Tag: Penn-Trafford
Penn-Trafford swimmers set meet records at WCCAs
February 1, 2019
Relays are shaping into an asset again for the Penn-Trafford boys swimming team. The Warriors set meet records in two relays at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association championship Jan. 26 at Derry. Senior Luke Babik, junior Nicholas Graziano and sophomores Austin Prokopec and Ben Yant were on the 200-yard freestyle
High-scoring matchup expected between Woodland Hills, McKeesport on Saturday
The last time the Woodland Hills and McKeesport boys basketball teams played, pencils were breaking, pens were drying up and it was a scorekeeper's nightmare. It also was one of the most exciting games of the regular season. A combined 52 points were scored in the first quarter alone as
Trib HSSN Girls Swimmer of the Week: Penn-Trafford’s Hannah Muro
January 31, 2019
Hannah Muro is entering the twilight of her high school swimming career, but the Penn-Trafford senior is building momentum for what she hopes is a series of strong final performances. Muro found success again at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association last Saturday at Derry High School. She captured two individual
Westmoreland basketball notebook: FR’s Kobus among many thriving 1st-year coaches
Anthony Kobus thought a player was joking during a Franklin Regional girls basketball practice when she mentioned the team had not won a section title since 1979. andquot;I laughed at first,andquot; Kobus said. andquot;Then I noticed she was right. It's up there on the banner (beside the scoreboard in the
Penn-Trafford girls battling for WPIAL playoff berth
January 30, 2019
The WPIAL playoff hopes for the Penn-Trafford girls basketball team may boil down to the final game of the regular season. The Warriors (10-9, 6-5) stand in fifth place in Section 3-5A, trailing Oakland Catholic (16-2, 10-1), Penn Hills (13-5, 9-2), Woodland Hills (10-8, 8-3) and Latrobe (11-5, 7-4). P-T
Penn-Trafford boys edge Hempfield on late jumper in overtime
January 29, 2019
Zach Rocco shoots hundreds of jump shots every day, thousands every week, several thousand a month. But the majority of those are in practice. He puts in the extra time so he can apply his skills to clutch moments, like the one he faced Tuesday night. The Penn-Trafford junior point
All-American Wresting Club has rich history of training young wrestlers
Rob Waller's All-American Wrestling Club couldn't have asked for a better endorsement. Penn State senior Jason Nolf, a Kittanning graduate, credited Waller and his club's training after he won his second NCAA Division I title last March. Nolf sustained a serious knee injury late in the regular season, which forced
Franklin Regional hockey tops Penn-Trafford, edges closer to playoff berth
January 28, 2019
As the PIHL regular season moves closer to the postseason, every game for a contender is precious. Franklin Regional took full advantage of one of its few remaining opportunities to stay within sight of the packed leaders in the Class 2A Southeast Division by holding off Penn-Trafford, 6-4, on Monday
Westmoreland notebook: Derry’s DeLuca picks Merychurst for football
January 27, 2019
Dom DeLuca is one of the top multisport athletes in the state, so the Derry senior had plenty of options when it came to college recruiting. He is an all-state linebacker in football, a state championship-caliber wrestler and you could do a lot worse as far as volleyball front-liners go.
