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Westmoreland high school girls basketball notebook: Greensburg Salem’s Mankins is ‘irreplaceable’
The Franklin Regional gymnasium fell silent for about 40 minutes Tuesday night when Greensburg Salem sophomore center Kaitlyn Mankins went down with a grim injury. “The girls were sobbing,” Golden Lions girls basketball coach Rick Klimchock said. “There were tears everywhere.” Mankins was coming off a pick-and-roll late in the...
Belle Vernon junior Kreis leans on WNBA exposure
When she was a freshman, Belle Vernon’s Viva Kreis sat courtside at various stops and watched all 12 WNBA teams play, interviewed several players and met her favorite player, Diana Taurasi. The summer tour was part of a project about women’s pro basketball becoming more prominent. Over the passage of...
Knoch’s Nina Shaw shows off scoring touch, all-around game
Nina Shaw went off for a career-high 26 points in Knoch’s 50-33 victory over Section 1-4A rival Highlands on Monday. The junior guard scored 19 in the first half as the Knights established their tempo and took control with a 15-point halftime advantage. But while the team hit its season...
2 WPIAL coaches picked as assistants for Big 33 Football Classic
WPIAL football coaches Matt Humbert of Belle Vernon and T.J. Plack of Peters Township will serve as Team Pennsylvania assistants for the Big 33 Football Classic in May. The coaching staffs were announced Wednesday for the Memorial Day all-star game. Tyrone’s John Franco will serve as Pennsylvania’s head coach. Franco,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 12, 2022: Dual meet season hits stretch drive
There are only two more Wednesday nights of subsection duals remaining before the WPIAL wrestling team sectionals, followed by the district team playoffs. In Section 1A-3A, Highlands (3-0) visits Armstrong (2-1). The Golden Rams hope to keep winning with a looming showdown against Kiski Area coming up next week. First...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for Jan. 12, 2022
The latest Trib HSSN state girls basketball rankings are a tad different from last week with four changes in the Top 5 and a pair of new No. 1 teams. The four teams that only lasted one week in the state Top 5 were Nazareth and Upper St. Clair in...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for Jan. 12, 2022
There were very few changes from the first to the second edition of the weekly Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings. Only two teams fell out of the Top 5 in their respective classifications and both were from District 6. Penn Cambria dropped out in 4A and Conemaugh Valley in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 11, 2022
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 84, Butler 48 Seneca Valley 63, North Allegheny 61 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 55, Baldwin 49 Peters Township 52, Mt. Lebanon 49 Bethel Park 48, Upper St. Clair 44 Section 3 Central Catholic 72, Hempfield 45 Norwin 69,...
High school roundup for Jan. 11, 2022: Quaker Valley dynamic duo does in Blackhawk
Markus Frank and Adou Thiero each recorded a double-double to lead No. 1 Quaker Valley to a 66-36 Section 2-4A boys basketball win over Blackhawk on Tuesday night. Frank had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Thiero recorded 20 points and 12 rebounds. Jack Gardiner added 12 points for the...
Bethel Park gets down and dirty on defense to knock off Upper St. Clair
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There were stretches of the Upper St. Clair at Bethel Park boys basketball battle for first place in Section 2-6A on Tuesday that looked like a young child’s finger painting. To Black Hawks coach Josh Bears, the game looked like a priceless...
2nd-half surge carries No. 2 Greensburg Central Catholic over rival Jeannette
A Greensburg Central Catholic student brought a bass drum into the student section, but an official told him it was not permitted, so it was removed from the raucous gymnasium. Instead of a drum, GCC beat Jeannette. With a revved-up second half after a surprisingly slow start, the No. 2...
Kiski Area boys deal Woodland Hills 1st section loss of season
The Kiski Area boys basketball team again used a balanced scoring attack Tuesday and handed Woodland Hills its first section loss of the season, 55-48. The Cavaliers were solid behind the 3-point arc, hitting seven from long range, and the Wolverines misfired on all four 3-point attempts. That was a...
WPIAL wrestling standings through Jan. 10, 2022
Class AAA Section 1-A Team, Section, Overall Highlands, 3-0, 8-0 Kiski Area, 3-0, 7-1 Armstrong, 1-1, 1-1 Fox Chapel, 1-2, 2-6 Hampton, 0-2, 2-5 Indiana, 0-3, 0-3 Section 1-B Franklin Regional, 2-0, 2-0 Gateway, 2-0, 3-3 Penn-Trafford, 1-0, 1-0 Plum, 2-1, 2-1 Penn Hills, 1-3, 1-5 Woodland Hills, 0-4, 1-15...
