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High school roundup for Feb. 16, 2021: Fox Chapel boys top Penn Hills for 11th straight win
Eli Yofan had 25 points and 10 rebounds and No. 3 Fox Chapel rallied from a four-point halftime deficit to run its winning streak to 11 games, defeating Penn Hills, 76-69, in a nonsection boys basketball matchup Tuesday night. Russell Fenton tallied a career-high 15 points, Jake DeMotte scored 14,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 17, 2021: Premier Class 3A matchup
South Allegheny and Shady Side Academy are not only the top two teams in Section 3, they also are two of the best in WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball. The pair meet for a second time in two weeks at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Shady Side Academy in a game...
Lincoln Park tops Quaker Valley in battle for section lead, will rematch ThursdayVideo
Brandin Cummings gave Lincoln Park the lead with a gutsy 3-pointer in the closing minutes, made two clutch free throws in the final seconds and led his team in scoring for the third game in a row. Oh, and he’s a freshman that comes off the bench. Cummings scored 15...
Central Catholic tops Highlands in overtime
Throughout this season, teams have learned they need to be ready on any given day, and Central Catholic was an example of that Tuesday. After learning about their matchup with No. 4 Highlands earlier in the day, the Vikings (10-6, 4-4) squeaked out a 55-53 nonsection overtime victory over the...
Derry’s Cymmerman begins his long journey, hopes to join elite club
The coronavirus has made it tough on high school athletics, especially wrestling. It’s even tougher for high school wrestlers wanting to earn a trip to Hershey in March for the PIAA championships. This is unlike any other season. To get there, tournaments were condensed, qualifiers were reduced and another tournament...
Top-ranked Belle Vernon leaves no doubt, routs Yough
There was no early lead for Yough this time against Belle Vernon, a team that skyrocketed to No. 1 in the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball rankings and jumped to No. 3 in the state rankings since the last time the teams played. Forget the notion this might have been...
6 PIAA qualifiers from last year not wrestling at WPIALs
Seneca Valley senior Chanz Shearer isn’t the only big-name wrestler not participating in the WPIAL and PIAA championships. Mt. Lebanon junior Mac Stout, the returning WPIAL Class AAA 170-pound champion and PIAA runner-up, was not entered along with four other PIAA qualifiers. Stout has not wrestled since getting injured Jan....
Shady Side Academy announces ‘The Gene Deal Fields’ project to honor longtime Athletic Director
Shady Side Academy is set to honor longtime athletic director Gene Deal. On Tuesday, Shady Side Academy announced the plans for “The Gene Deal Fields,” a new $1.75 million multi-sport turf field complex. In October, Deal announced his 31-year tenure as the Shady Side Academy athletic director will conclude at...
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling individual rankings for Feb. 16, 2021
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings: Class AAA 106: 1. Giavonie Schipani, North Hills, fr. (21-0); 2. Tyler Chappell, Seneca Valley, so. (23-2); 3. Andrew Binni, Canon-McMillan, fr. (15-2); 5. Ky Szewczyk, Waynesburg, fr. (15-4). 113: 1. Vinny Kilkeary, Latrobe, so. (14-1); 2. Troy Hohman,...
Final Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling team rankings for 2021 season
Class AAA Rank, Team, record, previous 1. Waynesburg, 13-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 20-2, 2 3. Hempfield, 9-0, 3 4. Franklin Regional, 17-3, 4 5. Connellsville, 7-4, NR 6. Norwin, 10-3, 5 7. North Allegheny, 13-3, 6 8. Butler, 14-2, 7 9. Canon-McMillan, 8-4, 8 10. Kiski Area, 11-3, NR...
Burrell’s Ian Oswalt hoping to join elite group of 4-time WPIAL champions
On the way to his first three individual WPIAL titles, Burrell’s Ian Oswalt might have been one of the most motivated wrestlers in the WPIAL. It showed, as the Bucs’ 138-pounder won at least 45 matches in each of his first three seasons and was on the brink of capturing...
Obama Academy boys basketball halts activities after positive covid-19 test
The Obama Academy boys basketball team must shut down activities for 14 days after a player tested positive for covid-19, Pittsburgh Public Schools announced Tuesday. The shutdown impacts varsity and junior varsity players and coaches. The infected player took part in a junior varsity game Feb. 12 against Perry and...
