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Freshman’s triple-double helps Imani Christian deal 1st loss to Leechburg
Imani Christian was down to seven players in uniform Tuesday night because of an injury and non-covid illnesses. But seven was enough as the Saints controlled the boards and rolled past Leechburg, 65-44, in the Section 3-A opener for both teams. Alier Maluk, a 6-foot-10 freshman, scored 24 points and...
Hempfield’s Briar Priest could join elite club with 3rd WCCA title
Since the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament began in 1954, only 57 wrestlers have won three titles. Eleven of those were four-time champions. Hempfield senior Briar Priest has a chance join that list this weekend at Kiski Area, the host school of the 69th annual tournament. Priest was a...
TribHSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings: As of Jan. 4, 2022
TribHSSN Wrestling Rankings as of Jan. 4 Team Class AAA 1. Waynesburg (0-0) 2. Latrobe (2-0) 3. Connellsville (7-0) 4. West Allegheny (6-1) 5. Canon-McMillan (2-0) 6. Kiski Area (6-1) 7. Franklin Regional (2-0) 8. Hempfield (2-0) 9. Penn-Trafford (1-0) 10. Butler (2-0) Others to watch: Bethel Park (4-2), Trinity...
TribHSSN WPIAL individual wrestling rankings: As of Jan. 4, 2022
TribHSSN Live Wrestling Rankings as of Jan. 4 Individuals Class AAA 106: 1. Luke Willochell (Latrobe) 13-3; 2. Nico Fanella (Indiana) 6-0; 3. Ty Kapusta (Franklin Regional) 10-4; 4. Rylen Campbell (Plum) 11-1; 5. Ejiro Montoya (Mt. Lebanon) 11-4. 113: Ty Chappell (Seneca Valley) 15-3; 2. Thomas Allison (Trinity) 11-5;...
PIAA realignment leaves WPIAL Class 6A football, basketball with fewer teams
The WPIAL’s largest classification officially is getting smaller next season in football and basketball. As expected, the WPIAL will have only five football teams in Class 6A for the next two years, according to updated enrollment numbers released Tuesday by the PIAA for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years. But...
Senior leadership key for Derry swimming
Derry coach Jeff Kelly hits his young swimmers with a dose of reality right off the bat. “My freshmen all know that they’re going to swim the 500 (yard freestyle),” said Kelly, in his 29th season leading the Trojans. “That’s a joke on the team, you have to do your...
Kiski Area girls bowling notches historic 1st win
The date will be etched into Kiski Area bowling annals. On Dec. 15, the Kiski Area girls team defeated host Butler at Family-Bowl-A-Way, 7-0, to log the program’s first-ever win against a full-squad opponent. The Cavaliers were led by the fivesome of Veronica Flanagan, Alyssa Leya, Savannah Renwick, Haley Zeller...
PIAA competitive-balance rule impacts Aliquippa football unfairly, says Beaver County NAACP
The Beaver County branch of the NAACP added its voice to those opposing a PIAA rule that could force the small-school Aliquippa football team to face even larger opponents in Class 5A next season. In a letter dated Monday and addressed to the WPIAL, the branch argued that the PIAA...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Jan. 3, 2022
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 2A Section 2 Fort Cherry 54, Chartiers-Houston 48 Nonsection Deer Lakes 82, Valley 43 Cathedral Prep at North Catholic, ppd. Mars at Knoch, ppd. Tuesday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny at Butler, 7:30 p.m. Pine-Richland at North Hills, 7:30 p.m....
High school roundup for Jan. 3, 2002: Timmerson, No. 1 North Allegheny win on buzzer-beater
Jasmine Timmerson scored 22 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer, as No. 1 North Allegheny overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to pick up a 46-43 victory over No. 4 Norwin in Section 1-6A girls basketball Monday night. The Tigers (7-0, 3-0) ended the game on...
Belle Vernon makes splash in 4A girls basketball, shocks No. 1 Southmoreland
Belle Vernon dunked No. 1 Southmoreland then went for a dip. Leopards girls basketball players told their coach, Kaitlyn Slagus, they would jump into the school swimming pool if they knocked off the visiting Scotties. Moments after the final horn sounded Monday night, the team was off to make good...
