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Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Jan. 6, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Brady Mayo School: Beaver Class: Senior Height: 6-foot-1 Position: Guard #Earned: The senior guard is coming off a physically taxing 2024 football season in which he helped Beaver to a share of the Class 3A Western Hills Conference title, despite missing...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Jan. 6, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week – Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles Coach: Gary Goga (4th season) Record: 2-0 in Section 2-3A, 9-2 overall #Earned: It has been a struggle for Gary Goga since taking over the Keystone Oaks boys basketball program. In the three previous seasons, the Golden...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Jeannette’s Stone Markham
After Jeannette’s football team made a run to the WPIAL Class A semifinals, the boys basketball team has stepped up in similiar fashion, opening its season with a perfect 9-0 overall record and 3-0 mark in the section. The strong start builds on last year’s success, when the Jayhawks reached...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Cheswick Christian Academy’s Keith Booth
Cheswick Christian Academy senior forward Keith Booth picked a perfect time to go out for the basketball team last year. “I always liked basketball, and all my friends were playing, and I wanted to play with them,” Booth said. “For a lot of my friends, it was their senior season,...
Next week’s clash between rival boys basketball teams from Jeannette, Greensburg CC could be 2A final preview
Their matchup is only a week away, but Jeannette and Greensburg Central Catholic are growing tired of waiting. It’s about time for old friends to tip again. At least that could mean some real in-class competition for the surging teams. One of the most anticipated matchups in the boys basketball...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 20, 2024: Neighboring rivals to collide in WPIAL finals rematch
A year ago, defending WPIAL 3A boys basketball champion Deer Lakes battled A-K Valley rival Burrell twice in the regular season. The Lancers swept the Section 3-3A series from the Bucs, winning at home by 22 points and claiming victory at Burrell by only three points. Deer Lakes won the...
After leading Latrobe’s football resurgence, coach Ron Prady steps down
Latrobe could count only one WPIAL playoff win in team history before Ron Prady arrived as football coach three years ago. He quickly led Latrobe to two more, but his coaching tenure there is now ending in rather swift fashion. Prady resigned Wednesday as coach, saying his primary goal was...
Latrobe returns to up-tempo roots to get off to solid start
Latrobe basketball players have been channeling teams of the past, maybe moreover, a style of the past, during their fast start to the season. It’s been like the Wildcats circa 2015-18 at times, with rapid-moving play and quick-triggered possessions pushing scores into the 70s and filling the refurbished “Den” with...
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Teams set for WCCA Shootout
Sixteen boys basketball teams will play in the sixth Westmoreland County Coaches Association Shootout on Saturday at two locations, Jeannette and Hempfield. The annual event gives local fans a chance to see multiple county teams before the holidays. The schedule is as follows: At Hempfield — Southmoreland vs. Greensburg Salem,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 18, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Imani Christian 80, Connellsville 32 Class 4A Section 1 North Catholic 86, Valley 38 Nonsection Aliquippa 62, Northgate 46 Allderdice 55, Pine-Richland 47 Apollo-Ridge 59, St. Joseph 38 Beaver 72, Riverside 42 Chartiers-Houston 69, Waynesburg 57 Grove City 70, Blackhawk...
High school roundup for Dec. 18, 2024: Aliquippa takes care of Northgate
Qa’lil Goode scored 24 points to lead Aliquippa to a 62-46 over Northgate in nonsection boys basketball Wednesday night in a rematch of the 2023 WPIAL Class 2A championship game. Joshua Pratt added 21 for the Quips (2-0). Kaden Kemp scored 21 points for Northgate (2-4). Allderdice 55, Pine-Richland 47...
Thomas Jefferson wrestlers drop Belle Vernon
In an important dual meet for both sides, Thomas Jefferson traveled to Belle Vernon and returned home with a 47-25 victory. For the Jaguars, Zach Rehak won by fall in 5 minutes, 22 seconds at 106, Robert Cordova won by technical fall 15-0 at 113, Ethan Koett was victorious by...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 19, 2024: Last batch of girls basketball section openers to tip off
While girls basketball teams in Class 5A, 4A, 3A and A have at least two section games under the belt, Thursday marks the section openers for teams in Class 6A and Class 2A. There are three games in Section 1-6A highlighted by perennial power North Allegheny (1-4) visiting Seneca Valley...
