High School category, Page 1079
Guy Deleonardis, Knoch’s 1st wrestler to make states, prepares for big stage
In its 14 years of existence, the Knoch wrestling program never sent a wrestler to the PIAA tournament. Until now. When senior Guy Deleonardis (23-3) placed fourth in the 160-pound bracket at the WPIAL Class AAA championship this past weekend, he became the first Knights wrestler to qualify for the...
Kiski Area edges Norwin to reach Penguins Cup semifinals
In one season, Kiski Area hockey has gone from a one-win team to being a victory away from playing for a Penguins Cup championship. The Cavaliers’ remarkable turnaround continued Tuesday night with what it is believed to be their first postseason win since 2005 in a hard-fought 3-2 victory over...
Penn Hills athletes compete at state indoor track championships
Heading into the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association state indoor championship, Lee Zelkowitz was hopeful for strong performances from the handful of Penn Hills athletes who qualified. However, it wasn’t their day. Sophomore Miniya Pinnix was the Indians’ top finisher as she finished 11th in the 800-meter run in...
High school scores, schedules for March 3, 2020
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs First round Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Methacton (24-2) vs. Harrisburg (15-10) at Norristown HS, 7:30 p.m.; Abraham Lincoln (13-10) vs. Bensalem (19-7) at South Philadelphia, 2:30 p.m.; Roman Catholic (16-10) vs. Coatesville (20-6) at Cardinal O’Hara, 2:30 p.m.; Wilkes-Barre (16-10) vs. Pennridge (18-8) at...
High school roundup for March 3, 2020
North Allegheny 4, Bethel Park 3 — Connor Chi and Tyler Putnam each scored twice for top-seeded North Allegheny as the Tigers defeated Bethel Park, 4-3 in the Class AAA PIHL Penguins Cup quarterfinals at Baierl Ice Complex. North Allegheny (16-4-1) had a 4-1 lead by midway through the third...
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for March 3, 2020
Class AAA 106: 1. Mac Church, fr., Waynesburg (42-5); 2. Vincent Kilkeary, fr., Latrobe (26-7); 3. Ty Watters, fr., West Allegheny (18-1); 4. Troy Hohman, so., Penn-Trafford (20-5); 5. Briar Priest, so., Hempfield (34-5). 113: 1. Carter Dibert, jr. Franklin Regional (37-2); 2. Nico Taddy, fr., West Allegheny (34-6) ;...
Westmoreland high school wrestling notebook: Norwin’s Phipps ready for final run
Kurtis Phipps has checked off everything on his bucket list for wrestling except for one thing: being a Pennsylvania state champion. The Norwin senior gets one more chance to achieve that this weekend at the PIAA wrestling championships at Giant Center in Hershey. Phipps (36-1, 148-10 in his career) captured...
Coach Joe Salvino, Belle Vernon boys hit reset button for PIAA tournament
Joe Salvino won two PIAA basketball championships, in 1988 and ’89, when he coached at Monessen. Both times, the Greyhounds were the third-place team to come out of the WPIAL. “We didn’t win the WPIAL either time,” said Salvino, who coached Monessen for 34 years and also won six WPIAL...
Belle Vernon wrestler Weightman making name for himself
His name is Cole Weightman. If you don’t know him, that’s OK. A lot opponents are wondering where he came from, too. The Belle Vernon sophomore opened some eyes at the WPIAL Class AAA individual wrestling championships last weekend by winning the 220-pound title 10-2 against Greensburg Salem senior John...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Belle Vernon’s Ian Shahan, Mt. Pleasant’s Heather Gardner
Ian Shahan School: Belle Vernon Sport: Swimming and diving Class: Junior Claim to fame: Shahan, who has won five WPIAL events in his career, won the 100-yard freestyle for the second year in a row at the WPIAL Class AA swimming and diving championships Feb. 28 at Pitt’s Trees Pool....
Burrell’s Ian Oswalt more motivated than ever heading into PIAA tournament
Ian Oswalt already has placed himself among some of the best wrestlers who have been part of the prestigious Burrell program. He is a three-time WPIAL Class AA champion, he has more than 130 wins and two weekends ago he fell just short of winning his second Southwest Regional title....
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: 10 grapplers have high Hershey hopes
The road to an individual state championship begins Thursday in Hershey, and 10 Alle-Kiski Valley wrestlers will face three days of competition to bring home a state title. In Class AA, Burrell is sending four wrestlers. Juniors Ian Oswalt and AJ Corrado finished fifth at Hershey last season. Ricky Feroce,...
