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Record 7 WPIAL teams heading to PIAA wrestling tournament
For the first time in PIAA team championship history, seven teams from the WPIAL will be at Hershey for the tournament, which begins Thursday at Giant Center. Class 2A Burgettstown and Latrobe and Canon-McMillan in Class 3A earned trips to the state tournament with victories Monday in the preliminary round....
Hempfield wins 6th WPIAL rifle championship
Hempfield’s rifle team was right on target Tuesday … in the absolute middle of the target. Boasting 100s across the board, the Spartans celebrated a sixth WPIAL title. Senior Amanda Hardman had a perfect score of 100 with 10 center shots to help Hempfield win the team championship at Dormont-Mt....
Westmoreland notebook: Work to upgrade Derry’s Trojan Stadium begins this summer
The entrance to Derry’s Trojan Stadium is going to look quite different in the near future. Through charitable donations the Derry Area School District Foundation described as “major,” the stadium gateway will undergo renovations this summer. The entry way will include a larger ticket booth, updated restrooms, a new concession...
Trib HSSN WPIAL Individual Wrestling Rankings as of Feb. 8, 2022
Trib HSSN’s WPIAL individual wrestling rankings as of Feb. 8, 2022: Class 3A 106: 1. Luke Willochell (Latrobe) 32-3; 2. Nico Fanella (Indiana) 23-0; 3. Ty Kapusta (Franklin Regional) 18-5; 4. Tanner Mizenko (Canon-McMillan), 21-7; 5. Casey Walker (North Allegheny) 23-9. 113: 1. Ty Chappell (Seneca Valley) 27-4; 2. Brandon...
Allegheny commit Ryan Lang having strong year for Knoch
Ryan Lang worked hard to transform his game, and now it has paid off. Lang, a 6-1 senior guard at Knoch, committed to Allegheny on Sunday. “I love the coaches there. I love the campus and the team,” he said. “I think it’s the best place for me.” Allegheny coach...
Young, small Freeport hockey team enjoying winning streak
This season seems to be more about the journey than the destination for the Freeport hockey team. Featuring a roster loaded with underclassmen, the Yellowjackets seem to peaking at just the right moment heading into the final month of the regular season. “It’s been a transition this year,” said coach...
As Tyler Boyd’s position coach at Pitt, Bobby Engram shared stories of the Super Bowl stage
Amid the chaos of a week where he was named offensive coordinator at Wisconsin, Bobby Engram managed to find time to talk about one of his proteges making it to the Super Bowl stage. As Pitt’s wide receivers coach, Engram recruited Tyler Boyd out of Clairton High School and was...
Trib HSSN WPIAL Team Wrestling Rankings for Feb. 8, 2022
Class 3A Team (record), last week’s ranking 1.Waynesburg (16-0) 1 3. Connellsville (18-2) 3 2. Latrobe (12-1) 2 4. Canon-McMillan (11-5) 5 5. North Allegheny (7-1) 4 6. Kiski Area (14-4) 6 7. Butler (16-4) 7 8. Norwin (10-4) 9 9. Bethel Park (10-5) NR 10. Franklin Regional (6-2) 7...
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Greensburg Salem celebrating 800th win
Greensburg Salem’s athletic department has quite a celebration planned for Wednesday’s match against Ringgold. First, the district will celebrate the team’s 800th victory, which occurred Dec. 18 when the Golden Lions defeated Gateway, 54-18. More than 100 alumni and three previous coaches (Rob Waller, Daryl Kelvington and Bill Alexander) along...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 7, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 5A Section 3 Kiski Area 49, Woodland Hills 47 Section 4 Mars 78, Plum 47 Hampton 53, Shaler 48 Class 4A Section 3 Uniontown 73, South Park 37 Class 3A Section 1 Ellwood City 57, Mohawk 31 Section 2 Avonworth 75, New Brighton...
Mars stops Highlands comeback bid, secures section title
Because he’s better known as a lacrosse player, the Mars coaching staff didn’t know whether Austin Cote would come out for basketball. The Planets are glad he did. With Highlands cutting a 13-point deficit to five in the fourth period, Cote scored a pair of 3-point baskets and a two-point...
Deer Lakes uses second-half rally to dash Keystone Oaks’ playoff hopes
Keystone Oaks came into its home game Tuesday with its playoff hopes on life support. Thanks to a big run in the third quarter and a strong second half, Deer Lakes KO’d the Golden Eagles’ playoff hopes. The Lancers broke open a tie game with an 11-0 run midway through...
