Tag: Derry Area

Hampton’s Gabriella Elk won the gold medal at the PIAA Class 2A girls diving championships March 12, 2025, at Bucknell’s Kinney Natatorium.
Hampton’s Gabriella Elk captures PIAA girls diving gold medal
March 12, 2025
LEWISBURG — Gabriella Elk had a great deal of motivation in her return to the PIAA Class 2A diving championships Wednesday at Bucknell’s Kinney Natatorium.

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Swimmers take the starting block during the Class 2A boys prelims at the PIAA swimming championships March 12, 2025, at Bucknell’s Kinney Natatorium.
WPIAL swimmers earn top seeds in 9 events for PIAA Class 2A Day 1 finals
LEWISBURG — The Mt. Pleasant and Freeport girls 200-yard medley relay teams kicked off the first day of the PIAA Class 2A swimming and diving championships with qualifying times for Wednesday evening’s championship heat at Bucknell.

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North Allegheny’s Brendan Moore looks to squeeze a shot between Shaler’s Logan Schimmel (16) and Peyton Planz (24) during the WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball championship match May 23, 2024, at Peters Township High School.
Coaches association releases WPIAL preseason boys volleyball rankings
March 10, 2025
The WPIAL boys volleyball season begins Friday, and in advance of the opening matches and tournaments, the Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association on Monday released its preseason top 10 polls for both Class 2A and Class 3A.

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Derry’s Mason Horwat wrestles Bishop McDevitt’s Ryan Lawler in a 152-pound bout during the PIAA Class 2 tournament Friday, March 7, 2025, at Giant Center in Hershey.
Wrestlers return from scary scene; Central Valley’s Boni only WPIAL 2A wrestler to reach finals
March 7, 2025
HERSHEY — It is never a good sight to see an athlete taken from an event on a stretcher.

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Derry’s Mason Horwat wrestles Line Mountain’s Dalton Schadel at 152 pounds during the PIAA Class 2A wrestling tournament Thursday at Giant Center in Hershey.
WPIAL wrestlers find tough sledding on 1st day of PIAA Class 2A tournament
March 6, 2025
HERSHEY — There is no hiding at the PIAA wrestling championships.

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Fort Cherry senior Braedon Welsh stands on the podium after winning the 215-pound wrestling championship at the PIAA Class 2A Southwestern Regional on Saturday.
Fort Cherry’s Welsh earns only gold for WPIAL at Class 2A wrestling regionals
March 1, 2025
ALTOONA — The WPIAL nearly was shut out Saturday in the championship matches of the PIAA Class 2A Southwestern Regional wrestling tournament at Altoona High School.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Maddox Shaw beats South Fayette’s Luke Dunlap in the 152-pound final at the Allegheny County Wrestling Championship on Jan. 18 at Fox Chapel.
2025 WPIAL wrestling championship preview
February 20, 2025
WPIAL Boys Individual Wrestling Championship

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Southmoreland’s Zoey Murphy, shown during the PIAA championships last March, won the WPIAL title at 235 this season.
Wrestling notebook: Hempfield’s Kapusta returns with a bang after injury layoff, quick rehab
February 18, 2025
When Nico Kapusta injured his left elbow during a preseason wrestling tournament in October at Edinboro, he was told by his doctor (James Bradley) that recovery time would be six months.

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Derry senior Chaeli Keenan
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Derry’s Chaeli Keenan
February 17, 2025
When Derry diver Chaeli Keenan finished second at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet last year, she found solace in who beat her out.

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Franklin Regional’s Madi DeRiggi celebrates with Chloe Pucka (left) and Anna Novelli after scoring against Shaler on Jan. 13.
Westmoreland County high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 14, 2025
February 13, 2025
Boys

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