Tag: Franklin Regional
Westmoreland basketball notebook: FR’s Kobus among many thriving 1st-year coaches
January 31, 2019
Anthony Kobus thought a player was joking during a Franklin Regional girls basketball practice when she mentioned the team had not won a section title since 1979. andquot;I laughed at first,andquot; Kobus said. andquot;Then I noticed she was right. It's up there on the banner (beside the scoreboard in the
All-American Wresting Club has rich history of training young wrestlers
January 29, 2019
Rob Waller's All-American Wrestling Club couldn't have asked for a better endorsement. Penn State senior Jason Nolf, a Kittanning graduate, credited Waller and his club's training after he won his second NCAA Division I title last March. Nolf sustained a serious knee injury late in the regular season, which forced
Surging Franklin Regional girls sweep season series from Mars
January 28, 2019
The first time Franklin Regional played Mars, the Planets were ranked No. 2 in WPIAL Class 5A. The Panthers went on the road and pulled off a head-turning upset. A lot has changed since early January, and the narrative could be shifting to possibly reveal teams heading in different directions.
Franklin Regional hockey tops Penn-Trafford, edges closer to playoff berth
As the PIHL regular season moves closer to the postseason, every game for a contender is precious. Franklin Regional took full advantage of one of its few remaining opportunities to stay within sight of the packed leaders in the Class 2A Southeast Division by holding off Penn-Trafford, 6-4, on Monday
Five things to watch in the WPIAL wrestling team tournament
January 27, 2019
Can they do it again The 41st annual WPIAL wrestling team tournament gets underway Monday with four Class AAA preliminary-round matches at Canon-McMillan. Burrell in Class AA and Kiski Area in Class AAA will try and defend their WPIAL titles. Burrell has won the past 12 championships in Class AA,
Penn-Trafford boys, Franklin Regional girls win Class AAA titles at WCCA swim meet
January 26, 2019
For the 14 schools that compete in the Westmoreland County Coaches' Association swimming and diving championships this weekend at Derry, the two-day event marks not only a chance for teams to earn bragging rights for a year, it also gives the swimmers a unique insight as to what they're going
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Jan. 26, 2019
Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 17-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 16-0, 2 3. Bethel Park*, 14-1, 3 4. Norwin, 16-1, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 11-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 18-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 15-2, 3 3. Gateway, 14-3, 4 4. Penn Hills,
No. 1 Mars erases 14-point, 4th-quarter deficit to top No. 5 Franklin Regional
January 25, 2019
For 30 minutes and 59 seconds, the Class 5A No. 5-ranked Franklin Regional boys basketball team had top-ranked Mars on the ropes. Then came the eclipse. With the help of freshman guard Zach Schlegel's late basket that ignited a 5-0 run in the final minute, Mars took its first lead
Penn-Trafford divers Kalik, Sherwin sweep WCCA titles
Over the past year, Penn-Trafford diver Paige Kalik has been adding to her long list of career achievements. First, she won the 2018 WPIAL Class AAA diving title. Then, she reached the podium at the PIAA championships with a sixth-place finish. Now, Kalik can add a new accolade to her
Westmoreland basketball notebook: Hempfield boys, Southmoreland girls take pride in ‘D’
January 24, 2019
The Hempfield boys and Southmoreland girls basketball teams have something common, and it isn't that you can get to both schools via the Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass. The similarity is in the numbers. Both teams lead their respective WPIAL classifications in defensive scoring average. Hempfield holds the lowest points-against average
