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Loaded semifinal bracket at 120 pounds takes shape at WCCA wrestling tournament
There were some wrestling fans who worried there wouldn’t be many exciting matches at the 69th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament this year. But there is no need to worry. Day 2 of the tournament will bring some intriguing matchups, especially in the 120-pound semifinals Saturday at Kiski Area....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 8, 2022: Competitive spirit squads go for gold
It is only the eighth day of the New Year, but already, the WPIAL will be handing out gold at the first winter championships of the 2022 season. Let me see those spirit fingers! Saturday marks the 10th anniversary of the WPIAL Competitive Spirit championships, once again returning to Hempfield....
Woodland Hills football among WPIAL teams voluntarily playing in higher classification
Football coach Tim Bostard knew folks might be a little surprised to see the PIAA list Woodland Hills as a Class 3A team after years of playing two classifications higher. Those other 3A teams can breathe a sigh of relief. Yes, the PIAA this week released updated enrollment numbers that...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 6, 2022
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class A Section 3 Neighborhood Academy 82, Aquinas Academy 80 Nonsection Freeport 80, Apollo-Ridge 48 Butler 53, Kiski Area 46 City League Allderdice 79, Brashear 44 Southwest Christian Athletic Conference Cornerstone Prep 52, Cheswick Christian 33 Friday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 North...
High school roundup for Jan. 6, 2022: Bethel Park stuns No. 2 Upper St. Clair
Emma Dziezgowski hit for 20 points to lead Bethel Park to a 52-47 upset victory Thursday night, handing No. 2 Upper St. Clair its first loss of the season in Class 2-6A girls basketball. Becky Gillenberger added 12 points for the Black Hawks (3-6, 2-1), who trailed by 10 points...
Guard Snyder leads way in Latrobe girls basketball team’s win over Franklin Regional
Sophomore guard Elle Snyder knows her role on the Latrobe girls basketball team. “I am a shooter,” Snyder said with stern confidence. She was a pace-setter Thursday night, showing her shooting touch in the Wildcats’ 57-29 victory over visiting Franklin Regional in a Section 4-5A game. Snyder did her damage...
Derry hires Mike Arone as football coach
The Derry school board voted 8-0 on Thursday to hire Mike Arone as its new football coach. He replaces Vince Skillings, who coached the Trojans the past two seasons. Arone, an associate principal at the high school, worked as an assistant coach at Homer-Center from 1998-2020. He is a 1994...
Jeannette rallies around newcomer Thompson
Basketball has been the center of Nasheed “Nas” Thompson’s universe for a long time. From his youth days in his birthplace of Philadelphia, to his time on the high school team at Clearfield in Pennsylvania District 9, to now being a senior at Jeannette, he has grown to love the...
Westmoreland high school boys basketball notebook: GCC disrupted by covid again
The Greensburg Central Catholic boys basketball team didn’t play a home game in 2020. Because of covid cancellations and schedule-shuffling, the Centurions had to wait until Jan. 8 last season, after the calendar flipped to 2021, to play on their home floor. Now the team is letting out a collective...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 7, 2022: Boys basketball unbeatens collide
Once you reach the one-month mark of the WPIAL basketball regular season, the “battle of unbeaten” matchups become rare. However, two Section 2-4A teams who are a combined 13-0 collide on the first “Frayday” of 2022. First place will be up for grabs when Montour (7-0) hosts Quaker Valley (6-0)....
Despite loss in section opener, signs point to strong season for Leechburg boys
Leechburg had hoped to augment its hot 7-0 start with a victory in the Section 3-A opener at Imani Christian on Tuesday. Instead, the Saints used a combination of rebounding and a stingy defense to hand the Blue Devils boys their first loss of the season, 65-44. Leechburg had entered...
Lindeman, Boyd picked for ECNL all-star showcase
A pair of WPIAL girls soccer standouts and Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy players were selected to play in a national showcase. Franklin Regional senior Sydney Lindeman and Pine-Richland junior Ava Boyd made the cut for the Elite Clubs National League Florida National Selection Games, set for 6 p.m. Saturday at Premier...
