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Luke Kimmich, defense spark Franklin Regional to win over Hampton
Luke Kimmich was starting for Franklin Regional earlier in the basketball season. But the junior guard has changed roles of late, taking over the sixth-man duties for the Panthers. It’s a role he accepted because he understood why the change was made. “We have been bringing him off the bench...
Laurel Highlands can’t overcome slow start in loss at McKeesport
Laurel Highlands came on strong in the fourth quarter but could not climb out of a big early deficit as McKeesport prevailed 81-77 at home to take sole possession of second place in Section 1-5A boys basketball. Mustangs standout freshman Rodney Gallagher led the team with 21 points, but he...
Jeannette holds on to beat Brentwood, run winning streak to 8
Two streaks continued Friday night at Jeannette. Thanks to two late layups by senior Imani Sanders, Jeannette won its eighth straight game while handing Brentwood its fourth straight loss with a thrilling 43-40 victory in a Section 2-2A battle for first place. Sanders did his damage off the bench for...
Plum starts second half of section play with win over Armstrong
A balanced offensive attack is something every coach hopes for, and on Friday night, it helped the Plum Mustangs kick off the second half of their Section 3-5A schedule on the right note. Nine Mustangs found a way to score and junior Connor Moss led the way with 11 points...
Important questions remain as WPIAL football realignment process continues
The WPIAL has already requested a weekend at Heinz Field for the football finals, but it’s too early to say which classifications will play their championships at the North Shore stadium. That’s because this is a realignment year for the PIAA, a resorting of teams that occurs across the state...
Allegheny County wrestling tournament notebook: Mt. Lebanon’s Luke Stout impresses in quest for fourth title
For the past three years, the Allegheny County tournament has been good to Mt. Lebanon senior Luke Stout. He’s a three-time champ and after earning three pins on Friday at Fox Chapel High School, Stout is making a run at No. 4. “I’ve just wanted to keep doing the same...
Penn-Trafford AD Kerry Hetrick wins award
Kerry Hetrick started wearing glasses lately. While he isn’t quite comfortable with the change, his vision for Penn-Trafford athletics remains clear. And his work in the program does not go unseen. Hetrick, the athletic director at Penn-Trafford, received the Pennsylvania State Athletic Directors Association Distinguished Coaching Educator (DICE) Award. The...
Woodland Hills basketball showcase draws teams from 7 states for anti-violence event
High school basketball teams from seven states are headed to Woodland Hills this weekend for the Martin Luther King Weekend Stand Against Violence Showcase, a four-day event that features 41 boys and girls varsity games. The showcase starts Friday. In the field are two teams that are ranked nationally. The...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Jan. 16, 2020
Basketball Boys Thursday’s results WPIAL Class 3A Section 3 South Allegheny 65, Deer Lakes 41 Nonsection Baldwin 66, Penn-Trafford 57 Fox Chapel 50, McKeesport 36 Knoch 72, Indiana 57 Mt. Pleasant 60, Elizabeth Forward 57 Penn Hills 92, Latrobe 71 Southmoreland 74, Geibel 59 Norwin at Elizabeth Forward, ppd. District...
High school roundup for Jan. 16, 2020: Woodland Hills hits clutch shots to down Oakland Catholic
Peyton Pinkney and Joi Burleigh hit huge shots down the stretch to lead Woodland Hills to a 55-53 overtime victory over Oakland Catholic in a matchup of ranked teams Thursday night. Pinkney banked in the winning shot from the foul line as time expired in overtime. She led No. 2...
Butler football skips independent route, joins District 10 as associate member
District 10 accepted Butler’s football team as an associate member Wednesday after the WPIAL endorsed the move. The WPIAL board had previously rejected the football team’s request to leave District 7 and join District 10, but later sent a letter in support of this limited arrangement. As an associate member,...
Apollo-Ridge rolls past Burrell for fourth straight victory
The Apollo-Ridge girls basketball team is about to embark on a crucial stretch of Section 1-4A games with matchups against North Catholic, Indiana, Knoch and Freeport. The Vikings will enter that gauntlet with momentum after Thursday’s 61-42 victory over Burrell, their fourth straight win overall and third consecutive triumph in...
