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Jake DiMichele, OLSH dominate Winchester Thurston in WPIAL Class 2A semifinals
On paper, Tuesday’s WPIAL Class 2A semifinal between OLSH and Winchester Thurston looked like a mismatch. It played out like one on the court, too. The top-seeded Chargers cruised past the 12th-seeded Bears, 73-19, at North Hills Middle School. “I didn’t see that coming,” OLSH coach Mike Rodriguez said. “I...
Westmoreland County basketball playoff preview capsule: Game of Feb. 26, 2020
Today’s game Boys Class 4A Semifinals No. 6 Belle Vernon (18-6) vs. No. 7 New Castle (17-7) 6 p.m. Wednesday at North Allegheny Winner plays: No. 1 Highlands (20-3) or No. 5 Blackhawk (13-10) at 1 p.m. Saturday in championship at Petersen Events Center Coaches: Joe Salvino, Belle Vernon; Ralph...
WPIAL Class AAA wrestling seeding creates controversy
Twitter was abuzz Monday when the WPIAL wrestling committee released the seedings for the Class AAA individual tournament, which begins Friday at Canon-McMillan. Drawing the most chatter was the WPIAL’s decision to seed three-time WPIAL Class AAA champion, Norwin senior Kurtis Phipps, third behind Waynesburg freshman Rocco Welsh and Franklin...
Next wave of Fox Chapel freshmen set for WPIAL swimming championships
Zoe Skirboll burst onto the high school swimming scene last year as a freshman for Fox Chapel, capturing gold medals and setting records at the WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA championships. She decided not to return to high school swimming this year, opting to concentrate on training for June’s Olympic...
Highlands, Blackhawk in peak form heading into WPIAL Class 4A semifinals
No. 1 Highlands and No. 5 Blackhawk have played through different types of seasons on their way to the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball semifinals. The Golden Rams (20-3) have only suffered a few hiccups — an early season loss to Penn Hills in their fourth game of the season,...
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Shannon Small and Korry Myers
Shannon Small Class: Senior School: Plum Sport: Bowling Report card: Small won her first WPIBL singles championship, defeating Norwin’s Taylor Gozur in the finals Thursday at Wildlife Lanes in Lower Burrell. She had the top average in the WPIBL at 223.23 and bowled a 299 game during league play. How...
George Guido: Highlands boys basketball still standing
And then there was one. Of the 14 Alle-Kiski Valley teams that qualified for the WPIAL basketball playoffs, only Highlands made it past the quarterfinals. The Golden Rams (20-3) will take on Blackhawk (13-10) at 8 p.m. Wednesday at North Allegheny. Highlands is 27-28 all-time in the WPIAL playoffs, starting...
Wrestling notebook: Southmoreland wrestler Bret Huffman fights through knee injury to make states
Southmoreland senior Bret Huffman wasn’t about to let a knee injury keep him off the mat. Huffman opted to delay surgery until after the season, and the wait was worth it. Huffman qualified to compete in the state tournament after finishing sixth at the PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional. “It’s...
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for Feb. 25, 2020
Class AAA 106: 1. Ty Watters, fr., West Allegheny (14-0); 2. Mac Church, fr., Waynesburg (38-5); 3. Jacob Houpt, so., Canon-McMillan (29-13); 4.Briar Priest, so., Hempfield (31-3); 5. Vincent Kilkeary, fr., Latrobe (23-6). 113: 1. Carter Dibert, jr. Franklin Regional (33-2); 2. Ethan Berginc, jr. Hempfield (28-5); 3. Nico Taddy,...
Baldwin assistant hired as Bishop Canevin’s 4th football coach in 4 years
Bishop Canevin has hired former Baldwin assistant Richard Johnson as football coach, the school announced Tuesday. He becomes the Crusaders’ fourth coach in four years. Johnson spent the past two seasons at Baldwin, where he worked as a varsity assistant and middle school head coach. He was chosen from among...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 24, 2020
Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Wednesday’s schedule Butler (18-4) vs. Upper St. Clair (20-3) at Robert Morris, 8 p.m. Central Catholic (14-10) vs. Mt. Lebanon (17-6) at Robert Morris, 6:30 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Chartiers Valley (19-4) vs. Mars (18-5) at Moon, 8 p.m. Laurel Highlands...
Lincoln Park earns 5th straight trip to WPIAL finals with whistle-heavy win over AliquippaVideo
Nobody wanted 56 fouls called, but nobody was too surprised, either. “Aliquippa and Lincoln Park is physical. That’s the way it is,” Lincoln Park coach Mike Bariski said. “One game three years ago, we had 62 fouls. Nobody’s backing down. It’s two tough communities, Midland and Aliquippa. Everybody comes to...
