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Trib HSSN WPIAL Individual Wrestling Rankings: Week of Jan. 17, 2022
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings as of Jan. 17, 2022: Class 3A 106: 1. Luke Willochell (Latrobe) 23-3; 2. Nico Fanella (Indiana) 10-0; 3. Ty Kapusta (Franklin Regional) 13-5; 4. Casey Walker (North Allegheny) 20-8; 5. Rylen Campbell (Plum) 18-4. 113: Ty Chappell (Seneca Valley) 16-3; 2. 3. Leo Joseph...
Led by Schrecengost sisters, Freeport swimming aiming high
Nikki Heasley has a golden reason to be optimistic about her Freeport swimming team. Heasley, in her 11th year as the team’s coach, returns one of the top female swimmers in the WPIAL, Lexi Schrecengost. Last season, Schrecengost took first in the girls 100-yard breaststroke and finished fourth in the...
Burrell swimmers take aim at WPIAL qualifying times
The Burrell swim teams still are recovering from last year’s pandemic. “We are just happy to have a full season,” coach Samantha Callen said. “Last year was quite challenging. Our swimmers have been working extra hard to achieve the goals that were not met last year. This season is going...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 18, 2022: WPIAL board set to unveil realignment
A lot more eyes than usual will be on the monthly WPIAL board of control meeting Tuesday. The board will finalize the new conference alignment for all fall sports, including football, soccer, golf, cross country, girls volleyball, girls tennis and field hockey. Each sport’s steering committee met after the PIAA...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Jan. 17, 2022
In 1987, Penn Hills captured its first WPIAL boys basketball championship with a 64-44 win over Central Catholic. Thirty-five years and three more district crowns later, the Indians are starting to look like a team that might be in the hunt for one for the thumb. In his second year...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 17, 2022
Two years ago, a freshman at Laurel Highlands burst onto the boys basketball scene as Rodney Gallagher helped lead the Mustangs to a surprise district championship run. Now another ninth grader from a Fayette County school is making headlines as his high school career is off to a Notorious start...
3 options WPIAL could take with Class 6A football realignment
Tuesday should be a big day for WPIAL football players, coaches and fans. The WPIAL board is expected to approve realigned conferences for the 2022 and ’23 seasons, giving everyone a first look at the football landscape for the next two years. Arguably, the biggest question involves the WPIAL’s five...
Mt. Lebanon weathers storm, drops rival Upper St. Clair
Section 2-6A rivals Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair did not play at all last season due to mask policy. This season, both teams were ranked in the Trib HSSN Top 5 heading into their Monday night showdown for first place. Trailing the entire first half, Mt. Lebanon (6-0, 13-0)...
High school scores, summaries and schedule for Jan. 17, 2022
High School Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Hopewell at Lincoln Park, ppd. Class 4A Section 3 South Park at Southmoreland, ppd. Nonsection Keystone Oaks 64, Brentwood 63 Apollo-Ridge at Derry, ppd. Brashear at Shaler, ppd. Yough at Greensburg Central Catholic, ppd. Tuesday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1...
High school roundup for Jan. 17, 2022: Chartiers Valley holds off South Fayette
Twin sisters Hallie and Helene Cowan scored 13 points to lead No. 1 Chartiers Valley to a 55-51 victory over South Fayette in Section 1-5A girls basketball Monday night. Aislin Malcolm scored 12 points and Perri Page added 11 for the Colts (14-1, 5-0), who took a 40-22 lead at...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Brunson done as Mt. Pleasant AD
Chris Brunson is stepping down as athletic director at Mt. Pleasant, a position he held since 2019. He said Monday would be his last day on the job. Brunson will remain the school’s softball coach after guiding the Vikings to WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A championships last season. He has...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 17, 2022: Rivals Upper St. Clair, Mt. Lebanon to meet
With the snowstorm sweeping through the area the last 24 hours, many a scholastic event has been postponed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. However, the weather has not canceled all of the games slated for Monday. One of the top girls basketball games is still on and can be...
