Tag: Hampton
Hampton’s Thomas signs to bowl at Muskingum
January 24, 2019
Not many kids turn out to be college athletes. And not many college athletes turn out to be bowlers. But Garrett Thomas has been wanting that very thing for years. Tuesday, he made it official. Thomas signed a letter of intent to bowl at Muskingum, a private liberal arts college
Trib HSSN’s PIHL Team of the Week: Bishop McCort
January 20, 2019
Last year, the Bishop McCort Crimson Crushers won their first Penguins Cup championship since 2005. It was the seventh championship for a program that has one of the toughest travel schedules in the PIHL. Coach John Bradley doesn't allow the travel distance to be an excuse but said it can
No. 5 Franklin Regional boys top Hampton in low-scoring Section 3-5A game
January 18, 2019
Steve Scorpion has tweaked Franklin Regional's defenses in recent days, adding a few new wrinkles that section opponents haven't seen yet. andquot;We've been tinkering with some things,andquot; said Scorpion, who deployed a new-look matchup zone in the second half Friday night, a strategic switch that helped No. 5-ranked Franklin Regional
WPIAL section tournaments set for Wednesday
The section team wrestling tournaments in Class AAA and Class AA will get underway at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Kiski Area is the returning WPIAL champion in Class AAA and Burrell in Class AA. Burrell has won 12 consecutive Class AA titles. The top two teams in each subsection, which have
Hampton hockey program gets hot at right time
January 17, 2019
Hockey fans in the Pittsburgh region are used to seeing their professional team start slow and improve as the season wears on. Hampton is trying to imitate that story arc. The Talbots finished off No. 2-ranked Mars by a 7-4 victory to reach 7-6, the first time over .500 since
Hampton hockey team boasts 4 all-stars
Four Hampton hockey players made the PIHL Class AA All-Star team for the 2018-19 season. Senior forwards Justin Adamski and Michael Orban, along with senior defenseman Will Meglio and junior goalie Jake McGee, will represent the Talbots in the four-game showcase Jan. 27 at the Robert Morris Island Sports Complex
Fox Chapel set to host 18th annual Allegheny County wrestling tournament
A native of East Liberty, where wrestling wasn't very prevalent as he grew up, Ron Frank nonetheless made the sport a significant part of his life's work. And even after nearly four decades of coaching at Fox Chapel, Frank still gets a rush from the sight of the medal stand
High school wrestling notebook: Dolde to get 1st taste of Hempfield-Greensburg Salem rivalry
January 15, 2019
When Tommy Dolde coached wrestling at Connellsville, the Falcons really didn't have a rivalry match. Mt. Pleasant was the Falcons' rival for a few years when Rob Waller coached the Vikings in the late 1970s, and Uniontown was another rival in the early '80s. Connellsville then left Fayette County and
Leadership, enthusiasm lift Hampton girls swimming
January 10, 2019
The Hampton girls swimming team is off to the races in 2019, and it hopes by the end of the year, everyone will have at least one star. While the team took a tough loss Jan. 9 to slide to 2-3, individual breakthroughs slowly are coming to the surface. Win
Hampton trio to play Division I baseball next season
Usually having one Division I college player can make a team competitive. This year, Hampton baseball is lucky enough to have three. Outfielder/pitcher Casey Marshalwitz (Youngstown State), catcher Burke Camper (Towson) and infielder Tyler Bischke (Kent State) have all committed to Division I programs. andquot;We've all played ever since the
