Tag: Franklin Regional
PIAA spirit championship highlights Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
January 11, 2019
Last week was the district championships, now it's time to be aggressive, b-e aggressive as the PIAA holds its competitive spirit state championships. Last week at the WPIAL championships, it was a repeat performance as Bethel Park in Class AAA, Elizabeth Forward in AA and Chartiers-Houston in A won back-to-back
Franklin Regional boys rally in fourth quarter to defeat Shaler
Nick Leopold feels lucky. The senior point guard for Franklin Regional's boys basketball team knows opponents have to be a model of offensive efficiency to beat the Panthers. When Leopold was off to a horrid start shooting Friday night, there was no need to panic. The defense picked up Leopold,
Franklin Regional squad advances to PIAA spirit championships
Moments before Franklin Regional's competitive spirit team performed its routine at the WPIAL championships Jan. 5, Madison Dover, one of the team's three senior captains, gave everyone a pep talk. andquot;Madi told us not to only do it for ourselves but also for our teammates on the sidelines (because of
Camacho, Dibert lead the way for Franklin Regional at WCCA tournament
Colton Camacho claimed a fourth championship at the Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling tournament Jan. 5, but he wasn't the only Franklin Regional wrestler to stand atop the podium. Sophomore Carter Dibert won his first title, dominating Mt. Pleasant freshman Luke Geibig, 16-1, to win the 106-pound weight class. Dibert
Westmoreland basketball notebook: Franklin Regional braces for ‘Zion Williamson of high school basketball’
January 10, 2019
Franklin Regional junior center Johnny O'Toole knows he and his teammates cannot get caught standing around. They can't let themselves become awestruck and simply watch Oscar Tshiebwe play. They have to try to defend against the madly talented basketball standout -- a tall task for any opponent that faces Tshiebwe
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Franklin Regional’s Colton Camacho, Latrobe’s Rachel Ridilla
January 8, 2019
Colton Camacho School: Franklin Regional Sport: Wrestling Class: Senior Claim to fame: Camacho (19-2), a Pitt recruit, captured his fourth Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling tournament title after defeating Derry's Ty Cymmerman by a 13-3 major decision in the 126-pound bout at Norwin on Saturday. andquot;It's a great accomplish to
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Franklin Regional’s Colton Camacho
WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Colton Camacho, Franklin Regional, sr. The Panthers' 126-pounder, a Pitt recruit, joined a pretty exclusive club Saturday when he beat Derry's Tyler Cymmerman by a 13-3 major decision in the finals of the Westmoreland County Coaches Association tournament at Norwin. He became the 13th four-time champion
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 7, 2019
Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 5-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 4-1, 2 3. Hempfield, 8-1, 3 4. Waynesburg, 10-0, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 2-2, 5 6. Greensburg Salem, 3-0, 7 7. Thomas Jefferson, 8-0, 8 8. Norwin, 7-2, 9 9. Peters Township, 3-0, 10
Surging Franklin Regional girls keep momentum with win over Armstrong
January 7, 2019
No letdown here. The Franklin Regional girls basketball team, fresh off an upset of No. 2 Mars last week, carried the momentum into Monday night's Section 2-5A game against Armstrong and followed their signature win with another one. The Panthers started fast and then held off repeated comeback attempts by
Camacho joins elite club as four-time winner; Miller becomes three-time winner to lead Kiski to another title
January 5, 2019
Franklin Regional senior Colton Camacho didn't like wrestling next-to-last in the finals at the 66th annual Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling tournament Saturday at Norwin. There was too much time waiting around for his match at 126 pounds, which was moved to the 13th match of the finals. It turned
