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Winchester Thurston and Rochester debut in TribHSSN state rankings
Outside of Class A, there was little movement in the final Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings of 2019. Garnet Valley fell from No. 1 to No. 5 in Class 6A after a 7-point loss to Ridley. Grove City replaced Mifflinburg in Class 4A, and Winchester Thurston is in and...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Dec. 21
On the surface, it looked like just another week at the office for the top-ranked girls basketball team in WPIAL Class 6A. Bethel Park was slated to face its two biggest rivals in Section 2: Upper St. Clair and Mt. Lebanon. But this was an emotional week for the Black...
High school schedules for Dec. 23, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Latrobe at Fox Chapel, 5:30 p.m. Nonsection Albert Gallatin at Washington, 7:30 p.m. Blackhawk at Beaver Falls, 7:30 p.m. Central Catholic at Penn Hills, 7:30 p.m. Derry at Connellsville, 7:30 p.m. Peters Township at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. West...
One more WPIAL section basketball game before the holidays on Monday
The final WPIAL section game of the decade will be played Monday. The top two teams from Section 3-6A boys basketball meet when Fox Chapel hosts Latrobe. Last season, the Wildcats won the section championship — two games in front of the second-place Foxes. This season, Fox Chapel comes into...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Dec. 21
Two years ago, the McKeesport girls basketball program struggled through a 4-17 season. Last year, the Tigers enjoyed a turnaround with 13 wins, a district postseason berth and victory and a spot in the state playoffs. With many players back, McKeesport looks to build on that success as it is...
Powerade Wrestling and Holiday Hoops this week on Trib HSSN
Forget about all that hustle and bustle connected with last-minute shopping. You can relax and enjoy some high school basketball and wrestling by an open fire this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of holiday treats with WPIAL and District 6 boys and girls holiday...
Numbers boost Greensburg Salem hockey during fast start
A year ago, Greensburg Salem’s hockey team had to battle not only opponents but low player numbers, as well. That’s not the case this season. The Golden Lions have received an infusion of youth to boost the roster. “We have a lot of young talent, and that really helps with...
‘Building year’ for youthful Freeport hockey
Jack Mason can still remember the nervousness he felt playing varsity hockey as a freshman. “I was 14 years old playing against guys with beards, so it was a little intimidating at first,” he said. It’s the same feeling many of Mason’s Freeport teammates are working through this season and,...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 10
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books. While we anxiously look ahead to 2020, let’s reflect on the district high school sports scene over the last 12 months. Here is a look back at the top 19 stories from around the WPIAL in 2019. HSSN Top...
With numbers dwindling, Monessen football coach Mikey Blainefield steps down
Monessen finished the football season with 13 players. Six are seniors. Barring an unlikely boom in participation, that does not bode well for the proud program’s future. With possible dire times ahead, coach Mikey Blainefield handed in his letter of resignation after three seasons. The writing on the wall was...
Highlands boys basketball coach Tyler Stoczynski reaches career win No. 100
In his eighth season as the coach of the Highlands boys basketball program, Tyler Stoczynski hit a milestone earlier this week. With a big 76-49 victory over Class 5A No. 3 Shaler on Wednesday at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Stoczynski earned the 100th win of his young coaching career....
High school scores for Dec. 21, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results WPIAL Class A Section 3 Greensburg Central Catholic 85, Aquinas Academy 55 Nonsection Beaver Local (Ohio) 66, South Side 41 Bethel Park 67, Gateway 61 Deer Lakes 40, Armstrong 37 Hempfield 53, Woodland Hills 41 Mohawk 73, East Palestine (Ohio) 47 OLSH 65, Beaver...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 11
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books. While we anxiously look ahead to 2020, let’s reflect on the district high school sports scene over the last 12 months. Here is a look back at the top 19 stories from around the WPIAL in 2019. HSSN Top...
High school roundup for Dec. 21, 2019: Penn-Trafford tops Uniontown in OT
Zach Rocco netted 21 points and was named to the All-Tournament team as Penn-Trafford defeated Uniontown, 70-66, in overtime at the KSA tournament in Orlando. Ben Myers added 16 points, Chase Vecchio had 13, and Josh Kapcin scored 11 for the Warriors (6-1). Greensburg Central Catholic 85, Aquinas Academy 55...
