Tag: Penn Hills
7 Penn Hills players earn first-team all-conference in Class 5A Northern
November 12, 2018
Northern Conference champion Penn Hills placed seven players on the all-conference first team Monday and the Indians' Jon LeDonne earned coach of the year. Penn Hills' George Freeman III, Hollis Mathis, Terry andquot;Tankandquot; Smith, Dante Cephas, Corey Thomas Jr., Jordy Boswell and Deaquan Hardy all earned first-team honors. North Hills
Gateway moves to top of Trib 10 football power rankings
Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. There was a big shake up among the elite teams during the second week of the district playoffs as nearly a third of the poll was
WPIAL schedules Penn Hills, Peters Township football semifinal at Norwin
Penn Hills and Peters Township will play their semifinal Friday night at Norwin, giving both teams an early look at the new championship site for WPIAL Class 5A football. But only one of the two will return to Norwin for the finals Nov. 23. In the other Class 5A semifinal,
Penn Hills advances to semifinals with win over McKeesport
November 9, 2018
It's been 11 years since Penn Hills and McKeesport met on the football field. To catch up for lost time, McKeesport was in the giving mood. The Tigers' offense turned the ball over seven times and Penn Hills running back Tank Smith rolled for 218 yards on the ground as
Penn Hills soccer, volleyball players garner all-section honors
November 8, 2018
The historic season for the Penn Hills football program continues. However, the soccer and girls volleyball seasons came to a close, and individual honors have been announced. Six members of the boys and girls soccer and girls volleyball teams received all-section honors from the PA Big 56 this season. Senior
Teams stay put in this week’s Trib 10 football power rankings
November 5, 2018
Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. With very few eyebrow raisers on opening night of the district playoffs, there are zero changes from last week in the power rankings. Two ranked teamsNo. 2 Penn Hills jumps on Latrobe in first-round rout
November 2, 2018
Through the air, on the ground, on defense and on special teams, Penn Hills dominated in every phase against visiting Latrobe on Friday night. Add in a few nasty stiff arms from Indians standout senior running back Tank Smith, and the 15th-seeded Wildcats had no chance as No. 2 seed
Penn Hills’ Tayonna Robertson to continue basketball career at Longwood
November 1, 2018
The Penn Hills girls basketball program has lofty expectations for a season on the horizon. That's a big reason senior guard/forward Tayonna Robertson wanted to get her college commitment out of the way as the Indians prepare for a title run. Robertson announced her commitment to Longwood (Ga.) via her
WPIAL top 10: Most playoff appearances
October 31, 2018
THE TOP 10 Playoff persistency Here is a list of the 10 schools with the most WPIAL playoff appearances. Schoolandamp;#0010;Appearances, First, Most recent 1. Aliquippaandamp;#0010;42, 1942, 2018 2. Jeannetteandamp;#0010;41, 1939, 2018 3. Mt. Lebanonandamp;#0010;39, 1941, 2018 4. Upper St. Clairandamp;#0010;37, 1974, 2018 5. Penn Hillsandamp;#0010;35, 1971, 2018 6. Washington 34,The Birdie makes a muddy mess before this week’s Westmoreland County games
Last week: 12-1 (92.3%) Season: 107-24 (81.7%) Dripping wet and covered in slop, the Birdie returned home from a recent game but neglected to take his dad sneakers off when he entered his front door. Mrs. Birdie blew the whistle before he took a second step. andquot;She had a bonafide
