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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 28, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 76, Butler 62 North Allegheny 66, Seneca Valley 54 Section 2 Upper St. Clair 60, Baldwin 49 Mt. Lebanon 52, Canon-McMillan 40 Bethel Park 53, Peters Township 47 Section 3 Central Catholic 46, Penn-Trafford 38 Fox Chapel 87,...
High school roundup for Jan. 28, 2022: OLSH sets WPIAL record with 53-game win streak
Jake DiMichele scored 35 points, hitting nine 3-pointers, as OLSH defeated South Side, 82-46, to set a WPIAL record with 53 consecutive victories Friday night. The No. 1 Chargers (13-0, 5-0) broke the record of 52 set by Uniontown in 1965 and matched by Washington in 1985. OLSH’s last loss...
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings for Jan. 28, 2022
Less than three weeks remain 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 University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center, March 3-5....
Greensburg Central Catholic boys hold off Winchester Thurston, take over 1st place
Greensburg Central Catholic and Winchester Thurston were scheduled to meet three weeks ago, but that boys basketball game was postponed, so the teams could only study one another from a distance. “I’m sure both teams have seen each other on film a little bit,” GCC coach Christian Hyland said, “but...
Latrobe tightens up on defense, shuts down Greensburg Salem
Latrobe’s girls basketball team played its third consecutive game without leading scorer Anna Rafferty on Friday, and the Wildcats didn’t miss a beat. Junior Emma Blair scored a game-high 18 points and had 15 rebounds to lead first-place Latrobe (13-2, 8-0) to a 47-20 victory against Greensburg Salem in Section...
Tough schedule pays off as Norwin boys down Hempfield
Norwin and Hempfield know something about tough nonsection schedules. Both boys basketball teams have gone against some of the top teams in Class 6A and 5A in the hopes those games would sharpen their lineups for Section 3-6A play. After playing 5A No. 1 Laurel Highlands close and then beating...
Ligonier Valley’s Roddy, Latrobe’s Polosky win county diving titles
Though he had to wait an extra year to win his second county diving championship, Ligonier Valley senior Nick Roddy never lost confidence in his abilities. As the school’s lone male diver, Roddy was determined to come through again. That he did, overpowering the pack Friday to repeat as the...
Kiski Area boys make late run to get past Gateway in Section 3-5A
With four minutes left in Friday’s Section 3-5A boys basketball matchup between Gateway and Kiski Area, the visiting Gators held a one-point advantage and hoped to make a run to put the game on ice. But the Cavaliers wanted none of that. Kiski Area outscored Gateway, 15-6, down the stretch...
Last-second 3-pointer lifts Freeport over Burrell
Vinnie Clark had a senior night to remember forever. With the score tied and 2 seconds remaining, Clark took an inbound pass from Ben Lane and drained a 3-pointer in the corner to lift Freeport to a 56-53 home victory over Burrell on Friday night. “I joked with Ben, because...
Leechburg boys stage furious comeback before Imani Christian hangs on for win
Imani Christian’s bus was late to the Leechburg gym with a misunderstanding of the start time. The Saints all but debussed and walked on to the floor to build a huge lead, only to see Leechburg stage an amazing comeback. The Blue Devils cut a 25-point deficit to five early...
Jeannette coach Adrian Batts gets 200th career win
Jeannette boys basketball coach Adrian Batts has never missed the WPIAL playoffs in 12 seasons leading the Jayhawks and he is on pace to reach the postseason again this year. Batts reached a milestone along the way Friday night, posting his 200th win at Jeannette. The Jayhawks won a Section...
Kiski Area swimmers Hansen, Sterlitz have sights set on top spots at WCCA meet
As freshmen in 2020, Levi Hansen and Parker Sterlitz made a run at the boys 500-yard freestyle title at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association championships at Derry High School. Hansen took third, and Sterlitz was fourth behind then-junior Austin Prokopec from Penn-Trafford and then-senior Ryan McFaden from Franklin Regional. Fast...