Kevin Gorman: WPIAL should teach Mars star Michael Carmody lesson in sportsmanship
The WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship was a David vs. Goliath matchup that featured 6-foot-6, 290-pound senior Michael Carmody of Mars against 5-10, 150-pound freshman Rodney Gallagher of Laurel Highlands. How Gallagher handled his slingshot in leading Laurel Highlands to a 52-51 victory over the defending champions has been...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Highlands’ Johnny Crise and Fox Chapel’s Sophie Shao
Johnny Crise Class: Senior School: Highlands Sport: Basketball Report card: Crise had 23 points and 14 rebounds to help Highlands earn its first WPIAL championship since 1995 in a 72-54 win over Belle Vernon in the Class 4A final Saturday at Petersen Events Center. Crise, who signed as a preferred...
George Guido: WPIAL champs prove sports adage true
An old sports cliche states “champions are made while no one is watching.” That notion was confirmed during the recent high school basketball district playoffs. Lizzy Groetsch of North Allegheny, moments after her winning shot in overtime lifted the Tigers to their third WPIAL title in four seasons, talked about...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Week ending Feb. 29, 2020
There were a couple of WPIAL boys basketball championship droughts that were drenched with a new golden reign this past weekend. Highlands won the Class 4A title for its first championship in 25 years. Butler later won the Class 6A crown for the first time in 29 years. But both...
Hempfield takes down Plum in overtime in PIHL Penguins Cup opening round
Hempfield kept firing shots at the net at Pittsburgh Ice Arena, but the Spartans could not get the rebounds and put back attempts in front of the net. Then, in overtime, Jacob Holtzman threw a shot off the pads of Plum goaltender Sam Pine. The puck bounced to Aiden Dunlap,...
Mars’ Michael Carmody faces 2-game suspension for WPIAL championship actionsVideo
Mars senior Michael Carmody, one of Western Pennsylvania’s top athletes, faces a possible two-game WPIAL suspension for his actions in the Class 5A boys basketball championship. The WPIAL scheduled a hearing for Wednesday. The 6-foot-6, 290-pound Notre Dame football recruit was called for an intentional foul in the third quarter...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 2, 2020
Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs First round Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Methacton (24-2) vs. Harrisburg (15-10) at Plymouth Whitemarsh, 3 p.m.; Abraham Lincoln (13-10) vs. Bensalem (19-7) at South Philadelphia, 2:30 p.m.; Roman Catholic (16-10) vs. Coatesville (20-6) at Cardinal O’Hara, 2:30 p.m.; Wilkes-Barre (16-10) vs. Pennridge (18-8) at Wilkes University,...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending March 1, 2020
As a freshman last season, Aislin Malcolm and junior teammate Megan McConnell led the way with 18 points each as Chartiers Valley rolled past Thomas Jefferson, 64-48, to win the WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship — the Colts’ second title in three years. Fast forward a year and Malcolm...
High school roundup for March 2, 2020
Dylan Belak scored 3 minutes, 56 seconds into the second period on assists from Robbie Aranos and Nelson Buys to break the ice and give Baldwin a 1-0 win over Meadville (9-9-2) in the PIHL Class AA Penguins Cup quarterfinals Monday night at Ice Castle Arena in Castle Shannon. The...
PIHL Team of the Week for Week ending March 1, 2020
Entering the final week of the PIHL regular season, much still was to be determined when it came to the playoffs. In Class AA, the Northwest Division standings entering the week read Meadville 18, Quaker Valley 17 and Mars 16. Those were the three teams in the mix. Moon was...
7 WPIAL teams in HSSN boys basketball state rankings as PIAA playoffs loom
When comparing the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings to the girls rankings through the end of the district playoffs, there were fewer changes on the boys side. During district championship week, only six boys basketball teams fell out of the state rankings, with half of those being in...
PIHL Player of the Week for Week ending March 1, 2020
Chartiers Valley and North Hills met last Monday in a game featuring two PIHL teams that won’t be taking part in the Penguins Cup or Class B playoffs. That’s largely because the Southwest Division in Class A was one of the better divisions in the league. Thomas Jefferson and South...
Four-goal 1st period paves way for Latrobe hockey victory over Armstrong
Latrobe passed its first test with ease Monday night in the PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs. Alex Schall notched two goals during a first-period scoring flurry that carried Latrobe to a 6-2 victory over Armstrong in a Class AA quarterfinal at Greensburg’s Nevin Arena. The Wildcats (17-1-1) advance to the semifinals...
