Andrew John stories, Page 14

When Jerry Cammuso took over as the Penn Hills baseball coach last season, he wanted to change the culture and perception of the program. Cammuso has been making those strides as the Indians head into his second season following a 6-10 campaign with a 1-9 record in Section 2-6A. Penn...

Penn Hills’ Ariana Dunson has been known for the heart and effort she plays with on the defensive end of the court. That style of play will help her continue to play basketball at the collegiate level. The senior guard plans to play at Cal (Pa.) next fall. “I loved...

It has been a magical run for the Pine-Richland hockey team this year. The Rams had one mission remaining — a state championship. The Rams got an early lead and never looked back en route to defeating two-time defending state champion Downingtown East, 3-0, in the Class AA Pennsylvania Cup...

After leading PIHL Class A in goals scored, Montour’s offense was held in check against West Chester Bayard Rustin Saturday in the Pennsylvania Cup Class A championship game. WC Rustin showed its scoring prowess in an 11-3 victory over the Spartans (21-2) at RMU Island Sports Center. WC Rustin captured...

After an early exit in the WPIAL playoffs last season, the Penn Hills girls basketball program had its sights on a championship run with a talented, veteran team. The Indians (17-8, 11-3) were almost able to accomplish their goal of competing for a WPIAL Class 5A championship. However, they fell...

It’s been five years since the Penn Hills girls bowling team qualified for the state team championships. In a team effort, the Indians qualified for the event this season. The Indians, who placed eighth in 2014, finished in 12th place with 2,982 total pins at the tournament March 16 in...

Robert Spekis School: Belle Vernon Sport: Swimming and diving Class: Senior Claim to fame: Spekis captured the 100-yard breaststroke title at the PIAA Class AA championships after finishing in 56.63 seconds March 14 at Bucknell. Spekis placed third in the 100 breast as a junior and 14th as a sophomore....

Heading into the boys basketball season, Penn Hills was coming off the program’s first WPIAL championship since 2003 with a revamped roster. Coach Dan DeRose was unsure of what he had with his team after losing a lot of key contributors to graduation. The Indians (20-5, 12-0) ended up having...

Alex Walker School: Latrobe Sport: Hockey Class: Sophomore Claim to fame: Walker, who led Latrobe with 41 points (11 goals and 30 assists) during the regular season, finished with a goal and three assists to help Latrobe (15-4-1) to a 4-1 win over Hampton in a PIHL Penguins Cup Class...

When it comes to the Penn Hills swim team, the main attraction is senior Kimani Gregory. Gregory lived up to his top billing as expected, but a few other Indians shined as well at the WPIAL Class AAA championships Feb. 28 and March 1 at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Indians...

Former Wilkinsburg standout Taz Williams has dreamed of setting up an annual alumni tournament that would showcase former basketball greats from the Pittsburgh area. After dipping his foot in the water last year when close to 1,400 people showed up to watch an alumni game between Penn Hills and Wilkinsburg...

Ryan Weinzen School: Norwin Sport: Wrestling Class: Junior Claim to fame: Weinzen (32-4) captured the 220-pound title with a takedown with 46 seconds left to upset Armstrong’s Ogden Atwood, 2-1, at the WPIAL Class AAA championships at Canon-McMillan on Saturday. Weinzen will participate in the PIAA tournament this week in...

Plum junior Ty Kirkpatrick has been the top bowler for the Mustangs this season. He didn’t deviate as he led all Plum bowlers at the WPIBL singles championship Feb. 27 at Wildlife Lanes in Burrell. Kirkpatrick bowled a 551 series (205-152-194), good for 25th place. After a second game not...

Penn Hills freshman Miniya Pinnix has set lofty expectations on the track with a strong indoor season. Pinnix took 10th in the 800-meter run after finishing with a time of 2 minutes, 17.64 seconds at the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association state indoor track and field championship Feb. 24...

Even though both the boys and girls basketball programs at Penn Hills had their WPIAL title dreams halted in the semifinal round, the Indians had numerous players receive personal accolades for their efforts during the regular season. The Penn Hills boys basketball team had four players receive Big 56 Class...

Dom DeLuca School: Derry Sport: Wrestling Class: Senior Claim to fame: DeLuca (36-1), a Mercyhurst football commit, defeated Chestnut Ridge junior Duane Knisely, 3-2, to capture the PIAA Class AA 220-pound Southwest Regional title at IUP on Feb. 23. DeLuca placed second in the regional in 2017 and ’18. He...

Entering the season, Penn Hills indoor track and field coach Lee Zelkowitz didn’t know very much about freshman Miniya Pinnix. However, after a few practices and the first meet, Zelkowitz knew he had something special. Pinnix finished second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2 minutes, 21.48 seconds...

The Penn Hills bowling team didn’t have a standout bowler this season. However, the Indians blended as a team and managed to get the best out of their talents. Penn Hills finished seventh at the WPIBL team championships with a total of 2,187 pins Feb. 14 at AMF Noble Manor...

Ty Cymmerman School: Derry Sport: Wrestling Class: Sophomore Claim to fame: Cymmerman won the 128-pound WPIAL Class AA title after defeating McGuffey senior Jett Pattison, 8-3, in the finals Saturday at Canon-McMillan. Cymmerman captured the 120-pound title as a freshman. “There were four WPIAL champions in that single bracket so...

With less than two minutes remaining, No. 5 Elizabeth Forward led No. 12 Knoch by just two, and the Knights seemingly had momentum. But the Knights’ upset bid was halted by a late 3-pointer as Elizabeth Forward prevailed 51-42 in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs Monday...

Grace Wilshire has played soccer since she was 3 years old, and she will continue her career at Concordia Wisconsin. The Redeemer Lutheran senior signed her national letter of intent Feb. 8. “I choose to commit to Concordia because when I visited there everyone was very welcoming, and they have...

Penn Hills senior Kimani Gregory has his sights on leaving his mark in the WPIAL record books when he races for one final time in the WPIAL Class AAA swim championships at Pitt’s Trees Pools on Feb. 28 and March 1. Gregory, a North Carolina State commit, will try to...

Ever since Penn Hills’ Treyvon Hester entered the NFL, he has worked hard to earn every snap. Hester also has made sure the Philadelphia Eagles fan base never will forget his name. He forever will be known as the player who got his fingertips on Chicago Bears kicker Cody Parkey’s...