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WPIAL boys basketball rankings for week of Dec. 30, 2018
December 29, 2018
Rankings Class 6A 1. Latrobe, 7-1, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 10-0, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 7-2, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 7-2, 4 5. Butler, 7-2, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Mars, 7-1, 1 2. Moon, 8-0, 2 3. Woodland Hills, 7-1, - 4. Penn Hills, 6-2, 3 5. Franklin
High school roundup for Dec. 26, 2018: Belle Vernon tops Southmoreland in OT
December 26, 2018
Mitch Pohlot had 24 points, and Larry Calloway added 21 as Belle Vernon defeated Southmoreland, 84-80, in overtime at the Charleroi tournament Wednesday night. Jake Haney scored 13 points, and Cameron Nusser added 12 for the Leopards (2-6). Riley Comforti scored 28 points to lead Southmoreland (3-5). Ringgold 69, Yough
Boys bowler of the week: Ambridge’s Ryan Adams
December 21, 2018
Ambridge senior Ryan Adams picked up right where he left off last season when he earned a top-10 finish at the Pennsylvania State Bowling Championships. Adams came out firing through the first couple weeks of action. Over his first six games bowled, he averaged a 235.33 score and came as
WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball breakdown
December 3, 2018
Class 4A Preseason Player of the Year Johnny Crise, Highlands 6-7, Jr., forward 12.0 ppg last season Players to watch Danny Conlan, Quaker Valley 6-5, Sr., F, 12.0 ppg Aaron Hilzendeger, Ambridge 6-6, Sr., F, 19.2 ppg Jacob Johnson, Mt. Pleasant 6-2, Jr., G, 15.5 ppg Cam Nusser, Belle Vernon
South Fayette’s Diven, Blackhawk’s Watson-Trent top Northwest Eight honors
November 25, 2018
Northwest Eight champion South Fayette earned nine first-team spots on the all-conference team including quarterback Jamie Diven, a 3,000-yard passer for the Lions. Joining him were Mike Trimbur, Tom Elia, Ryan Coe, Ben Coyne and Ryan Kokoski. Trimber, Elia and Coe were named first-team on both offense and defense. DivenFreeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory
October 30, 2018
Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in
Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals
October 29, 2018
No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood off
PIAA golf, tennis tournaments on tap in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
October 22, 2018
The first day of the PIAA golf championships are in the books from the Heritage Hills Golf Resort, and a handful of district golfers in the hunt for state gold. WPIAL Class AAA girls champion Caroline Wrigley of North Allegheny shot a 2-over par 74 and has a one-stroke lead
Girls volleyball wraps up section play in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
October 17, 2018
The curtain falls Thursday on section play in WPIAL girls volleyball. Sixty teams have punched their tickets to the district postseason with only a handful of spots up for grabs on the final day. Here are the matches that will help round out the final 2018 WPIAL girls volleyball playoff
Breaking down the 2018 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Class AAAA Favorite: Seneca Valley. The Raiders won WPIAL titles in 2007, '09, '13 and '14. They finished on top of a strong Section 1 and posted nonsection wins over defending champion Penn-Trafford and reining PIAA champ Norwin. Contenders: No. 2 Norwin is loaded with talent and speed. The Knights
