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Franklin Regional soccer star DiFalco commits to Duquesne
The long-awaited college decision of one of the WPIAL’s best soccer players finally came to light Friday. Franklin Regional announced senior forward Anthony DiFalco signed with Duquesne. DiFalco, a three-time All-American, all-region and all-state player who scored 118 goals as a four-year starter for the Panthers, also had interest from...
Former Jeannette player expected to be named Jayhawks’ new head coach
Jeannette will recommend a former Jayhawks quarterback to be its next head football coach. The school board will vote Monday, according to the agenda, to approve Thomas Paulone Jr. to replace Roy Hall, who stepped down after 37 years on the sidelines, including 13 as head coach. Paulone, 29, is...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 16, 2021
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Nonsection Albert Gallatin 64, Waynesburg Central 31 Bishop Canevin 87, Chartiers Valley 74 Trinity 65, Brownsville 39 Fort Cherry 89, Carmichaels 76 West Mifflin 59, Carrick 48 Laurel Highlands 88, Greensburg Salem 25 Jeannette 64, California 22 New Brighton 66, Mohawk 61 Propel...
High school roundup for Dec. 16, 2021: Hampton girls basketball moves to 4-0
Kayla Hoehler netted 15 points to lead Hampton to a 63-42 victory over Plum in the Section 2-5A girls basketball opener for both teams Thursday night. Meghan Murray and Carolyn Kuzniewski added 10 points apiece for Hampton (4-0, 1-0). Megan Marston had a game-high 19 points for the Mustangs (2-2,...
Belle Vernon girls defeat Mt. Pleasant in section opener
It didn’t decide the game, but it didn’t help Mt. Pleasant’s chances of winning it, either. The Vikings had just cut a 14-point deficit to eight with about five minutes remaining Thursday night at Belle Vernon when standout junior forward Tiffany Zelmore was whistled for two quick fouls. The second,...
Highlands continues hot start, defeats rival Burrell
The Highlands girls basketball team got off to a winning start in Section 1-4A play Thursday as three players scored in double figures and a fourth came close during a 59-37 victory over Burrell. The Golden Rams, playing for the fifth time in seven days, improved to 5-0 overall. “We...
Westmoreland high school boys basketball notebook: Greensburg Salem to recognize former coach Sapotichne
Greensburg Salem will honor one of its most successful coaches Dec. 29 with “Coach Paul Night,” a tribute to former boys basketball coach Paul Sapotichne. The event will fall in line with the Golden Lions’ game against Riverview, the other school where Sapotichne coached up until his retirement last summer....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 16, 2021: Top teams meet in 6A boys basketball
Section 1 in Class 6A of WPIAL boys basketball has enjoyed a lot of success in recent years. The section produced three district champions in the five-year span between 2016-2020. Even though Upper St. Clair from Section 2 won gold in 6A last season, Section 1 was well represented deep...
Gritty Penn-Trafford boys basketball team shows flair for tight games
Four games is a long way from a full body of work, and Penn-Trafford already has more losses than its football team had all season, but boys basketball coach Doug Kelly sees an intangible in his team that makes him ball up his fist and grit his teeth when he...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 15, 2021
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Nonsection Beaver 65, Summit Academy 53 Mapletown 55, Bentworth 52 Brownsville at Monessen, ppd. Elizabeth Forward 54, Ringgold 37 Hopewell 61, South Side 55 Imani Christian 66, Upper St. Clair 62 Nazareth Prep at Obama Academy, ppd North Catholic 86, Wheeling Central Catholic...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 16, 2021: Girls basketball champs start section play
Thirty games involving 60 WPIAL girls basketball teams are set to begin section play Thursday. Despite a rather busy night of section openers, only two of the six defending WPIAL champions are set to tip off section play. In Class 4A, Beaver will host Hopewell in a Section 2 lid-lifter....
Trib 10: 4 state champs sit atop final power rankings
The 2021 football season is over, and there were a lot of district teams that felt the power this fall. Four WPIAL teams earned not only a district gold medal last month, but added PIAA gold this past week in Hershey. For Mt. Lebanon and Penn-Trafford, it was their first...
