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The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Mason Tomlin, Shady Side Academy
Mason Tomlin, a senior on the Shady Side Academy basketball team, has helped keep the Indians in the section race. The 5-foot-8 point guard is averaging 15 points a game. He also plays on the football team and this spring he will give lacrosse a shot after running track the...
Fox Chapel boys ride defense, depth to early season success
When the season began, Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar knew he had the makings of a good team. He just didn’t know how good. “I had a lot of faith in this team,” he said. That faith has been justified as the Foxes owned an 11-0 overall record...
Veteran roster has Brentwood boys off to scorching start
Brentwood’s boys basketball team is well on its way to having one of the best seasons in school history. The Spartans defeated California, 66-55, on Jan. 7 to extend their record to 10-0 and 5-0 in Section 2-2A. “We are off to a nice start,” Brentwood fourth-year coach Dan Thayer...
Baldwin competitive cheer squad reaches championship goal
Drive, determination, hard work, no fear of failing and a strong dose of patience are among ingredients necessary to claim a WPIAL championship. The Baldwin competitive spirit squad displayed all of the above this season, and then some. Baldwin won the WPIAL Class AAA championship Jan. 4 at Hempfield with...
Quaker Valley runner Daniel Ford working toward WPIAL title defense
The WPIAL Class AA boys track and field championship meet is months away, but Quaker Valley senior Daniel Ford is taking steps to defend his title in the 1,600-meter run. Ford won the boys mile varsity event at the Bishop Loughlin Games in December on Staten Island, N.Y. His time,...
Penn-Trafford competitive spirit earns WPIAL medium-squad title
It has been eight years since the PIAA officially held the first season of competitive spirit, and the past seven seasons have featured Penn-Trafford qualifying and competing for the PIAA medium division championship after participating in the WPIAL championships a week before. This year was different, because for the first...
Pine-Richland competitive cheer takes 1st at WPIAL spirit championships
In the run-up to the 2019 WPIAL competitive spirit championships, several members of Pine-Richland’s team were stricken with the flu, causing practice time to be limited as the bug spread between a number of teammates. Yet when it came time to perform at the WPIAL title event Jan. 4 at...
Experience, versatility key for Pine-Richland diving team
The Pine-Richland diving team might not boast the deepest roster in WPIAL Class AAA, but while in some cases there is strength in numbers, the Rams are counting on deriving their strength from their adaptability and cohesion. To add to those traits, this year’s group also features a number of...
Plum spirit squad shows competitive drive
Every Saturday in the fall, the Plum competitive spirit team met in the gym for a 7 a.m. practice after cheering the night before at football games with a determination to get stronger. Waking up early to get together after a long night on the sidelines was just one of...
Norwin competitive spirit team makes states for eighth straight year
Norwin’s competitive spirit squad loves the taste of chocolate. The Knights qualified for the PIAA championships — held Jan. 10-11 in Hershey — for the eighth consecutive year. Success breeds success on the Norwin campus. “We qualified in the small division, competing with 15 girls,” coach Linda Rundy said. “We’ve...
Top line driving Norwin hockey
Norwin sports one of the PIHL Class A’s top lines. Seniors Jake Dally, Mason Pivarnik and Logan Connelly have proven to be a force. The trio has produced 87 points this season. Dally (30 points), Pivarnik (30) and Connelly (27) rank among the PIHL’s scoring leaders. “We’ve clicked the last...
Holm latest from Franklin Regional to choose Mount Union
When Franklin Regional senior Eli Holm committed to compete for Mount Union men’s swimming and diving next season, he continued a trend. Thirteen Panthers in the past five years went on to compete for colleges, said assistant coach Mark Spinola, who put together an Instagram site, @frswimdive, highlighting the group....
Wrestling teams qualified for WPIAL sectionals through Jan. 12, 2020
The WPIAL team wrestling regular season is down to the final week. Section matches are set to conclude Wednesday. The top three teams from each sub-section qualify for section tournaments. The WPIAL team sectionals are scheduled for Jan. 22. The top teams in each of the two sub-sections face the...
High school roundup for Jan. 11, 2020: Chartiers Valley holds off TJ
The No. 1-ranked girls basketball team in the Trib HSSN Class 5A rankings, Chartiers Valley, remained unbeaten after a scrappy and defensive 42-34 victory over Thomas Jefferson. The top team in the state held the Jaguars to single-digit quarter scoring until the fourth period, leading Thomas Jefferson, 33-20, after three....
