Tag: Penn Hills
Penn Hills celebrates PIAA football title in Harrisburg
February 4, 2019
Two months after winning a state football title, the Penn Hills football team returned Monday to central Pennsylvania to celebrate. State sen. Jay Costa, State rep. Tony DeLuca and Governor Tom Wolf welcomed football coach Jon LeDonne and his team at the State Capitol Building in Harrisburg. Penn Hills won
WPIAL football champions Pine-Richland, Penn Hills schedule Week Zero game
February 3, 2019
The reigning WPIAL Class 6A and 5A football championships will meet head to head next fall. Pine-Richland will host Penn Hills in a Week Zero matchup Aug. 23, the schools announced Sunday on Twitter. Pine-Richland won the WPIAL Class 6A title last season while Penn Hills won WPIAL and PIAA
Spencer develops into ‘coach on the court’ for Penn Hills boys basketball
January 31, 2019
At the beginning of the season, Penn Hills senior guard Tyree Spencer wasn't a well-known boys basketball player in the WPIAL. However, Spencer's new role has allowed him to turn some heads. Spencer, who was the sixth-man off the bench for the WPIAL title team last season, is averaging 20.3
Dunson’s energy, defense key to success for Penn Hills girls basketball
Seniors Tayonna Robertson and Adia Brisker can constantly be seen leading the Penn Hills girls basketball team offensively in the box score. But it's the energy and defense provided by senior Ariana Dunson that could make the difference in the postseason. The Indians have a 13-5 overall record with a
18 WPIAL football players picked for East-West all-star game
South Fayette teammates Mike Trimbur, Tom Elia and Ryan Coe were among 18 WPIAL football players selected for the PSFCA East-West all-star game. The rosters were announced Thursday. Also picked for the West roster were North Hills' Tyler Brennan, Thomas Jefferson's Dominic Serapiglia, Pine-Richland's Mike Dorundo and Anthony Cerminara, Shaler's
Aliquippa trio among 11 WPIAL players selected for Big 33 Football Classic
Aliquippa teammates MJ Devonshire, Will Gipson and Solvauhn Moreland were among 11 WPIAL players chosen for the PSFCA Big 33 Football Classic. The Pennsylvania all-star team roster was announced Thursday. Also selected were Penn Hills' Dante Cephas and Daequan Hardy, Latrobe's Trent Holler, North Hills' Lirion Murtezi, Central Catholic's Brian
Peters Township girls move to top of Trib 10 power rankings
January 30, 2019
Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:30 p.m. Then, after the show, the Trib 10 is posted at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the ranking for the Week of
Latrobe girls stun Penn Hills on White’s game-winner
January 24, 2019
Senior guard Kayla White hadn't scored a point until the end in Latrobe's game Thursday. But with 6.9 seconds left, it was White who hit the winning shot as Latrobe stunned Penn Hills, 57-56, in a WPIAL Class 5A, Section 3 game. Penn Hills had one last shot at the
Penn Hills wrestling focused on individual success
With a limited roster, the Penn Hills wrestling team continues to focus on individual success as the postseason approaches. Recently, the Indians had two wrestlers reach the podium at the Allegheny County tournament Jan. 18-19 at Fox Chapel. Senior Justin Perkins (11-4) finished fourth after losing the third-place bout to
Ball State, once unfamiliar to Western Pa., offers 6 more WPIAL juniors
Ball State wasn't always a familiar name for WPIAL football recruits. Not until Cardinals coach Mike Neu made inroads into Western Pennsylvania over the past year and signed two recruits from the WPIAL's senior class last month. Now, his staff has focused on some WPIAL juniors. Montour lineman George Padezanin,
