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High school scores for Dec. 21, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results WPIAL Class A Section 3 Greensburg Central Catholic 85, Aquinas Academy 55 Nonsection Beaver Local (Ohio) 66, South Side 41 Bethel Park 67, Gateway 61 Deer Lakes 40, Armstrong 37 Hempfield 53, Woodland Hills 41 Mohawk 73, East Palestine (Ohio) 47 OLSH 65, Beaver...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 11
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books. While we anxiously look ahead to 2020, let’s reflect on the district high school sports scene over the last 12 months. Here is a look back at the top 19 stories from around the WPIAL in 2019. HSSN Top...
High school roundup for Dec. 21, 2019: Penn-Trafford tops Uniontown in OT
Zach Rocco netted 21 points and was named to the All-Tournament team as Penn-Trafford defeated Uniontown, 70-66, in overtime at the KSA tournament in Orlando. Ben Myers added 16 points, Chase Vecchio had 13, and Josh Kapcin scored 11 for the Warriors (6-1). Greensburg Central Catholic 85, Aquinas Academy 55...
Hempfield swim teams pool their talent
The Hempfield swimming program is more than a pool experience. “As with every year,” coach Kevin Clougherty said, “we have two main, overarching goals: One, for the kids to get as close to their potential as possible and, two, that they learn some life lessons about focus and work ethic...
Westmoreland notebook: Kovalcin returns to coach Latrobe softball
A familiar name is set to take over the Latrobe softball program. Bob Kovalcin, who guided the Wildcats from 2004-12, was hired as coach. Kovalcin, 62, guided Latrobe to three WPIAL titles in 2007, ‘08 and ‘11, along with several PIAA playoff appearances. He was an assistant from 1998-03. He...
Trib WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 22, 2019
WPIAL rankings Boys basketball Class 6A 1. Butler, 5-1, 1 2. Mt. Lebanon, 5-1, 2 3. Fox Chapel, 6-0, 3 4. Pine-Richland, 4-2, 4 5. Upper St. Clair, 6-1, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn Hills, 5-1, 2 2. Trinity, 5-1, 4 3. Shaler, 5-2, 3 4. Mars, 5-2,...
Trib WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 22, 2019
WPIAL rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. Bethel Park, 6-0, 1 2. North Allegheny, 5-0, 2 3. Norwin, 4-2, 4 4. Upper St. Clair, 3-2, NR 5. Mt. Lebanon, 4-2, 5 Out: Peters Township (3-3, 3) Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 5-0, 1 2. Trinity, 6-1, 2 3. Thomas Jefferson,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 20, 2019
Basketball Boys Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 62, Central Catholic 46 Pine-Richland 82, Seneca Valley 44 Butler 61, North Allegheny 51 Section 2 Bethel Park 67, Canon-McMillan 52 Mt. Lebanon 86, Baldwin 61 Section 3 Hempfield 48, Norwin 35 Class 5A Section 1 McKeesport 76, Albert...
High school roundup for Dec. 20, 2019: Butler tops NA in section opener
Devin Carney scored 24 points and Ethan Morton added 21 as top-ranked Butler (5-1, 1-0) defeated North Allegheny, 61-51, in a Section 1-6A boys basketball opener Friday night. Grant Timmerson led North Allegheny (4-3, 0-1) with 19 points. North Hills 62, Central Catholic 46 — Logan Marshalek scored 18 points...
Chartiers Valley grinds out section win at Thomas Jefferson
Chartiers Valley came to Thomas Jefferson and beat the home team at its own game. The Colts beat the Jaguars in a slow, physical half-court basketball game, 56-51. The third straight win for Chartiers Valley (3-1, 4-2) allows the Colts to leapfrog Thomas Jefferson (2-1, 3-4) in the Section 2-5A...
Seneca Valley, Canon-McMillan come out on top of Kiski Area quad meet
Four of the top five Class AAA wrestling teams in the WPIAL got together at Kiski Area on Friday evening for their second annual meeting. Trib HSSN No. 1 Hempfield and No. 2 Kiski Area both lost twice, as No. 4 Seneca Valley and No. 5 Canon-McMillan went undefeated. “It...
Derry’s Justin Huss suffers broken leg in basketball section opener
Derry senior basketball player Justin Huss broke his right leg Friday night in the Trojans’ emotional 59-57 victory over visiting Freeport. Huss went up for a rebound with 2 minutes, 44 seconds left in the second quarter and came down awkwardly. He crashed to the baseline, writhing in pain. The...