Dan Bradley resigns as OLSH football coach after reaching WPIAL finals
Weeks after leading Our Lady of the Sacred Heart to the WPIAL finals, Dan Bradley resigned as Chargers football coach after six seasons. His teams went 49-19, reached the playoffs every year and won a WPIAL title in 2018. “To be honest, I feel like I was pretty lucky to...
Greensburg Salem officials see shift to smaller enrollment class as a plus for district athletics
Greensburg Salem’s Golden Lions will compete against teams from schools with smaller enrollments beginning next fall, a move down that school officials say should be a good one for district athletics. Greensburg Salem will drop from Class 4A to 3A in football, Class 6A to 4A in boys basketball and...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 5, 2022
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Clsss 2A Section 2 Carlynton 48, Northgate 44 Class A Section 2 Geibel 81, Avella 46 Nonsection Armstrong 52, Perry Traditional Academy 35 Latrobe 79, Connellsville 61 Ligonier Valley 69, Southmoreland 47 Ringgold 61, South Park 41 Carmichaels 72, West Greene 41 Waynesburg...
High school roundup for Jan. 5, 2022: North Allegheny wrestlers rally past Pine-Richland
Nathan Monteparte (132) and Jayson Flener (138) recorded clutch pins and Krist Vizcarra (145) took a critical decision in the final three bouts of the night to lead North Allegheny to a 34-33 victory over Pine-Richland in Section 3B-3A wrestling Wednesday night. The match ended up tied 33-33. The Tigers...
Greg Perry resigns as Keystone Oaks football coach citing pay for assistants
Greg Perry resigned as football coach at his alma mater Keystone Oaks, citing a union contract decision that reduced money available for his assistant coaches. Perry went 45-34 in eight seasons. “I quit because in the spring, the school board and the (Keystone Oaks Education Association) decided on a contract...
Roth’s return to the mat helps Latrobe wrestling defeat Hempfield
Latrobe junior Nate Roth has been waiting for this day since the season began. It didn’t matter who his opponent was going to be. He just wanted to compete after recovering from a second surgery on his right shoulder. Beating reigning PIAA Class AAA 132-pound champion and rival Briar Priest...
Westmoreland girls basketball notebook: Southmoreland-Greensburg Salem lives up to billing
It was a girls game played on night when the spotlight shined on the top boys basketball action in the WPIAL. But Greensburg Salem at Southmoreland still lived up to its billing Tuesday. There weren’t a lot of points, possessions were precious and defense was the order of the day...
Junior guard steps into go-to role for Freeport girls basketball team
With two regular starters out of the lineup Monday for a Section 1-4A matchup against Burrell, Ava Soilis set out to lift up her youthful Freeport teammates. The junior guard, a second-year starter for the Yellowjackets and currently the team’s leading scorer, came through with a career-best 26 points and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 6, 2022: Moon girls basketball faces test
So far, there has been a full Moon in the sky over Class 5A in WPIAL girls basketball. The Tigers are a perfect 9-0 and tied for the top spot in Section 1-5A with three-time defending champion Chartiers Valley. Emma Theodorsson led Moon with 20 points on Monday in a...
Trib 10: Neighbors top season’s 1st WPIAL basketball power rankings
We allowed three weeks for teams to flex their muscles at the start of the 2022 season. Now it’s time to see which teams are showing off the most early season power. The weekly Trib 10 power rankings slot the elite teams from around WPIAL boys and girls basketball. With...
Southmoreland girls will forge ahead rather than dwell on early section loss
For Southmoreland, it’s not as much about the loss as it is what happens after it. The Scotties, who were ranked No. 1 in WPIAL Class 4A, were upset Monday at Belle Vernon, 52-40. Belle Vernon (6-2) is no slouch. Everything went the Leopards’ way, and they seemingly couldn’t miss...
Mike Arone pegged to fill football coaching vacancy at Derry
Derry is on the verge of hiring a new football coach. According to the agenda for its Thursday meeting, the district will recommend Mike Arone to take over the program. Arone is an associate principal at Derry Area High School. He was an assistant coach for 20 years at Homer-Center....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 5, 2022: Favorites emerge on mats
Wednesday is another busy night of dual meets in WPIAL team wrestling with over 30 sub-section matches scheduled. With only a couple of weeks left in the team regular season, positioning in the sub-sections becomes more important. There are four matches that will affect the top of these sub-sections: •...
