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Kiski Area freshmen to square off at WCCA swim meet
Freshmen Parker Sterlitz and Levi Hansen are no strangers to head-to-head competition as the Kiski Area teammates grew up battling each other at various club meets. “Levi and I go way back with racing,” Sterlitz said. “We were up there as the top two most of the time.” Sterlitz and...
Several records on shaky ground at WCCA swim meet
At least three records seem destined to fall in the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday and Saturday at Derry. Norwin senior Ethan Tulenko is seeded first in the boys 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 42.97 seconds. His time is close to two seconds faster than...
Waynesburg, Burrell get top seeds in WPIAL wrestling team tournaments
The WPIAL wrestling committee rewarded excellence and history when deciding the pairings for the team tournament. Undefeated and top-ranked Waynesburg, which won a thriller over No. 3 Canon-McMillan in the Section 4 championship Wednesday, received the top seed in Class AAA. Burrell, which has won 13 straight WPIAL titles, was...
Black and blue battle highlights a busy night of WPIAL girls hoops on Thursday
Last year, Peters Township was perfect in cruising to the Section 2-6A title. It was only the third year in over a decade and a half that particular basketball section’s chase did not come down to either Bethel Park or Mt. Lebanon wearing the crown. All seems right with the...
Vincentian boys, Woodland Hills girls debut in Trib 10 power rankings
One team in, one team out. That’s what both the boys and girls Trib 10 this week is all about. The second half of section play saw very little change in the top seven boys and girls basketball power rankings with the exception of Mt. Lebanon and Penn Hills slipping...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 22, 2020
Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results WPIAL Class 3A Section 3 Steel Valley 73, Shady Side Academy 69 Nonsection Armstrong 47, Freeport 38 Beth-Center 65, Mapletown 49 Clairton 70, West Mifflin 67 Hopewell 60, Keystone Oaks 49 Jeannette 65, East Allegheny 33 Riverside 61, Freedom 47 Union 59, Ellwood City 42 Washington...
High school roundup for Jan. 22, 2020: Waynesburg edges Canon-McMillan on ninth tiebreaking criteria
It’s hard to imagine a more closely contested dual meet than the one Wanynesburg and Canon-McMillan waged in the Section 4-AAA championship match Wednesday night. With the score tied 30-30, the match came down to the ninth tiebreaking criteria — total near-fall points. Waynesburg’s Wyatt Henson picked up five back...
Hempfield defeats Kiski Area for section wrestling title
Hempfield needed a stopper when Kiski Area jumped out to a quick lead in the WPIAL Class AAA Section 1 title match on Wednesday. Senior Dillon Ferretti became that person. His first-period pin of Jack Dilts in the 220-pound match sparked No. 4 Hempfield to five consecutive victories and a...
Burrell captures 17th consecutive section wrestling title
Every time Burrell takes the mat, the Bucs are looking to make a statement, and the defending WPIAL Class AA champions did just that on Wednesday at Elizabeth Forward. With a 61-15 win over Southmoreland in the semifinals of the Section 3-AA team tournament and another 61-15 victory over Elizabeth...
WPIAL, Philadelphia-area football teams separated under PIAA playoff proposalVideo
MECHANICSBURG — The PIAA might move Pittsburgh and Philadelphia a little farther apart. Football teams from the WPIAL and the powerful Philadelphia Catholic League won’t share the same side of the state playoff brackets anymore — if the PIAA approves tentative brackets revealed Wednesday for the 2020 and ’21 football...
Freshmen making impact all over A-K Valley girls basketball scene
From the first game of this season, Nina Shaw was a focal point of the gameplan for the Knoch girls basketball team. The freshman point guard was slowed by a concussion, which cost her a couple of games, but she returned and has helped keep the Knights entrenched in the...
Undefeated Southmoreland girls making noise, clamping down on opponents
The locker room at Southmoreland used to be a quiet place, all the ambiance of a library. These days, though, it’s like a heavy metal concert mosh pit before games. “It gets rowdy,” Scotties sophomore guard/forward Gracie Spadaro said. “We all jump around and bang on lockers. Last year, it...
A-K Valley basketball notebook: Plum’s Kennedie Montue eclipses 1,000 points
Kennedie Montue has shown a keen scoring touch the past three seasons for the Plum girls basketball team. This winter, the junior forward is averaging more than 20 points for a Mustangs squad (10-4, 6-1) leading Section 2-5A. In Monday’s 44-37 victory over Franklin Regional, Montue surpassed 1,000 career points....
