Tag: East Allegheny
5 things to watch in the opening round of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs
February 13, 2019
The 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs opening round is an extended one. It begins Friday and continues through Wednesday. There are opening-round games in five of the six classes, with the exception being Class 6A. Only eight teams qualified, so they all go straight to the quarterfinals. Here are five
Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs
February 12, 2019
Here is a breakdown of the 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: Last season's WPIAL runner-up, Peters Township made it through the regular season unscathed at 22-0, posting signature wins over Class 4A top seed North Catholic, defending PIAA Class 5A champion Mars and section rival Bethel Park,
Deer Lakes girls basketball team dominates East Allegheny
February 2, 2019
Owners of a ninth WPIAL playoff berth in the last 10 seasons, Deer Lakes is hoping for a strong finish to the regular season. Coach Dave Petruska's team took that first step with a convincing 52-30 victory over East Allegheny on Saturday afternoon at home. Deer Lakes (14-4, 9-3) held
Amaia Johnson steps in to lead East Allegheny girls basketball
January 30, 2019
Everyone at East Allegheny girls basketball games watches to see what junior Amaia Johnson will do next. She is 101 points away from scoring 1,000 in her career, and the team is a win shy of clinching a playoff berth. With a difficult schedule to end the regular season, it's
WPIAL wrestling brackets to be released in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
January 23, 2019
Is anybody up for a little mat bracketology The first team brackets of the winter high school sports season will be released Thursday afternoon when the WPIAL unveils the 2019 team wrestling postseason matchups. The one-week tournament will begin Monday, with four Class AAA preliminary-round matches. Then, on Jan. 30,
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Jan. 6, 2019
January 5, 2019
Girls basketball rankings Class 6A Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 11-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 9-0, 2 3. Bethel Park, 8-1, 3 4. Norwin, 8-1, 4 5. Fox Chapel, 8-2, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 10-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 9-1, 3 3. Mars, 8-2, 2
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Dec. 30, 2018
December 29, 2018
Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 10-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 8-0, 2 3. Bethel Park, 8-0, 3 4. Norwin, 8-0, 4 5. Fox Chapel, 5-1, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 8-0, 1 2. Mars, 7-0, 2 3. Oakland Catholic, 8-1, 3
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
PIAA girls basketball rankings for the Week of Dec. 16, 2018
December 16, 2018
Whether you are a fan of your local district team or you like to know what's going on in girls' high school basketball around Pennsylvania, the TribLive High School Sports Network has you covered this winter. We rank the top WPIAL teams in each class every Sunday and follow up
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Laurel Highlands’ Taylor Smith
Taylor Smith School: Laurel Highlands Class: Junior After making the playoffs in the 2015-16 season, the Laurel Highlands girls basketball program has fallen on hard times. The Mustangs finished 2-20 two years ago and then followed that up with a 3-19 record last winter. But the dawn of a new