Burrell girls get 1st victory of season, beat Freeport
The Burrell girls basketball team was not able to taste the thrill of victory over its first eight games. But as the Bucs turned the calendar to January, they were able to put one in the win column. Senior Hope Clark scored a team-best 18 points, and junior Addy Landowski...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 4, 2022: Boys basketball section action tips off
Tuesday has been a day a lot of WPIAL boys basketball teams in the two smallest classifications have had circled on their new calendars. Section play finally tips off. Half of Class 3A and all of 2A and A will begin playing their section schedules. Unlike last year, these are...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Jan. 3, 2022
Five years ago, the North Hills boys basketball team reached the WPIAL semifinals, losing to eventual Class 6A champion Pine-Richland. The Indians finished 19-7. Since then, the Indians have fallen on hard times, missing the playoffs each year except for the open tournament last year. Since 2017-2018, North Hills has...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 3, 2022
Last year in 13 games for Propel Braddock Hills, Ben Mayhew scored a total of 77 points. Last week in the two games at the Bentworth Holiday Tournament, Mayhew matched that total with 77 points as the Lions split two games against Bentworth and Waynesburg. “Ben is constantly in the...
Low numbers, big goals for Greensburg Salem swimming
At the start of each season, Greensburg Salem swimming coach Bill Salathe hands out papers to each of his swimmers, asking them to write down their goals for the upcoming year. Last season, goals, hopes and dreams were dashed, as covid-19 caused one interruption after another and kept some talented...
Burrell soccer players head to Spain for international tournament
The trip has been in the planning stages since the summer months. Now, it is a reality. Burrell freshman Miley Kariotis and middle schooler McKenna Miller earned positions on Futsal USA National teams currently competing in an international soccer tournament in Madrid, Spain. Miley Kariotis, 14, is an all-section midfielder...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Latrobe’s Jenna Tallman
Jenna Tallman Latrobe softball Last season’s game against Indiana may have ended the season for Latrobe’s softball season, but it also marked the last time Jenna Tallman caught her older sister Jordan in a high school game. The younger Tallman, who is preparing to start her senior season, was a Tribune-Review...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Highlands’ Jrake Burford
Jrake Burford Highlands wrestling Jrake Burford has built quite a collection of wrestling medals and accomplishments during his career. Before reaching high school, he was a two-time All-American who placed seventh at the prestigious Greco-Roman Nationals at Fargo, N.D. Since then, the Highlands senior has been a section and WPIAL...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for week ending Jan. 2, 2022
After years of success, the Beth-Center girls basketball program struggled last season, finishing with a 3-11 record that included 10 straight losses. Even in a year where all were welcome to participate in the WPIAL basketball playoffs, the Bulldogs passed on playing in the open tournament. This season has been...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 3, 2022: Big night for girls basketball
Welcome to the first day of high school sports in 2022. The new year begins with a bang as there are 48 WPIAL girls section basketball games, including section openers in classes 2A and A, Monday. Six of the past seven WPIAL girls basketball champions in the highest classification have...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for week ending Jan. 2, 2022
A lot of attention deservedly has been paid to the Union boys basketball team this season. A preseason top-five team, the Scotties were 7-0 before losing to Class 2A power Neshannock in the finals of the Neshannock Holiday Tournament. However, there is another Scotties basketball team that is proving to...
This week on Trib HSSN: Week of Jan. 3, 2022
Happy New Year from all of us at Trib Total Media and HSSN! Now that the holidays are behind us, we begin the New Year with plenty of winter scholastic sports this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have video and audio coverage of over 40 high...
High school sports schedules for Jan. 3, 2022
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule Class 2A Section 2 Fort Cherry at Chartiers-Houston, 7:30 p.m. Nonsection Cathedral Prep at North Catholic, ppd. Mars at Knoch, 7:30 p.m. Valley at Deer Lakes, 7:30 p.m. Girls Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Norwin at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Penn-Trafford at...
Westmoreland notebook: Latrobe boys basketball jilted after holiday trip to Farrell
The Latrobe boys basketball team never played a holiday tournament game, but it did get called for traveling. In a strange scheduling snafu, the Wildcats were jilted after a long bus ride to the Ohio border. The team drove more than 100 miles to play in the Farrell Tournament on...
