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Apollo-Ridge seniors relish chance to continue postseason streak
John Kinnamon is cautiously optimistic his Apollo-Ridge softball team can add to recent successes which include three straight WPIAL playoff appearances. While he likes the talent he has assembled, he sees a lot of work still to be done with only a week before the start of the season. “With...
Behind solid pitching staff, Apollo-Ridge looks forward to new section format
A year ago, Apollo-Ridge baseball had designs on improving its one-win season from 2019 and moving up in the section standings. Instead, the pandemic hit and the Vikings, along with other WPIAL teams, suffered a lost season. “I was tough because, the year before, we didn’t have any seniors and...
Mapletown’s Menear claims gold medal at PIAA swimming championships
It took Ella Menear a little longer than she had hoped to make her PIAA Class AA swimming debut. But when the independent sophomore from Mapletown reached the light at the end of the tunnel Friday at Cumberland Valley High School, she found herself in possession of a state gold...
Winning basketball titles runs in Lincoln Park freshman Brandin Cummings’ family
Comparisons to older brother Nelly are harder to shake than any lockdown defender, and Lincoln Park freshman Brandin Cummings just added another item in common. “Different personality. Different length. Different kind of player,” coach Mike Bariski said. “But here’s the similarity: Both were really good as freshmen.” And both won...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 18, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule Abington (10-5) at Lower Merion (10-4), 7 p.m. Saturday’s schedule Archbishop Wood (17-0) at William Allen (11-4), 1 p.m. Scranton (14-2) at Reading (23-2), 1 p.m. Erie (19-3) at Upper St. Clair (20-1), 2 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule Crestwood...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 19, 2021: Champs begin state title quests
While the PIAA basketball playoffs actually began Tuesday and Wednesday with first-round games, the state playoff action tips off for WPIAL champions Friday. The District 7 champs hitting the court Friday evening are New Castle (5A), Lincoln Park (4A) and Bishop Canevin (A) boys along with North Allegheny (6A), Mohawk...
Ellwood City’s Roth brothers among WPIAL swimmers set to challenge for state gold
A long and winding road finally leads to Cumberland Valley High School for the start of the PIAA swimming championships Friday morning. Covid concerns and restrictions forced PIAA officials to make numerous changes to the regular format. No longer at Bucknell because of capacity limitations, additional reductions to the championships...
WPIAL girls basketball champions set for PIAA quarterfinal matchups
Ten WPIAL girls basketball teams were still alive through two rounds of the PIAA postseason last year when the state postseason came to a halt. Now, six District 7 champions are set for the winners-only version of the PIAA playoffs. All of the WPIAL champions received a first-round bye and...
Matchups set for PIAA boys basketball quarterfinals
The few games that made up the first round of the 2021 PIAA boys basketball playoffs are complete, putting teams where they were last year when the state postseason was first suspended, then later canceled because of the global pandemic. So the district champion-only shorter version of the PIAA playoffs...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 17, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs First round Class 3A Wednesday’s results Lancaster Catholic 50, Taylor Riverside 47 Class 2A Wednesday’s results Bristol 40, Williams Valley 36 Old Forge 59, Wyalusing 52 Karns City 72, Conemaugh Township 46 Girls PIAA playoffs First round Class 4A Wednesday’s results Gwynned Mercy 39,...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for March 17, 2021
With the district playoffs in the rearview mirror and the state playoffs underway with select first-round games, it’s time to shuffle the deck before the PIAA quarterfinals. Or in this case, shuffle the top 5 in the HSSN boys basketball state rankings. With some teams losing in the district playoffs...
Trib 10: WPIAL finals shuffle up power rankings
WPIAL championship game results forced a shuffling of the deck in the first post-district playoff edition of the Trib 10. Belle Vernon had been No. 1 on the boys side, but a semifinals loss dropped them out of the power rankings. Trinity has been on top of the girls since...
Jeannette opens girls basketball coaching position
Jeannette is taking its girls basketball program in a new direction. The district opened the coaching position held for the last three seasons by Jonathan Bass after the Jayhawks finished 0-19 this season. The team was 0-6 in section play but opted to enter the WPIAL open playoff tournament and...
