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Finally back in action, Knoch girls basketball takes down Highlands
Knoch sophomore Hattie McGraw sank her team’s first points of the season Monday with a 3-pointer just 22 seconds into a Section 1-4A home matchup against Highlands. The Knights, who played for the first time this season after games Friday and Saturday were lost to postponement, kept pouring in the...
Pittsburgh City League winter sports will start Jan. 25
City League sports teams can begin their winter seasons Jan. 25, two days before Pittsburgh Public Schools students are expected to resume in-person classes. PPS superintendent Anthony Hamlet announced the updated timeline Monday. The district’s administration had previously said winter sports would be delayed until at least Feb. 1. “As...
What to watch for in high school sports for Jan. 12, 2021: OLSH, Springdale square off
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and Springdale were on a collision course for a semifinals showdown in last year’s WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball playoffs. Only problem is the Section 1 co-champion and No. 4 seed Dynamos were stunned by section foe and No. 12 seed Winchester Thurston, 57-54,...
Damned if you do: Woodland Hills coach, WPIAL board to chat about Tweet
Woodland Hills boys basketball coach Matt Furjanic has a no cursing policy and violators run sprints at practice. Now, Furjanic might be the one running, although he disputes whether the word he uttered should count. Furjanic said he was assessed a technical foul Friday for yelling: “Dammit. That’s steps.” After...
Greensburg Salem girls basketball shut down for 10 more days
One step forward, two steps back. Greensburg Salem cannot seem to gain any traction in girls basketball due to the covid-19 pandemic, which once again has halted play in the program. Team activities have been suspended for 10 more days due to a covid case. Coach Rick Klimchock’s team will...
What to watch for in high school sports for Jan. 11, 2021: PIHL set to restart
While most basketball teams in the WPIAL returned to the court this past Friday and Saturday, the restart of the high school hockey season begins Monday. Following a four-plus week shutdown of high school hockey, the 2020-21 PIHL season continues with a busy night on the ice with 15 scheduled...
High school schedules for Jan. 11, 2021
Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule Nonsection Aquinas Academy at Riverview, 7:30 p.m. Avonworth at Valley, 7:30 p.m. California at Beth-Center, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at West Shamokin, 7:30 p.m. Montour at South Fayette, 7:30 p.m. Thomas Jefferson at Uniontown, 7:30 p.m. Girls WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 North Hills at Penn-Trafford, 7:30...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 10, 2021
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 2-0, 1 2. Butler, 2-0, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 1-0, 5 4. Central Catholic, 1-1, 4 5. North Allegheny, 1-1, 3 Out: none Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Mars, 2-0, 2 2. New Castle, 2-0, 4 3. Chartiers...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 10, 2021
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 2-0, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 1-1, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 1-0, 3 4. Norwin, 1-0, 4 5. Bethel Park, 0-0, 5 Out: none Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Chartiers Valley, 2-0, 1 2. Trinity, 2-0, 2 3. Woodland...
Freeport girls swim team grateful to be back in pool
Alexis Schrecongost was grateful to dive into the pool and compete Friday as she and her Freeport teammates kicked off their season at Kiski Area. The junior, a multitime WPIAL medalist in the 100-yard breaststroke who also has claimed medals in the 200 freestyle and 200 individual medley, said she...
South Park’s Maura Huwalt featured in Trib HSSN Best of the Century podcast series
Through the end of 2020 and the start of 2021, the Rebel Yell podcast will feature chats with some of the top WPIAL athletes from the first 20 years of this century. In May and June, the TribLive High School Sports Network held a fan vote bracket to determine the...
Dozens of basketball broadcasts on tap this week on Trib HSSN
Although the schedule can change at any moment, the TribLive High School Sports Network has lined up plenty of action on the hardwood, mats and ice in the first full week of winter sports. There will be lots of video and audio coverage of WPIAL boys and girls high school...