Hempfield’s Tapper uses indoor reps to hone talents in throws, pole vault
Elizabeth Tapper made history last season at Hempfield as the first female from a Pennsylvania high school to qualify simultaneously for a throwing event and the dissimilar pole vault competition at the PIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Is she fazed by the feat? Spartans coach Dave Murray is. “She’s...
Brotherly bonds power Highlands wrestling team
Grant Walters has seen a lot during his 32 years in wrestling, but his Highlands team has shown the coach something unique. The Golden Rams have four sets of brothers. It’s a unique twist that has helped the team’s depth and improved its results. The Rams are 8-0 in dual...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Jeannette’s Anton Good
Anton Good Jeannette basketball Jeannette’s basketball team went 15-5 last season and made it all the way to the WPIAL semifinals before falling to OLSH. In the offseason, the big story at Jeannette was the large amount of transfers on the football team, and several of those players also played basketball....
High school sports scores, schedules for Jan. 16, 2022
High School Basketball Boys Sunday’s results MLK Hoops for Harmony Aliquippa 60, Harrisburg 39 Imani Christian at West Catholic, ppd. Monday’s schedule Class 4A Section 2 Hopewell at Lincoln Park, 7:30 p.m. Class 4A Section 3 South Park at Southmoreland, 7:30 p.m. Nonsection Apollo-Ridge at Derry, 6 p.m. Brashear at...
PIHL standings through Jan. 16, 2022
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Jan. 16. * — indicates clinched a playoff spot x — indicates eliminated from playoff chase Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class AAA North Allegheny, 12-1-1 = 25 Peters Township, 10-4-1 = 21...
Western Pennsylvania snow storm leaves Latrobe wrestling team stranded in Denver
After a successful weekend in Denver, the Latrobe wrestling team got to spend an extra day in the Mile High City. The Wildcats’ flight from Denver on Sunday was canceled because of the snowstorm that hit Western Pennsylvania. Latrobe coach Mark Mears said he was told all inbound flights to...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week: Week ending Jan. 16, 2022
What happens when a team has two bright stars lead it down a path to greatness and one of those guiding lights graduates? In the case of the Rochester girls basketball team, the remaining star is shining brighter than ever. The Rams haven’t missed a beat as they continue to...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for week ending Jan. 16, 2022
Jenn O’Shea made the move from Fox Chapel to the Montour three years ago, taking over a girls basketball team that won only five games in 2019. Montour won seven games two years ago, then improved to 13-10 last year while earning a berth in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals....
This week on Trib HSSN: Week of Jan. 17, 2022
As a winter storms sweeps through the area to start the week, winter sports action will sweep through the district on your destination for high school sports coverage, the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have video and audio coverage of 60 high school boys and girls basketball games from...
Burrell wrestling program mourns loss of Shawn, Edward DesLauriers
Dakota DesLauriers was on hand Friday at Burrell High School to watch the current crop of Bucs wrestlers take on Kiski Area in the annual nonsection matchup of neighboring rivals. As he watched the match unfold, he paused several times to think about his own contributions to those series of...
Gateway girls return from covid shutdown, earn 1st victory
The Gateway girls basketball team tasted victory for the first time this season Jan. 11 with a 49-39 victory over Section 4-5A rival Penn Hills in the friendly confines of Gateway’s Furrie Sports Complex. It was a win long sought after following five losses to open the season and also...
Gateway bowlers chasing postseason berth
The Gateway varsity boys bowling team entered a rebuilding mode at the start of the season after all five starters from last year’s WPIBL playoff squad graduated. But coach Joe Bowman said that with sophomore Alex Keeling-Oliver and senior Heath Chase, both JV players last year, leading the way, the...
Strong leaders have Sewickley Academy girls basketball on right track
Desirae Nance and Rinnie Jardini have something in common. Both lead by example. The two talented hoopsters led the Sewickley Academy girls basketball team to a successful 2-1 start in Section 1-2A this season. Sewickley coach Mark Gaither is highly appreciative of having Nance and Jardini in leadership roles on...
