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West Allegheny’s Austin Hendrick next WPIAL standout who could join MLB ranksVideo
West Allegheny’s Austin Hendrick tells a story about hitting baseballs two years ago with Neil Walker, the former Pine-Richland player and first-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates. “It was a really cool experience meeting him and talking to him a little bit,” said Hendrick, describing himself as a sponge...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 14, 2020
Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 80, Seneca Valley 66 Central Catholic 78, Pine-Richland 69 North Allegheny 57, North Hills 51 Section 2 Bethel Park 83, Baldwin 57 Mt. Lebanon 63, Upper St. Clair 56 Peters Township 55, Canon-McMillan 46 Section 3 Fox Chapel 49, Connellsville...
High school roundup for Jan. 14, 2020: North Allegheny sweeps North Hills
Khalil Dinkins scored 14 points as North Allegheny came back from a three-point deficit after three quarters for a 57-51 victory over North Hills in Section 1-6A boys basketball Tuesday night, sweeping a rivalry doubleheader. Zach Andreykovich had 13 points and Grant Timmerson 12 for the Tigers (8-6, 3-2). Alex...
Final night of team wrestling section matches highlight WPIAL Wednesday
Seven years ago, Canon-McMillan and South Fayette found themselves at Chartiers Valley on Groundhog Day preparing to wrestle for WPIAL gold. Both district team wrestling title matches were close that day, with Canon-McMillan edging Franklin Regional for AAA gold while South Fayette lost by five points to Burrell in the...
No. 1 Knoch boys overcome slow start, pull away from Freeport
It took a half, but the Knoch scoring machine finally got in gear in the third quarter. The Knights, the Trib HSSN’s No. 1-ranked boys basketball team in Class 4A, scored 27 points in each of the final two quarters Tuesday night to post an 83-59 victory at Freeport. It...
Jeannette puts together complete effort in routing Serra Catholic
Even though Jeannette coach Adrian Batts was hoarse from imploring his team all game, it wasn’t going to stop him from talking about the enjoyment he got from watching his team execute Tuesday night. From strong defense, to good ball movement, to shooting well, the Jayhawks did pretty much everything...
Quick start allows Mt. Lebanon to turn the lights out on Upper St. ClairVideo
In the third quarter of the Upper St. Clair-Mt. Lebanon game Tuesday night, some of the lights went out at Mt. Lebanon. After play was stopped, the gym went dark for a few moments before the lights were restored and play resumed. Ironic, because once the game ended, the plug...
Springdale tops rival Riverview to remain undefeated in section play
Throughout the 2019-20 basketball season, the Springdale boys basketball team has been carried by a high-paced offense that has averaged 65.5 points a game, which is the third-highest in WPIAL Class 2A. But on Tuesday evening at Donald G. McGhee Fieldhouse, the Dynamos (13-1, 7-0) were led by an intense...
Marcus McCarthy’s clutch free throws help Hempfield boys end skid vs. Latrobe
It has been a while since the Hempfield boys basketball team has beaten Latrobe. It has been even longer since the Spartans won at Latrobe. Those streaks came to an end Tuesday thanks to clutch free throws from Marcus McCarthy. The senior made five of six free throws in the...
Zach Rocco shares spotlight as Penn-Trafford rolls over Norwin
Teams know what they are getting when they play Penn-Trafford: a steady dose of Zach Rocco. But as the Warriors go through the season, something is happening. A supporting cast is taking shape and Rocco, the team’s lone senior, does not have to do it all. Make no mistake, Rocco...
Laurel bounces back with rivalry win over Shenango
The Shenango Wildcats came into Tuesday’s rivalry game against Laurel as one of the hottest teams in the WPIAL. Conversely, Laurel had lost four of its last five games. But it was the Spartans who shined on the road, soundly defeating Shenango, 62-38. The Wildcats had run off eight straight...
George Guido: A-K Valley well represented in hoops rankings
It’s rare the Alle-Kiski Valley has two schools ranked No. 1 in basketball, but that’s been the case for two consecutive weeks. Fox Chapel is at the top in Class 6A boys, and Knoch has replaced Highlands at the No. 1 spot in Class 4A by virtue of its 74-69...
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Starting lineups starting to round out as postseason approaches
As the postseason approaches, teams are mixing and matching weight classes in order to have their optimal starting lineups come section tournament time. This past week was a crucial one for the defending WPIAL Class AAA state champion Kiski Area Cavaliers. They went 3-0, earned big section victories over Plum...
