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After tough stretch, Plum hockey rebounds to get back in playoff chase
Plum ice hockey players knew what it felt like to be in a close game as they skated against Chartiers Valley on Jan. 10 at Mt. Lebanon Recreation Center. In the previous three contests, the Mustangs were right there down the stretch only to fall by one goal to Blackhawk...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 15, 2022
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Class 4A Section 3 Yough 67, South Park 34 Class 3A Section 4 Brentwood 64, McGuffey 39 Nonsection Allderdice 57, McDowell 46 Avonworth 65, Chartiers Valley 47 Central Catholic 74, North Catholic 59 Geibel 78, Plum 75 Monessen 63, Beth-Center 45 North Hills...
High school roundup for Jan. 15, 2022: North Allegheny wins battle of state girls basketball powers
Emma Fischer hit four 3-pointers and scored 16 points to lead North Allegheny to a 51-41 victory over Cumberland Valley on Saturday in a rematch of last year’s PIAA Class 6A semifinals. Jasmine Timmerson and Lydia Betz scored 11 apiece for the Tigers (11-0), who have won 21 straight games....
Mt. Lebanon’s Mac Stout captures 3rd Allegheny County wrestling crown
It’s too bad the coronavirus canceled the 2021 Allegheny County Wrestling Championship. If it hadn’t, there was a good chance Mt. Lebanon senior Mac Stout would have become a four-time champion. Instead, the Pitt signee had to settle for being a three-time winner after his impressive 11-3 victory over Quaker...
Plum’s Citrano, Highlands’ Burford claim Allegheny County wrestling titles
Plum senior Vincent Citrano and Highlands senior Jrake Burford sure celebrated after winning their second Allegheny County Wrestling titles Saturday at Fox Chapel. Citrano and Burford captured their first titles in 2020. The 2021 tournament was canceled because of covid-19. Citrano (16-0) defeated Thomas Jefferson super freshman Maddox Shaw, 3-2,...
Trib HSSN WPIAL Girls Basketball Rankings: Week ending Jan. 16, 2022
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 11-0, 1 2. Mt. Lebanon, 12-0, 2 3. Upper St. Clair, 11-2, 3 4. Norwin, 8-4, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 7-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Chartiers Valley, 13-1, 1 2. Moon, 12-1, 2 3. Trinity,...
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 16, 2022
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. North Hills, 11-0, 1 2. Fox Chapel, 11-1, 2 3. Central Catholic, 10-2, 3 4. Pine-Richland, 7-5, NR 5. Seneca Valley, 6-6, NR Out: Upper St. Clair (8-3, 4), Butler (8-4, 5) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Laurel Highlands, 10-0, 1...
Westmoreland High School Athletes of the Week: Hempfield Briar Priest, Derry’s Tiana Moracco
Briar Priest School: Hempfield Sport: Wrestling Year: Senior Claim to fame: Priest (15-2) avenged is early tournament loss to Latrobe’s Nate Roth with a 10-3 win in the championship match for the 138-pound title at the 69th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament Jan. 8 at Kiski Area. Priest, the...
Chartiers Valley rides 3-pointers to win vs. Norwin
Slam dunks can demoralize opponents. For the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team, 3-pointers can have a similar effect. Yes, it’s kind of like that when the Colts start cashing in from all around the key. It’s almost sing-songy when they get into a shooting rhythm, one 3 after another dropping...
Guido: Second half of basketball season in A-K Valley has some must-watch games
The high school basketball season will reach the halfway mark over the next several days, so it’s time to take a look at some of the area’s biggest games in the second half. We don’t know how much covid will play havoc with the reminder of the regular season, but...
Norwin notebook: Kranitz’s runner-up finish helps Knights finish 7th at WCCA tournament
Norwin senior Chase Kranitz finished second in the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Wrestling Tournament earlier this month at Kiski Area. The Buffalo commit reached the finals at 152 pounds but dropped a 4-2 decision to Latrobe’s Jack Pletcher. His teammate, Conner Henning, finish fourth at 132, while Luke Passarelli took...
Opponents taking notice of Norwin’s ‘Waldo’ Fleming
When Norwin basketball player Michael Fleming went off for 27 points and made five 3-pointers in a game at Penn-Trafford last season, he was introduced to the WPIAL basketball world. Now, he is becoming a household name. The senior guard leads the Knights in scoring and is a key piece...
