Tag: Jefferson-Morgan
Three WPIAL wrestlers earn No. 1 seeds for Powerade
December 27, 2017
A trio of WPIAL wrestlers earned top seeds for this weekend's heralded Powerade Christmas Tournament at Canon-McMillan High School. Norwin sophomore Kurtis Phipps (106 pounds),
Wrestling notebook: Hempfield, Greensburg Salem to battle for Crosstown Cup
December 12, 2017
Former Hempfield coach Rick Shaheen felt Westmoreland County wrestling needed a jolt back in 1999. So Shaheen and Greensburg Salem coach Randy Parsley created the
Wrestling notebook: Jefferson-Morgan’s Teasdale set to chase 4th PIAA title
December 6, 2017
Western Pennsylvania wrestling fans found out last March that nothing is guaranteed on the mat. No one expected Franklin Regional senior Spencer Lee to lose.
Big Game Hunting – Week Four
September 25, 2017
The celebration continues with the announcement this week that the MSA Sports Network will soon become the Trib Live High School Sports Network. A lot of very happy people in southwestern Pennsylvania when that news broke Monday, none more happy than I, but, there is work to do. Onward we march into the 2017 campaign. […]Springdale runs past Jefferson-Morgan for coach’s 1st win
September 1, 2017
It was a welcomed feeling for first-year Springdale coach Seth Napierkowski. He recorded his first win as a head coach, and did it in convincing
CTK ’17 – 1-A Tri-County South Conference Preview
August 25, 2017
The Tri-County South Conference has been much maligned over the years for its lack of success in winning WPIAL playoff games. But the Tri-County South this year features a running back with more than 4,000 career yards rushing and a 6-foot-4 quarterback who had nearly 2,000 yards offense last season. Suffice it to say there […]
WPIAL football conference preview: Class A Tri-County South
August 21, 2017
The favorite Fort Cherry (9-2 overall, 6-1 Tri-County South in 2016) The Tri-County South runner-up last season, Fort Cherry returns a talented offensive attack that
PIAA Wrestling: Class 2-A FINAL Results
March 11, 2017
While the WPIAL only brought home one gold medal on Saturday, it was one that took its wrestler one step closer to wrestling history. Gavin Teasdale of Jefferson Morgan won his third straight state championship by defeating Austin Clabaugh of Bermudian Springs by major decision, 13-5. It was a dominating performance for the Rockets junior, who finished the season 40-0 and is now 122-0 in his career.Friday HighLights for Week Five
October 1, 2016
As Friday night of Week Five of the 2016 campaign began, most pre-games and kickoffs had to deal with passing rain showers. But as the games went on, the skies cleared, the temps dropped and the stars started to shine. However in a day and age when most of the star are found in the sky, or at least doing damage through the air, it was a night of success for those who love to pound on the ground as eight running backs in the district surpassed 200 yards rushing, including one massive record setting performance. Zane Dudek - Armstrong
CTK ’16: 1-A Tri-County South Conference Preview
August 29, 2016
Frazier gave the much-maligned Tri-County South Conference some respect last season. The Commodores were undefeated until losing in the WPIAL semifinals to Clairton. A new year brings new classifications in the WPIAL and a slightly altered Tri-County South Conference. Frazier is gone. So is Beth-Center. So is Bentworth. All three of them are now in Class 2A under the state’s new six-class sytem. Six members of the Tri-County South last year stayed in the conference. Monessen and Fort Cherry are new this year. There doesn’t seem to be a prohibitive favorite to win the conference. Some expect Monessen to be the frontrunner, but the Greyhounds lost a Week 0 game to Charleroi last Friday. Carmichaels, Jefferson-Morgan and Avella have experienced teams returning.
