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Franklin Regional stays alive at PIAA Class 3A team wrestling tournament
HERSHEY — There must be something about the Giant Center for the Franklin Regional wrestling team. This is the fourth time the Panthers have wrestled in Hershey, and they keep finding ways to win and are having fun doing so. The 2013 team placed third in the state, and the...
Connellsville knocks off top-ranked team to stay alive in Class 3A consolation bracket
HERSHEY – Connellsville continued its comeback at the PIAA Class 3A team championship by knocking out District 1 champion and No. 1-ranked Council Rock South on Friday in Round 2 of consolations at the Giant Center. The Falcons got big wins from their top wrestlers, picked up bonus points and...
Burrell wrestling season comes to disappointing end at PIAA tournament
HERSHEY — It wasn’t the end to the dual-meet season the Burrell wrestling team was looking for Friday at the PIAA Class 2A team championship. After reaching the quarterfinals with a win Thursday, the Bucs were beaten by District 6 champion Bishop McCort, 51-15, and then fell to District 10...
Central Catholic wide receiver Peter Gonzalez receives NFL Latino Youth Honors award
This is awards season for the NFL, and one went to a high school senior from the WPIAL. Central Catholic’s Peter Gonzalez received an inaugural honor that recognized his football talents and his Hispanic heritage. The Penn State-bound wide receiver emerged from a field of 56 nominees to win NFL...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 8, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class 5A Section 4 Moon 74, Mars 48 Class 4A Section 2 Lincoln Park 89, Ambridge 46 Class A Section 3 Imani Christian 2, Hillel Academy 0, forfeit Neighborhood Academy 69, Summit Academy 26 Nonsection Avonworth 80, Brentwood 45 Farrell 85, Beaver Falls 58...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 9, 2024: Central Catholic, North Allegheny go mano a mano for section title
The 2023-2024 WPIAL basketball season began 71 days ago. On Friday, section play concludes with two boys basketball teams deadlocked in the race for the Section 1-6A championship. Defending champion Central Catholic visits North Allegheny (10-11) in a battle of 7-2 teams fighting for an outright title. The Vikings are...
High school roundup for Feb. 8, 2024: Trinity beats Lincoln Park to grab share of section title
Maddy Roberts scored 11 points to lead Trinity to a 32-29 victory over Lincoln Park in Section 4-5A girls basketball Thursday night, clinching a share of the section title with the Leopards. Ruby Morgan added 10 for the Hillers (17-5, 8-2). Maddie Syka scored 11 points and Sarah Scott had...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff field almost set
The 2024 WPIAL girls basketball playoff field is all but complete with 80 teams having clinched a playoff berth and the possibility of one more team joining the playoffs in Class 5A. The district will release the girls playoff brackets on Monday. Trib HSSN will have the WPIAL Playoff Pairings...
Franklin Regional wrestling pushes No. 1 Council Rock South to brink before losing
HERSHEY — Three close losses proved to be the difference in Franklin Regional’s first-round loss to No. 1 Council Rock South at the PIAA Class 3A wrestling team championships Thursday at Giant Center. The Hawks won close matches at 133 pounds, 145 and 172 and defeated the Panthers, 37-24. Franklin...
Trinity bounces back from WPIAL loss, routs Selinsgrove in state tournament
HERSHEY — WPIAL Class 3A runner-up Trinity won 10 of 13 matches and had eight pins in an easy 54-14 first-round win against District 4 champion Selisngrove at the PIAA team championships Thursday at the Giant Center. The Hillers (12-1) raced out to a 21-0 lead thanks to pins by...
Norwin girls pass test against Seneca Valley to finish unbeaten in section
When the fourth quarter came around, upset-hungry Seneca Valley stopped attacking. Norwin, in turn, went into full attack mode and never took its eye off the prize. The prize was an undefeated section championship, the first for the Lady Knights since 2015-16, the year they won their most recent WPIAL...
Wilson knocks off WPIAL champ Connellsville in PIAA Class 3A 1st round
HERSHEY — WPIAL champion Connellsville came up short during the first round of the PIAA Class 3A team championship Thusday at the Giant Center. Wilson, the third-place team from District 3, won seven of the 13 matches and got pins from Matteo Garcia at 152 and Blaise Eidle at 172...
St. Joseph girls get tough road win at Riverview in battle of playoff teams
The St. Joseph girls basketball team completed a clean sweep of Section 3-A on Thursday as it went into Riverview’s gym and came away with a 54-32 victory. “It felt really nice to come into their place and get the win,” said junior guard Gia Richter, who scored 18 points...