Westmoreland girls basketball notebook: Mt. Pleasant’s Giacobbi gets 200th win
Scott Giacobbi has been through peaks and valleys while coaching the Mt. Pleasant girls basketball team. He hes seen playoff streaks, postseason wins and bumpy, rebuilding seasons such as this one. In his 15 years in charge of the Vikings, though, the modest coach never has made it about himself....
Aliquippa drops PIAA appeal, accepts promotion to Class 4A football
MECHANICSBURG — Aliquippa accepted its football team’s fate Wednesday and the school ended efforts to stay in Class 3A. School administrators were scheduled to appear before the PIAA board and argue their appeal, but instead they cancelled that hearing on the advice of Aliquippa’s school board, said athletic director Brandon...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 21, 2020
Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 72, North Allegheny 57 Central Catholic 64, North Hills 52 Pine-Richland 73, Seneca Valley 70 Section 2 Bethel Park 74, Canon-McMillan 65 Mt. Lebanon 85, Baldwin 42 Peters Township 72, Upper St. Clair 71 (OT) Section 3 Fox Chapel 64,...
High school roundup for Jan. 21, 2020: Chartiers Valley fends off South Fayette
Brayden Reynolds scored 19 points and first-place Chartiers Valley held off one of its chief challengers in Section 2-5A, picking up a 54-43 victory over South Fayette on Tuesday night. Maercello Legister added 16 points for the No. 2 Colts (11-4, 8-1). Connor Mislan led South Fayette (9-6, 5-4) with...
DeQuay Canton’s buzzer beater lifts Carlynton past Keystone Oaks
The incredible turnaround season for Carlynton added another successful chapter on Tuesday. Senior DeQuay Canton hit a short runner in traffic before the buzzer as the Cougars edged host Keystone Oaks, 66-64. The game was tied with Keystone Oaks in possession, winding down for the final shot. Golden Eagles sophomore...
Led by champ Sam Hillegas, North Hills wrestlers have strong showing at county tournament
In terms of both the individual performances of its grapplers and its success as a collective group, the North Hills wrestling team made sure it got its money’s worth out of the fiercely competitive Allegheny County wrestling tournament. Out of 37 participating schools, the Indians (4-5) snared an eighth-place finish...
WPIAL wrestling postseason begins Wednesday with team sectionals
The WPIAL wrestling postseason begins Wednesday with team sectionals. Doubleheaders starting at 6 p.m. at four Class AAA sites and three AA locations will help determine the seeding of the top four teams from each section for the district team playoffs set for next week. The first-place team from each...
Kiski Area boys snap 4-game losing streak with section win over Plum
Tuesday night’s matchup between Section 3-5A rivals Plum and Kiski Area was a tale of two halves. And while the Mustangs started it, the Cavaliers finished it on their home court. Kiski Area (3-5, 5-1) had four players score in double-digits and turned a one-point halftime deficit into a nine-point...
Ty Bilinsky’s big 4th quarter helps Norwin boys get key win over HempfieldVideo
Norwin gave Hempfield a two-minute warning. Down eight points to start the fourth quarter, the visiting Knights saved their best for last. They took their first lead with almost two minutes remaining Tuesday night at Hempfield and never gave it back on the way to an important 53-46 Section 3-6A...
Montour avenges loss to Trinity
Exactly five weeks ago, Montour squandered a 14-point fourth-quarter lead in a three-point overtime loss to Trinity on the road. Montour learned from its mistake Tuesday night. The Spartans built a 15-point lead after three quarters on their home court and this time, they rolled to a 77-59 win against...
Sto-Rox boys start fast, finish strong to avenge earlier loss to Springdale
After losing to Springdale by one point in overtime a month ago, Sto-Rox was looking forward to Tuesday night’s return encounter. The Vikings went up big early, and after the Dynamos narrowed the gap in the fourth quarter, Sto-Rox shifted to a higher gear and rolled to a 72-49 home...
Knoch boys basketball team stays calm, defeats Mt. Pleasant
When Knoch struggled to make a 3-pointer in the first quarter against Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday, there was no panic from the Knights. That’s because when you live by the 3-pointer, you’re confident you shot eventually will fall. Knoch’s boys basketball team had a little problem with the Vikings’ length...
