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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 28, 2021
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Apollo-Ridge Tournament Leechburg 69, River Valley 31 Neighborhood Academy 59, Apollo-Ridge 50 Aquinas Academy Tournament Keystone Oaks 95, Geibel 86 Aquinas Academy 78, Trinity Christian 28 Avella Tournament Avonworth 62, Fort Cherry 54 McGuffey 52, Cornell 34 Burgettstown 58, Brownsville 49 Chartiers-Houston 71...
Mars girls basketball gives Highlands its 1st loss
The Highlands girls basketball team came into their holiday tournament game against Mars on Tuesday afternoon undefeated through six games. But the visiting Planets ended up being too much for the Golden Rams to overcome. Three players scored in double figures for Class 5A Mars (7-1) as it handed Highlands...
Greensburg Salem girls pressure Charleroi, extend winning streak
Suffocating opponents from the tip has become a calling card for the Greensburg Salem girls basketball team. The, ahem, still-unbeaten Greensburg Salem girls basketball team. The Golden Lions’ pace is fast. Their hands are in faces. Teams have little time to react to full-court pressure. “Defense is what makes us,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 29, 2021: Top wrestlers hit Powerade mats
One of the top regular season high school wrestling tournaments in the country is back in its normal place at its regular site. Due to covid-19 shutdowns last December, the Powerade Wrestling Tournament was moved to the final week of January and held at the Monroeville Convention Center. This year,...
Leechburg boys overwhelm River Valley in Apollo-Ridge tournament
River Valley might be the newest school in Western Pennsylvania, but its problem Wednesday was as old as basketball itself. The Panthers (3-5) committed 27 turnovers and Leechburg (6-0), the No. 5 team in this week’s TribHSSN Class A rankings, took advantage with a strong showing, resulting in a 69-31...
Trib HSSN Top 21 Stories of 2021: Championship droughts put on ice
The year 2021 wasn’t one giant leap for mankind, but it was one big step back toward “normalcy” for all of us, especially the high school athletes from around the WPIAL. They were able to do what they love to do: compete on area fields, courts, mats and pools. They...
Class 2A No. 4 Greensburg C.C. girls take down Franklin Regional
Almost apologetically, Mya Morgan gave a reaction like Michael Jordan did during his “flu game” from the 1997 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz. Oops, it went in. So did that one. Um, sorry? Morgan, a sophomore shooting guard from Greensburg Central Catholic, put her hands in the air and...
PIAA champion Central Valley places 7 players on Class 3A all-state team, plus coach of the year
Central Valley’s 27th straight victory was a 7-0 win over Wyomissing in the PIAA Class 3A football championship game earlier this month. The Warriors’ run of success was certainly recognized by a group of Pennsylvania sportswriters. On Monday, seven Central Valley players were named to the Class 3A all-state football...
Serra Catholic’s Jose Regus honored as Class 2A Coach of the Year in all-state football voting
A rare neurological disorder confined Serra Catholic coach Jose Regus to a wheelchair at times this season, yet Regus remained on the sideline and led the Eagles to a WPIAL football title and a state runner-up finish. His determination was recognized Tuesday when Regus was named the state’s Coach of...
Led by 5 college recruits, Hempfield swimming optimistic
Hempfield’s swimmers, like so many across the state and country last season, had to deal with continual disruptions and unknowns due to covid-19. But now, Kevin Clougherty, entering his 22nd season as head coach, feels that those obstacles could lead to his group being mentally tougher as it enters the...
Burrell bowling teams off to strong start
While most of the attention in winter sports is pointed at the basketball court and wrestling circles, there is another sport ramping up involving hundreds athletes competing on the hardwood. WPIBL season is underway with several local teams competing on the lanes in high school bowling. There are team and...
6 WPIAL players recognized on Class A all-state football team
Six WPIAL Class A football players earned all-state honors Tuesday, including Bishop Canevin wide receiver Lesae Lacks, whose team-high 50 catches helped the Crusaders win the district title. Lacks finished his junior year with 930 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns for Canevin, which won its first WPIAL title since 1990....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 27, 2021
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Monday’s results Bentworth Tournament Waynesburg 60, West Greene 43 Propel Braddock Hills 76, Bentworth 52 Bethel Park Tournament Shaler 86, Burrell 59 Bethel Park 35, McDowell 25 Carmichaels Tournament Jefferson-Morgan at Mapletown, ppd. Beth-Center at Carmichaels, ppd. Charleroi Tournament East Allegheny 62, Frazier 35 Ringgold...
