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High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 8, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs All games 7 p.m. unless noted Class 6A First round Wednesday’s schedule Chambersburg (18-7) at Lower Merion (24-3), 6 p.m.; Abington (16-11) at Pocono Mountain West (21-6); West Chester East (18-7) at Scranton (21-2); Garnet Valley (17-10) vs. Abrham Lincoln (18-8) at West Philadelphia...
‘Special run’ might await Quaker Valley after PIAA 1st-round win over Hickory
The Hickory boys basketball team was in Hershey last winter, playing at Giant Center with a chance to win a state championship. When this year’s tournament wraps up in a few weeks, Hickory coach Chris Mele won’t be surprised if Quaker Valley finds itself in that same spot, vying for...
Former assistant with Penn-Trafford championship team named new Latrobe football coach
Ronald Prady has experienced two recent state championship seasons at Penn-Trafford — as an assistant football coach this past fall and as an assistant softball coach in 2019. Fans of the Wildcats are hoping he will continue that winning trend as the new coach of the Latrobe football program. The...
Deer Lakes comeback bid falls short vs. Penn Cambria in PIAA 1st-round matchup
Down by 16 at the end of the first quarter and 13 at the half, Deer Lakes came back to take a brief lead in the third period. But the Penn Cambria Panthers were ultimately able to hold on, 66-63, in a Class 4A opening-round PIAA tournament game at Ebensburg’s...
Short-handed Belle Vernon advances, gets coach Salvino his 700th career win
After doing postgame interviews, Joe Salvino was sprayed with water as soon as he opened the door to the Belle Vernon locker room. His players surprised him with an onslaught of hydration. Salvino barely got wet, though. The veteran coach has been around plenty of celebrations over the years and...
Highlands opens PIAA playoffs with rout of Brashear
Brashear scored the first two points of Tuesday night’s PIAA Class 5A first-round game at Highlands. But the Golden Rams scored the next 13 to establish themselves on their court. Highlands led by 12 at the end of the first quarter and at halftime, then extended it to 22 at...
A-K Valley PIAA basketball playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Boys Class 6A 3-7 Cumberland Valley (19-7) at 7-1 Fox Chapel (24-1) 6 p.m. Wednesday Coaches: Zach Skrinjar, Fox Chapel; David Vespiognani, Cumberland Valley Winner plays: Winner of 8-1 Allderdice (19-7)/7-3 Central Catholic (18-6) Saturday in the second round (site and time TBD) Layup lines: Cumberland Valley earned a spot...
Wrestlers ready to lay it all on the line at PIAA individual tournament
Michael Buffer’s trademark catchphrase, “Let’s get ready to rumble.” would be a perfect way to kick off the PIAA individual wrestling championships Thursday. It’s time to tighten up the headgear and put it all on the line for 520 young men (260 in each classification) for three days of all-out...
WPIAL Class 3A coaches working on proposal to save qualifiers
With the PIAA individual wrestling tournament set to begin Thursday at Giant Center in Hershey, a group of WPIAL Class 3A coaches is pushing to figure out a proposal to save the district from losing a state individual and team qualifier beginning in the next two-year cycle. The WPIAL currently...
Westmoreland PIAA basketball playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Boys Class 2A First round Greensburg Central Catholic (18-4) at Conemaugh Township (21-3) 7 p.m. Wednesday District seeds: Greensburg Central Catholic 7-3; Conemaugh Township 5-1 Winner plays: Winner of Ridgway (20-5)/Cambridge Springs (13-12) Saturday in second round Layup lines: Greensburg Central Catholic picked up the No. 3 seed in the...
Kiski track hopes to carry indoor performance into spring
After not having a winter indoor track season for two years, Tom Berzonsky was just happy his athletes had an outlet to compete. Berzonsky, in his 21st season coaching the Cavaliers track team, recently guided the team through the TSTCA indoor championships on Feb. 19. “We were happy,” Berzonsky said....
Gold medal performance ‘complete surprise’ for Deer Lakes’ Elizabeth Orosz
Elizabeth Orosz had a performance to remember at the WPIAL gymnastics championships Feb. 12. The Deer Lakes senior won a gold medal in the uneven bars with a score of 9.425 in the Diamond Division. She also placed fifth in the vault and ninth in the all-around against the best...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 7, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs First round All games 7 p.m. unless noted Class 6A Wednesday’s schedule Chambersburg (18-7) at Lower Merion (24-3), 6 p.m.; Abington (16-11) at Pocono Mountain West (21-6); West Chester East (18-7) at Scranton (21-2); Garnet Valley (17-10) vs. Abrham Lincoln (18-8) at West Philadelphia...
