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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 21, 2022
High Schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Ambridge 40, Hopewell 39 KSA Classic (Kissimmee, Fla.) McGuffey 34, Monclair Kimberley Academy (N.J.) 32 Uniontown 62, Salem (Mass.) 37 Seahawk Holiday Classic (Hilton Head, S.C.) Mt. Lebanon 42, Westview (Tenn.) 37 Nonsection Allderdice 68, Pine-Richland 59 Aquinas Academy...
Western Pa.’s Top 10 football prospects for the Class of 2024
College football coaches needing a linebacker, running back, wide receiver or offensive lineman will be visiting Western Pennsylvania in the coming months. Need a quarterback? The WPIAL has a few of those, too. Now that many in the 2023 recruiting class made their commitments official Wednesday, the WPIAL’s 2024 graduates...
High school roundup for Dec. 21, 2022: Allderdice knocks off another WPIAL foe
Ethan Anish scored 22 points and made four 3-pointers while Major Rainey and Jack Segall added 12 points apiece to lead Allderdice to a 68-59 victory over Pine-Richland in nonsection boys basketball Wednesday night. Sam Kelly finished with 10 for the Dragons (7-1), who improved to 7-0 against WPIAL opponents...
‘He was super:’ Franco Harris was 3-sport star in New Jersey before NFL fame
Before a legendary NFL career that elevated him to football royalty and before his proud college days at Penn State playing for Joe Paterno, the late Franco Harris was a standout three-sport star at a small high school in New Jersey. Some swear Harris was from Pennsylvania because he is...
Penn-Trafford trio signs letters of intent, proving program’s power
The WPIAL and PIAA trophies in the display case at Penn-Trafford tell the story of how far the football program has come. But so do the college signers. The hardware is the centerpiece, the ultimate goal, but NCAA signing day also symbolizes the progress the Warriors have made in recent...
Leechburg’s Braylan Lovelace, Apollo-Ridge’s Nick Curci carry A-K Valley flag on signing day
Braylan Lovelace and Nick Curci may be headed to different colleges, but the two Alle-Kiski Valley football standouts on Wednesday shared a similar celebratory atmosphere. They finalized their college decisions to Pitt and Duquesne, respectively, along with friends, family, teammates and coaches on the first day of the NCAA’s National...
Early signing day: WPIAL, City League players sign with Division I programs
High school football recruits used to have to wait until February to sign a national letter of intent, but that changed six years ago when the NCAA added an early signing period for Division I football. Now, most of the top recruits sign in mid-December. Here’s a look at senior...
Steel Valley’s Cruce Brookins signs with Pitt
It didn’t take Cruce Brookins long to find a new home after he de-committed from Kent State last month. Brookins, a three-star prospect who played quarterback and defensive back at Steel Valley, signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning with Pitt. He committed to Kent State this summer, but wavered...
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Norwin tops Class 6A poll
There is a new No. 1 in WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball. Undefeated Norwin surged into the top spot after some impressive wins over other ranked teams. Norwin (6-0), which began the season at No. 4, knocked off Class 4A No. 1 South Fayette (43-40), 4A No. 2 Indiana (47-28),...
After knee injury, Greensburg Salem’s Kaitlyn Mankins is back and better than ever
Led to believe she could make a full recovery in four months, a goal-oriented and motivated Kaitlyn Mankins aimed for a shorter time to mend. The Greensburg Salem forward suffered a gruesome injury last January in a game at Franklin Regional. It ended her season 12 games into her sophomore...
2022 TribLive HSSN Terrific 25 Football All-Stars
Western Pennsylvania had five high school football teams reach the state finals this season, including a postseason run by Westinghouse that was the City League’s first PIAA championship game appearance in decades. Pine-Richland, Aliquippa, Belle Vernon and Union also reached Cumberland Valley, the new home for the PIAA finals. Those...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 20, 2022
High Schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Blackhawk 52, Central Valley 42 Beaver 83, Hopewell 40 Class 3A Section 1 Mohawk 83, Freedom 32 Neshannock 70, Ellwood City 44 New Brighton at Beaver Falls, (n) Section 2 South Park 55, Seton LaSalle 49 Keystone Oaks 52,...
High school roundup for Dec. 20, 2022: Hampton makes statement with win over Shaler
Liam Mignogna scored 14 points and Robert Coll and Peter Kramer added 10 points each to lead Hampton to a 51-27 victory over Shaler in nonsection boys basketball Tuesday night. Kaden Orga led Shaler (6-2) with 10 points. The Talbots outscored the Titans 16-0 in the second quarter. Allderdice 77,...