High school roundup for Dec. 15, 2021: Penn-Trafford wrestlers win thriller
Adam Hall (189), Owen Ott (215) and Joe Enick (285) recorded consecutive pins in the final three bouts of the night to lead Penn-Trafford to a thrilling 33-30 come-from-behind win over PLum in Class 3A Section 1B wrestling Wednesday night. Andrew Classen (172) had a pin that put Plum (0-1,...
Hempfield wrestling serves notice, outguns Greensburg Salem
Here’s a message to the wrestling teams in the WPIAL: Don’t sleep on Hempfield. Despite graduating three PIAA placewinners, the Spartans return a strong nucleus that will surprise teams. Hempfield opened WPIAL Class 3A Section 2B action Wednesday by rolling over rival Greensburg Salem, 50-10, and retained the Crosstown Cup...
Top A-K Valley swimmers already off to strong starts
Sophie Shao was the hunted last season after bursting onto the high school scene as a freshman and winning WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA gold in the 100-yard butterfly. She answered the bell and turned away all challengers to defend both crowns. Shao, a junior, now is eyeing a WPIAL...
Westmoreland football players make it official on signing day
It’s been quite a few days for Cade Yacamelli. First he and his Penn-Trafford teammates celebrating their first PIAA football title, then came the welcome Saturday by the community, all the congratulations they received from their classmates and teachers Monday and Tuesday and being the guest of honor along with...
Gateway’s Patrick Body looks forward to joining College Football Playoff qualifier Cincinnati
Patrick Body is confident. The Gateway senior feels Cincinnati can pull out a Cotton Bowl victory over No. 1 Alabama in one of the two College Football Playoff semifinals Dec. 31. His rooting interest these days runs deeper than it ever has before. On Wednesday, the three-star defensive back finalized...
A-K Valley football players finalize Division I commitments
Brandon Lawhorn Moore made a verbal commitment to Miami (Ohio) last month, and Wednesday morning, “Beef” made it official with the Redhawks. The 6-foot-5, 290-pound Kiski Area offensive tackle joined Cavaliers senior teammate Brock Wilkins (Pitt) and dozens of others from throughout the WPIAL, including Apollo-Ridge lineman Greg Klingensmith (William...
Early signing day: Notre Dame, Pitt, Kentucky among Power 5 schools to land WPIAL, City League recruits
The excitement of signing day used to be limited to February, but that changed five years ago when the NCAA added an early signing period for Division I football. Now, most of the top recruits sign in mid-December. A number of WPIAL and City League seniors took that opportunity Wednesday,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 14, 2021
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Mike Rettger Tournament (at Franklin Regional) Woodland Hills 50, Penn-Trafford 43 Baldwin 70, Franklin Regional 38 Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 82, Butler 62 North Allegheny 75, Seneca Valley 51 Nonsection Riverview 50, Apollo-Ridge 46 Aquinas Academy 70, Propel Montour 36...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 15, 2021: Wrestling teams hit the mats
Wednesday night is fight night around the WPIAL. No need to sound the alarm. These battles are all officiated on wrestling mats around the district. There are over 30 sub-sectional openers set for Wednesday as the WPIAL team wrestling season begins. One of the two 2021 district champions are set...
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Dec. 14, 2021
The state finals in Hershey were like a familiar holiday carol. There were five winners from the west, four WPIAL state champions, three days of gridiron thrills, two repeat PIAA title holders and one District 4 powerhouse program saving face for the east. The 2021 high school football season concluded...
Seton LaSalle pulls away from Keystone Oaks in border battle
It wasn’t the Hatfields against the McCoys, but there weren’t a lot of warm, fuzzy holiday wishes being spread around either when neighbors Keystone Oaks and Seton LaSalle squared off on Tuesday. The schools, only separated by a leisurely walk across McNeilly Road, played in front of a packed house...
High school roundup for Dec. 14, 2021: Fox Chapel rolls past Shaler
Jake DeMotte scored 20 points and Fox Chapel flexed its muscles with a 69-55 win over Shaler in nonsection boys basketball Tuesday night. The Foxes (2-1) took over the game with a 21-8 run in the second quarter. JP Dockey and Eli Yofan scored 14 points each. Logan Bernesser led...
Depth shows for GCC boys basketball team in win over Ligonier Valley
Developing depth can be just as important as winning, and Greensburg Central Catholic is doing both as it builds toward section play. “We feel pretty comfortable with our starting five, so the big thing for us right now is six though 10,” Centurions boys basketball coach Christian Hyland said. “We’re...
