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No. 1 Chartiers Valley holds off No. 2 Moon in Class 5A showdown
The big Section 1-5A girls basketball showdown between undefeated Moon and three-time defending champion Chartiers Valley became a game of runs. Or, it turned into a game of droughts. The host Colts took over sole possession of first place with a 49-45 victory over the Tigers. The win came despite...
Knoch doesn’t have to look far to find new football coach
For Tim Burchett, it happened to be the right fit at the right time. Burchett was named head football coach at Knoch by the South Butler County School District earlier this week. A computer teacher at Knoch Middle School and a business teacher in the high school, Burchett, 33, has...
Derry coach Gene Brisbane hits 400-win milestone
Derry girls basketball coach Gene Brisbane reached a career milestone Thursday night in the Trojans’ 44-41 victory at Burrell. He now has 400 career wins in 26 years of coaching female teams in basketball — 350 at the high school level. Brisbane, in his third season at Derry, coached the...
Beth-Center decks Mt. Pleasant to cement WPIAL contender status
Two teams that would like to be in the group hoping to dethrone WPIAL Class 2A power Burrell collided Thursday in a nonsection match. And No. 2 Beth-Center showed No. 4 Mt. Pleasant why it is a serious contender. The Bulldogs used pins by Alston Csutoros (189 pounds), Josh Deems...
Greensburg Central Catholic wins back-and-forth tilt vs. Apollo-Ridge
Greensburg Central Catholic sat a few starters midway through the first quarter Thursday night, but the move had nothing to do with their conduct or early play. “Rest,” GCC coach Chris Skatell said. “I wanted to get them some down time because I knew we were going to need them...
Westmoreland high school boys basketball notebook: Latrobe goes young
Part necessity, part rising talent, Latrobe is playing four freshmen this season. The Wildcats (3-7, 1-3 Section 3-5A) have a deep bench that includes ninth-grade guards John Wetzel and Max Butler and freshmen forwards Jack Hamaty and Alex Tatsch. “It’s been over the last two weeks I’d say where we...
WPIAL standouts get all-star football treatment in Dallas
Brock White Jr. knows what it is like to suit up for a football game at Dallas’ AT&T Stadium, nicknamed “Jerry World” after Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. The Highlands senior played in the Bret Cooper Junior Academic All-American Bowl as an eighth grader in late 2017. Now, four years...
Carrying on a family tradition in Latrobe boys basketball? The Butlers did it
The Latrobe basketball roster is like a map of Western Pennsylvania. There is always a Butler. But we’re not talking about a city or county, here. Instead, it’s a last name that seems to be branded into the scorebook — one that has become synonymous with the Wildcats’ program. This...
PIAA denies Aliquippa appeal asking to avoid promotion to Class 5A football
The PIAA on Thursday denied an initial appeal from Aliquippa, which wants to avoid a pending promotion to Class 5A football next season. But the appeal process isn’t over. Aliquippa superintendent Phillip Woods said the school district will appeal again, this time to the entire PIAA board of directors, which...
Kiski Area boys basketball enjoying turnaround this season
Kiski Area’s boys basketball team has not only exceeded last year’s win total, the Cavaliers have actually doubled it. New coach Corey Smith, a standout with the program from the early 2000s, has taken over as head coach and has his alma mater at 2-1 in Section 3-5A play and...
MLK Day basketball showcase moves to Central Pa., still includes 5 WPIAL teams
The MLK Day basketball showcase that recently called Woodland Hills home has shifted about 150 miles east, but this weekend’s event still has some WPIAL teams taking part. Former Woodland Hills athletic director Ron Coursey, now AD at Chambersburg, organized a three-day event at his new school and will welcome...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 13, 2022: Chartiers Valley, Moon to square off
They are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the latest Trib HSSN girls basketball rankings in Class 5A. They are No. 2 and No. 3 in the latest HSSN girls hoops state rankings in 5A. Finally, they are No. 2 and No. 4 in the hot-off-the-presses latest weekly Trib...
