John Grupp stories, Page 5
North Allegheny grad Leyna Rumpler rolling in college wrestling debut season
Former North Allegheny wrestler Leyna Rumpler’s first year in college is starting to look a lot like her last year in high school. The three-time Pennsylvania state finalist is off to a sizzling debut for the Baldwin Wallace women’s wrestling team, going 16-4 for the first-year Division III program with...
North Allegheny’s Leah Skweres breaks through as 1st-year starter
As a 5-foot fifth-grader, North Allegheny’s Leah Skweres never even considered playing basketball. Then it kind of grew on her. “I really just didn’t pay attention to it as a sport,” she said. “In sixth grade, I shot up height-wise. I went from being 5-foot in fifth grade to 5-6...
Young Hampton wrestlers up for the challenge in Class 3A, making strides
Hampton wrestling has no seniors on its 17-man roster, but the Talbots are aging well. During a season in which they moved up to Class 3A and lost nine seniors from a WPIAL playoff team, the youthful Talbots have witnessed a group of wrestlers take big strides this season. “We...
Small Hampton swimming roster out to make big splash in postseason
The Hampton girls swimming team is counting on quality over quantity this season. With a shorthanded but gifted roster of only a dozen swimmers, the Talbots are looking to move up at the WPIAL Class 2A championships after last season’s seventh-place finish. “We are a high-quality team in terms of...
WPIAL champion North Allegheny competitive spirit squad ‘not done yet’
The North Allegheny competitive spirit team has a lot to cheer about. Having already clinched a berth to the national championships, the Tigers won the WPIAL Class 3A Large Squad title for the first time in nine years Jan. 4 at Hempfield. “We’re not done yet,” said senior Aly Corna,...
North Allegheny’s Carter Melzer steps up into go-to scoring role
North Allegheny senior Carter Melzer learned at an early age how to defend himself on the basketball court. The youngest of five brothers, he grew up in an athletic environment in which “nothing came easy.” “Being the youngest one, I always got bullied and picked on,” he said. “In basketball,...
