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Hitters aim to catch up to pitchers for No. 2-ranked Hempfield
It’s six games into the 2019 baseball season and Hempfield coach Tim Buzzard said he has learned a lot about his team. The early-season report card has both good and bad marks. The Spartans (4-2) are ranked No. 2 in the latest Trib HSSN Class 6A poll after starting the...
3-time WPIAL champion Norwin wrestler Phipps has foot surgery
Norwin three-time WPIAL champion wrestler Kurtis Phipps, who suffered a foot injury at last month’s PIAA Class AAA championship, underwent surgery March 22, his father, Andy Phipps, said. Phipps suffered a Lisfranc injury at the state tournament. The recovery time is five months, according to his dad. There are two...
Canon-McMillan’s Gerrit Nijenhuis named Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Year
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Year Gerrit Nijenhuis, Canon-McMillan, junior, 170 pounds When Gerrit Nijenhuis returned home to Canonsburg after winning the PIAA Class AAA 170-pound title, he was greeted by a parade. It was the culmination of a season of hard work. The Canon-McMillan junior struggled a little with...
Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer named Westmoreland Tribune-Review Wrestler of the YearVideo
When Dayton Pitzer began his freshman season at Mt. Pleasant, his goal was to stand on the podium at the PIAA championships in Hershey. That goal changed as the season progressed. After he defeated some of the area’s top-ranked wrestlers, Pitzer knew he was capable of winning a state title...
Penn-Trafford grad Dan Obremski starts well in PGA LatinoAmerica event
Penn-Trafford graduate Dan Obremski finished strong in his first PGA Tour LatinoAmerica event Sunday. The Irwin native shot 3-under-par 69 during the final round of Buenaventura Classic in Rio Hato, Panama and finished the four-round event at 2-under 286, which tied him for 16th. Juan Alvarez won the event by...
Lee shines again, captures second NCAA title
Iowa sophomore Spencer Lee calls himself a Pokemon nerd. His Iowa teammates call him the baddest man on the planet. You can just call the 2017 Franklin Regional graduate a two-time NCAA Division I champion. With many of his friends and coaches among the throng of hometown fans in attendance,...
Pletcher, Shields, Zavatsky settle on being All-Americans again
The 330 wrestlers who came to Pittsburgh for the 2019 NCAA Division I wrestling championship this weekend weren’t just looking to become All-Americans. They wanted to be national champions. But only 10 wrestlers could claim national-champ status once the tournament ended Saturday, and another 70 joined them as All-Americans. While...
Penn State clinches 8th NCAA wrestling title in 9 years
The suspense of which team was going to win another NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship title ended early on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. Penn State claimed its eighth team title in the past nine years during the morning session and ninth in school history. Penn State has five wrestlers...
Vincenzo Joseph tops Josh Shields, on to NCAA finals
There is something about the NCAA wrestling championship that brings out the best in Penn State junior Vincenzo Joseph. The two-time champion punched his ticket to his third final Friday by edging a familiar foe: friend, practice partner from the Young Guns Club and Arizona State junior Josh Shields. Joseph...
Luke Pletcher edges Micky Phillippi before losing in semifinals
It was a match neither Luke Pletcher nor Micky Phillippi really wanted to wrestle, but they had to. The close friends from Westmoreland County battled in the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship quarterfinals Friday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena for the right to become an All-American and a spot...
5 semifinal bouts to watch Friday night at NCAA Wrestling Championships
With three sessions in the books at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, it’s time to look for the best matchups in Friday’s semifinals at PPG Paints Arena. The session will get underway at 8 p.m. These matches should be electric and have fans on the edge of their seats:...
5 quarterfinal bouts to watch on Day 2 of the NCAA Wrestling Championships
With Day 1 in the books at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, it’s time to look for the best matchups in Friday’s quarterfinals at PPG Paints Arena. There are going to be some good ones, especially at 133 pounds. 5-Jack Mueller, Virginia (19-0) vs. 4-Ronnie Bresser, Oregon State (25-1)...
Stakes raised for next Micky Phillippi-Luke Pletcher meeting at NCAA wrestling
Micky Phillippi doesn’t know how many times he’s faced Ohio State junior Luke Pletcher on the wrestling mat. “Counting the practice sessions in high school, it was probably thousands,” said Phillippi, a redshirt freshman at Pitt. But when they two square off at noon Friday in the NCAA Division I...
