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Sophomore John Hughes pacing young Springdale core
There’s a bit of an interesting bond forming at Springdale between the team’s new head coach and its top player. The common denominator: both are relatively new faces within the program. Kobi Phillippi took over as boys basketball coach at Springdale late in the summer after serving as an assistant...
Trib HSSN WPIAL Individual Wrestling Rankings as of Feb. 1, 2022
Class 3A 106: 1. Luke Willochell (Latrobe) 27-3; 2. Nico Fanella (Indiana) 23-0; 3. Ty Kapusta (Franklin Regional) 17-5; 4. Casey Walker (North Allegheny) 22-8; 5. Rylen Campbell (Plum) 23-5. 113: 1. Ty Chappell (Seneca Valley) 22-3; 2. Leo Joseph (Latrobe) 21-7; 3. Brandon Dami (Canon-McMillan) 13-4; 4. Evan Petrovich...
Trib HSSN WPIAL Team Wrestling Rankings as of Feb. 1, 2022
Class 3A Rank Team Last week 1. Waynesburg (12-0) 1 2. Latrobe (9-0) 2 3. Connellsville (15-1) 3 4. North Allegheny (6-0) 4 5. Canon-McMillan (9-3) 5 6. Kiski Area (13-3) 6 7. Butler (15-3) 10 8. Franklin Regional (6-1) 7 9. Norwin (9-3) NR 10. Penn-Trafford (5-5) 9 Others...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 31, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 5A Section 3 Gateway 66, Kiski Area 56 Nonsection Ligonier Valley 69, Mt. Pleasant 52 Tuesday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Seneca Valley at Butler, 7:30 p.m. Section 2 Bethel Park at Canon-McMillan, 7:30 p.m. Mt. Lebanon...
Trib HSSN Boys Basktball Player of the Week for Jan. 31, 2022
On the football field, Armstrong junior Cadin Olsen is one of the top quarterbacks in the district. He finished third in the WPIAL is passing this fall with 2,501 yards and 28 touchdown passes. On the basketball court, Olsen is proving to be a force as well, providing plenty of...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Jan. 31, 2022
When last week began, the Freeport boys basketball team was in fourth place in Section 1-4A. The Yellowjackets were looking up at North Catholic, Burrell and Deer Lakes in the standings and had Keystone Oaks trying to chase them down for a playoff spot. After two big wins, the landscape...
High school roundup for Jan. 31, 2022: Bethel Park knocks off Upper St. Clair
Emma Dziezgowski scored 18 points to lead Bethel Park to a 53-44 victory over No. 3 Upper St. Clair in Section 2-6A girls basketball Monday night. Riley Miller added 16 for the Black Hawks (8-8, 6-3), who jumped out to a 17-10 lead after one quarter. Kate Robbins scored 13...
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings for Jan. 31, 2022
Less than two weeks remain 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....
Greensburg Central Catholic gets past Winchester Thurston, nears Section 4-2A title
Once Greensburg Central Catholic adjusted to visiting Winchester Thurston’s pressure and sophomore guard Mya Morgan found her shooting touch Monday night, it was the Centurions’ game to lose. No. 5 GCC tempered a stagnant first half with a much better second and took care of the Bears, 45-31, to move...
Fox Chapel swim teams speeding toward section titles
Payton O’Toole made a splash two years ago as a freshman at Burrell with a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle at the WPIAL Class 2A championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. She also was sixth in the 500 free. A trip to states in the 200 free was dashed as...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Brianna Zajicek
Norwin’s girls basketball team is 10-4 overall, 6-1 in section play, heading into the back half of the season. While they are at the top of the standings, it was not exactly an easy path there for the Knights. They were expecting junior Savannah Schenck back after an ACL injury...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Plum’s Vince Citrano
Whether it’s been by decision, major decision, fall or technical fall, Plum senior Vince Citrano has been on point with his goals for his final high school wrestling season. Led by his second Allegheny County tournament championship — he also won as a sophomore in 2020 — Citrano is 18-0...