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Greensburg Salem heavyweight claims elusive county title
Greensburg Salem senior heavyweight Billy McChesney received a scare in the semifinals of the 69th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament. He found himself trailing Penn-Trafford junior Joe Enick but rallied with a takedown to pull out a 7-5 victory. McChesney then won his first county title by pinning Latrobe’s...
Enrollment changes in WPIAL wrestling makes Class 2A larger
Football and basketball aren’t the only high school sports will see major changes for the next two seasons because of new enrollment figures. Class 3A in WPIAL wrestling is losing seven teams to Class 2A. Heading down are Greensburg Salem, Belle Vernon, Albert Gallatin, Beaver, Hampton, Highlands and Indiana. Waynesburg...
TribHSSN WPIAL individual wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 11, 2022
Individuals Class AAA 106: 1. Luke Willochell (Latrobe) 17-3; 2. Nico Fanella (Indiana) 10-0; 3. Ty Kapusta (Franklin Regional) 12-5; 4. Giavonie Schipani (North Hills) 10-1; 5. Rylen Campbell (Plum) 15-2. 113: Ty Chappell (Seneca Valley) 15-3; 2. Evan Petrovich (Connellsville) 15-2); 3. Leo Joseph (Latrobe) 12-5; 4. Ky Szewczyk...
TribHSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 11, 2022
Class AAA Rank, Team, LW 1.Waynesburg (2-0) 1 2. Latrobe (3-0) 2 3. Connellsville (8-0) 3 4. West Allegheny (7-1) 4 5. Canon-McMillan (4-0) 5 6. Kiski Area (7-1) 6 7. Franklin Regional (2-0) 7 8. Hempfield (2-1) 8 9. Penn-Trafford (1-0) 9 10. Butler (3-0) 10 Others to watch:...
After strong 2021 finish, Mt. Pleasant swimming wants gold
Sandy Felice has high hopes for the Mt. Pleasant swimming team in 2022. And why shouldn’t she? The Vikings are coming off a solid year in 2020-21, particularly on the girls’ side, which finished third as a team at the WPIAL championships last winter. That stellar mark was bolstered by...
Apollo-Ridge bowling teams off to strong start
The Apollo-Ridge bowlers enjoyed the holiday break thanks to their five wins in six decisions in December. The boys team, coached by George Galo, stood in first place in WPIBL Northeast Section 5 with a 3-0 record. The girls, coached Michelle Cominos, were in second place at 2-1. “Both teams...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 10, 2022
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Lincoln Park 103, Ambridge 52 Class 2A Section 4 Carmichaels 63, Bentworth 35 Nonsection Freeport 53, Armstrong 48 Frazier at Beth-Center, ppd. Allderdice 68, Highlands 64 Southwest Christian Athletic Conference Trinity Christian 56, Calvary Christian 30 Tuesday’s schedule Class...
Daemar Kelly helps Penn Hills ‘learn how to win’ in section victory over Gateway
As the final seconds ticked away, coach Chris Giles and the players on the Penn Hills bench all were shouting the exact same words. “Dunk it!” With no one between him and the hoop, sophomore Julian Dugger obliged and threw down a dunk as No. 5 Penn Hills celebrated a...
High school roundup for Jan. 10, 2022: Girls basketball stars hit 1,000-point mark
Perri Page scored 20 points, going over the 1,000 mark for her career, to lead No. 1 Chartiers Valley to a 75-16 Section 1-5A girls basketball victory over West Allegheny on Monday. Aislin Malcolm scored a game-high 21 for the Colts (11-1, 3-0). Helene Cowan added 18 and Hallie Cowan...
Patience pays off as Woodland Hills outlasts Greensburg Salem
With offense relegated to half-court sets and fouls piling up, the more patient team was going to have the advantage down the stretch. Woodland Hills played like it had that trait in its back pocket and methodically pulled away from upstart Greensburg Salem, which played its first Section 4-5A girls...
Knoch girls basketball team wins section showdown with Highlands
The lead in Section 1-4A was on the line Monday as 3-0 Knoch and 3-0 Highlands did battle at Highlands High School. The visiting Knights established themselves early and gradually were able to pull away for a 50-33 victory. “We wanted to come out quickly and establish ourselves and make...
Mars school board set to open job of football coach Scott Heinauer
Mars appears ready to open the job of longtime football coach Scott Heinauer to applicants. The online agenda for Tuesday’s school board meeting includes a motion “to open the varsity head football coaching position” along with those of Heinauer’s varsity assistants and middle school coaches. Heinauer said he intends to...