New Greensburg Salem AD getting comfortable in homecoming
Frank Sundry had not walked the hallways at Greensburg Salem for more than 16 years when he returned to take over as the school’s athletic director in October. The environment still felt familiar, the sites had not changed much and there was a sense of comfort returning to his alma...
Wrestling season during pandemic presents serious challenges for Shaler
Shaler Area junior wrestler Brad Yeager isn’t deterred by the road ahead. Even with low numbers and the pandemic restrictions, the 106-pound grappler is excited to have another season on the mat. Yeager, whose club closed once the pandemic started, has had his opportunities limited. “We’ve been working hard and...
Carlynton mat standout sets sights on 100th win, WPIAL title
In his native Ukraine, where he was born and lived his first 10 years, Oleg Melnyk claims his first name is very common. Now he’s trying to make a name for himself around the WPIAL and the state. The Carlynton senior has risen in weight class as he has improved...
Thomas Jefferson hockey making strides against tougher competition
Thomas Jefferson’s hockey team is on the rise. After competing in the PIHL Class A division for several years, the Jaguars moved up to Class AA this season. At the end of December, TJ owned a 2-1-1 record in the Varsity AA Southwest Division. “The league uses a fair-play formula...
Baldwin in prime position for another shot at Penguins Cup championship
The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound effect on the Baldwin hockey team. After winning its first 15 games last year, Baldwin advanced to the PIHL Penguins Cup Class AA finals with a 19-1 record and was set to play 18-1 Latrobe in the championship game. The PIHL season was...
Sewickley Academy basketball teams used openers as celebration of hard work
Before Gov. Tom Wolf put a three-week pause on high school athletics across the state, the Sewickley Academy boys and girls basketball teams were able to reward their players for all their hard work with a game. The boys won a nonsection matchup over Cornell, 68-40, and the girls did...
Excitement level high as Quaker Valley basketball teams return from layoff
In the first five minutes of practice on Jan. 4, Quaker Valley girls basketball coach Tom Demko could tell his girls were excited to be back. “We usually warm up with some layups and that told us right there. Wow,” Demko said. “They went hard in the first five minutes,...
Penn-Trafford wrestling coach looking forward to revamped schedule
In a normal year, high school wrestling teams would have already competed in numerous tournaments. But this isn’t a normal year, of course, and the current pandemic has disrupted the winter sports season. High school athletics hit the pause button Dec. 13 when Gov. Tom Wolf halted them with the...
Eager to dive into college wrestling, Penn Hills senior commits to Davis & Elkins
Penn Hills’ Hunter Shields has been wrestling for a decade, and he has been given an opportunity to continue his wrestling career at the collegiate level. Shields, who wrestles at 138 pounds, signed his letter of intent to continue his wrestling career at Davis & Elkins, a NCAA Division II...
Penn Hills senior Noel Roach ready to take physical mindset to Akron
Penn Hills’ Noel Roach has known for months where he wanted to continue his football career at the collegiate level. Roach finally made it official when he put pen to paper and signed his national letter of intent to play at Akron during the NCAA early signing period Dec. 16....
Pine-Richland wrestlers lifting program into elite tier
Pine-Richland wrestling coach Caleb Kolb scanned the room during the Rams first in-person practice of the new year with a big smile. It had been more than three weeks since the team was together for a workout, and he couldn’t contain his excitement. “Just out of nowhere he says, “Man,...
Pine-Richland swimmers on mission with schools records in their sights
Pine-Richland’s youthful swimming and diving teams hope to have breakout seasons built on one more year of experience and new additions. Coach Pete Barry’s confidence in them grows with every practice. “We’re taking advantage of every day we can be together, and we’re going to treat every meet like it...
Plum wrestlers look forward to competition in Section 1B
After more starts and stops to the season than he cares to remember, Plum wrestling coach Mike Supak said he’s anxious to see his team begin competition this week. The Mustangs, who had conducted only a couple of practices before Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown orders Dec. 10 as part of...
