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Westmoreland girls basketball notebook: Belle Vernon boasts deep rotation
When it started three different lineups in its first four games, it was evident Belle Vernon’s girls basketball team had depth. With a bench that stretches eight to 10 deep, the Leopards (3-1) have a fresh set of guards ready to take the floor in a constant flow. The rotation...
Dawson, Suman among Westmoreland girls basketball players battling back from injury
Jenna Dawson takes the basketball court with a giant piece of battle armor on her left leg, a constant reminder of a grueling offseason and the toughness she holds within. The junior guard from Belle Vernon missed last season with a torn ACL and MCL and underwent reconstructive surgeries on...
Kiski Area sponsors girls wrestling team as sport’s momentum grows
The movement to sanction girls high school wrestling has arrived in the Alle-Kiski Valley. Monday night, the Kiski Area School District became the first A-K Valley school board to sign on to the movement to someday have girls wrestling receive PIAA sanction. Kiski Area became the 31st school in Pennsylvania...
Laurel Valley coaching icon Jerry Page dies at age 89
A local coaching giant is gone but his legacy lives on. Longtime Laurel Valley football and baseball coach Jerry Page died Wednesday morning due to complications from pneumonia, WCCS radio out of Indiana County reported. He was 89. Page coached the Rams, who later merged with Ligonier Valley and kept...
Steve Campos resigns after 1 season as Pine-Richland football coach
The Pine-Richland football coaching job is open for the second time in six months. Steve Campos, who stepped into a heated controversy last summer to lead the team, resigned Wednesday after one season as head coach. Lingering health issues led to his decision, said Campos, who recently underwent knee replacement...
Alle-Kiski Valley boys and girls cross country honor rolls announced
The Alle-Kiski Valley Cross Country Honor Roll for the 2021 season was released Wednesday. Jack Lorence, a senior from Fox Chapel, was named the boys runner of the year. He capped his final season with a ninth-place finish at the WPIAL Class 3A championships Oct. 28 at Cal (Pa.). He...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 21, 2021
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland 69, Butler 59 North Hills 65, Seneca Valley 33 Class 5A Section 3 Woodland Hills 51, Franklin Regional 49 Penn Hills 68, Latrobe 57 McKeesport 51, Kiski Area 48 Section 4 Armstrong 36, Plum 30 Highlands 86, Hampton...
High school roundup for Dec. 21, 2021: Seton LaSalle outlasts West Allegheny, 108-105, in 3OT
Connor Spratt led all scorers with 36 points and Seton LaSalle outlasted West Allegheny, 108-105, in a nonsection triple overtime slugfest in WPIAL boys basketball Wednesday night. Both teams came into the game undefeated. They were tied at 75 at the end of regulation, 87 after the first overtime and...
Belle Vernon boys basketball makes quick work of Yough
There was some discussion over the halftime score Tuesday night at Yough. The scorekeepers and scoreboard operator were two points short of what the media had tabulated at the break. It all stemmed from a basket off a steal by Belle Vernon sophomore forward Quinton Martin. A basket that happened...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 22, 2021: Wrestlers vie for 1st place in early season tests
Three days before the focus is on the family chimney and the big guy making his yearly visit, the focus is on the scholastic wrestling circle as district teams hit the mat for one more sub-section match before the holidays. Nearly 30 WPIAL wrestling matches are schedule for Wednesday, some...
Latrobe, Connellsville wrestling teams off to good starts in new season
So, what have we learned about wrestling in the WPIAL two weeks into the season? Well, a lot. Latrobe and Connellsville look to be serious contenders in Class AAA and could challenge No. 1 Waynesburg. Latrobe, ranked No. 2, won the Hickory Tournament on Dec. 11 and placed fourth overall...
WPIAL Class 6A football to shrink again as Baldwin, Hempfield, Norwin drop
The WPIAL’s largest football classification just keeps getting smaller. WPIAL Class 6A had eight teams this fall, but that number is likely shrinking to five before next season with Hempfield, Norwin and Baldwin all dropping to 5A, according to information from the schools. The new cutoff for Class 6A football...
