Tag: Norwin
Butler boys, North Allegheny girls lead Trib 10 basketball power rankings
December 12, 2018
Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLIVE High School Sports Network will release Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report show at 6:30 p.m. After the show, check out the Trib 10 at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the ranking for the Week
Franklin Regional uses defense to top Norwin in Rettger final
It wasn't pretty, but Franklin Regional will take it. Behind another strong defensive performance, the Panthers defended their title and won their fifth Mike Rettger Memorial Tournament in seven years with a 44-39 victory over Norwin on Wednesday night in Murrysville. A game with little fluidity saw both teams run
Norwin’s Breen commits to play soccer at Duquesne
Norwin soccer standout Carter Breen is far from a late bloomer. In fact, he often is ahead of everyone else on the field. He has been one to watch for years, at the youth level through the high school ranks. And while his college commitment came later than most, the
High school wrestling notebook: Kiski Area again flexes muscle at EAIWT
December 11, 2018
Kiski Area coach Chris Heater and assistant coach Chuck Tursky didn't know how many times the Cavaliers had won the Eastern Area Invitational at Gateway. Kiski Area won its fourth consecutive EAIWT championship Saturday and has won more than 20 in the tournament's 41-year history. The Cavaliers finished with 241
Mike Rettger tournament to feature top matchups in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
December 10, 2018
The format is the same for most WPIAL boys and girls basketball teams. Open the season in a tip-off tournament, play a nonsection tune-up or two and then jump into section play for three or four games before the holidays. However, for four boys hoops teams, it has become a
Norwin girls shut down Penn Hills at North Allegheny tournament
December 8, 2018
Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski held an impromptu walkthrough in the gym at 8 a.m. Saturday to teach his players the basics of the 1-3-1 zone defense because he wanted to implement it against Penn Hills. The Knights hadn't practiced that much in the past, but after the briefWestmoreland high school notebook: Wickstrom takes over Monessen softball
Monessen has made significant strides in the softball postseason the last few years. If the Greyhounds are going to continue their upswing, however, they will do so with a new coach. And a young coach at that. The school recently named Carlee Wickstrom coach after Bo Teets' resignation last month.Norwin boys bowlers look to take next step
The tone for the 2018-19 Norwin bowling team's season was set last March at the team's end-of-year banquet. Shortly after the Knights, their friends and families knocked down a ton of pizza at Turtle Creek's Shelly Pie, Norwin coach Ed Lundy delivered a plate of humble pie for dessert. Lundy
Westmoreland County basketball’s top storylines to follow
December 6, 2018
5 storylines to follow Remember me -- Coaches who resign or leave the game often mention in parting that they'll probably surface later on, that it's not the end of the road. In some cases, they even return to the same program. That is the case with four area boys
Westmoreland County basketball teams to watch
5 teams to watch Boys Belle Vernon -- Longtime Monessen coach Joe Salvino switched Mon-Valley programs to take over the Leopards and has some talent with which to work. Junior guard Cam Nusser (14 ppg) pilots an experienced group that made the PIAA playoffs last year for the first time
