Andrew John stories, Page 6

Chase McCloy School: Mt. Pleasant Sport: Soccer Class: Sophomore Claim to fame: McCloy recorded four goals and two assists to lead Mt. Pleasant (4-2-1, 3-1-1) past Southmoreland, 10-0, in Section 3-2A action Sept. 23. McCloy scored a goal in the Vikings’ 4-1 victory over Waynesburg in section play Sept. 21....

The Great Race returned from a one-year hiatus with a record-breaking performance Sunday. Nick Wolk, 23, of Pittsburgh, became the first runner to win both the 5K and 10K races in this year’s 44th running of the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race. The former Pitt cross country...

The key to victory for Apollo-Ridge heading into their matchup was at least to slow down Burrell’s senior running back Caden DiCaprio. The Vikings successfully kept DiCaprio in check in the first half and took a three-score lead into halftime as Apollo-Ridge (1-3) defeated Burrell (0-5), 35-17, in nonconference action...

Jenna Bell School: Latrobe Sport: Tennis Year: Senior Claim to fame: Bell won her third section singles title and second in a row when she defeated teammate Carolina Walters, 6-2, 6-1, in the Section 1-3A championship match Friday at Latrobe. Bell also has won three section doubles titles in her...

Mason Fabean School: Greensburg Central Catholic Sport: Soccer Year: Senior Claim to fame: Fabian scored two goals to lead Greensburg Central Catholic (3-1, 2-0) to a 3-1 win over Serra Catholic in Section 2-A action Sept. 16. Earlier in the week, Fabean scored the winning goal with 10 minutes left...

Caroline Tragesser School: Franklin Regional Sport: Golf Year: Senior Claim to fame: Tragesser, a WPIAL finalist last season, edged freshman teammate Anna Qin in a scorecard playoff after they both shot a 41 in the fifth annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association Girls Golf Championship on Sept. 9 at Champion Lakes...

Nick Turowski School: Penn-Trafford Sport: Golf Year: Sophomore Claim to fame: Turowski captured the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Boys Golf Championship after shooting a 1-under-par-71 on Sept. 10 at Latrobe Elks Golf Course. Turowski birdied his final two holes to finish one shot better than Kiski School’s Alberto Calafat and...

After a disappointing loss to Seneca Valley in the final moments last week, Pine-Richland was extra motivated to upset Class 6A No. 1 Central Catholic. Instead, the Vikings made sure the Rams were disappointed again. The Vikings (2-1) came back from 21 points behind to avoid an upset as Central...

Raina Jones School: Hempfield Sport: Golf Year: Senior Claim to fame: Jones was Hempfield’s medalist in two matches to start the season. Jones shot a 42 in a 203-204 win over Norwin in Section 3-3A action Aug. 20. A few days later, Jones shot a 45 in a 191-290 win...

Patrick Bush School: Belle Vernon Sport: Golf Year: Junior Claim to fame: Bush shot a 38 for Belle Vernon a 206-214 nonsection loss to Canon-McMillan on Aug. 24. Last season, Bush tied for 25th place with a round of 83 at the WPIAL Class AAA championship at South Hills Country...

Heading into its season opener, Burrell knew it needed to dictate the tempo with its run game. The Mt. Pleasant defense thwarted the Bucs from establishing anything on offense. The Vikings capitalized on their short fields and Burrell miscues in a 40-7 nonconference win Friday night at Mt. Pleasant Viking...

Heading into the season, Penn Hills wrestling coach Jeremy Packer was hoping for senior Hunter Shields to be right in the mix for another WPIAL Class AAA individual tournament appearance. However, Shields’ mission for a third appearance was cut short after suffering a knee injury during a Section 1B-AAA tournament...

After suffering a knee injury in August, senior Michael Lintelman wasn’t sure if he was going to qualify for the WPIAL Class AAA swimming and diving championships in his final season. However, after only starting to compete in the 200 IM in the last month, Lintelman qualified for the WPIAL...

When it comes to stopping the Penn Hills girls basketball team, opponents know they need to minimize the impact of senior Jasmyn Golden. However, lost in the shuffle is the crucial role her twin sister, Jayla, plays in order to run the team from the point guard position. The Indians...

After a summer league game before his junior season in 2019, Penn Hills’ Eddie Daniels was woken up by his sister asking him if he’d heard from their mother. Daniels later found out his mother, Theresa Latimer, suffered a brain aneurysm, forcing Daniels to grow up real fast. After Latimer...

Senior Dontae Pollard was hoping to have a strong final season for Penn Hills in an effort to increase college interest. However, a leg injury cut his season short after five games. After mulling a couple opportunities at the collegiate level, Pollard decided to walk on at Akron and announced...

Three weeks before the season, freshman Luke Hoolahan decided to pick up diving. Even with his limited experience, the Penn Hills swimming and diving coaching staff started to think early in the season that Hoolahan had an opportunity to qualify for the WPIAL Class AAA Swimming and Diving meet. Hoolahan...

Sherron Schifino is starting to find his way again at Point Park after sitting out the first semester after transferring from CCAC-Boyce last year. In his first four games this season, the junior guard is averaging 10.0 points and 3.5 rebounds. Schifino scored a team-high 14 points and grabbed six...

Senior Michael Lintelman was getting excited for his prospects of continuing to drop time in the pool and finishing strong at WPIALs in his final season at Penn Hills. However, a freak accident in August where Lintelman suffered a dislocated knee provided a setback to any progress Lintelman hoped to...

The Penn Hills girls basketball program is looking to regain focus after an up-and-down start to the season. The Indians (2-2, 1-1) lost back-to-back games against Beaver and Woodland Hills. Penn Hills fell 37-30 to Beaver in nonsection action Jan. 16 after entering the fourth quarter with the lead. Two...

The Penn Hills boys basketball team knew going into the season it would need scoring balance to be successful. The Indians have showcased that facet of their game so far. Penn Hills (3-1, 2-0) had a different leading scorer in its first four games of the season. Senior forward Wes...

The athletes in the Penn Hills community just want to find a way to play sports during the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, the Penn Hills athletic department felt it was necessary to be one of many schools that would mandate wearing masks during competition this winter season. Penn Hills decided...

Adia Brisker has experienced her fair share of trials and tribulations throughout her life. The most recent obstacle involved her choice to transfer to Morgan State after a rocky first season at Niagara. The Penn Hills alum didn’t struggle statistically on the basketball court in her freshman year at Niagara....

Penn Hills’ Hunter Shields has been wrestling for a decade, and he has been given an opportunity to continue his wrestling career at the collegiate level. Shields, who wrestles at 138 pounds, signed his letter of intent to continue his wrestling career at Davis & Elkins, a NCAA Division II...

Penn Hills’ Noel Roach has known for months where he wanted to continue his football career at the collegiate level. Roach finally made it official when he put pen to paper and signed his national letter of intent to play at Akron during the NCAA early signing period Dec. 16....