High School category, Page 126

A tip of the cap (or is it helmet?) goes out to Thomas Jefferson football coach Bill Cherpak for being named Trib HSSN football coach of the year in Class 4A. Cherpak and his staff guided the Jaguars to a WPIAL 4A title, PIAA semifinal-round appearance, 10-0 regular-season record, the...

It could be considered the basketball game of the year at Baldwin. Trib HSSN Class 5A No. 4 Baldwin met Class 3A No. 1 South Allegheny in a nonsection clash Jan. 16 on the Highlanders’ home court. Two WPIAL hoops heavyweights. Baldwin, previously ranked No. 1 in 5A, prevailed with...

High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Imani Christian 59, Norwin 58 Class 5A Section 2 Kiski Area 79, Indiana 61 Section 4 Blackhawk 73, West Allegheny 60 Class 2A Section 4 South Side 68, Rochester 46 PBC Hall of Fame Classic At Ambridge Ambridge 65, Beaver...

Caden Cherico scored 22 points to lead Baldwin to a 61-58 victory over North Hills in double overtime at the PBC Hall of Fame Classic at North Hills on Saturday. Nate Wesling added 16 and Max Marzina had 10 for the Highlanders (16-1). Evan Golvash had a steal and layup...

While their comeback was exciting, the end result left the Norwin girls basketball team wanting more. Norwin surged from 16 points down with a madcap third quarter, but couldn’t complete the rally in a 53-50 loss to Bishop Guilfoyle in the opening game of the Shootout at Seton Hill on...

Belle Vernon missed its share of shots after halftime Saturday, but somehow those misses kept finding their way into the basket. The Leopards were focused on the offensive glass and sparked a fourth-quarter run with a string of putback baskets to defeat Knoch, 54-50, in the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Hall...

Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 17-1, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 11-7, 2 3. Central Catholic, 10-6, 4 4. Imani Christian, 9-6, 5 5. Fox Chapel, 13-4, NR Out: New Castle (13-3, 3) Class 5A 1. Montour, 14-1, 1 2. Baldwin, 15-1, 3 3. Chartiers Valley,...

Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 12-4, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 11-5, 2 3. Norwin, 9-5, 3 4. Canon-McMillan, 10-6, 4 5. Mt. Lebanon, 10-7, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Peters Township, 14-2, 1 2. South Fayette, 16-1, 2 3. Penn-Trafford, 17-0, 3 4. Thomas...

In the final Westmoreland County Coaches Association swimming meet of their high school careers, the Mt. Pleasant senior quartet of Lily King, Kiersten O’Connor, David Mutter and Joseph Gardner went out in style Saturday. Three of the four set records as the Vikings boys and girls teams finished second out...

Freshman Anthony Smith’s first NCAA Division I scholarship offer has come in. Some might say it is a surprise it took this long. The Southmoreland quarterback grabbed an offer from Syracuse on Saturday while visiting the university. “It feels great,” Smith said. “It has been something I have been dreaming...

The Westmoreland County Athletes of the Week is presented by Smail Kia. Look for the tags and look for the savings at Smail Kia in Greensburg. Torrie DeStefano School: Penn-Trafford Class: Junior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Perhaps the missing piece to a championship puzzle, DeStefano returned from a knee...

St. Francis (Pa.) came to Norwin looking for football talent and left with three potential prospects. The Red Flash extended preferred walk-on offers to three senior Knights players and all-around good buds in Michael Crnkovic, Mike Strutt and Colin Bruno. The offers rolled in on the same day. If they...

Jackson Mickens, a freshman defensive end and receiver at Southmoreland, already has a Division I football offer. Akron extended a full scholarship to Mickens (6-foot-1, 215 pounds), who had 11 sacks in his first season of high school football. He also caused three fumbles. On offense, Mickens had 35 receptions...

Neah Ewing School: Knoch Class: Junior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Ewing led the Knights (8-8, 7-2) with 17 points in a 47-40 win over Burrell on Monday night. The junior guard then tallied 15 points in a 39-33 win versus Highlands on Thursday night. Both wins helped move Knoch...

A gymnastics trip to Las Vegas prevented North Allegheny junior Sarah Patterson from competing at last season’s WPIAL individual championships. This season she left nothing to chance. Patterson, a Level 9 gymnast and one of the program’s top all-around performers, will take part in the WPIAL individuals this season after...

It was a good time for the Penn-Trafford hockey team to take a break. With four games left in the regular season, the Warriors and Latrobe sit on top of Class 2A with 39 points. Latrobe has played one less game. Fox Chapel is third with 34 points and Erie...

Penn Hills wrestling coach Jeremy Packer has gradually worked on building the depth of the program over the last few seasons. The Indians returned to team competition this season after opting out of the WPIAL schedule the past few seasons. Penn Hills saw its next marker for improvement with how...

Kevin Truman wanted to maintain the traditions of the Penn Hills boys soccer program, much like his predecessor Ryan Hankey did. For the past 31 years, the Indians have hosted an indoor soccer tournament in the winter to raise money for the program. This year, Penn Hills had a minor...

During North Allegheny’s undefeated run to the 2012 PIAA Class 4A football championship, the players often visited a local pizzeria the day after games. “We’d go to eat at Cenci’s,” all-state quarterback Mack Leftwich said. “We’d be 40 deep in there on Saturday mornings after we watched film.” Now those...

One of the Franklin Regional wrestling team’s goals was met Jan. 22 when the Panthers defeated Norwin to claim the Section 9-3A title. Now it is on to the WPIAL team tournament for the No. 2-ranked Panthers. They were scheduled to play host to first-round and quarterfinal matches on Jan....

The Fox Chapel girls wrestling team earned a 33-29 victory over Kiski Area on Jan. 22. Elaine Huang scored a pin in 3:59 at 155 pounds, and Lily McLaughlin (130) earned a 5-0 decision. Atia DiGioia (106), Emma Srodes (112), Kayla Nguyen (118) and Vie Filar (235) earned forfeit wins....

Fox Chapel wrestling coach Michael Frank was proud of how balanced the Foxes’ lineup proved to be at the Allegheny County Championships. The Foxes finished third in the team standings despite not having a wrestler reach the finals. “It shows how well they wrestled as a group,” Frank said. “They...

Fox Chapel girls basketball coach Marty Matvey went to great lengths to make sure he didn’t miss out on any potential post players for his roster. For one year, Matvey coached seventh grade girls volleyball in the district. The Foxes coach came away with two conclusions: First, he accumulated a...

The Pittsburgh Elite 18 girls volleyball team started off its club season impressively. Coached by Maggie Smith and Alyson Londot, Elite 18 won the Pittsburgh Ice Breaker Tournament in its division Jan. 11 at the All American Fieldhouse in Monroeville. Not only did they go undefeated in the tournament, they...

It’s been a banner season for the Bethel Park wrestling team in 2024-25. And the Black Hawks’ success continued at the Allegheny County tournament held Jan. 17-18 at Fox Chapel. Bethel Park placed second to Thomas Jefferson, which won the tournament with a record-breaking performance. The Black Hawks racked up...