Ellie Coffield, Melissa Riggins picked for national All-American soccer game
A pair of WPIAL standout midfielders will represent District 7 in the High School All-American soccer game. Mars’ Ellie Coffield and Melissa Riggins of Shady Side Academy were selected to the national all-star showcase set for May 29 in St. Louis. Coffield, a United Soccer Coaches Region II All-American, was...
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Waynesburg’s Wyatt Henson
On the way to Waynesburg’s second straight WPIAL Class AAA championship, the school’s seventh overall, 145-pounder Wyatt Henson put on a show. He picked up three pins and also defeated North Allegheny’s Max Stedeford, who is No. 4 in Trib HSSN’s Class AAA 145-pound rankings, by a 9-3 decision in...
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week for Feb. 16, 2021: Burrell Bucs
The No. 1 Burrell Bucs have won 45 consecutive matches in the WPIAL playoffs, and for the 15th year in a row, they were crowned WPIAL Class AA champions this past Saturday with a 38-18 victory over the Burgettstown Blue Devils. They did so in convincing fashion. With consecutive wins...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 15, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Pine-Richland at North Hills, ppd. Class 5A Section 1 Ringgold at West Mifflin, ppd. Class 4A Section 2 Ambridge at Central Valley, ppd. Class 3A Section 1 Riverside at Laurel, ppd. Section 3 East Allegheny at Ligonier Valley, ppd. Class 2A...
High school roundup for Feb. 15, 2021: West Greene’s Jersey Wise hits milestone
Jersey Wise scored a career-high 31 points, hitting the 1,000-point milestone for her career, to lead West Greene to an 82-30 Section 2-A girls basketball victory over Monessen on Monday afternoon. Anna Durbin added 13 points and Elizabeth Brudnock had 11 for No. 2 West Greene (12-2, 7-0). Mercedes Major...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 16, 2021: Quaker Valley gets busy
Because of some covid-related stoppages this season, some teams will be busy campers over the next 10 days or so. None will be busier than the Quaker Valley boys team. It’s not only about quantity — the Quakers play six section games in the next nine days — it’s also...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 15, 2021
When Chartiers Valley lost big at home to New Castle on Jan. 19 in a battle of then-undefeated teams, Colts senior Brayden Reynolds didn’t sugarcoat his performance. “Honestly it was just one of those nights against,” he said. “It was one of, if not the worst night of shooting in...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 15, 2021
The holidays were not merry for the Gateway boys basketball program. They could not play or practice because of the mandatory covid-19 related shutdown by Gov. Tom Wolf. Then four days before Christmas, Gators head coach Alvis Rogers had to undergo heart bypass surgery after he complained of feeling tightness...
Injury keeping Seneca Valley standout out of WPIAL wrestling tournament
The WPIAL released on Monday the list of wrestlers that will be participating in the individual tournament and one of the top wrestlers in Class AAA was missing. According to the entries inputted on Floarena, Seneca Valley senior Chanz Shearer (18-2, 89-26), who was ranked No. 2 in Class AAA...
Bowen resigns after 9 seasons as Hempfield football coach
Hempfield football coach Rich Bowen resigned Monday after nine seasons, citing professional reasons for his departure. Bowen, 57, had a record of 30-55 with four WPIAL playoff trips, including in 2016 when the Spartans played in WPIAL Class 6A for the first time. “I loved my time at Hempfield. It’s...
WPIAL distance running all-star team clocks nation’s best time
When Knoch senior Mike Formica and Deer Lakes junior Carson McCoy, two of the top distance runners in the WPIAL, got to talking at the Spire Ohio Championship Preview Meet in Geneva, Ohio, on Jan. 30, they discussed plans to break away from the usual individual races they had run...
Penn-Trafford’s Taylor Lloyd, Malia Kearns commit to D-I soccer programs
It was a productive weekend for the Penn-Trafford girls soccer team. The Warriors saw two standout players make verbal commitments to NCAA Division I programs. Junior goalkeeper Taylor Lloyd announced a pledge to Youngstown State, and junior forward Malia Kearns declared her intentions to play at Robert Morris. Lloyd, who...
WPIAL postpones team rifle championships
The WPIAL, citing weather concerns, has postponed the team rifle championships from Tuesday to Wednesday. “We have people coming from five counties, we have no idea what the conditions will be, and we don’t want to put anyone in an unsafe position,” said Matt Rodrigues, Woodland Hills coach and the...
