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Burrell wrestlers throw weight around in resounding victory over Valley
Carter Thomas felt that weight fell off him much easier last year. But the 121-pound Burrell sophomore wrestler hasn’t let the challenges of staying in his weight class wear on him. Thomas picked up a second-period win over Valley’s Xavier Ross on Wednesday night at Valley High School to help...
Steelers nominate Avonworth football coach Duke Johncour for 2024 Don Shula Award
The Pittsburgh Steelers have nominated Avonworth football coach Duke Johncour to represent Western Pennsylvania as one of 32 candidates for the 2024 Don Shula High School Coach of the Year Award. The NFL announced the candidates Tuesday. Johncour led Avonworth from a No. 5 seed to a WPIAL Class 3A...
Riverview girls don’t let roster numbers keep them down
The Riverview girls basketball team is small in numbers this season, but it is big in terms of wins. The Raiders, who have played some games this season with just the five starters seeing the floor, are 6-2 overall and 2-0 in Section 4-2A. “At the beginning, it was rough...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for Jan. 8, 2025
For the first time in 20 years and only the fourth time in the 124-year history of the boys hoops state playoffs, District 7 teams captured gold in half of the six classifications. It was a repeat performance for Lincoln Park in Class 4A and Imani Christian Academy in Class...
Trib 10: Pair of Class 5A teams top 1st edition of basketball power rankings
Welcome to the first edition of the Trib 10 power rankings for the 2025 high school basketball season. It’s a weekly look at the top teams from around the district with absolutely no classification boundaries. A year ago, Lincoln Park began and ended the season as the Trib 10 boys...
Westmoreland County girls basketball teams face challenge of step up in class
Yough girls basketball moved up to Class 4A this season and did so with some trepidation and uncertainty. It’s a natural reaction to facing larger schools, and the Cougars were not the first, and won’t be the last, to feel that way. But one thing the Cougars did not take...
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Jane Huss fills heart-and-soul role for Derry
When Nathan Keller took over as Derry’s girls basketball coach this season, he knew he had a cornerstone player in senior Jane Huss. Huss quietly has led the Trojans, scoring over 40% of their points as one of WPIAL Class 4A’s unheralded guards. Through nine games, the team captain was...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 7, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Seneca Valley 58, Butler 52 New Castle 65, Pine-Richland 52 Woodland Hills 43, North Allegheny 39 Fox Chapel 54, North Hills 52 Section 2 Hempfield 66, Canon-McMillan 47 Mt. Lebanon 77, Connellsville 42 Upper St. Clair 74, Imani Christian 32...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 8, 2025: Southmoreland running section gauntlet
It might not be like the Pittsburgh Steelers’ gauntlet of three games at Philadelphia, at Baltimore and home to Kansas City in an 11-day span, but it will still be challenging. Inclement weather last Friday forced a change to the original schedule that now has a WPIAL boys basketball Section...
High school roundup for Jan. 7, 2025: Moon blasts past Mars in Section 4-5A
Carter Tumulty scored 16 points and Michael Santicola had 15 for Moon en route to a 51-43 victory over rival Mars in a Section 4-5A boys basketball game Tuesday night. Austen Wroblewski scored 15 points and Austin Campbell had 11 for Mars (6-4, 2-1). Moon (10-2, 3-1) used a 15-5...
Deer Lakes mounts 2nd-half rally to beat Knoch in battle for 1st place
Something had to give Tuesday evening as the Knoch and Deer Lakes boys basketball teams met with a share of first place on the line in Section 1-4A. The Lancers came in having won their first four section games, while the Knights were undefeated in three section matchups. Things didn’t...
Latrobe settles in, beats Franklin Regional for 7th straight win
Latrobe did not defend well early in Tuesday’s Section 1-5A boys basketball game against visiting Franklin Regional. The third quarter, though, was a different story. The Wildcats limited the Panthers to one field goal in the quarter and stepped on the gas offensively on the way to a 68-49 victory,...
Reigning WPIAL champion Upper St. Clair routs 6A newcomer Imani Christian, enacts mercy rule
The reigning WPIAL champions gave the brazen newcomers a rather unfriendly welcome to Class 6A. Upper St. Clair’s Tyler Robbins and Niko Gidas scored 23 points apiece, and Robbins added 16 rebounds Tuesday night as the Panthers ran away with a 74-32 victory over Imani Christian that ended under the...
Greensburg Central Catholic takes care of business vs. Riverview
If Greensburg Central Catholic was looking ahead to Friday’s first-place showdown against No. 1-ranked Jeannette, the Centurions sure didn’t play like it Tuesday. GCC started each half well and rolled to a 77-58 win against Riverview in a Section 1-2A battle at home. The victory by the Centurions (5-0, 11-1)...
Trib HSSN high school wrestling rankings for Jan. 7, 2025
Team rankings Class 3A Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. 1. Connellsville (2-1) 1 2. Franklin Regional (9-0) 2 3. Bethel Park (7-0) 3 4. Norwin (11-0) 4 5. Fox Chapel (7-2) 5 6. Latrobe (3-3) 6 7. North Allegheny (11-2) 7 8. Kiski Area (9-4)...
Latrobe’s Luke Willochell looks to make history at Westmoreland County Wrestling Tournament
The Westmoreland County Wrestling Tournament has been held since 1954, and only 13 wrestlers have won four titles. Latrobe senior Luke Willochell could become the 14th if things work out as planned when the event begins at 4 p.m. Friday at Greensburg Salem High School. This is the 72nd County...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 6, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Penn-Trafford at McKeesport, ppd. Class 2A Section 2 Brentwood at Leechburg, ppd. Nonsection Beaver at Lincoln Park, ppd. Tuesday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. New Castle at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. North Allegheny at Woodland...
High school roundup for Jan. 6, 2024: Karis Thomas sets pace for Shady Side Academy
Karis Thomas hit six 3-pointers and finished with 24 points to lead Shady Side Academy to a 54-26 victory over Deer Lakes in Section 2-3A girls basketball Monday night. Cassie Sauer added nine points and Cameron Capel had eight for the Bulldogs (12-0, 5-0). Rowan Kelly led the Lancers (8-3,...
With college decision behind her, Freeport swimmer Kira Schrecongost focused on medals
Soon after a trip to the 2024 PIAA Class 2A swimming championships, where she earned a silver medal in the 100-yard butterfly final against Bedford phenom and U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier Leah Shackley, Kira Schrecongost started a connection that eventually would become her future home in swimming and academics. “(Duquesne...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 7, 2025: Game of the year in big-school boys basketball
A week into the new year, it’s safe to say the biggest WPIAL basketball game of 2025 — or perhaps even this season — is set to tip off Tuesday. The top two teams in Class 6A, who a year ago both won WPIAL boys basketball championships, collide for first...
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...
