High School category, Page 709
High school roundup for Feb. 5, 2022: Penn Hills beats Gateway in battle for 1st place
George Mitchell scored 18 points on six 3-pointers, leading Penn Hills to a 65-57 victory over Gateway on Saturday in a battle for first place in Section 3-5A boys basketball. Daemar Kelly put up 15 points and Jaden Dugger added 12 for Penn Hills (15-3, 8-2). William Kromka led the...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Dominic Falcon, Mt. Pleasant’s Lily King
Dominic Falcon School: Hempfield Sport: Swimming Year: Junior Claim to fame: Falcon was part of two relays that set meet records, and he won the 50- and 100-yard freestyles at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association swimming and diving championships at Derry on Jan. 29. He helped the Hempfield boys team...
Long time coming: Knoch wins win 1st section title in 50 years
A 50-year section-championship drought came to an end Saturday afternoon as the Knoch girls basketball team held off a furious fight from Highlands to capture the Section 1-4A crown with a 56-48 victory in front of a large and spirited home crowd. “The girls have played a couple of playoff...
Trib HSSN girls basketball rankings for Feb. 5, 2022
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 19-0, 1 2. North Allegheny, 17-1, 2 3. Norwin, 14-4, 4 4. Upper St. Clair, 15-4, 3 5. Peters Township, 10-8, NR Out: Seneca Valley (11-7, 5) Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Chartiers Valley, 17-1, 1 2. Trinity, 15-1,...
Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings for Feb. 5, 2022
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. North Hills, 18-0, 1 2. Fox Chapel, 18-1, 2 3. Central Catholic, 15-4, 3 4. Upper St. Clair, 13-5, 4 5. North Allegheny, 12-6, NR Out: Pine-Richland (10-9, 5) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Laurel Highlands, 18-0, 1 2. New Castle,...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Melaina DeZort, Riverview’s Micah Black
Melaina DeZort Class: Junior School: Freeport Sport: Basketball Report card: DeZort scored 18 points and aided Freeport in a 49-42 comeback victory over Derry in an important Section 1-4A game Monday. The Yellowjackets evened their section record at 4-4 and moved into third place by a half game with the...
Quaker Valley captures 1st WPIAL Class 2A title, snaps Burrell’s 15-year streak
Burrell’s remarkable reign atop the Class 2A wrestling mountain is over. Quaker Valley, a school in just its fifth year of wrestling, defeated the Bucs, 30-28, on Saturday in the WPIAL Class 2A championship match at Chartiers-Houston High School. Justin Richey recorded a pin at 152 pounds in the final...
Latrobe wrestling comes up short of final but wins consolation match
There are things in life that can be controlled and some things that can’t be controlled. That’s what happened to the Latrobe wrestling team Saturday in the WPIAL Class 3A team championships at Peters Township. A hyped up Connellsville team, which had lost to Latrobe in the Section 2 finals...
Upper St. Clair avenges loss to rival Bethel Park in battle for 1st place in Section 2-6A
Last week, four teams were tied for first place in Section 2-6A boys basketball. Entering Saturday, it was Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair sitting tied for the top spot. Now, only defending WPIAL Class 6A champion USC is left alone in first place. The Panthers put together a dominant...
George Guido: WPIAL playoffs could use home-court advantage
The WPIAL is looking at using home floors for at least the initial round of the upcoming 110th basketball tournament. The league office is expected to send out a list of requirements to contending schools this week outlining what needs to be done to host a game. This will be...
Waynesburg claims 3rd consecutive WPIAL Class 3A wrestling title
Cole Homet said he knew early in the week that he was going to wrestle in the WPIAL Class 3A team tournament final. After nearly dying in a vehicle accident last summer and severely injuring his left arm, the Waynesburg senior was hoping is high school career wasn’t over. He...
Westmoreland notebook: GCC’s Stasko to be long snapper at Duquesne
Senior Aaron Stasko was a jack-of all-trades type for Greensburg Central Catholic football. He played wide receiver, defensive end and long snapper for the Centurions. The third position mentioned looks to be what he will do at the next level. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Stasko committed to Duquesne as a preferred...