Latrobe grad Pletcher off to good start at NCAA Wrestling Championships
When Latrobe graduate Luke Pletcher walked out on the mat for his first-round match at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on Thursday, he heard a young fan yelling his name. Pletcher said he usually would nod, but when he saw the kid wearing a Latrobe wrestling sweatshirt, he gave...
Penn Hills grad Campbell, North Allegheny’s Woodley pull off upsets in NCAA 1st round
For Ohio State senior Te’Shan Campbell and Oklahoma freshman Jake Woodley a trip home turned out better than ever after both claimed wins in Round 1 of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. Campbell snapped a scoreless tie with a takedown in the third...
Former Penn-Trafford, Norwin football coach John Yaccino dies at 78
Former Penn-Trafford and Norwin football coach John Yaccino died suddenly in Florida on Wednesday. He was 78. He was reportedly playing golf near his Ponte Vedra Beach home when he fell ill, according to Hazleton Standard-Speaker Sports Editor Dave Seamon. Yaccino last coached in 1999 at Hazleton, where he was...
Five matches to watch in the evening session of Day 1 of the NCAA wrestling championships
With the first session in the books at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships, it’s time to look for the best matchups in Thursday’s second session at PPG Paints Arena. There are going to be some good ones, especially at 133 pounds. (Wrestlers’ seeds are designated before their names.) 5-Luke...
Five matches to watch during the 1st round of the NCAA Division I wrestling championships
The NCAA Division I wrestling championship begins Thursday, and here are some interesting first-round matches to watch (each wrestler’s name is preceded by his seeding): 28-Gage Curry, American (23-11) vs. 5-Jack Mueller, Virginia (17-0) Mueller (125 pounds) could make some noise in the tournament. Curry isn’t an easy draw. The...
Pitt recruit Bach hopes to lead Yough baseball to postseasonVideo
Yough’s baseball team made a late run to end the 2018 season, and that carried over to a successful American Legion season in the summer. That success gives Yough baseball coach Craig Spisak a reason to be optimistic for the 2019 season. Yough returns one of the best pitchers in...
Waywood, Yough softball dreaming of success in postseasonVideo
Kierra Waywood was the starting center fielder when Yough won the PIAA Class 3A softball title in 2016. Now, three years later, the Cougars’ ace pitcher hopes to lead her team back to the big game in June. Yough was one bad inning away from returning to the PIAA playoffs...
Penn State’s Jason Nolf sets sights on 3rd straight NCAA wrestling titleVideo
Jason Nolf was relaxed during a news conference Wednesday at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships at PPG Paints Arena. The 2014 Kittanning graduate was joking with teammate Bo Nickal during the question-and-answer period, which might surprise many Penn State wrestling fans. They are used to the serious Nolf, who...
Mt. Lebanon grad, former Pitt wrestler Hnath set to officiate his 10th NCAA D-I wrestling championships
When the NCAA Division I wrestling championships begin Thursday at PPG Paints Arena, there will be one official from Pittsburgh among the 20 picked to work the event. John Hnath, a former Pitt wrestler and Mt. Lebanon graduate and resident, will be working for the 10th consecutive season. Hnath, 51,...
Franklin Regional grad Spencer Lee looks to defend NCAA wrestling title
When Spencer Lee last wrestled in Pennsylvania, he lost in the finals of the 2017 PIAA Class AAA championships to Austin DeSanto, who is now his teammate. Lee felt a little betrayed by fans, whom he thought adored him. He didn’t understand at the time that fans love the upset,...
NCAA Wrestling Championships by the numbers
By The Numbers The 2019 NCAA Division I wrestling championships will be held Thursday-Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. Here are some interesting numbers: 3: Franklin Regional graduates who are entered in the event: Iowa sophomore Spencer Lee (125 pounds), Arizona State junior Josh Maruca (149) and Arizona State junior Josh...
Hempfield baseball field backstop damaged by wind
The Hempfield High School baseball field’s backstop suffered wind damage during a recent storm. The wind uprooted a pole holding up the backstop and, according to athletic director Greg Meisner, repairs will begin Tuesday. “It should be finished by Thursday,” Meisner said. “It should be ready for the start of...
