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High school roundup for Jan. 18, 2025: Montour boys take care of Mars
Colton Straight scored 24 points and Ama Sow followed with 23 to lead Montour to an 81-64 victory over Mars in Section 4-5A boys basketball Saturday. Kaleb Platz added 16 points and teammate A.J. Alston chipped in 12 for the Spartans (12-1, 7-0). Will Wilson scored 18 points while Austin...
4-time champ Bode Marlow, Thomas Jefferson make statement at Allegheny County tournament
Thomas Jefferson senior Bode Marlow joined an elite group by winning his fourth Allegheny County Wrestling title Saturday at Fox Chapel And while adding his name to that exclusive fraternity was nice, he wanted to let WPIAL teams from outside the county know to be wary of the Jaguars. “I...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 19, 2025
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 12-2, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 10-4, 2 3. Norwin, 8-5, 3 4. Canon-McMillan, 8-6, NR 5. Mt. Lebanon, 8-7, 4 Out: Butler (8-6, 5) Class 5A 1. Peters Township, 13-2, 1 2. South Fayette, 13-1, 2 3. Penn-Trafford, 15-0, 3...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 19, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 15-1, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 10-6, 5 3. New Castle, 12-2, 2 4. Central Catholic, 9-5, 3 5. Imani Christian, 8-5, 4 Out: none Class 5A 1. Montour, 11-1, 1 2. Chartiers Valley, 13-1, 2 3. Baldwin, 13-1, 4 4....
Hempfield bowlers dominate WCCA tournament; Valley’s Diehm wins boys title
For the second year in a row, the Hempfield bowling team took three of the four championships handed out at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association championships Saturday at Hillview Lanes in Greensburg. Junior Ashley Bensur rolled a three-game score of 606 to secure the girls individual title after finishing fourth...
Westmoreland high school notebook: WCCA scholarship winners announced
The Westmoreland County Coaches Association announced its scholarship winners for 2024. Each year, the WCCA scholarship committee receives and reviews applications of seniors from county high schools and then determines the winners. Three graduates received $2,000, and five others were awarded $1,500. The $2,000 winners were: • Mikaela Shine of...
Norwin distance runner to run at St. Francis (Pa.), joining his sister on the track and field team
Proximity to home and quality of education were driving factors for Thomas Gaydos in the college recruiting process. The Norwin senior distance runner’s plan of action was precise, and it led him up the mountain to Loretto, where he committed to run track and cross country at St. Francis (Pa.)...
Plum bowlers maintain momentum after winning Saint Vincent’s Bearcat Challenge
The Plum boys and girls bowling teams swept past the competition to win last year’s Saint Vincent College Bearcat Challenge. The Mustangs were the hunted Jan. 5 in their return to the tournament at Hillview Lanes in Greensburg. But the bowlers for both Plum teams would not be denied a...
Junior forward ramps up game, gets North Hills hockey into playoff contention
As Jonathan Trosky goes, so does the North Hills hockey team. Trosky, a junior forward, is off to a blistering goal-scoring pace in the 2024-25 season, racking up 21 goals in the first 13 games of the year. It’s happened, in large part, because of an expanded commitment to his...
Back-to-back section wins spark optimism for North Hills boys in 2nd half of season
The North Hills boys basketball team’s overall record at the midway point may not look pretty, but plenty of opportunities lie ahead to change that. And the Indians may be on the right path to taking advantage of them. Entering a Jan. 10 rivalry game against section foe North Allegheny,...
North Allegheny’s Leah Skweres breaks through as 1st-year starter
As a 5-foot fifth-grader, North Allegheny’s Leah Skweres never even considered playing basketball. Then it kind of grew on her. “I really just didn’t pay attention to it as a sport,” she said. “In sixth grade, I shot up height-wise. I went from being 5-foot in fifth grade to 5-6...
Franklin Regional wrestling rolling ahead of section showdown with Norwin
Franklin Regional wrestling coach Matt Lebe purposefully did not have his team compete the weekend of Jan. 17-18. He wanted his team to be ready and well rested for a first-place showdown between his second-ranked Panthers and No.3 Norwin on Jan. 22. The match would decide the Section 9-3A title...