Allegheny 7 Offensive Player of the Year Kyle Tipinski finds family, stability at North Catholic
At 18, Kyle Tipinski has overcome a number of obstacles, but he eventually found a stable home environment. It has led to the New Kensington resident and North Catholic High School senior to reach the brink of a major decision: which football scholarship to accept. Tipinski, a key member of...
Burrell hockey displays potential during strong start to season
The Burrell hockey team already has exceeded its win total from last year, which is a sign of the progression since the PIHL season started in October. The Bucs won only three games in 2020-21 but this year have a 5-2 record. It’s a good start, but first-year coach Luke...
Greensburg Central Catholic senior quartet earns all-WPIAL volleyball honors
After falling short of the PIAA playoffs in 2020, the Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball team didn’t let it happen again this season. Not that the Centurions were crazy about the final picture — they couldn’t get past the Class A quarterfinals — but if ever a GCC team looked...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 20, 2021
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Monday’s results Nonsection Albert Gallatin 56, Brownsville 52 Jefferson-Morgan 79, Avella 44 Brashear 73, Cornell 59 Carrick 65, Propel Andrew Street 26 Central Catholic 67, Chartiers Valley 51 Elizabeth Forward 69, Clairton 36 West Greene 58, Frazier 53 Hempfield 72, Peters Township 65 Imani Christian...
High school roundup for Dec. 20, 2021: Moon tops Indiana in Class 5A girls showdown
Reilly Sunday had 26 points, eclipsing 1,000 for her career, to lead No. 3 Moon to a 53-50 overtime victory over No. 5 Indiana in a nonsection matchup of undefeated girls basketball teams in Class 5A. Emma Theodorson added 22 points for the Tigers (5-0). Katie Kovalchick (18) and Eve...
Freeport girls basketball fends off Deer Lakes rally in section opener
The Deer Lakes girls basketball team made a furious fourth-quarter comeback at Freeport on Monday in the Section 1-4A opener for both teams. But a 17-point third-quarter lead by Freeport — its largest of the game — was more than the Lancers were able to overcome. The Yellowjackets held on...
Jeannette hires Paulone as new football coach
Thomas Paulone Jr. knows the rich tradition of the Jeannette football program. He played for the Jayhawks, graduating in 2010, and his grandfather, the late Aldo Paulone, hired the late Joe Mucci away from Greensburg Central Catholic in 1968. Paulone, 29, continues the tradition of former Jeannette players to coach...
Sewickley Academy draws WPIAL discipline for promotional video highlighting athletics
In an attempt to boost middle-school enrollment, Sewickley Academy inadvertently ran afoul of PIAA recruiting rules with a multi-part video highlighting the school’s academics, arts and athletics. As one video, there wouldn’t be an issue. But because the three were presented separately, the WPIAL found Sewickley Academy had violated PIAA...
No letdown for Latrobe wrestling team in decisive win over rival Derry
The Latrobe wrestling team could have easily had a letdown Monday in a nonsection match against Derry after a solid performance at the King of the Mountain tournament over the weekend. The Wildcats finished fourth at Central Mountain and left feeling good about themselves. But the leadership on the team...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 21, 2021: Butler, Pine-Richland boys to square off
Last year, the Pine-Richland boys basketball team finished tied in the loss column with North Allegheny for first place in Section 1-6A. The Rams reached the 6A title game before falling to Upper St. Clair. Part of Pine-Richland’s success in the section was going 2-1 head-to-head against then defending 6A...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Dec. 20, 2021
A new basketball season brings hope to all programs, whether they are coming off a successful campaign or hoping to put last season in the rearview mirror. By the looks of the 4-0 start for the Cornell boys basketball team, last season’s mighty struggles are a distant memory. “Last year...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Soccer standout DiFalco believes Duquesne is best fit for him
Some were surprised when Anthony DiFalco signed with Duquesne last week, but the soccer star from Franklin Regional believes he has found the perfect fit. While he had interest from Pitt and Robert Morris, DiFalco went with the Dukes, who finished as the Atlantic 10 runner-up last season. Franklin Regional’s...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Derry’s Tyson Webb
Last season, Derry’s basketball team had a historic year, finishing third in Section 1-4A and capping it off by winning the first playoff game in program history in the preliminary round against Southmoreland. The team that ended last season and the team on the court this season will look vastly...