High school roundup for March 7, 2022: Erlain lifts Pine-Richland to OT win
Alex Erlain’s second goal of the game was the overtime winner to lead Pine-Richland to a 2-1 victory over Central Catholic in a PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup playoff game Monday night. Esai Morse assisted on the game winner and Daniel Mooney made 18 saves for second-seeded Pine-Richland, which will...
Top-seeded Thomas Jefferson fights off Hempfield upset bid in Penguins Cup playoffs
Six minutes into its postseason opener Monday night, Thomas Jefferson faced the challenge of an early three-goal deficit. Twenty seconds into overtime, the top-seeded Jaguars were the ones celebrating a grueling comeback victory as Nick Stock completed the hat trick to secure a 7-6 win over eighth-seeded Hempfield in the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 8, 2022: PIAA basketball playoffs tip off
The Road to Hershey opens up Tuesday, a lot sooner this year than in past years. In the past, the PIAA basketball playoffs began the Friday and Saturday after the WPIAL championships. However, this year, the PIAA made the change to move the first round up to Tuesday and Wednesday...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for March 7, 2022
In each of its five previous WPIAL girls basketball championship runs since 2013, Bishop Canevin had high expectations, with teams that were always seeded in the top four. That was not the case this season, as few people outside of the Crusaders locker room thought a sixth district crown in...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for March 7, 2022
No two gold strikes are alike. Two years ago, Laurel Highlands stunned many, coming out of nowhere to dethrone Mars in the Class 5A championship game to win the school’s first WPIAL boys basketball crown in over 50 years. There were no eyebrows raised Friday when the Mustangs remained undefeated...
Alle-Kiski Valley PIAA basketball playoff preview: Games of Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Tuesday’s games Boys basketball Class 5A First round 8-1 Brashear (8-10) at 7-3 Highlands (18-7) 7 p.m. Winner plays: Winner of 7-1 Laurel Highlands (25-0)/3-9 Elizabethtown (16-10) on Friday in the second round (site and time TBD) Layup lines: Brashear’s postseason run began with an upset victory over Obama in...
Westmoreland PIAA basketball playoff preview: Games of Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Tuesday’s game Boys Class 4A First round 7-4 Belle Vernon (19-4) at 8-1 Obama Academy (12-8) 7 p.m. Winner plays: Winner of Hickory (16-8)/Quaker Valley (23-0) on Friday in second round Layup lines: Belle Vernon returns to the court after a 64-53 loss to Montour in the WPIAL semifinals. Montour...
Apollo-Ridge’s Bartha to step down as athletic director, stay on as girls basketball coach
As Ray Bartha prepares his Apollo-Ridge girls basketball team for Tuesday’s PIAA Class 2A first-round playoff game at District 10 champion West Middlesex, he also is moving forward with his plans to transition away from the school’s athletic director position after 14 years. The Apollo-Ridge School Board accepted and approved...
PIHL Penguins Cup playoff previews: Games of Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Tuesday’s games Class 2A Quarterfinals 5-Meadville (12-7) vs. 4-Penn-Trafford (15-4) 8:30 p.m. at Palmer Imaging, Delmont Winner plays: Winner of 8-Hempfield/1-Thomas Jefferson in semifinals, 7 p.m. March 15 at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center, Neville Township Ice chips: Meadville finished third in the West Division behind Thomas Jefferson and...
Kiski Area girls basketball ends season on high note
For the Kiski Area girls basketball team, all the pieces are in place. The only thing to do now is to continue to work, train and wait until next season. “Overall, I was happy with how hard the girls competed,” said Kiski Area coach Nick Dizon, who just finished his...
Freeport girls coach frustrated by up-and-down season
The exasperation in Fred Soilis’s voice is palpable. Following his seventh season leading the Freeport girls basketball team, Soilis is left with a number of questions about what exactly went wrong. “I think it was the most difficult, challenging season of my seven seasons in coaching,” he said. “After dealing...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Luke Beatty, Franklin Regional
After losing in a playoff game, especially the championship game, most teams take time to reflect and decompress before starting to think about the future. This was not the case for Franklin Regional’s hockey team after their loss in the Penguins Cup Final last year. “On that bus ride home,...
