High School category, Page 1110
A-K Valley basketball notebook: Plum’s Kennedie Montue eclipses 1,000 points
Kennedie Montue has shown a keen scoring touch the past three seasons for the Plum girls basketball team. This winter, the junior forward is averaging more than 20 points for a Mustangs squad (10-4, 6-1) leading Section 2-5A. In Monday’s 44-37 victory over Franklin Regional, Montue surpassed 1,000 career points....
Westmoreland girls basketball notebook: Mt. Pleasant’s Giacobbi gets 200th win
Scott Giacobbi has been through peaks and valleys while coaching the Mt. Pleasant girls basketball team. He hes seen playoff streaks, postseason wins and bumpy, rebuilding seasons such as this one. In his 15 years in charge of the Vikings, though, the modest coach never has made it about himself....
Aliquippa drops PIAA appeal, accepts promotion to Class 4A football
MECHANICSBURG — Aliquippa accepted its football team’s fate Wednesday and the school ended efforts to stay in Class 3A. School administrators were scheduled to appear before the PIAA board and argue their appeal, but instead they cancelled that hearing on the advice of Aliquippa’s school board, said athletic director Brandon...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 21, 2020
Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 72, North Allegheny 57 Central Catholic 64, North Hills 52 Pine-Richland 73, Seneca Valley 70 Section 2 Bethel Park 74, Canon-McMillan 65 Mt. Lebanon 85, Baldwin 42 Peters Township 72, Upper St. Clair 71 (OT) Section 3 Fox Chapel 64,...
High school roundup for Jan. 21, 2020: Chartiers Valley fends off South Fayette
Brayden Reynolds scored 19 points and first-place Chartiers Valley held off one of its chief challengers in Section 2-5A, picking up a 54-43 victory over South Fayette on Tuesday night. Maercello Legister added 16 points for the No. 2 Colts (11-4, 8-1). Connor Mislan led South Fayette (9-6, 5-4) with...
DeQuay Canton’s buzzer beater lifts Carlynton past Keystone Oaks
The incredible turnaround season for Carlynton added another successful chapter on Tuesday. Senior DeQuay Canton hit a short runner in traffic before the buzzer as the Cougars edged host Keystone Oaks, 66-64. The game was tied with Keystone Oaks in possession, winding down for the final shot. Golden Eagles sophomore...
Led by champ Sam Hillegas, North Hills wrestlers have strong showing at county tournament
In terms of both the individual performances of its grapplers and its success as a collective group, the North Hills wrestling team made sure it got its money’s worth out of the fiercely competitive Allegheny County wrestling tournament. Out of 37 participating schools, the Indians (4-5) snared an eighth-place finish...
WPIAL wrestling postseason begins Wednesday with team sectionals
The WPIAL wrestling postseason begins Wednesday with team sectionals. Doubleheaders starting at 6 p.m. at four Class AAA sites and three AA locations will help determine the seeding of the top four teams from each section for the district team playoffs set for next week. The first-place team from each...
Kiski Area boys snap 4-game losing streak with section win over Plum
Tuesday night’s matchup between Section 3-5A rivals Plum and Kiski Area was a tale of two halves. And while the Mustangs started it, the Cavaliers finished it on their home court. Kiski Area (3-5, 5-1) had four players score in double-digits and turned a one-point halftime deficit into a nine-point...
Ty Bilinsky’s big 4th quarter helps Norwin boys get key win over HempfieldVideo
Norwin gave Hempfield a two-minute warning. Down eight points to start the fourth quarter, the visiting Knights saved their best for last. They took their first lead with almost two minutes remaining Tuesday night at Hempfield and never gave it back on the way to an important 53-46 Section 3-6A...
Montour avenges loss to Trinity
Exactly five weeks ago, Montour squandered a 14-point fourth-quarter lead in a three-point overtime loss to Trinity on the road. Montour learned from its mistake Tuesday night. The Spartans built a 15-point lead after three quarters on their home court and this time, they rolled to a 77-59 win against...
Sto-Rox boys start fast, finish strong to avenge earlier loss to Springdale
After losing to Springdale by one point in overtime a month ago, Sto-Rox was looking forward to Tuesday night’s return encounter. The Vikings went up big early, and after the Dynamos narrowed the gap in the fourth quarter, Sto-Rox shifted to a higher gear and rolled to a 72-49 home...
Knoch boys basketball team stays calm, defeats Mt. Pleasant
When Knoch struggled to make a 3-pointer in the first quarter against Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday, there was no panic from the Knights. That’s because when you live by the 3-pointer, you’re confident you shot eventually will fall. Knoch’s boys basketball team had a little problem with the Vikings’ length...
