Tag: Greensburg Salem
Greensburg Salem’s Anderson commits to Georgetown
January 15, 2019
Greensburg Salem senior Malia Anderson announced on Twitter that she will be attending Georgetown next fall and will compete on the track team. Anderson picked Georgetown over an offer from Penn State. Anderson recently competed at the Kevin Dare Invitational at Penn State and posted the fourth-fastest time nationally in
Kiski Area, Burrell remain atop WPIAL wrestling rankings
Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 8-0, 1 2. Hempfield, 10-1, 3 3. Seneca Valley, 5-2, 2 4. Waynesburg, 11-0, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 4-2, 5 6. Thomas Jefferson, 12-0, 7 7. Norwin, 7-2, 8 8. Peters Township, 5-0, 9 9. Greensburg Salem, 6-1, 6
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Upper St. Clair’s Jake Slinger
WRESTLER OF THE WEEK Jake Slinger, Upper St. Clair, senior, heavyweight A PIAA Class AAA medalist as a junior, Slinger is having a dominant senior campaign, and he continued that over the weekend at the Burgettstown Tournament. Slinger rolled to the heavyweight championship at Burgettstown, winning his first three matchesKallock, Mellinger lead Greensburg Salem girls past Apollo-Ridge
January 14, 2019
Greensburg Salem girls basketball coach Rick Klimchock wanted his team to finish the first half of section play the right way, and led by his backcourt tandem of Nikki Mellinger and Megan Kallock, it did. Kallock had a game-high 18 points, and Mellinger scored 14 to guide the Golden Lions
Greensburg Salem swimmers continue to improve under 1st-year coach
January 10, 2019
Curt Smith was in charge of the Greensburg Salem swimming and diving program for eight years before stepping aside before the 2018-19 season. Bill Salathe has taken over as the coach and wants to continue the success and stability Smith developed. andquot;Coach Autumn (Rhodes) and I want to build on
Coach’s son sparks Greensburg Salem over Latrobe
January 9, 2019
Sage Parsley surprised everyone except himself. The Greensburg Salem senior was trailing Latrobe freshman Jack Pletcher late in the first period when he hit a lateral-drop. He stunned the Latrobe fans and Pletcher with a pin, which fired up his teammates. It helped Greensburg Salem (4-0, 4-0 Section 1-B) rally
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 7, 2019
January 8, 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
Orie, Anderson notch national marks at indoor track and field meets
January 5, 2019
A pair of Westmoreland County track and field athletes worked their way up the national indoor honor roll after strong performances Saturday. Senior Mackenna Orie of Hempfield threw the shot put 45 feet, 11 inches for the second-farthest mark in the country this season. She won the event at the
Five things to watch at the WCCA wrestling championships
January 3, 2019
Here are five things to watch at the 66th annual Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling tournament, set for Friday and Saturday at Norwin High School. LUCKY 13 Franklin Regional senior Colton Camacho is favored to win his fourth county title. He would become the 13th wrestler to achieve the goal
Top seeds announced for WCCA tournament
In previous years, the opening night of the Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling tournament went quickly. There were a lot of lopsided matches and quick pins. But that might not occur this weekend. There will be a lot of quality quarterfinal-round matches at some weight classes. Action begins 5 p.m.
