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Quaker Valley wrestling adds transfer ranked 2nd in state
Sophomore wrestler Hunter Robison, who’s ranked second in the state, has transferred to Quaker Valley. Robison, who arrived in late December from General McLane near Erie, will be eligible to compete starting next week, Quaker Valley athletic director Mike Mastroianni said. PIAA rules mandate that midseason transfers sit out 21...
Trib HSSN girls swimmer of the week: South Fayette’s Abbie Duncan
Abbie Duncan sees the potential for a memorable final season with the South Fayette swim team. The Lions senior committed to swim in college at Ohio University, and she finalized her decision during the national letter of intent signing period in November. Now, with six weeks of preparation remaining until...
Trib HSSN boys swimmer of the week: Indiana’s Isaac Griffith
Isaac Griffith finished all alone at the top in the boys 100-yard butterfly at the West Allegheny Invitational on Dec. 28. The Indiana junior swam to a time of 53.22 seconds, a new pool record. He was five seconds clear of the rest of the field. The time also was...
Westmoreland boys basketball notebook: Home welcome for Greensburg CC
Playing at home has its advantages. Not playing at home for an extended period can be a real pain. Greensburg Central Catholic would know. The Centurions were 10 games into the regular season — nearly at the halfway point — before they finally played at home. GCC (7-3, 4-0 Section...
WPIAL Clinched: Wrestling teams through Jan. 8, 2020
The WPIAL team wrestling regular season is down to the final week. Section matches are set to conclude on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The top three teams from each sub-section qualify for the section tournaments. The district team sectionals are scheduled for the following Wednesday, Jan. 22. The top teams in...
Don Rebel: How about a compromise between WPIAL’s football realignment plans?
The WPIAL held a “town meeting” on Wednesday and unveiled two plans to district football coaches and administrators to determine the conference landscape for the upcoming 2020 and 2021 seasons. What WPIAL officials presented was a tweak to the status quo on one hand, and a drastic change with teams...
Mt. Pleasant senior Johnson proves to be more than scorer
As Derry attempted to inbound, Jake Johnson patrolled the baseline slyly with his arms up and his eyes locked in. The basketball belonged to him. In that moment, he was the only player on the floor. The Mt. Pleasant senior guard snatched the ball out of the air, put it...
2 WPIAL football realignment proposals would cut down on travel
WPIAL football teams will play games closer to home next season, one way or another. The WPIAL revealed two football realignment options Wednesday night, one that keeps the current six-classification format and another that would change things drastically. But either option would eliminate many of the long bus rides schools...
A-K Valley boys basketball notebook: Despite injuries, illness, Fox Chapel still finding ways to win
Fox Chapel is one of only two teams remaining in the WPIAL that has an undefeated record and they’ve been doing it in all the right ways. They’ve been putting up the numbers offensively, averaging 57.6 points per game, while only allowing 43.9 points per game. From their four seniors...
Knoch boys basketball flying high after signature win over Highlands
Heading into the season, the Knoch boys basketball team had high hopes. While it still is early, the Knights are living up to expectations. Earlier this week, the Knights (8-1, 3-0) knocked off Trib HSSN WPIAL Class 4A No. 1 Highlands, 74-69, as they limited a team that has averaged...
Marty Stewart: Let me be Frank about a special coach
To find a high school coach who is totally committed to every kid on his team, who shuns the limelight and gives all credit to the kids and his coaching staff is rare. To have that same coach in place for nearly four decades doesn’t happen too often. When kids...
Players selected for PIHL all-star games
The players selected for the PIHL all-star games Jan. 26 at the Robert Morris University’s Island Sports Center have been released. The selections for each of the four games — Class AAA, Class AA, Class A and Class B — feature 24 forwards, 12 defensemen and six goaltenders. The Class...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 8, 2020
LOCAL High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results WPIAL Class 2A Section 1 Sto-Rox 87, Winchester Thurston 47 Nonsection East Allegheny 43, Carrick 39 Freedom 74, South Side Beaver 65 Hopewell 60, New Brighton 48 Jefferson-Morgan 70, Bentworth 49 Mohawk 62, Beaver County Christian 39 Riverside 59, Western Beaver 55 Riverview...
