Sports
Plum wrestlers win team title at Allegheny County championships
January 21, 2023
It’s been quite a season for the Plum wrestling program.
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 22, 2023
Class 6A
Franklin Regional’s Brandon Smith, Penn-Trafford’s Alyssa Balest claim WCCA bowling titles
Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association held its second bowling championship at Hillview Lanes in Greensburg on Saturday.
WPIAL Hall of Fame inductee Don Rebel reflects on 35 years calling games
A tree in the middle of a grassy field in Sheraden served as the first press box for a 7- or 8-year-old Don Rebel, who climbed the branches and offered play-by-play for his older brother’s Wiffle ball games.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Knoch’s Hattie McGraw, Deer Lakes’ Bryce Robson
Hattie McGraw
Fox Chapel track team gets off to fast start to indoor season
Fox Chapel’s Anna Troutman didn’t get the opportunity to compete in the WPIAL outdoor track championships last season due to an injury. But after her debut with the Foxes’ indoor track team last season, she left a lasting impression.
Fox Chapel notebook: Red-hot hockey team sends 7 to all-star game
Fox Chapel has ruled the PIHL’s Class A Blue Division this season.
Bethel Park notebook: Brian DeLallo gets coach of year award as parting gift
Bethel Park’s Brian DeLallo was named coach of the year in the Class 5A Allegheny Six football conference.
Senior captain leads way as Bethel Park hockey looks to make playoff push in season’s 2nd half
It was a month to remember for Bethel Park hockey player Christian Strang.
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Penn-Trafford’s Joe Enick and Belle Vernon’s Jenna Dawson
Joe Enick
Greensburg Central Catholic freshman Erica Gribble stays step ahead of competition
As Erica Gribble was making inroads to high school basketball, she was always a step ahead and a level above her opponents.
After battling multiple injuries, Pine-Richland wrestler ready to ‘break some brackets’
Vaughn Spencer soaked in the moment after recording a pin in his first varsity match last week.
Plum swimmers seeing results after ‘intense holiday training’
Plum swim coach Shawn Haupt chuckled when he talked recently about the vibe among the boys and girls team members as some “moaning and groaning” with a lot of tiredness from some heavy-duty practice sessions.
Plum gymnast Sarah Kvortek ups degree of difficulty in quest for more success
Sarah Kvortek smiles when she thinks back to last year’s PA Classic state title in the all-around at Moon High School.
North Hills swim team welcomes students from across globe
North Hills swimming coach Nicole Loutsenhizer leads student-athletes in the pool. But she also feels as if she could take charge of a Model UN class nowadays.
North Hills hockey looking to build toward Penguins Cup championship
North Hills began the 2022-23 PIHL hockey season with a trio of overtime games.
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers upset top-ranked Central Catholic
The Central Catholic boys basketball team had moved to the top spot in the Trib HSSN rankings following wins over New Castle, Butler and Lincoln Park.
North Allegheny wrestling great Ray Brinzer to join WPIAL Hall of Fame
Ray Brinzer writes software and manages databases as a computer programmer, which seems a world away from a wrestling mat for one of the WPIAL’s all-time greats, but the former North Allegheny star can see similarities.
Franklin Regional junior enjoying breakthrough season
Point guard Cooper Rankin saw limited varsity time last season as he played primarily on the junior varsity team at Franklin Regional.
Franklin Regional notebook: Pair of Panthers win county wrestling titles
Two Franklin Regional wrestlers captured championships at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championships earlier this month at Greensburg Salem.
