Tag: Franklin Regional
Franklin Regional boys contending despite peaks and valleys
February 8, 2019
Big wins can galvanize a team, and tough losses can send a team spiraling. The Franklin Regional boys basketball team have felt those peaks and valleys this season. andquot;You always have to learn,andquot; second-year Franklin Regional coach Steve Scorpion said. andquot;You have to learn as a coach. Who does what
Franklin Regional girls basketball ready for WPIAL playoff competition
Seasons almost certainly come down to a few defining moments. Most time, those moments arrive during big games. The Franklin Regional girls basketball team knows all about taking advantage of those opportunities. Trailing by one point deep on the road against defending PIAA Class 5A champion Mars, Franklin Regional had
Westmoreland basketball notebook: Playoff-hopeful Hempfield faces No. 1 Latrobe in must-win
February 7, 2019
Heading into the final night of Section 3-6A play, the Hempfield boys basketball team's season will follow the mantra of just about every game that came out of it: The Spartans still are hanging around. In a season of ups and downs, Hempfield (10-11, 2-7) can clinch a playoff spot
As WPIAL playoffs loom, top Westmoreland girls teams getting defensive
February 6, 2019
Looking at this season through a defensive prism, Southmoreland girls basketball coach Brian Pritts certainly can admire his team's handiwork. andquot;We know our defense was going to be one of our main strengths,andquot; Pritts said. andquot;Our girls take a lot of pride in playing 'D'.andquot; Southmoreland has the best points-against
Franklin Regional boys top Shaler, move into 2nd place
February 5, 2019
Franklin Regional learned another valuable lesson, and it happened on Teacher's Appreciation Night nonetheless. andquot;We have to finish plays, keep busting our butts and come back stronger ... and that will help us get a good seed for the playoffs,andquot; senior forward Adam Rudzinski said. Still reeling some from a
Kiski Area, Burrell eye state titles with their version of ‘Murderers’ Row’
The New York Yankees teams of the late 1920s were considered some of the best in the history of baseball. The first six hitters in the 1927 Yankees' lineup -- Earle Combs, Mark Koenig, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Bob Meusel and Tony Lazzeri -- were labeled as andquot;Murderers' Row.andquot; They
Oakland Catholic, Penn Hills girls to meet for Section 3-5A championship
February 4, 2019
It's the final Tuesday of the high school basketball regular season, and there are plenty of key WPIAL boys basketball games on the schedule. One of the better games on the slate though is a girls basketball showdown with a section championship up for grabs. Oakland Catholic sits atop Section
Trib HSSN PIHL Team of the Week: Hampton Talbots
February 3, 2019
Three unbeaten teams entered this past week's action in the PIHL. One survived: Division II's Burrell. The other, Montour, from Class A, fell to Meadville on Monday. This week's TribLIVE High School Sports Network PIHL Team of the Week knocked off the previously-unbeaten, and top-ranked Pine-Richland Rams Monday night, to
Westmoreland notebook: Latrobe adds football opponent
February 2, 2019
Penn-Trafford football dropped a bombshell recently when it announced it will play national power Washington High in Massillon, Ohio, to fill a void on its schedule. Struggling Albert Gallatin withdrew from the WPIAL in football, leaving teams in the Class 5A Big East Conference with an open week to fill.
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Feb. 3, 2019
Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. Peters Township, 19-0, 2 2. Norwin, 17-1, 4 3. North Allegheny, 18-1, 1 4. Bethel Park*, 15-2, 3 5. Seneca Valley, 13-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 19-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 17-2, 2 3. Gateway, 15-3, 3 4. Penn Hills,