Leechburg boys hold off Jeannette in section thriller
In a boys basketball game that looked like Leechburg would win easily, Jeannette turned it into a dogfight. However, Leechburg did the little things down the stretch and capitalized on Jayhawks miscues during the final two minutes, pulling out a thrilling 60-56 victory Tuesday in Section 3-2A. Marcus Cleveland scored...
Win over nemesis Knoch gives Highlands girls basketball team shot of confidence
The Highlands girls basketball team was back at it in practice Tuesday afternoon, one day after a big Section 1-4A victory over Knoch and one day before a nonsection clash with undefeated Armstrong. Six games into the season, the Golden Rams are optimistic about what they have done and where...
High school wrestling notebook: Butler ends Waynesburg’s winning streak at 42
When Butler defeated Waynesburg, 40-32, in wrestling Saturday, it was the Raiders’ first loss to a WPIAL team in 42 matches. The Golden Tornado have been on the brink of reaching the WPIAL elite in recent years, and winning the Kiski Area Duals launched them to a new level. Trinity...
Mt. Pleasant advertising for football coaching job
Mt. Pleasant Area School District’s board has opened the football coach’s position, but that doesn’t mean Jason Fazekas is out of a job. Coaches in the district work on one-year deals, but this year, the district has advertised for outside applicants. The deadline to apply is Wednesday. Fazekas, who can...
Trib HSSN wrestling rankings for Dec. 20, 2022
Class 3A team rankings Pos. Team Record Prev. 1. Trinity (3-0) 4 2. Butler (6-0) NR 3. Waynesburg (5-1) 1 4. Connellsville (1-0) 3 5. Canon-McMillan (0-1) 2 6. Latrobe (2-1) 5 7. Franklin Regional (3-0) 6 8. Hempfield (4-1) 8 9. Seneca Valley (4-1) 9 10. Plum (4-1) 10...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 20, 2022
High Schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 2A Section 4 Chartiers-Houston 61, Beth-Center 25 Seahawk Holiday Classic (Hilton Head, S.C.) Boyd Anderson (Fla.) 50, Mt. Lebanon 45 Tarkanian Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) Upper St. Clair 69, Sierra Vista (Nev.) 56 The King of Bluegrass Holiday Classic (Fairdale, Ky.) Central...
High school roundup for Dec. 19, 2022: Gemma Walker’s perfect night at line sparks Peters Township
Gemma Walker scored 26 points and was a perfect 20 for 20 from the free-throw line to lead Peters Township to a 60-49 victory over Baldwin in Section 2-6A girls basketball Monday night. Natalie Wetzel scored 19 points and Bri Morreale added 11 points for Peters (6-1, 2-0). Katie Luccarelli...
Despite being shorthanded, Latrobe wrestling team still too much for Derry
Latrobe is one of the top wrestling teams in Class 3A. When and if they get healthy, the sixth-ranked Wildcats (4-1) hope to be one of the teams vying for the WPIAL title. The Wildcats were missing three starters Monday in their annual holiday match against Derry, and they didn’t...
Second-half surge powers Plum girls past Franklin Regional
With 2 minutes, 2 seconds left in the third quarter Monday night, the Franklin Regional girls basketball team held a three-point lead over Section 1-5A rival Plum and hoped to extend its advantage. But the Mustangs then went on a 14-0 run that lasted until two minutes were left in...
Apollo-Ridge dominates Riverview on special night for coach Ray Bartha
One doesn’t win 565 career basketball games with just an ordinary defense. Apollo-Ridge’s Ray Bartha, on the night when the school district named the court after him, went to his tried-and-true, full-court pressure in the second half, and the Vikings rolled to a 62-31 victory over Riverview. The score was...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Dec. 19, 2022
‘Tis the season for holiday hoops on the TribLive High School Sports Network. WPIAL and District 6 basketball will be on Trib HSSN this week. Here’s a look at this week’s broadcast schedule: Monday, Dec. 19 District 6 girls basketball - Homer-Center at United, 7:15 p.m. on TribHSSN.TribLive.com and WCCS-AM...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Penn-Trafford’s Owen Ott
For most people, gaining 80 pounds might be seen as something negative. But for Penn-Trafford wrestler Owen Ott, it was quite the opposite. It was a natural progression from a fledgling 132-pound freshman to a dominant 215-pound senior. As a freshman, Ott went 6-18 at 132 pounds. The next year,...