Hempfield swim teams pool their talent
The Hempfield swimming program is more than a pool experience. “As with every year,” coach Kevin Clougherty said, “we have two main, overarching goals: One, for the kids to get as close to their potential as possible and, two, that they learn some life lessons about focus and work ethic...
Westmoreland notebook: Kovalcin returns to coach Latrobe softball
A familiar name is set to take over the Latrobe softball program. Bob Kovalcin, who guided the Wildcats from 2004-12, was hired as coach. Kovalcin, 62, guided Latrobe to three WPIAL titles in 2007, ‘08 and ‘11, along with several PIAA playoff appearances. He was an assistant from 1998-03. He...
Trib WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 22, 2019
WPIAL rankings Boys basketball Class 6A 1. Butler, 5-1, 1 2. Mt. Lebanon, 5-1, 2 3. Fox Chapel, 6-0, 3 4. Pine-Richland, 4-2, 4 5. Upper St. Clair, 6-1, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn Hills, 5-1, 2 2. Trinity, 5-1, 4 3. Shaler, 5-2, 3 4. Mars, 5-2,...
Trib WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 22, 2019
WPIAL rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. Bethel Park, 6-0, 1 2. North Allegheny, 5-0, 2 3. Norwin, 4-2, 4 4. Upper St. Clair, 3-2, NR 5. Mt. Lebanon, 4-2, 5 Out: Peters Township (3-3, 3) Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 5-0, 1 2. Trinity, 6-1, 2 3. Thomas Jefferson,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 20, 2019
Basketball Boys Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 62, Central Catholic 46 Pine-Richland 82, Seneca Valley 44 Butler 61, North Allegheny 51 Section 2 Bethel Park 67, Canon-McMillan 52 Mt. Lebanon 86, Baldwin 61 Section 3 Hempfield 48, Norwin 35 Class 5A Section 1 McKeesport 76, Albert...
High school roundup for Dec. 20, 2019: Butler tops NA in section opener
Devin Carney scored 24 points and Ethan Morton added 21 as top-ranked Butler (5-1, 1-0) defeated North Allegheny, 61-51, in a Section 1-6A boys basketball opener Friday night. Grant Timmerson led North Allegheny (4-3, 0-1) with 19 points. North Hills 62, Central Catholic 46 — Logan Marshalek scored 18 points...
Chartiers Valley grinds out section win at Thomas Jefferson
Chartiers Valley came to Thomas Jefferson and beat the home team at its own game. The Colts beat the Jaguars in a slow, physical half-court basketball game, 56-51. The third straight win for Chartiers Valley (3-1, 4-2) allows the Colts to leapfrog Thomas Jefferson (2-1, 3-4) in the Section 2-5A...
Seneca Valley, Canon-McMillan come out on top of Kiski Area quad meet
Four of the top five Class AAA wrestling teams in the WPIAL got together at Kiski Area on Friday evening for their second annual meeting. Trib HSSN No. 1 Hempfield and No. 2 Kiski Area both lost twice, as No. 4 Seneca Valley and No. 5 Canon-McMillan went undefeated. “It...
Derry’s Justin Huss suffers broken leg in basketball section opener
Derry senior basketball player Justin Huss broke his right leg Friday night in the Trojans’ emotional 59-57 victory over visiting Freeport. Huss went up for a rebound with 2 minutes, 44 seconds left in the second quarter and came down awkwardly. He crashed to the baseline, writhing in pain. The...
Section games and one-day events share the hoops stage Saturday
Dozens of WPIAL boys and girls basketball teams are playing in tournaments or one-day events on Saturday. Four teams, however, are ready for section games. In boys Section 3-A, Greensburg Central Catholic visits Aquinas Academy at 2 p.m. The Centurions look to improve to 2-0 in section play, and the...
Knoch heats up, rolls past Mt. Pleasant
Knoch went scoreless over the first four minutes of Friday’s Section 1-4A opener against Mt. Pleasant. But when Knoch started hitting, there was no stopping the Knights as they rolled to a 65-35 home victory. Scott Fraser didn’t hit his first field goal until the third period but finished with...