High school scores for Jan. 11, 2020
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results WPIAL Class A Section 3 Greensburg Central Catholic 80, Propel Montour 39 Nonsection Armstrong 51, Hollidaysburg 50 Geibel 103, Aquinas Academy 99 (2OT) Johnstown 81, Summit Academy 39 Knoch 87, Greensburg Salem 68 Laurel Highlands 86, Waynesburg 59 Yough 54, Frazier 47 Montour at...
Trib WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 12, 2020
WPIAL girls basketball rankings Class 6A 1. Bethel Park, 11-0, 1 2. Norwin, 9-2, 2 3. North Allegheny, 9-1, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 10-2, 5 5. Baldwin, 9-3, NR Out: Upper St. Clair (8-3, 4) Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 13-0, 1 2. Woodland Hills, 10-2, 2 3. Trinity, 9-2,...
South Fayette captures PIAA competitive spirit title; Penn-Trafford takes 2nd
South Fayette won the PIAA competitive spirit small division championship Saturday in Hershey as WPIAL teams took four of the top five spots. South Fayette finished with 88.73 points and did not receive any deductions in its final routine. Lansdale Catholic placed second with 87.28 points, followed by South Park...
Westmoreland notebook: Local talent will be on display in PIHL all-star games
The Robert Morris Island Sports Center will be the site for the annual PIHL All-Star games on Jan. 26. The schedule starts with the Class B game at noon, followed by Class A at 2 p.m., Class AA at 4 and Class AAA at 6. In Class AA, selections include...
Trib WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 11, 2020
WPIAL rankings Boys basketball Class 6A 1. Fox Chapel, 12-0, 1 2. Butler, 9-4, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 10-3, 3 4. Pine-Richland, 9-3, 4 5. Upper St. Clair, 12-1, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn Hills, 9-2, 1 2. Shaler, 9-3, 3 3. Mars, 8-2, 4 4. Chartiers Valley,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 10, 2020
Basketball Boys Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 79, Central Catholic 67 North Allegheny 73, Seneca Valley 53 Pine-Richland 93, North Hills 77 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 50, Baldwin 48 Mt. Lebanon 72, Peters Township 43 Upper St. Clair 67, Bethel Park 50 Section 3 Fox Chapel 53, Penn-Trafford...
Short-handed Upper St. Clair uses ‘7 starters’ in victory over Bethel Park
With two starters out with injuries, Upper St. Clair could’ve easily explained away a lackluster effort Friday night, but the Panthers made sure that wasn’t necessary. Upper St. Clair showed its depth, made eight first-half 3-pointers and defeated Bethel Park, 67-50, for a key Section 2-6A victory. USC junior Luke...
High school roundup for Jan. 10, 2020: No. 1 Penn Hills rallies past McKeesport
Penn Hills, No. 1 in Class 5A in the Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings, earned a statement win over one of its leading challengers in Section 1-5A Friday night. Trailing by seven points at the end of the first quarter and four points at halftime, the Indians rallied for a...
Fox Chapel boys stay undefeated, stifle Penn-Trafford
Fox Chapel continued to show its defensive prowess Friday night against Penn-Trafford. The Foxes, atop the TribHSSN Class 6A rankings, held the Warriors to a lone basket for an 11-minute, 17-second stretch en route to a 53-38 home floor victory. Fox Chapel is 12-0, 4-0 in Section 3-6A. “Defense has...
After two losses, Apollo-Ridge gets back on track with section win over Winchester ThurstonVideo
After losing two straight games, the Apollo-Ridge boys basketball team was in need of a win Friday night when it hosted section opponent Winchester Thurston. Thanks to a 20-point performance from junior Jake Fello, along with 17 apiece from Keighton Reese and Klay Fitzroy, that’s exactly what the Vikings got....
Rematch of WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball finals highlights Saturday schedule
The Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team enjoyed a tremendous 2018-19 season, finishing 22-8. Half of their losses were to WPIAL and PIAA champion Chartiers Valley. The last two times the Jaguars and Colts played last season were for district gold and a berth in the state finals in Hershey. Saturday...
