Tag: Shaler
Oakland Catholic, Penn Hills girls to meet for Section 3-5A championship
February 4, 2019
It's the final Tuesday of the high school basketball regular season, and there are plenty of key WPIAL boys basketball games on the schedule. One of the better games on the slate though is a girls basketball showdown with a section championship up for grabs. Oakland Catholic sits atop Section
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week: Shaler Area’s Mekhi Reynolds
Mekhi Reynolds School: Shaler Area Class: Junior They haven't made the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs since 2012. In the six years since, their combined overall record is 49-86. But those recent struggles are becoming a distant memory for Shaler Titans fans. Thanks to a pair of section victories last week,Shaler girls basketball finds promise in defense
January 31, 2019
Emily Cavacini was convinced the Shaler girls basketball team could show progress if the defense could improve. The junior guard wasn't ready to bow out after the Titans opened the season 0-5, losing by an average margin of 25.4 points. andquot;Because we are a young team, we had to focus
Shaler’s Platt reflects on all-star game, Titans season
Spencer Platt doesn't mind any role he is asked to play. Typically, the Shaler junior defenseman is tasked with carrying the puck. But when he gets outside of the Titans' program, Platt finds himself with different responsibilities. Those skills served him well during the Class AA PIHL All-Star game held
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
All-American Wresting Club has rich history of training young wrestlers
January 29, 2019
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
After disappointing team season, Shaler wrestlers point to individual goals
January 24, 2019
Coach Drew D'Agostino is looking forward to getting the Shaler wrestling team ready for the individual championships in February. Beset by injuries, the Titans saw their four-year streak of reaching the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs end when they finished 0-5 in Section 3B. andquot;We have some good individuals,andquot; D'Agostino said.
Shaler swimmers feel pressure to qualify for WPIALs
Chasing WPIAL Class AAA championship qualifying times is a new experience for Shaler freshman Jacob Picasa. Picasa not locked down necessary marks in the 200 IM or 200 breaststroke, yet, but along with Eddie Sheets, Stephen Adametz and Kevin Chalmers, he helped the Titans 200-yard medley relay hit their mark.
Top-ranked Mars shows ‘offensive versatility’ in 26-point victory over Shaler
January 23, 2019
Andrew Recchia figured out Shaler's strategy rather quickly. andquot;On the first possession, I was all the way down the court,andquot; he said, andquot;and they were up in my face.andquot; Shaler was determined to keep Mars' leading scorer in check Tuesday night, so the top-ranked Planets relied instead on a few
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: North Hills’ Sam Hillegas
January 22, 2019
Wrestler of the week: Sam Hillegas, jr., North Hills Sam Hillegas won PIAA wrestling championships each of the past two years, and he looks well on his way to another one this spring. The North Hills junior won his second consecutive title at the Allegheny County tournament, dominating a difficult
