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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 20, 2020
Basketball Boys Monday’s results WPIAL MLK Weekend Showcase At Woodland Hills First Love Christian 62, St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.) 61 Imani Christian 62, Westinghouse 59 Mt. Zion Christian (N.C.) 63, Carolina Basketball Academy (N.C.) 62 National Christian Academy (Md.) 66, Teays Valley Christian (W.Va.) 53 New Town (Md.) 62, Allderdice...
High school roundup for Jan. 20, 2020: Bethel Park’s Maggie Dziezgowski hits 1,000 points in rivalry win
Maggie Dziezgowski scored 16 points, reaching the 1,000-point mark for her career, to lead No. 1 Bethel Park to a 49-38 victory over No. 5 Upper St. Clair (9-5, 6-4) in a battle of ranked girls basketball rivals in Section 2-6A Monday night. Olivia Westphal scored 17 points for the...
Southmoreland finds a way past McKeesport, improves to 16-0
Clutching a precarious lead, Southmoreland did not take care of the basketball particularly well in the fourth quarter and McKeesport pressed the Scotties into turnovers. It didn’t matter. Southmoreland ran into foul trouble and also missed its share of free throws. It didn’t matter. McKeesport kept coming back. Yep, it...
Knoch rallies from early deficit to take down Indiana in section action
With just three minutes gone in Monday’s Section 1-4A matchup at Knoch, the Indiana girls basketball team held a 10-2 lead and hoped to take control. But the Knights shook off their slow start and made their move. Eleven minutes of game time later, Knoch was in front by 18....
Key WPIAL boys basketball games make for a busy Tuesday
The first time they met this season, it was an instant classic. Springdale jumped out to an 18-0 lead, Sto-Rox fought back to force overtime and a freshman hit a free throw in the waning seconds of OT as the Dynamos beat the Vikings, 86-85. On Tuesday, the two teams...
WPIAL will address Propel Andrew Street’s allegations of racial slurs by Leechburg in boys basketball game
The WPIAL board voted Monday to call in school administrators and boys basketball coaches from Propel Andrew Street and Leechburg to address allegations of racial slurs. A date has not been scheduled. The section basketball game between the two schools was cut short in the final minute Friday after Propel...
Cheswick Christian girls playing inspired basketballVideo
Veteran experience, team balance and ongoing inspiration from its former coach are just a few things, first-year Cheswick Christian Academy girls basketball coach Jacque Willis said, that have contributed to the team’s strong performance. The Chargers entered the week 8-4 overall and 3-1 in the Southwest Christian Athletic Conference, and...
WPIAL reveals football conference alignment for 2020, 2021 seasons
The WPIAL has witnessed a decline in football attendance, so it took steps Monday to address those concerns. The board approved an updated conference alignment that keeps the six classification format preferred by 70% of schools, but also attempted to quiet complaints about unwanted travel. To make that happen, the...
Greensburg Salem girls swimmers have depth to stay afloat
The Greensburg Salem girls swimming team has faced the difficult task of replacing its top performer from last season, but depth has kept the Golden Lions afloat. Erica Steele placed fourth in the WPIAL in the 50 freestyle and was on the 200 medley relay team that took eighth. She...
Woodland Hills girls turn program around, emerge as WPIAL title contenders
Woodland Hills has been a team on the rise the last two seasons, but after their past seven days, the Wolverines look like contenders to reach a WPIAL final. The Wolverines, ranked No. 2 in Class 5A, took command of the Section 3 race with consecutive last-minute wins last week,...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week — Week ending Jan. 18, 2020
Last year, he wasn’t even in high school yet and his team was not a member of the WPIAL. A lot can change in a year. While Aquinas Academy is adjusting to life back in the WPIAL, no adjustments were needed for the Crusaders fabulous freshman. Vinny Cugini is averaging...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week — Week ending Jan. 18, 2020
A new coach and winning basketball has electrified Alumni Hall this winter. They may be playing on Chuck Crummie Court, but this is Brian Urso’s team, and they are in the hunt in Section 1-6A. A 2-0 week that included a big section win has Central Catholic in a jam...
