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A-K Valley Senior Spotlight; St. Joseph’s Ethan Zale
After a heartbreaking loss to Neighborhood Academy left the team one win short of clinching a WPIAL playoff spot last year, the St. Joseph’s boys basketball team is ready to take on the section this season, getting off to a 4-2 start. One of the reasons for quick start is...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Jeannette’s Shane Mickens
Two years ago, Jeannette’s boys basketball team made it all the way to the WPIAL semifinals. Last year, they made the playoffs yet again, but lost in the first round. This season, the Jayhawks have their sights set on another long playoff run, and they’ve started off 5-1, with their...
2022 high school basketball holiday tournament schedule
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule South Allegheny Tournament Seton LaSalle vs. Elizabeth Forward, 6 p.m. Serra Catholic vs. South Allegheny, 8 p.m. Tuesday’s schedule Bentworth Tournament Carrick vs. Brownsville, 2 p.m. West Greene at Bentworth, 3:45 p.m. Berlin Brothersvalley Tournament Geibel vs. Conemaugh Township, 3:45 p.m. Ligonier Valley...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 25, 2022
Class 6A 1. New Castle, 6-0, 1 2. Butler, 6-1, 3 3. Central Catholic, 2-3, 2 4. Norwin, 6-0, NR 5. Mt. Lebanon, 4-3, 5 Out: Upper St. Clair (4-4, 4) Class 5A 1. Penn Hills, 3-1, 1 2. North Hills, 5-1, 2 3. Mars, 5-0, 3 4. Chartiers Valley,...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 25, 2022
Class 6A 1. Norwin, 7-0, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 6-2, 2 3. North Allegheny, 2-1, 3 4. Peters Township, 7-1, 5 5. Mt. Lebanon, 4-3, 4 Out: none Class 5A 1. South Fayette, 5-1, 1 2. McKeesport, 6-1, 2 3. Penn-Trafford, 8-1, 4 4. Oakland Catholic, 6-2, 5 5....
Westmoreland high school notebook: Franklin Regional’s Chiarizio to play at Duquesne
Franklin Regional tight end Nate Chiarizio is a Division I FCS football commit, but he was not a household name around Westmoreland County or Western Pa. Why? Because he did the dirty work for the Panthers. But the team could not put a price on his role. He was critical...
George Guido: A-K Valley teams set for intriguing holiday tournament matchups
Presumably, all of your presents are unwrapped by now, so it’s time to take a look at some of the holiday week high school tournaments on tap. For those who don’t mind about 60-70 minutes of travel, the Highlands boys will be in the Central Valley Tournament at the Community...
2022 WPIAL boys soccer all-section teams
WPIAL boys soccer coaches have announced their selections for the 2022 Finest 15 all-section teams, as well as section players and coaches of the year: Class 4A Section 1 Cadan Bennet, jr., GK, Pine-Richland John Paul Branch, sr., F, Fox Chapel Will Bruno, sr., F, Seneca Valley Aidan Dyga, sr.,...
See the 2022 WPIAL and City League all-conference football teams
The four months of high school football season might zip by in a blur, but each fall the coaches take a moment to reflect, look back and vote for all-conference teams. Here’s a look at their work. The list includes all 17 WPIAL conferences along with the All-City League team....
2022 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Greensburg Central Catholic tops Eastern awards
Conference champion Greensburg Central Catholic earned eight first-team spots on the all-conference team, including two by lineman Ryan Kimmel, who was recognized on both sides of the ball. The Centurions went 6-0 in the Class A conference. Kimmel, a senior, also was named the conference’s lineman of the year. Second-place...
2022 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Mapletown leads Tri-County South after historic season
Mapletown celebrated its first undefeated regular season since 1968, a feat that was recognized in all-conference awards. George Messich was named coach of the year in the Class A Tri-County South, and nine of his players earned all-conference honors after finishing the regular season 10-0. The list included senior running...
2022 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Union’s Braylon Thomas leads Big 7 award winners
Union quarterback Braylon Thomas and South Side linebacker Ryan Navarra earned the top individual awards in the Class A Big 7 all-conference voting. Conference champion Laurel led with eight first-team all-conference spots, including two-way honorees Landon Smith, Brady Cooper and Ryan DiMuccio. The Spartans went 6-0 in the conference, finished...