Section games and one-day events share the hoops stage Saturday
Dozens of WPIAL boys and girls basketball teams are playing in tournaments or one-day events on Saturday. Four teams, however, are ready for section games. In boys Section 3-A, Greensburg Central Catholic visits Aquinas Academy at 2 p.m. The Centurions look to improve to 2-0 in section play, and the...
Knoch heats up, rolls past Mt. Pleasant
Knoch went scoreless over the first four minutes of Friday’s Section 1-4A opener against Mt. Pleasant. But when Knoch started hitting, there was no stopping the Knights as they rolled to a 65-35 home victory. Scott Fraser didn’t hit his first field goal until the third period but finished with...
Hempfield uses poise, patience to hand Norwin its first loss
It was one of those games where the simplest tasks seemed the most difficult to execute. Passes, layups, even rebounds did not come easy. Nothing was crisp. What did seem to work smoothly for Hempfield in its section opener at Norwin, however, was how its seniors handled a double-digit lead....
Early season schedule testing mettle of Gateway boys
It might be only three weeks into the season, but the Gateway boys basketball team has faced its fair share of quality opponents. The Gators kicked off their season competing in the Highlands tip-off tournament, defeating Imani Christian, 64-52, in the semifinals Dec. 6 before falling to Highlands the next...
Shaler notebook: Titans bowlers showing potential
The Shaler Area bowling team hoped to be one of the major players in the WPIBL entering the season. Thus far, the Titans’ girls squad already has shown it will be a tough out in its section. Shaler is off to a 2-1 start, and its bowlers have been leaving...
Carlynton swimmers eye another section title with Chartiers Valley in pursuit
The Carlynton swimming team entered the season having won three consecutive section titles for boys and girls. Chartiers Valley is seen as the team most likely to challenge the Cougars, particularly on the girls side. A look at each team: Carlynton The Cougars, who co-op with Bishop Canevin, seem to...
Thomas Jefferson football star Nathan Werderber set to join Marines
Thomas Jefferson senior Nathan Werderber fulfilled a lifelong goal with his teammates in 2019. The Jaguars won the PIAA Class 4A title Dec. 5 with a 46-7 championship-game victory over Dallas at Hersheypark Stadium. Soon, Werderber will be tackling another longtime dream to join the military and enlist with the...
Senior Michael Silvio plays inspirational role for Brentwood football team
Michael Silvio quietly but effectively worked hard, went about his business and enjoyed an outstanding season on the Brentwood football team. Silvio, a 5-foot-11, 150-pound senior, manned a wide receiver slot on offense and a safety position on defense. He was part of a nine-man receiving corps that accounted for...
Brentwood’s Schwartz nabs pair of postseason awards
Brentwood’s Jaden Schwartz was a double award-winner after the girls volleyball season. Schwartz, an athletic 5-foot-3 senior libero, was named third-team All-WPIAL and first-team all-section. “Jaden is a level-headed defensive specialist,” Brentwood coach Kayla Hubsch said. “She rarely lets her emotions get to her and plays focused through (the) entire...
Baldwin celebrates reopening of indoor golf practice room
It has been a labor of love for former Baldwin golf coach Jim Stanko. Not only did he have tireless passion for the game of golf and the Baldwin boys golf team, he also developed a bond to the indoor golf room located in the Wallace Building. Stanko, who retired...
Quaker Valley’s Annie Wicker to run for William & Mary
A lead from a Quaker Valley alum convinced senior Annie Wicker to sign a letter of intent to compete for the William & Mary women’s cross country and track and field teams next season. Wicker, 17, of Sewickley, said the Williamsburg, Va., school was on her radar because of Zach...
Sewickley Academy hockey fighting to get into win column
Sewickley Academy’s hockey team should have been easy to pick apart in its most recent game against North Catholic. They were teams heading in opposite directions — the Panthers winless through 11 games and the Trojans owning the second-best record in Class A. Yet Sewickley Academy, a team that has...
Penn-Trafford swim teams working to refill talent pool
The Penn-Trafford swimming and diving teams are rebuilding but remain optimistic. “We have a core group who should perform well,” coach Dave Babik said. “We are working hard with our new swimmers and divers to build a competitive team.” The Warriors must replace two of the best divers in the...