Young Hampton wrestlers up for the challenge in Class 3A, making strides
Hampton wrestling has no seniors on its 17-man roster, but the Talbots are aging well. During a season in which they moved up to Class 3A and lost nine seniors from a WPIAL playoff team, the youthful Talbots have witnessed a group of wrestlers take big strides this season. “We...
Small Hampton swimming roster out to make big splash in postseason
The Hampton girls swimming team is counting on quality over quantity this season. With a shorthanded but gifted roster of only a dozen swimmers, the Talbots are looking to move up at the WPIAL Class 2A championships after last season’s seventh-place finish. “We are a high-quality team in terms of...
Fox Chapel notebook: Swimmers setting pool records
The Fox Chapel swim team is full of athletes who are seeking an opportunity to put themselves in the best position to do well at the WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A championships. To that end, the Foxes have seen a number of pool records fall this season. Sarah Pasquella, Josie...
Relay team comes together for Fox Chapel indoor track team
Fox Chapel senior Alyssa Quackenbush knows what happens when a relay team isn’t in sync. She was a member of a Foxes relay team that was disqualified from a race because of issues handing off the baton. During the Tri-State Track Coaches Association No. 2 meet at Edinboro, Quackenbush was...
Fox Chapel hockey sharpening game as playoffs approach
It could be said that the Fox Chapel hockey team had reached a crossroads five games into the season. After suffering back-to-back one-goal losses against Canon-McMillan and Bishop McCort, the Foxes were 3-2 and were about to face always tough and talented Penn-Trafford. “That was the game we come back...
Pine-Richland swimmers working hard to reach goals
When asked what his expectations were for his Pine-Richland swimming team this season, coach Pete Barry said, “We don’t want to call them expectations. Setting expectations that are too high sets you up for a big fall.” Instead, Barry wants his team to focus on the goals they’ve set for...
With plenty of hockey left, Pine-Richland aiming for playoff spot
Flashback to a year ago and through 13 games, the Pine-Richland hockey team had 17 points and was in second place in the PIHL Class 3A standings and was a lock to make the playoffs. Last year’s squad went on to capture the Penguins Cup with a win over North...
Plum’s Proskin, Layne find success during indoor track and field season
Plum track and field coach Matt Proskin said he is energized by what he is seeing from his sprinters, jumpers and throwers as the winter indoor season progresses. “We have our best numbers since we brought the (indoor) program back,” Proskin said Wednesday after conducting a top-end speed day workout...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: St. Joseph’s Gia Richter, Burrell’s Luke Boylan
Gia Richter School: St. Joseph Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Richter scored 22 points in a 70-36 win over Section 1-A foe Springdale on Monday. The point guard also had 22 points and sank five 3-pointers in St. Joseph’s win against Sewickley Academy last Thursday. How did it...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 17, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler 71, North Allegheny 67 (OT) Seneca Valley 37, Fox Chapel 35 North Hills 69, New Castle 55 Woodland Hills 44, Pine-Richland 43 (OT) Section 2 Norwin 63, Connellsville 39 Imani Christian 82, Canon-McMillan 43 Mt. Lebanon 60, Hempfield 27...
‘Little’ brother Ryan Robbins sparks top-ranked Upper St. Clair’s win over Central Catholic
Ryan Robbins may be known around Upper St. Clair as Tyler’s little brother, but there was nothing small about the 6-foot-7 sophomore’s game on Friday night. Upper St. Clair was off to a slow start until Robbins scored a season-high 22 points off the bench. With him and his 6-10...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 18, 2025: Mars, Montour get early start
Call it pancakes at the planetarium. Montour is set to visit Mars in a girls-boys section doubleheader Saturday morning. The girls meet first at 10 a.m. in a battle for fourth place in Section 3-5A. The host Fightin’ Planets are in fourth with a section record of 2-3, one game...
High school roundup for Jan. 17, 2025: North Hills beats New Castle in clash of 1,000-point scorers
Zach Pollaro led all scorers with 32 points and powered North Hills to a 69-65 win over New Castle in Section 1-6A boys basketball Friday night. Nathan Schanbacher added 20 and Jackson Long finished with 11 for the Indians (5-10, 4-4). Kai Cox scored 18 points, Ralphie Blundo produced 15...