Deer Lakes boys insist celebration of streak-busting win over OLSH will be short
Happy Holidays, Deer Lakes. The Lancers received an early present leading to the Christmas weekend when, on Thursday, they ended the nation’s longest winning streak in high school boys basketball by defeating two-time PIAA champion Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. The celebration of their decisive 70-55 victory, said their...
2022 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Sto-Rox tops Century with 9 players on 1st team
Sto-Rox was a newcomer in the Class 2A Century Conference, but the Vikings made themselves right at home this season. They went 6-0 and were rewarded with nine first-team spots on the all-conference team. Dre Miller-Ross was voted the MVP, quarterback Josh Jenkins was the offensive player of the year...
2022 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Steel Valley leads 1st team with 9 spots in Allegheny
Steel Valley’s Cruce Brookins was a two-way standout for the Ironmen, but he wasn’t the only player on the roster making an impact on both sides of the ball. Three Steel Valley players were voted first-team all-conference in the Class 2A Allegheny for both offense and defense. The conference champions...
Freeport volleyball’s Phillips leads Alle-Kiski hall of fame class
Freeport volleyball coach Tom Phillips is famous for maintaining one of the state top scholastic girls volleyball programs — and wearing his lucky gold ballcap. But the coach of the two-time state champion Yellowjackets won’t be needing his good-luck ballcap May 20 as he will be one of 10 inductees...
Though not a football fan, Greensburg C.C.’s Franco Alvarez takes pride in name
Franco Alvarez isn’t a big football fan. In fact, he admittedly didn’t know much about Franco Harris. Yet he has a connection to the late Pittsburgh Steelers great: The junior basketball player from Greensburg Central Catholic is named after Harris. “That’s pretty cool,” Alvarez said. “I think I heard my...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 22, 2022
High Schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Lincoln Park 87, Ambridge 47 Class A Section 3 Neighborhood Academy 62, Hillel Academy 24 Nonsection Aliquippa 48, Steel Valley 45 Bishop Canevin 52, Carlynton 41 Burgettstown 67, Avella 34 California 73, Frazier 71 Canon-McMillan 73, Connellsville 34 Chartiers-Houston...
High school roundup for Dec. 22, 2022: Deer Lakes stops OLSH’s state-record win streak at 74
Bryce Robson scored 21 points as Deer Lakes ended the longest winning streak in Pennsylvania boys high school basketball history at 74 games Thursday night, beating Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 70-55. Billy Schaeffer added 17 points and Nate Litrun had 12 for the Lancers (5-3), who jumped out...
Role player Riley helps GCC boys basketball grind out win over Hempfield
Braden Riley is your prototypical role player. He takes charges and plays energetic defense. He passes and cuts. He defers to the upper-class players. But the Greensburg Central Catholic sophomore guard saw an opportunity to be more assertive and help his team win Thursday night. Riley didn’t score in double...
North Catholic runs away from Plum in victory
Max Hurray and North Catholic got off to a sizzling start and didn’t slow down. Hurray, a junior, scored 14 points in the first quarter with a trio of 3-pointers and helped the Trojans build an 18-point lead on their way to an 89-47 win over Plum in a nonsection...
2022 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Avonworth sweeps MVP honors in Western Hills
Avonworth’s Luke Hilyard and Brandon Biagiarelli swept the conference MVP honors, and nine teammates also were named first-team all-conference after the Antelopes won the Class 3A Western Hills title. The team went 6-0 in the conference and finished 11-2 overall as the WPIAL Class 3A runner-up. Hilyard was voted the...
2022 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Freeport, Shady Side Academy lead Allegheny 6 honors
Conference champion Freeport received 10 first-team all-conference spots in the Class 3A Allegheny 6, led by Ben Lane, Jacksen Reiser and Jacob Bollinger, who also earned individual awards. Lane was voted the conference’s Offensive MVP, Reiser shared the co-Defensive MVP award and Bollinger was tabbed as the top defensive lineman....
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Cavalry arrives for Belle Vernon
Now that its basketball team is back to full strength, can Belle Vernon make a run at football and basketball titles? The Leopards have eight players back from the football team that won WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A championships. Three are starters: Quinton Martin, the returning Trib Westmoreland player of...
Southmoreland boys finding different ways to win
The Southmoreland boys basketball team put up 83 points in one game and 44 in another and won both games. So what does that say about the Scotties, who had their best start since 2014-15? “That’s a sign of a good team,” coach Frank Muccino said. “We want to be...