Before heading to Providence, Plum’s Glasspool has sights set on WPIAL success
Elizabeth Glasspool hopes to make a big splash in the smallest state in the country. The Plum senior swimming standout recently signed a National Letter of Intent to compete for the Big East’s Providence College in Rhode Island. “My dad and I found out about the program, and we got...
Plum football standouts look forward to playing at next level
After four years of contributions to the Plum football team on offense, defense and special teams, Logan Brooks is taking his talents north to Erie. The Mustangs senior standout signed a National Letter of Intent on Feb. 2 to continue his athletic endeavors at Edinboro. The transition, Brooks said, is...
Pool renovations can’t slow Norwin swim teams
The pool is undergoing a remodel at Norwin, but that doesn’t mean swimming talent has dried up. The Knights boys and girls programs have learned to cope with the inconvenience, even rallying around it through another WPIAL season. “We have been busing to nearby East Allegheny High School to practice...
Norwin notebook: Girls basketball team makes statement with win over North Allegheny
It was a head-turning win if there ever was one. The Norwin girls basketball team dismantled No. 1 North Allegheny, 56-31, on Jan. 27 to move into a first-place tie with the Tigers in Section 1-6A. North Allegheny was undefeated at the time (15-0) and had won 33 straight section...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers wrestlers fall in WPIAL quarterfinals
The North Allegheny wrestling team suffered its first loss last week. Dylan Coy (126), Nathan Monteparte (132) and Jayson Flener (138) won bouts for North Allegheny (7-1) in a 43-24 loss to Canon-McMillan in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals Feb. 2. Canon-McMillan’s Tyler Soule (145) and Ashten Slavick (152) had...
Franklin Regional swim teams top competitive field to win county titles
The Franklin Regional swimming teams flexed their muscles Jan. 29 and returned to Murrysville after the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet with team titles and numerous winners in tow. The boys shared the title with Hempfield, while the girls were the top Class 3A team. “It was a little surprising...
Franklin Regional notebook: Playoffs around corner for hockey team
The Franklin Regional hockey team was gearing up for its final four games of the season as the Panthers build toward another PIHL Class 2A playoff run. The Panthers were narrowly trailing Armstrong in the East Division. Both teams were 12-2, but Armstrong’s one overtime loss had the River Hawks...
With full lineups, Hampton bowling teams enjoy season
Hampton bowling coach Bob Wallace doesn’t stress over wins and losses with his fifth-year program. The Talbots boys and girls wrapped up the 2021-22 season against Quaker Valley on Feb. 2 with losing records — the fifth time in five years — but their enjoyment left nothing to spare. “I...
Butler finds ‘desperation mode,’ boosts playoffs hopes by defeating Pine-Richland
One team in Butler’s brutal section may be left home when the playoffs start, which has the Golden Tornado convinced it can’t lose another game. In fact, senior Raine Gratzmiller described the players’ mindset as “desperation mode.” But their situation got a little less dire Friday night when they celebrated...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 4, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 82, Pine-Richland 80 North Hills at Seneca Valley, ppd. Section 2 Peters Township at Mt. Lebanon, ppd. Section 3 Central Catholic 64, Hempfield 52 Fox Chapel 67, Penn-Trafford 55 Norwin 70, Greensburg Salem 28 Class 5A Section 1 Laurel...
High school roundup for Feb. 4, 2022: No. 1 Laurel Highlands stays unbeaten
Brandon Davis scored 25 points to help Laurel Highlands to a 78-49 victory over Albert Gallatin in Section 1-5A boys basketball on a snowy Friday night where only a handful of games were played across the WPIAL. Keondre DeShields added 21 and Rodney Gallagher had 18 for the No. 1...
Fox Chapel boys see big lead slip away before holding off Penn-Trafford
Getting defensive stops against Fox Chapel is a task much easier said than done. The Foxes move the ball with crisp passes and keep the offense flowing with cuts and screens. They can play fast or slow and don’t make a ton of mistakes. That’s why they’re a WPIAL title...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 5, 2022: First place up for grabs in boys basketball showdowns
Sole possession of first place with one week remaining in section play is at stake in not one, but two WPIAL boys basketball makeup games Saturday. In Section 2-6A, Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair are both 5-2 in the section, one game ahead of Baldwin and Mt. Lebanon. The...