Dan DeRose makes ‘tough decision,’ resigns as North Allegheny boys basketball coach
Calling it “a very tough decision,” Dan DeRose resigned Wednesday night after one season as boys basketball coach at North Allegheny. “I really need to step back and evaluate some things,” he said, “because I’m going through some personal and some family issues that I need to deal with.” DeRose...
6 WPIAL wrestlers headline state team for Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic
The Pennsylvania and WPIAL teams were announced for the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic and six WPIAL wrestlers were named to the state team. The Classic will be April 2 at the Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe. The WPIAL team will face the Maryland All-Stars at 4 p.m. and the Pennsylvania team...
Covid-19 concerns won’t keep Upper St. Clair boys out of PIAA basketball playoffs
Upper St. Clair’s boys basketball team has at least six healthy players, so the Panthers will compete Saturday in the PIAA playoffs as scheduled. The school was awaiting results from team-wide covid-19 tests after a case was discovered Sunday, two days after Upper St. Clair won the WPIAL Class 6A...
Mt. Pleasant softball team honors late State Rep. Mike Reese by wearing his numberVideo
You could not tell the players apart by their roster numbers, but you could tell they were playing collectively for a common purpose. Everyone wore No. 12 for the Mt. Pleasant softball team on a sunny Wednesday afternoon when the Lady Vikings hosted Laurel Highlands for a scrimmage. The team...
Fox Chapel’s Shao ready to defend 100 fly title at state meet
One title defense down, one to go. Two weeks after Fox Chapel sophomore Sophie Shao captured her second WPIAL Class AAA girls 100-yard butterfly championship in as many attempts, she will go after her second PIAA gold medal in the event Saturday as the state championships descend on Cumberland Valley...
Southmoreland’s Miller eager for crack at state swimming gold
Henry Miller and his father were about 10 minutes away from Bucknell University’s Kinney Natatorium last year when they got the call that the PIAA, out of growing concern with what would become the covid pandemic, canceled the two-day Class AA swimming and diving championships. “At first, we were like,...
Latrobe athletic director to retire, will continue role as wrestling coachVideo
Mark Mears’ days as an administrator at Latrobe are nearing an end, but not his involvement with the district’s wrestling program. The school board this week accepted Mears’ retirement as the district’s athletic director, a post he has held for about 11 years. The resignation will take effect Aug. 6....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 16, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs First round Class 4A Tuesday’s results Danville 51, Scranton Prep 49 Allentown Central Catholic 43, Pope John Paul II 40 Class 3A Wednesday’s schedule Riverside (19-2) at Lancaster Catholic (18-4), 7 p.m. Class 2A Wednesday’s schedule Bristol (5-7) at Williams Valley, 7 p.m. Old...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 16, 2021: WPIAL champs learn who they’ll play
With the district basketball championships now history, our attention turns from the WPIAL postseason to the PIAA playoffs. The newly crowned 12 WPIAL boys and girls champs won’t enter the PIAA playoffs until the quarterfinals on Friday and Saturday. Meanwhile, the first-round state playoff games conclude Wednesday. Here are the...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for March 16, 2021
With 11 of the 12 district playoffs complete, the attention turns to the champion-only PIAA state brackets. Select first-round games were scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday with the quarterfinals taking place this weekend. Major changes to the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings took place in Class 3A and 2A...
Belle Vernon freshman Quinton Martin gets 2 more Power-5 offersVideo
Quinton Martin had his share of exciting slam dunks this season for the Belle Vernon boys basketball team. He even had a few alley-oops from junior point guard Devin Whitlock. But that is only one of the sports in which Martin makes big plays. Only a freshman, he could be...
Upper St. Clair basketball coach Danny Holzer talks WPIAL titles, his successful career, son’s hockey exploits
It was a great week of sports for the Holzer household. Thomas Jefferson’s hockey team, sparked by senior forward Riley Holzer’s two goals, beat Baldwin, 3-1, on March 9 to climb into a tie for first place in the PIHL Class AA Southwest Division. Two days later, the Jaguars skated...
