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High school scores, schedules for Jan. 19, 2020
High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results WPIAL MLK Weekend Showcase At Woodland Hills Aliquippa 59, Nazareth Prep 52 Bethel Park 55, Woodland Hills 47 Carolina Basketball Academy (N.C.) 71, Kiski School 65 Carolina Basketball Academy (N.C.) 84, Bishop Walsh (Md.) 82 Chester 65, Bishop Loughlin (N.Y.) 57 Deer Lakes 57,...
Trib HSSN PIHL PLayer of the Week: Week ending Jan. 19, 2020
Last season, Montour won the Class A Penguins Cup. If it wasn’t for then-freshman Anthony Reinholt, the Spartans might not have won it. Montour was loaded with scoring and, to that point in the year, had received great goaltending from Zach O’Malley. O’Malley got hurt during the playoffs, which thrust...
Wrestling team sectionals, 2nd half of basketball section play heats up on Trib HSSN
The WPIAL wrestling postseason begins with team sectionals, and the high school basketball section second half kicks into full gear this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of WPIAL boys and girls section basketball games, including the HSSN boys and girls video stream games of...
East Allegheny wide receiver Tyler Padezan commits to DuquesneVideo
East Allegheny’s Tyler Padezan, who earned all-conference honors at wide receiver and defensive back, committed Sunday to Duquesne. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound senior led East Allegheny with 33 catches for 721 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also listed Division I FCS offers from Albany, Morgan State, St. Francis (Pa.), Rhode Island...
PIHL high school hockey standings through Jan. 19, 2020
Here are the latest PIHL standings through Jan. 19. Exclusive coverage of the 2020 PIHL Penguins Cup hockey playoffs can be heard and viewed only here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. In Class AAA, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. In Class AA, the top two...
OLSH in, Winchester Thurston out in latest HSSN state girls hoops rankings
A week after big changes in the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings, all was quiet as the elite throughout Pennsylvania took care of business. Only a couple of ranked teams lost up and down the six classifications, with most slipping only a notch or two to remain in the...
WPIAL to approve, release realigned conferences for fall sports Monday
There has been a lot of discussion, speculation and debate. Finally, on Monday, the WPIAL football conference set up for the next two seasons takes shape. The WPIAL Board of Control will meet for its monthly get together and vote on a new alignment in football. While many eyes will...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Jan. 18
There were two big tests on the Woodland Hills girls basketball team’s midterm report. The Wolverines passed both, earning an A-plus and sitting on the top of the Section 3-5A honor roll. Woodland Hills edged rivals Penn Hills and Oakland Catholic in section games before picking up another win Saturday...
Irons, Amatucci thriving in goal for Latrobe hockey
Most hockey teams are fortunate to have one all-star goaltender. Latrobe could make a case it has two. Senior Greg Irons and sophomore Vinny Amatucci have split time for the unbeaten Wildcats (12-0), who sit atop the PIHL Class AA standings. “Both are playing very well,” Latrobe coach Josh Werner...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Jan. 18
When most people think about Sunday, they ponder things that are fun and relaxing. When opponents of the Moon girls basketball team think about Sunday, things aren’t so relaxing. That is because sophomore Reilly Sunday usually lights up the scoreboard against them. “Reilly has the perfect combination of speed and...
Kiski Area goalie Petika leads A-K Valley contingent in PIHL All-Star games
Kiski Area goalie Eric Petika got a nice wakeup call from his dad the morning after the PIHL All-Star teams were released a couple of weeks ago. “He said ‘Check out the list! Look you’re on it!,’ ” Petika said. “It was a great way to wake up.” Not only...
Big 33 sees 3 alumni reach Super Bowl, extends streak to 54 years
The Big 33 Football Classic’s Super Bowl streak continues with help from a former WPIAL athlete. All 54 Super Bowl matchups have included at least one former player from the high school football all-star game, a streak that San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Kevin Givens and kicker Robbie Gould, and...
High school roundup for Jan. 18, 2020: Uniontown boys rout Connellsville
Keondre DeShields’ 18 points led five Uniontown boys basketball players in double digits scoring during a 82-49 nonsection win Saturday at Connellsville. Isaiah Melvin and Jahmere Richardson added 13 points each for Uniontown (11-1), and teammates Bryant Grady and Billy DeShields scored 13 and 11 points. Kade Musgrove had 15...