Fox Chapel, Lincoln Park, Vincentian remain No. 1 in Trib HSSN boys hoops state rankings
As we hit Mid-January with only a few weeks left in the regular season, the elite basketball teams in the state are starting to flex their muscles. There weren’t a whole lot of changes to the Trib HSSN weekly boys basketball state rankings with only one team falling out of...
Trib HSSN PIHL Team of the Week: Week ending Jan. 19, 2020
Ringgold came into the 2019-20 season with lofty expectations, and for good reason. Last year, the Rams avenged being eliminated in the previous postseason by Burrell by beating the Bucs in the Division 2 championship game. They want to get back there again, and they’re playing well enough to do...
High school scores, schedules for Jan. 19, 2020
High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results WPIAL MLK Weekend Showcase At Woodland Hills Aliquippa 59, Nazareth Prep 52 Bethel Park 55, Woodland Hills 47 Carolina Basketball Academy (N.C.) 71, Kiski School 65 Carolina Basketball Academy (N.C.) 84, Bishop Walsh (Md.) 82 Chester 65, Bishop Loughlin (N.Y.) 57 Deer Lakes 57,...
Trib HSSN PIHL PLayer of the Week: Week ending Jan. 19, 2020
Last season, Montour won the Class A Penguins Cup. If it wasn’t for then-freshman Anthony Reinholt, the Spartans might not have won it. Montour was loaded with scoring and, to that point in the year, had received great goaltending from Zach O’Malley. O’Malley got hurt during the playoffs, which thrust...
Wrestling team sectionals, 2nd half of basketball section play heats up on Trib HSSN
The WPIAL wrestling postseason begins with team sectionals, and the high school basketball section second half kicks into full gear this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of WPIAL boys and girls section basketball games, including the HSSN boys and girls video stream games of...
East Allegheny wide receiver Tyler Padezan commits to DuquesneVideo
East Allegheny’s Tyler Padezan, who earned all-conference honors at wide receiver and defensive back, committed Sunday to Duquesne. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound senior led East Allegheny with 33 catches for 721 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also listed Division I FCS offers from Albany, Morgan State, St. Francis (Pa.), Rhode Island...
PIHL high school hockey standings through Jan. 19, 2020
Here are the latest PIHL standings through Jan. 19. Exclusive coverage of the 2020 PIHL Penguins Cup hockey playoffs can be heard and viewed only here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. In Class AAA, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. In Class AA, the top two...
OLSH in, Winchester Thurston out in latest HSSN state girls hoops rankings
A week after big changes in the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings, all was quiet as the elite throughout Pennsylvania took care of business. Only a couple of ranked teams lost up and down the six classifications, with most slipping only a notch or two to remain in the...
WPIAL to approve, release realigned conferences for fall sports Monday
There has been a lot of discussion, speculation and debate. Finally, on Monday, the WPIAL football conference set up for the next two seasons takes shape. The WPIAL Board of Control will meet for its monthly get together and vote on a new alignment in football. While many eyes will...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Jan. 18
There were two big tests on the Woodland Hills girls basketball team’s midterm report. The Wolverines passed both, earning an A-plus and sitting on the top of the Section 3-5A honor roll. Woodland Hills edged rivals Penn Hills and Oakland Catholic in section games before picking up another win Saturday...
Irons, Amatucci thriving in goal for Latrobe hockey
Most hockey teams are fortunate to have one all-star goaltender. Latrobe could make a case it has two. Senior Greg Irons and sophomore Vinny Amatucci have split time for the unbeaten Wildcats (12-0), who sit atop the PIHL Class AA standings. “Both are playing very well,” Latrobe coach Josh Werner...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Jan. 18
When most people think about Sunday, they ponder things that are fun and relaxing. When opponents of the Moon girls basketball team think about Sunday, things aren’t so relaxing. That is because sophomore Reilly Sunday usually lights up the scoreboard against them. “Reilly has the perfect combination of speed and...
Kiski Area goalie Petika leads A-K Valley contingent in PIHL All-Star games
Kiski Area goalie Eric Petika got a nice wakeup call from his dad the morning after the PIHL All-Star teams were released a couple of weeks ago. “He said ‘Check out the list! Look you’re on it!,’ ” Petika said. “It was a great way to wake up.” Not only...