Trib 10: Elite teams hold serve in WPIAL basketball power rankings
The second power rankings of the 2022 basketball season are almost a carbon copy of the initial Trib 10 posted a week ago. That is called the elite of the WPIAL hardwood taking care of business. There was only one change in each of the boys and girls weekly Trib...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 12, 2022
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 3A Section 4 Brownsville 51, Beth-Center 23 Nonsection Armstrong at Brashear, ppd. Carrick at South Park, ppd. Gateway 65, South Allegheny 53 Elizabeth Forward 68, Plum 63 Seneca Valley 66, Penn-Trafford 47 Southmoreland at Brownsville, ppd. Brentwood 68, South Side 48 St....
High school roundup for Jan. 12, 2022: Montour climbs in section standings
Olivia Lyscik had 24 points and Raegan Kadlecik scored 17 to lead Montour to a 60-33 Section 2-4A girls basketball victory over Quaker Valley on Wednesday night. Jordyn Wolfe added 12 for Montour (7-2, 3-1). Lauren Blackmer led Quaker Valley (4-6, 2-3) with 12 points. Albert Gallatin 52, Charleroi 35...
Seniors rally Franklin Regional wrestling past Plum in key section match
Early on in Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 3A Section 1-B first-place wrestling showdown, things didn’t look good for Franklin Regional. The Panthers dropped their first four matches to visiting Plum and on senior night and were looking at a big hole. But seniors Ben Pekarcik, Finn Solomon and Christo Marion made...
Westmoreland high school girls basketball notebook: Greensburg Salem’s Mankins is ‘irreplaceable’
The Franklin Regional gymnasium fell silent for about 40 minutes Tuesday night when Greensburg Salem sophomore center Kaitlyn Mankins went down with a grim injury. “The girls were sobbing,” Golden Lions girls basketball coach Rick Klimchock said. “There were tears everywhere.” Mankins was coming off a pick-and-roll late in the...
Belle Vernon junior Kreis leans on WNBA exposure
When she was a freshman, Belle Vernon’s Viva Kreis sat courtside at various stops and watched all 12 WNBA teams play, interviewed several players and met her favorite player, Diana Taurasi. The summer tour was part of a project about women’s pro basketball becoming more prominent. Over the passage of...
Knoch’s Nina Shaw shows off scoring touch, all-around game
Nina Shaw went off for a career-high 26 points in Knoch’s 50-33 victory over Section 1-4A rival Highlands on Monday. The junior guard scored 19 in the first half as the Knights established their tempo and took control with a 15-point halftime advantage. But while the team hit its season...
2 WPIAL coaches picked as assistants for Big 33 Football Classic
WPIAL football coaches Matt Humbert of Belle Vernon and T.J. Plack of Peters Township will serve as Team Pennsylvania assistants for the Big 33 Football Classic in May. The coaching staffs were announced Wednesday for the Memorial Day all-star game. Tyrone’s John Franco will serve as Pennsylvania’s head coach. Franco,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 12, 2022: Dual meet season hits stretch drive
There are only two more Wednesday nights of subsection duals remaining before the WPIAL wrestling team sectionals, followed by the district team playoffs. In Section 1A-3A, Highlands (3-0) visits Armstrong (2-1). The Golden Rams hope to keep winning with a looming showdown against Kiski Area coming up next week. First...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for Jan. 12, 2022
The latest Trib HSSN state girls basketball rankings are a tad different from last week with four changes in the Top 5 and a pair of new No. 1 teams. The four teams that only lasted one week in the state Top 5 were Nazareth and Upper St. Clair in...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for Jan. 12, 2022
There were very few changes from the first to the second edition of the weekly Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings. Only two teams fell out of the Top 5 in their respective classifications and both were from District 6. Penn Cambria dropped out in 4A and Conemaugh Valley in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 11, 2022
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 84, Butler 48 Seneca Valley 63, North Allegheny 61 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 55, Baldwin 49 Peters Township 52, Mt. Lebanon 49 Bethel Park 48, Upper St. Clair 44 Section 3 Central Catholic 72, Hempfield 45 Norwin 69,...
High school roundup for Jan. 11, 2022: Quaker Valley dynamic duo does in Blackhawk
Markus Frank and Adou Thiero each recorded a double-double to lead No. 1 Quaker Valley to a 66-36 Section 2-4A boys basketball win over Blackhawk on Tuesday night. Frank had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Thiero recorded 20 points and 12 rebounds. Jack Gardiner added 12 points for the...