Westmoreland High School Athletes of the Week: Franklin Regional’s Logan Summerhill, Greensburg Central Catholic’s Gia Scala
Logan Summerhill School: Franklin Regional Sport: Basketball Class: Senior Claim to fame: Summerhill, who is averaging 19.9 points and 7 rebounds this season, scored 31 points to lead Franklin Regional (5-9, 2-4) to a 70-56 win over Indiana in Section 3-5A on Jan. 7. Summerhill shoots 53 percent from the...
Seven returning champs looking for more Allegheny County mat gold
On Friday morning, teams from around Allegheny County will travel to Fox Chapel for the annual Allegheny County wrestling tournament. Seven defending champions return, including South Park’s Joey Fischer, Elizabeth Forward’s Ryan Michaels, Thomas Jefferson’s Mike Zacur, North Hills’ Sam Hillegas and Pine Richland’s Nathan Lukez, as well as Mt....
Hempfield heavyweight Isaiah Vance making quick work of foes
Hempfield Area junior heavyweight Isaiah Vance didn’t break a record, at least nationally, when he recorded a five-second pin against Woodland Hills heavyweight Michael Ewart last week. He is believed to have broken the Hempfield record of seven seconds, however, which was set by former coach Vince DeAugustine in 1995...
With emergence of Ryan Weinzen, John Altieri, Norwin wrestling wins triple crown
Norwin did something at the 67th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament that it hadn’t done since 1975. The Knights crowned three champions in the same season. While Kiski Area and Hempfield drew much of the attention, the Knights ended up with a strong showing when seniors Kurtis Phipps...
A-K Valley Athletes of the Week: Riverview’s Sydney McDonough, Knoch’s Ryan Lang
Sydney McDonough Class: Sr. School: Riverview Sport: Basketball Report card: McDonough scored a game-high 22 points to help Riverview earn a crucial Section 2-2A win at Brentwood on Thursday. She also had a team-high 12 points in a 43-22 nonsection win over St. Joseph last Tuesday. McDonough is the all-time...
Burrell’s Seth Fischbach, Freeport’s Ricky Hunter play in All-Star game at NFL stadium
Every kid dreams of playing in an NFL stadium, whether it’s for one game or an entire career. On Jan. 4, Burrell’s Seth Fischbach and Freeport’s Ricky Hunter had the opportunity to do that. As a part of the Blue-Grey All-American game, the two first-team Valley News Dispatch All-Star selections...
WPIAL headed for minor, not major, football realignment
WPIAL football will have some smaller conferences and handpicked nonconference matchups next season, but schools don’t want a radical overhaul. A significant majority of WPIAL schools preferred “Proposal 1” for football realignment, a plan that maintains six classifications and separates schools according to enrollment size rather than geography. School administrators...
Trib HSSN state team wrestling rankings for Jan. 14, 2020
Class AAA Team record LW 1. Bethlehem Catholic (11) 7-0 2 2. Nazareth (11) 9-1 1 3. Waynesburg 6-0 3 4. Seneca Valley 9-1 4 5. Erie Prep (10) 10-1 7 6. Canon-McMillan 8-2 5 7. Hempfield Area 14-2 8 8. Northampton (11) 9-0 9 9. Kiski Area 10-2 10...
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Jan. 14, 2020
Class AAA Team record LW 1. Waynesburg 6-0 1 2. Seneca Valley 9-1 2 3. Canon-McMillan 8-2 3 4. Hempfield 14-2 4 5. Kiski Area 10-2 5 6. Norwin 8-2 6 7. Connellsville 8-2 7 8. Mt. Lebanon 9-1 8 9. North Allegheny 4-0 10 10. Latrobe 4-1 NR Class...
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for Jan. 14, 2020
Class AAA 106: 1. Mac Church, fr., Waynesburg (27-3); 2. Briar Priest, so., Hempfield (22-1); 3. Jacob Houpt, so., Canon-McMillan (16-6); 4. Vincent Kilkeary, fr., Latrobe (16-4); 5. Nick Gorman, fr., North Allegheny, (20-2). 113: 1. Carter Dibert, jr. Franklin Regional (22-1); 2. Ethan Berginc, jr. Hempfield (15-3); 3. Nico...
PIAA denies Aliquippa request to remain in Class 3A football
The PIAA competitive-balance rule seems particularly harsh on lower-income communities like Aliquippa, said athletic director Brandon LeDonne, where residents tend to be more transient. “Parents change jobs, guardianship changes, living situations change,” LeDonne said. “Sometimes they change like some of us change underwear. It’s kind of unfortunate.” The new rule...
Plum limits section rival Gateway to win battle for first place
The Plum girls basketball team got defensive Monday against rival Gateway in a battle for first place in Section 2-5A. The Mustangs held the Gators 24 points under their season scoring average in a 41-27 victory at Gateway’s Furrie Sports Complex. “We knew this was a huge game, and we...
