Police: Harrison man said he was so drunk he couldn’t recall nearly beating woman to death
A Harrison man who was charged with beating a woman nearly to death told investigators he got so drunk on New Year’s Eve that he couldn’t recall the incident, police said.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 10, 2023
High schools
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 11, 2023: Wrestlers to battle for section top spots
Threes are wild on Wednesday when two of the three teams tied for first place in Section 3-3A go head-to-head on another busy night of WPIAL team wrestling.
Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for Jan. 10, 2023
Three new teams have been added to the elite 30 girls basketball teams across the state otherwise known as the weekly Trib HSSN state rankings.
Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for Jan. 10, 2023
There was very little movement in the second edition of the Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for the 2023 season.
Mt. Lebanon matches rival Upper St. Clair shot for shot in double-overtime win
January 10, 2023
Two dozen 3-pointers made the score higher than a typical Mt. Lebanon-Upper St. Clair grind, but the dramatic finish still fit this gritty rivalry’s history.
Laurel Highlands fends off Belle Vernon surge to win section showdown
Despite putting together a furious second-half rally to overcome a 10-point halftime deficit, Belle Vernon ultimately fell short Tuesday night.