Remembering Ben Roethlisberger’s remarkable senior season at Findlay High
Ben Roethlisberger walked off into the sunset Thursday, announcing his retirement from pro football after 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But long before No. 7 dodged Terrell Suggs, extended play after play or won two Super Bowls, he was a terrific high school player in Ohio — at least...
Penn-Trafford’s Maura Suman breaks school steals record
Penn-Trafford senior point guard Maura Suman can handle the ball and score with some of the better backcourt players in Section 1-6A. But Suman is a quietly good defender, and a school record quietly sneaked up on her Thursday night. Suman broke the school’s career record for steals. She had...
Aliquippa plans to build new football stadium, receives $250,000 from NFL
Aliquippa’s aging football stadium will be torn down and rebuilt this year with a little help from the NFL. The school recently received a $250,000 grant from the NFL Foundation, said Aliquippa superintendent Phillip Woods, who hopes to solicit donations from additional organizations as well. The school district also in...
Hempfield competitive spirit team has high expectations for PIAA championships
For the fourth time in five years, the Hempfield competitive spirit team is headed to the PIAA championships. The Spartans’ performance is scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday, in Hershey. Hempfield slipped by defending state champion South Fayette by 0.1 points to become back-to-back WPIAL champions. Expectations are high for the...
Plum competitive spirit team ready for 1st trip to PIAA championships
Not many sports crown a champion after just 2 minutes, 30 seconds. That’s how much time it took for the Plum competitive cheer team to earn a spot in the PIAA championships for the first time in school history. Though the preparation took much longer than that. “We started putting...
Southmoreland seizes control of Section 3-4A with win against Belle Vernon
The road to then Section 3-4A title again will travel through Alverton after the Southmoreland girls pulled away from Belle Vernon on Thursday night. The Scotties control their destiny in the section thanks to a 61-51 win over the Leopards after pulling away in the fourth quarter. Southmoreland’s win avenged...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 28, 2022: OLSH on brink of making history
On the final Friday night of high school basketball in January, 57- and 37-year-old WPIAL boys basketball records are in serious jeopardy of being smashed by a bolt of lightning. The OLSH Chargers tied the record for longest district winning streak at 52 in a row Monday in a nonsection...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 27, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class 3A Section 3 Steel Valley 55, South Allegheny 52 Class A Section 3 St. Joseph 65, Neighborhood Academy 48 Nonsection Uniontown 79, Brownsville 68 Pine-Richland 58, Allderdice 44 Latrobe 71, River Valley 59 Armstrong 52, Slippery Rock 46 Southwest Christian Athletic Conference Cheswick...
High school roundup for Jan. 27, 2022: Statement wins for OLSH, South Fayette
Kyleigh Nagy scored 20 points and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart staked its claim as a WPIAL Class 2A contender with a 53-39 victory over No. 1 Neshannock in Section 1-2A girls basketball Thursday night. Emily Schuck added nine points for the Chargers (12-4, 6-1), who scored the Lancers,...
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings for Jan. 27, 2022
Just over 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. Trib...
Westmoreland boys basketball notebook: Shootout at Seton Hill returns
Basketball showcase events went by the wayside last season as the covid pandemic stretched its long reach over high school and college sports. But a local event returns this weekend, and it features five games at Seton Hill’s McKenna Center. The Shootout at Seton Hill will be played Sunday, beginning...
Keystone Oaks beats Shady Side Academy to shore up playoff positioning
As play began on Thursday, there was a major logjam behind Avonworth in WPIAL Section 3-3A girls basketball. Five teams were separated by only two games with just over two weeks remaining. Keystone Oaks distanced itself from the pack a bit by flying high early and cruising to a 48-37...
Norwin girls easily drop No. 1 North Allegheny
Norwin had a “purple out” Thursday night as part of a fundraiser. The girls basketball team was seeing red from the opening tip. Fourth-ranked Norwin started fast and never loosened its grip, leaving a trail of nine 3-pointers in its wake on the way to beating the No. 1 out...
