Tag: Penn Hills
Bowling Green football targets 4 WPIAL juniors
January 13, 2019
Four WPIAL juniors announced football offers from Bowling Green this week including the first for Hempfield lineman Fintan Brose. Penn Hills safety Aakeem Snell, Woodland Hills tight end Joshua Rawlings and Central Catholic defensive end A.J. Beatty also added offers from the Mid-American Conference school. Beatty (6-5, 250) received a
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Penn Hills
The Trib's girls basketball teamof the week is Section 3-5A frontrunner Penn Hills. After losing to Norwin in the 2015 WPIAL Class AAAA title game, Penn Hills lost in the semifinals of the district playoffs the next two years. Then last season, the Indians lost 31-30 in the first round
Baldwin’s O’Malley, NA’s Burton win 3 events at TSTCA indoor meet
Baldwin's Brendan O'Malley and North Allegheny's Casey Burton won three events apiece Saturday at the Tri-State Track Coaches Association indoor meet in Edinboro. O'Malley, a senior, won the boys 200, 400 and long jump. Burton, a junior, won the girls 60, 200 and long jump. The meet was the second
Penn Hills enters 4-game ‘gauntlet’ run with lopsided win over McKeesport
January 11, 2019
Penn Hills just entered a 10-day stretch that coach Dan DeRose calls the gauntlet. His boys basketball team faces section rivals McKeesport and Woodland Hills, Class 6A contender Fox Chapel and Philadelphia power Chester, a seven-time state champion. It's a daunting four-game stretch for a team with five first-year starters.
Brisker beats buzzer to lift No. 4 Penn Hills girls past No. 2 Oakland Catholic
January 10, 2019
Throughout the entirety of the WPIAL Class 5A matchup between No. 4 Penn Hills and No. 2 Oakland Catholic, Adia Brisker served as the spark for the Indians' offense, particularly when they needed her most. So, it should be no surprise that with Penn Hills trailing by one with 2.8
Balance, aggressiveness help Penn Hills get off to 9-2 start
Heading into the season, Penn Hills boys basketball coach Dan DeRose was unsure how his team would perform after losing key contributors from a WPIAL title team. However, the Indians have jumped out to a 9-2 start, with a 4-0 mark in Section 1-5A. DeRose has been proud of thePenn Hills athletes open indoor season with strong effort at TSTCA meet
The Penn Hills indoor track team might not have the numbers this year, but the Indians are hoping quality overtakes quantity. The girls team got off to a good start as four athletes finished in the top 10 at the first Tri-State Track Coaches Association indoor meet at Edinboro University
Class 5A contenders Penn Hills, Oakland Catholic to square off in 3 things to watch Thursday in high school sports
January 9, 2019
Their pasts have been golden, and the present is pretty good, as well. Tradition though won't mean a thing when the ball goes up in a girls basketball clash of top teams in Class 5A Thursday evening. Both Oakland Catholic and Penn Hills are 5-0 atop Section 3-5A. The Eagles,
Mars boys, North Allegheny girls hold strong atop Trib 10 power rankings
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, we post the Trib 10 at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the ranking for the Week of
WPIAL schedules appeal hearing for Penn Hills football, coach Jon LeDonne
January 8, 2019
Penn Hills football coach Jon LeDonne, facing a one-game suspension, will have his appeal heard later this month. The Penn Hills administration appealed the entirety of the WPIAL discipline handed down last month as punishment for a pregame smoke bomb in the football playoffs. The WPIAL scheduled a hearing Jan.