High school scores, schedules for Jan. 18, 2020
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results WPIAL Nonsection Belle Vernon 78, Monessen 50 Carmichaels 70, Avella 40 Central Valley at Neshannock, ppd. Knoch 69, Burrell 32 North Hills 64, Shaler 61 South Fayette 60, Blackhawk 49 South Park at Carrick, ppd. Uniontown 82, Connellsville 49 Waynesburg 61, Charleroi 49 MLK...
Trio of A-K Valley wrestlers capture Allegheny County titlesVideo
Plum’s Vince Citrano just came up short at last season’s Allegheny County wrestling tournament. That loss to South Park’s Joey Fischer in the 106-pound championship sat with Citrano for a year, and Saturday evening at Fox Chapel, the Mustangs sophomore got his chance at redemption. Facing off against Moon’s Tyler...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Penn-Trafford’s Allen gets another scholarship offer
Penn-Trafford senior football player Noah Allen is drawing Division I attention as national signing day (Feb. 5) approaches. Allen received his second Division I FCS scholarship offer, from Butler. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound Allen also has an offer from Valparaiso. He had 15 receptions for 228 yards and two touchdowns this...
Trib WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 18, 2020
WPIAL rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. Bethel Park, 13-0, 1 2. Norwin, 11-2, 2 3. North Allegheny, 11-3, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 12-3, 4 5. Upper St. Clair, 9-4, NR Out: Baldwin (10-5, 5) Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 15-0, 1 2. Woodland Hills, 13-2, 2 3. Trinity, 11-2,...
Trib WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 18, 2020
WPIAL rankings Boys basketball Class 6A 1. Fox Chapel, 15-0, 1 2. Butler, *10-4, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 11-4, 3 4. Pine-Richland, *9-4, 4 5. Upper St. Clair, 13-2, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn Hills, *11-2, 1 2. Chartiers Valley, 10-4, 4 3. Shaler, 11-4, 2 4. Mars,...
Ligonier Valley, Derry weigh effects of WPIAL football realignment
With realignment, WPIAL football will change again like it does every two years. The latest tweaks won’t reach the drastic degree some thought, but a number of teams undoubtedly will be competing in new territory come the fall — and not everyone will he happy. The new-look landscape will not...
Longtime Neshannock baseball coach Mike Kirkwood resigns
After 32 years, baseball is about to look very different in Lawrence County. Longtime coach Mike “Bubba” Kirkwood announced he will be resigning as Neshannock’s head coach. He broke the news in a team meeting Friday evening. “It’s a sad day for Neshannock baseball,” longtime assistant John Quahliero said. “It’s...
Gateway girls refocus for 2nd half of section play
After a 14-point loss to Section 2-5A rival Plum on Jan. 13 at Furrie Sports Complex, Gateway girls basketball team members held a players-only meeting to share their thoughts about the game and the overall state of the season heading into the second half of section play. “We just talked...
Family ties run deep in Gateway basketball program
Some may say once someone becomes a Gateway boys basketball team member, he is part of a brotherhood. For a couple of current and former players, however, brotherhood is suitable in the more literal sense of the word. Sophomore guard/forward Will Kromka is the last of eight siblings (with five...
Thomas Jefferson basketball teams score signature wins
The Thomas Jefferson basketball teams know how to make a good first impression. The boys and girls started the new decade with impressive victories, both on the road. The boys won a Section 2-5A game Jan. 3 at Montour, 58-54. “We are starting to play a little better each day,”...
Balanced Baldwin climbs to top of PIHL standings
Baldwin wrapped up the 2019 portion of its PIHL season with an 8-0 record. The Highlanders started with a 9-1 victory over Montour on Oct. 3, routed Hampton, 10-2, on Dec. 9 and won six times in between. That’s more than two months without a loss. Baldwin, West Allegheny and...
Wagner leads youthful, talented Quaker Valley swimming team
On a Quaker Valley team with a lot of new members, junior swimmer Halle Wagner is a mainstay. Wagner qualified for the WPIAL Class AA girls championship in two events individually in each of the past two seasons. Last season, she went to the PIAA meet in a relay. “My...