North Allegheny’s Mia Tuman named Pa. Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year
Whenever the North Allegheny girls volleyball team wins a title, the Tigers have a knack for winning it again and again. That includes individual awards. NA junior Mia Tuman became the fourth Tigers volleyball player in eight seasons to earn the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year honor and the...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers swimmers stay unbeaten
North Allegheny’s boys and girls swim teams earned a sweep over Hampton on Jan. 11 to improve to 4-0 overall and 1-0 in Section 2-3A. The boys scored a 98-78 victory, while the girls won 92-82. Divers Zoe Ky and Will Schenk finished first, along with William Gao (fly, IM),...
County wrestling title boosts confidence of Franklin Regional sophomore Juliano Marion
Don’t look now, but Franklin Regional sophomore Juliano Marion is starting to get noticed. Marion opened eyes by winning the 189-pound weight class at the 69th Annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet Jan. 8. He defeated Penn-Trafford’s Owen Ott, 3-2, in the finals. He also pinned Norwin’s Aiden Yuscinsky and...
Franklin Regional notebook: FR grad Kadyn Hannah makes quick impact at La Roche
Kadyn Hannah did not need much adjustment time as a freshman on the La Roche men’s basketball team. The Franklin Regional alum stepped into the starting five from Day 1 and has helped push the Redhawks (5-5) to four straight wins. The statement game for the 6-foot-5 forward came Jan....
Hampton girls basketball turns up pressure during fast start
The Hampton girls basketball team was perfect in December by letting no opposing teams win and by barely allowing them to breathe. On the way to an 8-0 record, the Talbots sprinted out of the gate from the opening whistle, shell-shocking teams en route to the program’s second-best start in...
Bocce provides team sports experience to Hampton students with disabilities
There is something special and unifying about the Hampton High School bocce team. The club offers students with intellectual or physical disabilities the opportunity to experience the camaraderie and competitiveness afforded by team sports through the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Unified Sports program. “The best part is seeing these kids be...
No longer underdogs, Shady Side Academy boys in position to contend
Last year, the Shady Side Academy boys basketball team dealt with unanticipated success. This year’s team is dealing with anticipated success. The Bulldogs – then known as the Indians – had a strong 2021 regular season, were seeded third in the WPIAL Class 3A tournament and defeated Apollo-Ridge before losing...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Jeannette girls hoops nears return
The Jeannette girls basketball team is hoping to return to the court soon after a week-long quarantine. The Jayhawks had to postpone three games and five practices after a few girls came down with the flu and another tested positive for covid-19. “We are being very cautious,” Jeannette athletic director...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Vinnie Clark, Cheswick Christian’s Olivia Rochkind
Vinnie Clark Class: Senior School: Freeport Sport: Basketball Report card: Clark had a game-high 22 points to lead Freeport to a Section 1-4A victory over Keystone Oaks. He is one of four seniors in the Yellowjackets’ starting lineup who have helped the team achieve more wins this year (seven) than...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 15, 2022
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Seneca Valley 70, Butler 64 Pine-Richland 72, North Allegheny 64 Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 37, Bethel Park 34 Baldwin 66, Peters Township 49 Canon-McMillan 51, Upper St. Clair 45 Section 3 Fox Chapel 57, Norwin 46 Central Catholic 100,...
High school roundup for Jan. 14, 2022: Pine-Richland beats North Allegheny, holds on to 2nd place
Luke Shanahan scored 21 points and Joey Dudkowski added 20 to lead Pine-Richland to a 72-64 victory over North Allegheny in Section 1-6A boys basketball Friday night. Nathan Zavasky put up 13 points for the Rams (7-5, 3-2). Matt McDonough led the Tigers (8-4, 2-4) with 19 points with four...
Penn-Trafford’s win over Hempfield has football feel
Penn-Trafford figured there would come a time this season when it would need to rely on its football players to win basketball games. Its strong, aggressive, championship-level football players. That time was Friday night for juniors Tommy Kalkstein and Conlan Greene. The pair of WPIAL and PIAA 5A football champions...
LA Pratt’s game-winner lifts Lincoln Park to 2-point win over Montour
Lincoln Park saw a 15-point lead vanish Friday night, but that was all forgotten once senior LA Pratt made a clutch runner with five seconds left to lift the Leopards to a 51-49 victory over Montour in a battle of ranked teams. The Duquesne recruit was having a quiet night...