Second half of WPIAL section boys basketball tips off Friday
Penn Hills has a two-game lead at the midway point in Section 1-5A boys basketball. The two teams deadlocked in second place square off on the first night of the second half of section play Friday. Both Laurel Highlands and McKeesport are 4-2 in the section and tied for second...
Hampton girls swim team showing growth
The Hampton girls swim team may not be sending a lot of individuals to WPIALs this year, but the training and hard work have paid off. The team is continually showing growth by posting best times, in addition to qualifying for the WPIAL championships in the 200 medley and 400...
Hampton boys swim team eyes record-breaking season
The Hampton boys swim team is enjoying perhaps its strongest season in recent memory, which could translate to a banner year at WPIALs at North Allegheny in February. The team sits at 4-1, with its only loss being to perennial power North Allegheny. It knocked off Fox Chapel for the...
Led by freshman sprinter, Shaler track team shattering records
Eloise Facher had a subdued reaction to Shaler Area track and field coach Shawn Ryan’s news. The Titans freshman impressed during her debut in early January at a track meet at Youngstown State. Facher ran the second-fastest time in school history in the 60-meter dash by finishing in 8.18 seconds....
Shaler competitive spirit team relishes top-five finish at states
Members of the Shaler Area competitive spirit team didn’t get to the top of the PIAA small division field as they hoped they might. But the Titans were able to navigate their way to the division finals and prove they were among the top five teams in the state at...
Bishop Canevin’s Alyssa Pollice goes from role player to reliable scorer
When Alyssa Pollice transferred from Seton LaSalle to Bishop Canevin last season, she gave the Crusaders girls basketball team something every team needs: that player who does the dirty work. Defense, rebounding and intangibles that don’t show up in the scorebook were her calling card. She didn’t need to be...
Point guard Kyree Hairston-Mitchell leads Penn Hills into WPIAL title contention
After a rocky 5-2 start to the season, the Penn Hills boys basketball team put together a five-game winning streak. Senior point guard Kyree Hairston-Mitchell played a pivotal role in righting the ship through his consistent play. Penn Hills (10-2, 6-0) suffered a disappointing 59-57 loss to Central Catholic on...
North Allegheny wrestlers building foundation at individual tournaments
The North Allegheny wrestling team has taken full advantage of having more wrestlers at individual tournaments during the season. By bringing 18 or 19 wrestlers to various events, the Tigers have been laying the foundation for building a deep roster. Winning the Mid-Winter Mayhem event Jan. 11 at IUP helped...
Cross-state meets give North Allegheny swimming, diving teams chance to grow
North Allegheny swimming and diving traveled across the state for two meets with mixed results. The boys and girls teams won convincingly at the All-American High School Invitational on Jan. 10-11 in Wilkes-Barre. Earlier, the boys placed third and the girls fourth in the New Year’s Meet Challenge at Bucknell....
North Allegheny hockey team loaded with PIHL all-stars
Six players who had North Allegheny hockey sitting atop the PIHL are among selections for the league’s Class AAA All-Star game Sunday at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center. Senior forward Tyler Lamark was tied for the league lead with 31 points on 19 goals and 12 assists in 14...
Deer Lakes leaning on experience, defense heading into 2nd half of season
Entering the second half of section play, the Deer Lakes boys basketball team is in a position it didn’t expect to be. After their state playoff run last season, the Lancers came into the 2019-20 season expecting the same results. Through 11 games, the Lancers are 6-5 with a 3-3...
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Latrobe shakes off losses
Latrobe is experiencing a down season. Those are words you don’t hear very often coming from the Wildcats’ program. But the coaches and players are taking it all in stride. They knew losing 20-points-a-game scorers Reed Fenton and Bryce Butler would not be easy. “I have been through it before,”...
Westmoreland County rosters loaded with basketball brother combos
Things got a little heated, Norwin junior basketball player Ty Bilinsky said while recalling a run-in with his younger brother. “He pushed me into a glass door on the side of our house,” he said. “The glass broke. I was OK but we had to call that game off because...