Wrestling notebook: Key matches possible in section tournaments
Some potentially interesting matchups could be in store at the WPIAL Class AAA and Class AA section team tournaments. In Class AAA, the Section 1 showdown between No. 4 Hempfield and No. 5 Kiski Area and the Section 4 showdown between No. 1 Waynesburg and No. 3 Canon-McMillan headline the...
Kiski Area, Burrell set to defend WPIAL, section team titles
As the WPIAL team tournaments begin next week, Kiski Area and Burrell are getting set to defend their WPIAL crowns, but first, they must defend their section superiority. On Wednesday, Kiski Area will travel to Hempfield for the Section 1-AAA tournament while Burrell will travel to Elizabeth Forward for the...
‘Spartanhawks’ Ethan Berginc, Justin Cramer fitting in with Hempfield wrestling team
When the Jeannette School District decided to disband its wrestling program three years ago and enter into a co-op with Hempfield, junior Ethan Berginc and senior Justin Cramer didn’t have a choice if they wanted to continue the sport they loved. They had to move from a Class AA program...
Westmoreland Athletes of the Week: Southmoreland’s Riley Comforti, Monessen’s Qitarah Hardison
Riley Comforti School: Southmoreland Sport: Basketball Class: Senior Claim to fame: Comforti, who is averaging 22.2 points and 7.1 rebounds this season, scored 31 points to lead Southmoreland (6-10, 3-3) to a 54-49 win over Frazier in Section 4-3A action Jan. 14. Comforti scored 26 points for the Scotties in...
Alle-Kiski Valley wrestling notebook: Highlands makes WPIAL team tournament for first time since 2011
For the first time since 2011, the Highlands wrestling team has qualified for the WPIAL tournament. With an overall record of 12-2 and a section record of 4-1, Highlands earned a spot among the top four teams of Section 3-AA and will take on Elizabeth Forward on Wednesday in the...
Alle-Kiski Valley Athletes of the Week: Freeport’s Maddie Clark, Highlands’ Jrake Burford
Maddie Clark Class: Senior School: Freeport Sport: Basketball Report card: Clark had a game-high 22 points to lead Freeport to a 65-38 Section 1-4A victory Thursday at Greensburg Salem. She also scored 15 points to help the Yellowjackets rally in the second half of a 54-43 win Monday at Indiana....
George Guido: Big 33 streak in Super Bowl intact
The incredible Big 33 Super Bowl streak continues as San Francisco and Kansas City get ready for Super Bowl LIV. In all 54 Super Bowls, there has been at least one player who appeared in the Big 33 Classic. This year, for the Chiefs, backup quarterback Chad Henne is a...
Trib HSSN PIAA team wrestling rankings for Jan. 21, 2020
Class AAA Team record LW 1. Bethlehem Catholic (11) 8-0 1 2. Nazareth (11) 11-1 2 3. Waynesburg 7-0 3 4. Seneca Valley 10-1 4 5. Erie Prep (10) 10-1 5 6. Canon-McMillan 10-2 6 7. Hempfield Area 15-2 7 8. Northampton (11) 9-0 8 9. Kiski Area 11-2 9...
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Jan. 21, 2020
Class AAA Team record LW 1. Waynesburg 7-0 1 2. Seneca Valley 10-1 2 3. Canon-McMillan 10-2 3 4. Hempfield 15-2 4 5. Kiski Area 11-2 5 6. Norwin 9-2 6 7. Connellsville 9-2 7 8. Mt. Lebanon 10-1 8 9. North Allegheny 5-0 9 10. Latrobe 5-1 10 Class...
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for Jan. 21, 2020
Class AAA 106: 1. Mac Church, fr., Waynesburg (28-3); 2. Briar Priest, so., Hempfield (23-1); 3. Jacob Houpt, so., Canon-McMillan (18-6); 4. Vincent Kilkeary, fr., Latrobe (17-4); 5. Nick Gorman, fr., North Allegheny, (20-2). 113: 1. Carter Dibert, jr., Franklin Regional (23-1); 2. Ethan Berginc, jr., Hempfield (17-3); 3. Nico...
Quaker Valley transfer Hunter Robison remains ineligible to wrestle this season
Quaker Valley wrestler Hunter Robison, a talented midseason transfer from General McLane, might not suit up for the Quakers this season. The WPIAL denied Robison’s request for a postseason waiver at a hearing Monday in Green Tree, leaving him ineligible for the upcoming team and individual tournaments. PIAA rules also...
WPIAL rules GCC transfers Bailey Kuhns, Mark Mizerak ineligible
The WPIAL ruled a pair of Greensburg Central Catholic transfers ineligible Monday. The board declared girls basketball player Bailey Kuhns and football player Mark Mizerak both ineligible based on transfer paperwork submitted by the schools, WPIAL executive director Tim O’Malley said. Their previous schools flagged the transfers as possibly motivated...