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinching scenarios as of Feb. 7, 2022
Less than a week remains in section play in the WPIAL girls basketball regular season. This winter, the district returns to earning a ticket to ride on the Path to the Pete with no open tournament and the championships returning to the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center, March 3-5....
High school roundup for Feb. 7, 2022: Trinity clinches section title
Alyssa Clutter scored 23 points to lead Trinity to a 90-62 girls basketball victory over Albert Gallatin on Monday, clinching the Section 3-5A title for the Hillers. Eden Williamson added 15, Macie Justice 13 and Madeline Roberts 12 for No. 2 Trinity (16-1, 11-0). Gianna Michaux led Albert Gallatin (13-4,...
Short-handed Derry perseveres through trying season
Down to seven players, a hobbled leading scorer and a section schedule wearing thin on opportunities, the Derry girls basketball team played on with flickering playoff hopes. Yes, these Lady Trojans, who could have mailed it in weeks ago, kept reaching upward toward fourth place in the Section 1-4A standings....
Highlands girls basketball team erupts for win vs. Freeport
The Highlands girls basketball team entered Monday’s Section 1-4A matchup with Freeport averaging 54.5 points, and its previous season high of 76 points came last week in a 22-point nonsection win over Keystone Oaks. The Golden Rams blew past that season average and topped the Keystone Oaks total by one...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 8, 2022: Butler battling for playoff spot
In the last three years, the Butler boys basketball team lost to Mt. Lebanon in the 6A finals in 2019, beat the Blue Devils to win district gold in 2020 and lost to eventual champion Upper St. Clair in the WPIAL semifinals last year. Now the Golden Tornado are in...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 7, 2022
They are the poster child of every darkhorse high school basketball team when the playoffs tip off. The incredible run of the Ellwood City boys basketball team last season should be an inspiration to many come next week. Last year, the Wolverines finished tied for second in their section and...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 7, 2022
As Jackson Juzang wraps up a marvelous high school basketball career at Winchester Thurston, he accomplished a personal achievement this past week. Now he’s focused on the team goal. It was an up-and-down week for the Bears, but business as usual for Juzang, who scored 57 points in two games....
Pine-Richland hires Penn Hills’ Jon LeDonne as football coach
As a parent with three kids in the district, Jon LeDonne already wore a number of hats around Pine-Richland. Scorekeeper for middle school basketball. Coach for a fourth-grade girls team. Scorers’ table duty at youth wrestling matches. “I see him at every event,” athletic director Joe Gironda said. “You’d think...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Salem’s Carissa Caldwell
Last season, the Greensburg Salem girls basketball team went 8-12, including a 2-10 record in section play. This year, the team has done a 180 with a 14-3 record (5-2 in section) and sits in prime position to lock up a spot in the WPIAL playoffs. So what exactly has...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: St. Joseph’s Rylan Zale
There were 4.5 seconds remaining. St. Joseph trailed Riverview by 2 points. Four of the Spartans’ regulars were sidelined with injury or illness. Rylan Zale told his coach and teammates he would take, and make, the winning shot. “I called timeout to draw up a play underneath the basket,” St....
High school roundup for Feb. 6, 2022: Aliquippa knocks off Lincoln Park
Cameron Lindsay scored 19 points and Damar Freeman added 17 to lead Aliquippa to a 65-50 victory over Lincoln Park at the Hoops for a Cure showcase at Sewickley Academy on Sunday. Brandon Banks added 10 for the Quips (12-7), who trailed by six at halftime and took over with...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 6, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results Hoops for a Cure At North Allegheny Winchester Thurston vs. Aquinas Academy, ppd. Bishop Canevin 94, Greensburg C.C. 57 Highlands 86, McKeesport 60 Montour 65, Belle Vernon 48 At Sewickley Academy Rochester 53, Sto-Rox 47 Aliquippa 65, Lincoln Park 50 Monday’s schedule Class 5A...
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings through Feb. 6, 2022
There is one week remaining in section play in the WPIAL boys basketball regular season. This winter, the district returns to earning a ticket to ride on the Path to the Pete with no open tournament, and the championships returning to the Pitt’s Petersen Events Center, March 3-5. Trib HSSN...
