Tag: Franklin Regional

Latrobe's Taylor Miller competes during the Westmoreland County Coaches Association diving championships Friday Jan. 26, 2018 at Derry High School.
Latrobe’s Miller captures 3rd straight WCCA diving championship
January 27, 2018
Latrobe senior Taylor Miller, winner of the past two Westmoreland County Coaches Association diving championships, made it a three-peat Friday night. Miller was the favorite

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Franklin Regional's Mike Bartolacci celebrates a three-pointer with head coach Steve Scorpion during their game against Gateway Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, in Murrysville.
Franklin Regional boys basketball ends skid, rolls Gateway
Franklin Regional was only slightly concerned when a recent five-game winning streak was dimmed by two consecutive losses, to a pair of good teams, in

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Jeannette's Robert Kennedy (1) takes a shot over the Springdale defense during their game on Fri. Jan. 26, 2018 at Springdale. Jeannette won 61-24.
High school roundup for Jan. 26: Mars rallies for win over West Allegheny
January 26, 2018
Robby Carmody and the Mars boys basketball team wouldn't be denied Friday night in a Section 2-5A matchup. Trailing rival West Allegheny by 10 in

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Moon's Jarrod Simmons blocks Hampton's Antonio Ionadi during the WPIAL Class 5A boys' basketball championship Friday, March 3, 2017, at the Petersen Events Center.
PIAA fixes basketball playoff quirk that forces first-round rematches
The state basketball tournament is typically a time for facing unfamiliar opponents from across Pennsylvania. But when Moon's boys team won a WPIAL title last

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New Franklin Regional basketball coach Steve Scorpion leads a summer basketball workout at Franklin Regional on July 13, 2017, in Murrysville.
Franklin Regional’s Scorpion learned game from his grandfather, Pirates great Dick Groat
You could say Franklin Regional boys basketball coach Steve Scorpion was grandfathered into basketball. Scorpion is the grandson of Dick Groat, the former Pirates shortstop

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Franklin Regional head coach Steve Scorpion speaks with his team Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018 during WPIAL basketball against Penn-Trafford at Franklin Regional High School.
High school basketball notebook: Tension between Franklin Regional-Highlands coaches ‘nothing personal’
Tempers spilled over and led to five technical fouls in the second half Tuesday night when Franklin Regional's boys basketball team played at Highlands in

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North Catholic's Kari Karanikos pressures Freeport's Samantha Clark during their game Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, in Cranberry.
High school roundup for Jan. 25: Chartiers Valley girls defeat No. 5 West Allegheny
January 25, 2018
Sparked by strong play just before and after halftime, the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team earned a 49-39 victory over No. 5 West Allegheny in

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Latrobe's Taylor Miller (left) and Penn-Trafford's Paige Kalik finished 1-2 at the 2017 WCCA diving championship at Derry.
Latrobe’s Miller, P-T’s Kalik set to face off at WCCA diving championships
Two of the finest divers in the WPIAL will square off Friday in the first day of competition at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association swimming

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Derry's Kace Sabedra grapples in neutral with Elizabeth Forward's Freddie Howard in the 113 weight class bout Wednesday Jan. 10, 2018 at Derry Area High School.
Hempfield, Derry coaches prepare for WPIAL team tournament
Some coaches might have felt the WPIAL wrestling committee slighted their teams. Don't count Hempfield's Vince DeAugustine or Derry's Mike Weinell among that group. They

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Burrell's Noah Linderman wrestles South Fayette's Mike Cusic during their 145 lb. match on Wed. Jan. 24, 2018 at Burrell High School.
High school roundup for Jan. 24: Wrestling teams capture section tournament titles
The field is set for the WPIAL wrestling tournament. Twenty teams in Class AAA and 15 in Class AA earned spots in the district tournament

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