Sports
Penn Hills notebook: Shot putter’s strong indoor season continues
February 27, 2022
Having already qualified for the state indoor track championship didn’t mean Angelo Allen was done stacking up strong results. The Penn Hills senior thrower’s distance of 57 feet, 5 inches won him the Tri-State Track Coaches Association title Feb. 19 at Edinboro University.
Pine-Richland girls end season on high note
The Pine-Richland girls basketball team fell short of reaching the playoffs, but it ended the season on a high note with a pair of victories.
Battle-tested Pine-Richland boys basketball better than record suggests
An initial glance at the overall record for the Pine-Richland boys basketball team might not look impressive, but diving into the details can change the perspective.
Plum’s Kvortek celebrates PA Classic all-around title
Sarah Kvortek returned to the top of the podium in the Intermediate I (Gold) division at the WPIAL gymnastics championships Feb. 12 at Moon High School.
Norwin notebook: Knights juniors earn trip to state indoor track championships
A pair of Norwin athletes qualified to compete in the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association Indoor Championships Feb. 27 at Penn State.
Kiski Area qualifies 11 wrestlers for WPIALs at Section 1-3A tournament
February 26, 2022
As a wrestler, it doesn’t matter what you’ve done throughout the season. It matters what you accomplish during the postseason.
High school scores, summaries and schedule for Feb. 26, 2022
High schools
High school roundup for Feb. 26, 2022: North Catholic girls reach 8th straight WPIAL final
Alayna Rocco scored 22 points and Anna Waskiewicz added 15 as top-ranked North Catholic defeated No. 5 Waynesburg, 58-29, in the Class 3A girls basketball semifinals Saturday to advance to the WPIAL finals for the eighth straight season.
Connellsville’s Jared Keslar captures 4th section wrestling title, Hempfield’s Briar Priest gets 3rd
Winning section titles aren’t as easy as you think, especially four of them.
Guido: Not a typo: St. Joseph girls shock Rochester in quarterfinals
I confess.
Bishop Canevin returns to Class A finals with strong showing against Geibel
Bishop Canevin, after winning its first WPIAL title last season, will be back to defend its Class A crown.
North Allegheny’s Shi, Schenk sweep WPIAL Class 3A diving titles
Diving in her home pool and winning gold medals has become quite the habit for North Allegheny junior Christina Shi, as she captured her third straight gold medal with a score of 481.45 in the WPIAL Class 3A girls championship Saturday.
Mt. Lebanon girls top Bethel Park to set up showdown with Upper St. Clair
During the regular season, Mt. Lebanon handled Bethel Park twice.
Quaker Valley’s Adou Thiero scores 25 in semifinal win despite fractured thumb
Adou Thiero wore tape on the knee he injured last winter and a wrap on the thumb he fractured earlier this week.
Union keeps Imani Christian at arm’s length, moves on to Class A finals
Union boys basketball coach Mark Stanley likes to tell his team to “enjoy the process.”
Freshman Rylee Kalocay’s late-game heroics take Upper St. Clair back to WPIAL finals
Upper St. Clair freshman Rylee Kalocay didn’t start Saturday’s semifinal, but she certainly finished it.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Penn-Trafford football was part of last championship weekend in Hershey
It turns out Penn-Trafford was the last Westmoreland County team to celebrate a PIAA football title in Hershey.
Valley News Dispatch H.S. athletes of the week: St. Joseph’s Anna Kreinbrook, Plum’s Nicholas Daniels
Anna Kreinbrook
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: GCC’s Ryan Appleby, Southmoreland’s Delaynie Morvosh
Ryan Appleby
Montour holds off Belle Vernon, advances to WPIAL championship game
For the second straight season, Belle Vernon’s chase for an elusive WPIAL title ended in the semifinals.