North Catholic boys hold off upstart South Allegheny, make Class 3A championship game
In this season’s WPIAL Class 3A tournament, three of the final four teams — North Catholic, Lincoln Park and Aliquippa — were routine playoff participants and traditional statewide powers. The fourth team, however, was in uncharted territory. South Allegheny had never reached the WPIAL semifinals round in its history, and...
Laurel digs deep on defense, upsets No. 1 Serra Catholic in Class 2A semifinals
A slow start, nearly 20 turnovers and foul trouble are part of the formula for an upset, and No. 1 seed Serra Catholic found out the hard way in a WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball semifinal Monday at Peters Township. Fourth-seeded Laurel played great defense, shut down the Eagles’ Rayna...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Week ending Feb. 23, 2020
The top-seed in the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs was in trouble. If ever there was a time for some Morton magic, it was with time winding down in the first overtime. Butler senior Ethan Morton hit a desperation shot in the paint as the buzzer sounded to force a second...
Cornell knocks off Bishop Canevin and punches its ticket to The Pete
The Cornell Raiders have been working towards a goal for the past three years. Centered around a trio of seniors - Kaden DiVito, Isaiah Langston and Zaier Harrison - the Raiders wanted to make a trip to the Petersen Events Center and compete for a WPIAL championship. On Monday, after...
WPIAL basketball semifinals come with intriguing storylines
Mars will face Chartiers Valley in a WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball semifinal Tuesday at Moon. This marks the fifth straight trip to the final four for Rob Carmody’s Fightin’ Planets. In 2016, Mars lost to Beaver Falls in a Class AAA semifinals thriller by one point. In 2017, in...
North Catholic girls roll past Blackhawk, earn another Class 4A finals appearance
It’s back to The Pete for the North Catholic girls. The top-seeded Trojanettes broke open a close game starting late in the third period and defeated No. 4 Blackhawk, 71-51, in a girls Class 4A semifinal Monday night at North Hills Middle School. After Cougars guard Mackenzie Amalia’s basket with...
Southmoreland girls dismiss Central Valley, earn program’s first trip to WPIAL finals
You might consider anything Southmoreland’s girls basketball team did after the quarterfinals a bonus. Gravy, as they say. After reaching the WPIAL semifinals for the first time and earning their first PIAA playoff berth, the Scotties already had earned a prime spot in scrapbooks and a firm place in school...
Baldwin, Moon claim team titles at PA Classic gymnastic championships
Baldwin and Moon brought home team titles at the PA Classic gymnastics state championship meet Saturday at Moon High School. Moon edged Thomas Jefferson for first in the Gold division. The Tigers won the beam and floor exercise and were runners-up on vault and bars, while the Jaguars won vault...
Monday’s WPIAL semifinal results clinch PIAA berths for 8 teams
With their WPIAL quarterfinal victories, 24 boys and 24 girls basketball teams kept championship dreams alive. They also secured automatic bids to the PIAA playoffs, which begin March 6-7. Under the WPIAL’s follow-the-winner format for determining additional state playoff qualifiers, eight berths also were picked up Monday by teams who...
Vincentian Academy boys avenge loss to Nazareth Prep, advance to Class A title game
The top-seeded Vincentian Academy Royals had revenge on their minds. The Royals used multiple defenses and a hot start offensively to dominate fifth-seeded Nazareth Prep early on the way to a 65-54 semifinal victory at North Allegheny High School. It was Vincentian Academy’s third win over the Saints since losing...
Bishop Canevin girls hold off Ellis School charge, reach Class 2A title game
A 3-pointer in the waning seconds of the game wasn’t enough for The Ellis School to complete its comeback. The No. 2 Bishop Canevin Crusaders advanced to the WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball championship game with a 46-44 victory over the six-seeded Tigers on Monday night. After a solid start...
Ligonier Valley boys using speed, not size, to blaze through District 6 playoffs
The second season of John Berger’s second stint as boys basketball coach at Ligonier Valley has gone much like the first season of his second go-round at his alma mater. Simply stated, while the roster has changed, Ligonier Valley (22-2), the top seed in the District 6 Class 3A playoffs,...
Westmoreland County basketball playoff preview capsule: Game of Feb. 25, 2020
Today’s game Boys Class 3A Semifinals No. 1 Ligonier Valley (22-2) vs. No. 5 Penns Valley (15-8) 7:30 p.m. at Hollidaysburg Winner plays: No. 2 Westmont Hilltop or No. 3 Richland 7:30 p.m. Friday in championship at Mt. Aloysius College, Cresson Coaches: John Berger, Ligonier Valley; Terrence Glunt, Penns Valley...
