Tag: Kiski School
Kiski Area wrestlers can’t overcome close losses, fall to Northampton in PIAA semifinals
February 8, 2019
HERSHEY -- Kiski Area's dream of winning its first team wrestling title will have to wait for another season. The Cavaliers' hopes were dashed by Northampton in the PIAA Class AAA semifinals Friday at the Giant Center. Too many close losses in the upper weights proved too much for WPIAL
Kiski Area cruises past Owen J. Roberts in PIAA Class AAA 1st-round match
February 7, 2019
HERSHEY -- A couple Kiski Area wrestlers who usually win didn't Thursday during the first round of the PIAA Class AAA team tournament at the Giant Center. Even after those defeats, though, the Cavaliers showed all the other challengers that it will take a great team effort to defeat them.
Ambridge, Quaker Valley girls to play for playoff berth Thursday night
February 6, 2019
Win and you're in. It might be stressful for players and coaches, but it's an early playoff gift for girls basketball fans. That will be the case Thursday in Section 2-4A when Ambridge hosts Quaker Valley. Both teams are tied for fourth place with 4-7 records, trailing co-leaders Blackhawk and
Kiski Area wrestlers have ‘unfinished business’ in PIAA Class AAA tournament
Kiski Area departed Hershey last February unhappy, or at least as unhappy as anyone can feel in the chocolate capital of the world. As much success as the Cavaliers experienced throughout the team wrestling season, they ended on a sour -- not sweet -- note: a loss to Bethlehem Catholic
George Guido: Putting Burrell’s dominance in perspective
February 5, 2019
It's 13 and counting for the Burrell wrestling team. The Bucs extended their incredible run Saturday with a 54-21 victory over Freedom at Chartiers-Houston High School, giving the program 13 consecutive WPIAL titles. Burrell actually had the title wrapped up early, sporting a 45-9 lead with four bouts left. The
Kiski Area, Burrell eye state titles with their version of ‘Murderers’ Row’
The New York Yankees teams of the late 1920s were considered some of the best in the history of baseball. The first six hitters in the 1927 Yankees' lineup -- Earle Combs, Mark Koenig, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Bob Meusel and Tony Lazzeri -- were labeled as andquot;Murderers' Row.andquot; They
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Roscosky provides boost for Kiski Area
Kiski Area's bench was jumping up and down after the first match of the team's WPIAL Class AAA wrestling semifinal against Canon-McMillan. The reaction didn't come after the Cavaliers got a pin. Instead, one of their youngest starters kept one of Canon-McMillan's best wrestlers from getting a pin of his
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 4, 2019
Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 15-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 13-3, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 10-3, 4 4. Waynesburg, 15-3, 6 5. Hempfield, 13-3, 3 6. Thomas Jefferson, 16-2, 5 7. Norwin, 15-4, 7 8. Connellsville, 11-5, NR 9. Mt. Lebanon, 10-4, 8 10.
Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 4, 2019
TribHSSN state team rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 12-1, 2 2. Kiski Area (7), 15-0, 3 3. Northampton (11), 17-3, 8 4. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 19-4, 1 5. Cedar Cliff (3), 16-0, 4 6. Council Rock South (1), 12-0, 5 7. Seneca Valley (7),
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Burrell Buccaneers
TEAM OF THE WEEK: Burrell Burrell winning a WPIAL Class AA championship is a tradition unlike any other -- each February, the Bucs end up on top. The longest WPIAL wrestling championship streak in WPIAL history reached 13 years Saturday as Burrell beat Freedom, 54-21, at Chartiers-Houston. Seven different wrestlers