High school roundup for Jan. 8, 2020: North Hills’ Sam Hillegas provides another highlight
Two-time state champ Sam Hillegas was presented with a bobblehead featuring his own likeness during Senior Night ceremonies on Wednesday at North Hills. Once he took the mat, the Virginia Tech recruit with a 143-3 career record gave another reminder of why his accomplishments won’t soon be forgotten. Wrestling the...
Thomas Jefferson’s Bill Cherpak nominated for Shula award as nation’s top high school football coach
Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak, who last fall won his record-tying eighth WPIAL football title, is among 32 nominees for the NFL’s Don Shula Award to honor the nation’s top high school coaches. The nominees, one per team, will be invited to attend the Pro Bowl in Orlando, Fla., on...
Plenty of shuffling but few changes in this week’s basketball power rankings
It wasn’t all smooth sailing for the Trib Ten boys and girls basketball teams during the first week of the New Year. However many of the losses suffered were against other ‘power’ teams around the WPIAL and how the decks may have been shuffled, all but one team survived to...
Thursday highlighted by girls basketball, clash of WPIAL champions on mat
On Tuesday, the Knoch boys basketball team took over first place in Section 1-4A with a victory over Highlands. Two days later, the Knights girls basketball team will try to win a battle for first place. Knoch (5-0, 8-3) will visit Freeport (4-1, 6-4) with at least a share of...
Latrobe tops Greensburg Salem, closes in on spot in WPIAL team tournament
Latrobe will be headed back to the WPIAL Class AAA team wrestling tournament as long as it takes care of business. All the Wildcats (3-1, 2-1) must do to clinch an automatic bid into the tournament is defeat Gateway on Thursday and Penn Hills on Jan. 15 to clinch second...
Greensburg Salem’s Stoner has her eye on another state titleVideo
Greensburg Salem senior Riley Stoner was in an unfamiliar spot Wednesday night. Because of a random draw before the match, her match against Latrobe freshman Nate Roth would be the final bout of the WPIAL Class AAA Section 1-B matchup. Stoner was a little overmatched by Roth, who was coming...
WPIAL football realignment: Small tweaks or major overhaul? Schools will decide
The WPIAL revealed two football realignments options Wednesday night, one that only tweaks the current format and another that would change the landscape drastically. Now, WPIAL schools must choose. Football coaches and administrators gathered in the North Hills Middle School auditorium Wednesday to discuss conference and schedule options for the...
A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Knoch, Freeport set for key section game
The Knoch and Freeport girls basketball teams took care of business in their respective Section 1-4A games Monday evening. Now, the rival Knights and Yellowjackets will clash for the first time this season with a lot on the line in the first cycle of section play. Thursday’s game is scheduled...
Westmoreland girls basketball teams get boost from fabulous freshmen
Brian Pritts had heard of Olivia Cernuto long before the point guard made her way to the varsity at Southmoreland. He was hoping to get the chance to coach her because of the promise she showed. Now that the Scotties girls basketball coach has seen Cernuto match her potential to...
Westmoreland girls basketball notebook: Southmoreland moves forward after key player transfer
The Southmoreland girls are having their best season, record-wise, in program history. The Scotties found their way to an 11-0 record and No. 3 ranking by the Tribune-Review in WPIAL Class 4A by playing team basketball. That mantra won’t change as the Scotties move forward after the departure of sophomore...
Ethan Morton’s triple-double leads Butler past rival Pine-Richland in OTVideo
Ethan Morton’s 3-point shot wasn’t falling and Pine-Richland’s defense didn’t allow many layups, so Butler’s star prevailed instead with free throws. He took 18. He made 17. Morton finished with 33 points, 23 rebounds and 12 assists at home Tuesday night as No. 2 Butler defeated No. 4 Pine-Richland, 88-84,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 7, 2020
Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 88, Pine-Richland 84 (OT) North Allegheny 62, Central Catholic 46 North Hills 63, Seneca Valley 48 Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 61, Bethel Park 59 Peters Township 70, Baldwin 60 Upper St. Clair 83, Canon-McMillan 52 Section 3 Connellsville 79, Latrobe...