High school roundup for Dec. 27, 2021: North Catholic tops Gateway to go to 5-0
Andrew Maddalon scored 23 points, hitting four 3-pointers, to lead North Catholic to a 75-69 boys basketball victory over Gateway at the Holiday Bash at North Allegheny. Max Hurray added 16 points, Max Rottmann had 12 and Ben Tomer contributed 11 for North Catholic (5-0). Ryan Greggerson led Gateway (3-2)...
Quick start, 34 points from freshman push Ringgold past Southmoreland
Ringgold tallied 27 first-quarter points against Southmoreland on the first day of the cfsbank Holiday Tournament at Charleroi High School on Monday night. But the Rams went cold in the middle quarters. Despite only leading by six points in the fourth quarter, Ringgold showed its resolve and battled to a...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 28, 2021: More holiday hoops
Welcome to Day 2 of the WPIAL holiday hoops season. Two other district boys basketball have hit the road, traveling two hours south to participate in the Snowball Tournament in Oakland, Md. On Tuesday, Uniontown plays North Stafford (Va.) while Thomas Jefferson takes on host Southern Garrett (Md). If the...
Trib HSSN Top 21 stories of 2021: OLSH boys basketball couldn’t be beat
The year 2021 wasn’t one giant leap for mankind, but it was one big step back toward “normalcy” for all of us, especially the high school athletes from around the WPIAL. They were able to do what they love to do: compete on area fields, courts, mats and pools. They...
Burrell senior coming to grips with ‘heartbreaking’ knee injury
Allison Fisher’s senior season was full of promise. The Burrell guard and multi-time section and Valley News Dispatch all-star had her sights set on leading the Bucs to a strong season and a WPIAL playoff spot in Section 1-4A. But her on-court goals were dashed just days before the start...
Larger roster providing hope to Latrobe swimming
Grey Arrigonie knows that depth matters. And depth, without question, is something the Latrobe swimming program has much more of this season. “We are bigger than past years,” said Arrigonie, now in his 12th year as Latrobe’s coach. “Last year we had some swimmers opt out. We were really low...
Freeport bowlers look to defend section titles
Freeport bowling is synonymous with winning, as both the girls and boys teams captured section titles last year. The girls posted a 10-0 record in 2020-21, placed fourth at the WPIBL championships, won the regional team championship and finished fourth at the state tournament. The Yellowjackets are 3-0 this season...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Southmoreland’s Delaynie Morvosh
Delaynie Morvosh Southmoreland basketball The last three years have been very good for the Southmoreland girls basketball program, with deep playoff runs happening every season, including a trip to the WPIAL finals in 2020. That success has carried over early in the 2021-22 season, as the Scotties are off to...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Burrell’s Brandon Coury
Brandon Coury’s basketball skills continue to develop. A third-year starter for Burrell, he has always found ways to score, evidenced by his impending 1,000 career points milestone. But it’s the other areas of his game that have truly benefited the Bucs, who were 1-20 two years ago before improving to...
Trib HSSN Top 21 Stories of 2021: New Castle basketball adds to trophy case
The past year wasn’t one giant leap for mankind, but 2021 was one big step back toward “normalcy” for all of us, especially the high school athletes from around the WPIAL. They were able to do what they love to do: compete on area fields, courts, mats and pools. They...
2021-22 PIHL standings through Dec. 26, 2021
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Jan. 2. Team, Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class 3A North Allegheny, 10-1-0 = 20 Peters Township, 9-4-1 = 19 Pine-Richland, 9-2-0 = 18 Baldwin, 6-2-3 = 15 Seneca Valley, 6-4-0 = 12 Mt. Lebanon,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 27, 2021: Holiday hoops galoreVideo
‘Tis the season for holiday hoops around the WPIAL. The long tradition of holiday basketball tournaments played between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day returns after a one-year hiatus. Last year at this time, all high school sports were in a monthlong shutdown that began on Dec. 11 and lasted...