Clairton’s Tyler Boyd extends Super Bowl streak for Big 33 Football Classic
Thanks to former Clairton star Tyler Boyd, the Big 33 Football Classic’s Super Bowl streak lives on. Every Super Bowl has included at least one alumni from the high school football all-star game, a remarkable streak that Boyd will extend for another year as a wide receiver for the AFC...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 1, 2022: Playoff picture still unclear in Class 6A
Welcome to the start of the February Frenzy. The first two weeks of the shortest month of the year concludes the regular season while the final two weeks feature the first three rounds of the WPIAL basketball playoffs. One of the boys basketball questions heading into the “stretch run” was,...
High school sports scores, schedules for Jan. 30, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results PBC Classic At Montour Bishop Canevin 68, Belle Vernon 64 Canon-McMillan 71, Beaver Falls 50 Ellwood City 82, Sto-Rox 60 Mars 67, Aliquippa 33 North Hills 75, Upper St. Clair 47 Shaler 69, Chartiers Valley 66 Shootout at Seton Hill Franklin Regional 65, Homer-Center...
High school roundup for Jan. 30, 2022: No. 1 North Hills rolls past No. 4 Upper St. Clair
Royce Parham had 28 points and Will Blass added 12 to lift top-ranked North Hills to a 75-47 victory over No. 4 Upper St. Clair (11-5) in a boys basketball game Sunday at the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Classic at Montour. North Hills improved to 16-0 this season. Michael Pellicci had...
Greensburg Central Catholic tunes up for big week by beating Latrobe at Seton Hill
With a potentially tough stretch of games this week, high-scoring Greensburg Central Catholic was hoping for a strong showing Sunday night at the five-game Shootout at Seton Hill basketball event — a tune-up of sorts that could do more for the team than a practice. The Centurions hit 80 points...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 31, 2022: Basketball section titles on the line
Welcome to the final day of the first month of the year and the start of the stretch run of the 2022 WPIAL basketball regular season. While most teams are caught up on section games and will finish with three to four section contests over the next two weeks, a...
This week on the TribLive High School Sports Network: Week of Jan. 31, 2022
We say so long to January and hello to February, the shortest month that carries a mighty strong playoff punch. We have video and audio coverage of 65 high school boys and girls basketball games from the WPIAL, along with basketball action from District 6 and District 9. We also...
Penn-Trafford lineman Ochendowski commits to Cornell
Ochendowski commits to Cornell Penn-Trafford senior Declan Ochendowski took a trip to Ithaca, N.Y., this weekend to visit Cornell, and he found a new home for the next four years. Ochendowski received an offer to play football in the Ivy League and plans to attend, but he mist be accepted...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Penn-Trafford football team honored in Harrisburg
Penn-Trafford traveled to Hershey to win a state football championship. The Warriors went to Harrisburg to be recognized for it. The WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A champs were honored Tuesday at the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Players and coaches were announced in the house and senate before touring the capital...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Monessen girls basketball to finish game with Fort Cherry
Monessen had an unusual time Wednesday when it hosted Fort Cherry for a girls basketball game. The power went out just before tip-off, and the teams played with generator lights and no scoreboard. But then the back-up lights also conked out with just 2 minutes, 7 seconds to play in...
Trib HSSN WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Jan. 30, 2022
The focus at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and across the WPIAL has been on the record-setting winning streak of the OLSH boys basketball team, breaking the nearly 40-year-old WPIAL record with 54 straight wins, and counting. “The boys’ run is very impressive, especially considering the tough WPIAL and...
Trib HSSN WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week: Week ending Jan. 30, 2022
In this day and age, high school basketball coaches often will say teaching unselfishness to their players is the key to a successful team. Seneca Valley girls coach Dorothea Epps had the opposite issue with senior Olivia West. “Liv has really picked it up the last month,” Epps said. “Initially,...
2021-22 PIHL standings through Jan. 30, 2022
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Jan. 30. Eight teams in each classification qualify for the PIHL playoffs. *- indicates clinched a playoff spot x- indicates eliminated from playoff chase #-Indicated ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss =...