Key pin sparks Clearfield past WPIAL runner-up Burgettstown in PIAA wrestling 1st round
HERSHEY — District 9 champion Clearfield (16-1) used six pins and a forfeit to defeat WPIAL runner-up Burgettstown, 42-27, during the first round of the PIAA Class 2A team championship Thurday at the Giant Center. Burgettstown (15-2) got pins from heavyweight Joey Baronick and Darius Simmons (107). It also got...
Burrell wrestling starts fast, buries Honesdale in 1st round of PIAA team tournament
HERSHEY — Burrell wrestling coach Josh Shields couldn’t have been happier with his team’s performance during the first round of the PIAA Class 2A team championships Thursday. The Bucs came out strong at Giant Center, won the first nine bouts and rolled to a 55-8 victory against District 2 champion...
Penn-Trafford senior wins WPIAL rifle championship
Penn-Trafford senior Carlee Valenta outdueled the two-time defending champion and a Westmoreland County rival to win the WPIAL individual rifle championship Thursday at the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen’s Club in Canonsburg. Valenta finished with a score of 200-19x (9 CT), just ahead of Hempfield’s Brooke Fanala, who finished with a 200-19x...
A-K Valley boys basketball teams heading for thrilling conclusion on season’s final Friday
The final night of WPIAL boys basketball section play could provide a wide array of outcomes for Alle-Kiski Valley teams. Fox Chapel is playing for a share of the Section 2-5A title, and three other teams — Springdale, Freeport and St. Joseph — have win-and-in scenarios. There are also some...
Young Jeannette roster climbs toward top of section ahead of schedule
Adrian Batts never has missed the WPIAL playoffs as coach of the Jeannette boys basketball team. He’s 14 for 14, including, of course, the 2020-21 season when the WPIAL had an open tournament because of the covid pandemic. But he thought this year might challenge his streak. Not end it,...
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Teams plan fundraiser for late referee’s family
Yough and Mt. Pleasant are doing their best to remember late basketball referee Michael Roebuck. Yough set up a collection this week to raise money for the family of Roebuck, who collapsed and died last Friday while working the Yough at Mt. Pleasant junior varsity game. Roebuck, 45, was a...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 7, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Nonsection Albert Gallatin 76, Ligonier Valley 61 Aquinas Academy 68, Redeemer Lutheran 35 Bentworth 73, Mapletown 57 Bishop Canevin 87, Serra Catholic 78 Carrick 64, Hopewell 62 Environmental Charter 45, Propel Montour 42 Erie McDowell 59, Pine-Richland 51 South Side 68, Nazareth Prep 64...
High school roundup for Feb. 7, 2024: Kaitlyn Nease breaks Burgettstown scoring record
Kaitlyn Nease set a school single-game scoring record with 45 points to lead Burgettstown to a 71-26 victory over Sto-Rox in Section 2-2A girls basketball Wednesday night. Nease broke the mark of 42 set by Jamie O’Donnell in 1988. Carlee Pennington added 10 for the Blue Devils (11-9, 7-1). Arianna...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 8, 2024: Moon, Montour girls battle for playoff spot
The four best words this time of year might be “win and you’re in.” That is the case for two West Hills rivals in a battle for fourth place in WPIAL girls basketball as Montour (8-12) hosts Moon (13-8) at 7:30 p.m. Thursday on Trib HSSN. Both the Spartans and...
Quartet of Deer Lakes football standouts sign with PSAC schools
Derek Burk, Nick Rossi, Ryan Cochran and Wayne Love were among those at the center of a Deer Lakes football resurgence in 2023. The quartet helped lead the Lancers to a home playoff game and the program’s first postseason victory, a dominating 48-18 victory over Southmoreland. Despite a tough loss...
A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Plum, Indiana vie for section title
The Section 1-5A title is on the line for Plum on Thursday as it clashes with Indiana to conclude section play. The stage was set for the Mustangs on Monday as they kept pace with the Indians in a 61-49 victory over Kiski Area on senior night at Plum High...
Trib 10: Top teams in power rankings look ready for long playoff runs
The top girls basketball teams in the district have made a statement over the last month that they are more than ready for lengthy playoff runs. For the first time since mid-January, there was a change in the girls Trib 10 as Aliquippa entered and North Catholic exited … for...