Highlands’ Suber mounts major comeback in victory vs. Valley
DeJamire Suber’s mind won’t go toward quitting when things get tough in future matches. The Highlands 127-pound junior wrestler showed what he is capable of when things are bleak Wednesday night. Suber trailed by 11 points when he stuck Valley’s Xavier Ross during the third round. Highlands had a night...
Alle-Kiski Valley girls basketball notes: Pair of teams kick off holiday event at PPG Paints Arena
The second annual Pittsburgh Holiday Hoops Classic will be Sunday at PPG Paints Arena, and two Alle-Kiski Valley girls teams will kick off the quadrupleheader. Past section rivals Kiski Area and Fox Chapel will play at 1 p.m. “The girls are super excited,” said Foxes coach Marty Matvey, who has...
Senior Kendall Berger steps into starring role for Norwin girls
At times, Kendall Berger had the look of a go-to scorer last season when Norwin became a WPIAL champion for a third time. She looked polished in critical possessions, unafraid of big moments. When the Knights needed a basket, they knew they could trust in Berger, who often drove the...
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Elite few teams remain unbeaten
There were only nine undefeated teams in WPIAL girls basketball at the start of the week. Two of them were from Westmoreland County: Penn-Trafford (7-0) and Hempfield (6-0). The others were Woodland Hills (3-0), South Fayette (6-0), Peters Township (5-0), Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (5-0), Deer Lakes (6-0),...
Trib HSSN 2024 WPIAL Football Player of the Year: Fort Cherry’s Matt Sieg
2024 Trib HSSN Football Player of the Year Matt Sieg School: Fort Cherry Position: Quarterback/defensive back Class: Junior A football season might be considered successful in various ways, but Fort Cherry’s Matt Sieg had just one measuring stick for his junior year. “I don’t really base it off of the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 17, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 69, Butler 65 New Castle 54, Woodland Hills 49 Fox Chapel 66, Pine-Richland 47 Seneca Valley 47, North Allegheny 39 Section 2 Hempfield 70, Connellsville 50 Central Catholic 55, Mt. Lebanon 46 Upper St. Clair 62, Canon-McMillan 32...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 18, 2024: Section competition heats up on mat
While most WPIAL wrestling teams will have a section match or two in the books before the holidays, there are those schools in four-team sections that will wait until January to begin their section schedule. That includes defending Class 3A champion Connellsville, which is in Section 8-3A this year with...
Montour fends off Chartiers Valley rally with strong showing at free-throw line
The Montour Spartans have a lot going for them. They have experience with five senior starters, they have versatility with several playmakers that can fill different roles, and they have size with 6-foot-11 senior Ama Sow. But the difference Tuesday night for the Spartans was their sweet touch down the...
High school roundup for Dec. 17, 2024: Baldwin boys beat Peters Township in battle of unbeatens
Nathan Wesling scored 22 points to lead Baldwin to a 56-49 victory over Peters Township in a battle of unbeaten teams in Section 3-5A boys basketball Tuesday night. Max Marzina, Matthew Schenk and Caden Cherico added 10 points apiece for the Highlanders (6-0, 1-0). Dylan Donovan scored 21 points for...
Uniontown zones in, deals 1st loss of season to Latrobe
You might say Uniontown was zoned in. Zoned in on a big section game and now zoned in on a trip to the beach. The Red Raiders went to a 3-2 zone in the second half and slowed down uptempo Latrobe, forcing the Wildcats into mistakes. Their offense complemented the...
Knoch boys pull away from Burrell for 6th straight victory
In an early-season battle between two of the top boys basketball teams in Section 1-4A, Jackson Bauman led Knoch with 26 points and the visiting Knights pulled away from Burrell in the second half for a 58-37 victory Tuesday. “We knew we had to come in and match their energy,”...
Wrestling notebook: PIAA looking to finalize site for team tournament
PIAA executive director Bob Lombardi is meeting with the wrestling committee on Wednesday, and he hopes to announce the site of the 2025 team championship. The championship is scheduled to be held Feb. 6-8, and Lombardi has been looking for a site since the summer. Lombardi has had a tough...
