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Second big night of section matches in WPIAL wrestling takes center stage
Twas the week before Christmas and all through the WPIAL, many creatures were stirring on a busy night of district mat action. It is the second big night of section competition in WPIAL team wrestling featuring nine matches between 1-0 teams in their respective sub-sections. One standout match in Class...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 17, 2019
Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Section 1 Laurel Highlands 59, Woodland Hills 48 McKeesport 75, Greensburg Salem 62 Penn Hills 77, Gateway 61 Section 2 Chartiers Valley 52, South Fayette 50 Moon 58, West Mifflin 47 Thomas Jefferson 79, West Allegheny 65 Trinity 100, Montour 97 Section 3...
High school roundup for Dec. 17, 2019: Lincoln Park holds off Aliquippa charge
Isaiah Smith scored 18 points and Dakari Bradford added 15 as Lincoln Park held off a late charge from Aliquippa to secure a 68-64 victory in a matchup of top teams in Section 1-3A Tuesday night. After trailing by as many as 15 points in the first half, Aliquippa (1-2,...
Demitri Fritch registers triple-double in Springdale OT thriller over Sto-Rox
Springdale junior Demitri Fritch had a game for the ages as he registered a triple-double in a thrilling 86-85 overtime victory over No. 2 ranked Sto-Rox. The win keeps the Dynamos undefeated at 6-0 overall and now 2-0 in Section 1-2A. “I’ve told everyone he’s one of the top five,”...
Highlands uses balanced attack to hammer Beaver Falls
No Johnny? No problem Tuesday night for the Highlands Golden Rams. With Johnny Crise sitting out a game due to an ejection Saturday night, it didn’t stop Highlands from getting off to a remarkable start and an 82-60 victory over Beaver Falls. The Golden Rams, 4-1 and No. 2 this...
Norwin boys use defense to get past JeannetteVideo
Unbeaten Norwin probably will have better shooting performances as the season wears on. But the Knights prided themselves on defense to win their home opener — the first game for new boys basketball coach Buddy Valinsky in North Huntingdon. Norwin helped on switches, packed neatly into a zone and pressured...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Mt. Pleasant’s Jake Johnson and Latrobe’s Rachel Ridilla
Jake Johnson School: Mt. Pleasant Sport: Basketball Year: Senior Claim to fame: Johnson, who averages 16.8 points, scored 19 points to lead Mt. Pleasant (4-1) to a 56-43 win over Waynesburg in nonsection action on Dec. 13. Johnson scored 15 points twice — in a 55-51 win at Greensburg Salem...
Alle-Kiski Valley wrestling notebook: Kiski Area goes undefeated at Moon Duals
Even though Kiski Area is the three-time defending WPIAL Class AAA wrestling team champion, the Cavaliers are still out to prove that they are the team to beat. So far through the 2019-20 season, that’s exactly what the Cavaliers have done, and this past weekend they continued to do so...
Burrell wrestler Ian Oswalt earns career win No. 100
This past weekend, Burrell junior Ian Oswalt reached a milestone in his third year of high school that some wrestlers never reach in their entire scholastic career. With a 1-0 decision over Muncy’s Bryce Vollman at the King of the Mountain tournament, Oswalt earned his 100th win, something 28 other...
Trib HSSN state team wrestling rankings for Dec. 17, 2019
Class AAA Team (district), record, previous ranking 1. Nazareth (11), 1-0, 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 1-0, 2 3. Hempfield Area (7), 6-0, 3 4. Kiski Area (7), 6-0, 4 5. Waynesburg (7), 2-0, 5 6. Council Rock South (1), 1-0, 6 7. Erie Prep (10), 0-0, 7 8. Seneca...
Westmoreland County wrestling notebook: Top teams set to square off at Kiski Area
Four of the top five Class AAA wrestling teams in the WPIAL will square off Friday at Kiski Area. No. 1 Hempfield (6-0), No. 2 Kiski Area (6-0), No. 4. Seneca Valley (1-0) and No. 5 Canon-McMillan (2-0) each will wrestle two matches beginning at 6:15 p.m. Hempfield will meet...
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Dec. 17, 2019
Class AAA Team record last week 1. Hempfield 6-0 1 2. Kiski Area 6-0 2 3. Waynesburg 2-0 3 4. Seneca Valley 1-0 4 5. Canon-McMillan 1-0 5 6. Norwin 4-2 6 7. Connellsville 5-1 7 8. Greensburg Salem 1-0 8 9. Mt. Lebanon 5-1 9 10. Butler 2-0 10...
Greensburg Salem wrestler John Meyers ready to tackle heavy hitters at 220
Greensburg Salem senior John Meyers is gambling on his ability. A 2019 PIAA qualifier at 195 pounds, Meyers decided to tackle a heavier weight class this season — 220. In doing so, Meyers had to win a wrestle-off against senior teammate Trent Patrick, also a PIAA qualifier in 2019, and...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 15
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...
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Canon-McMillan
Canon-McMillan started the 2019-20 season on the right note. The Big Macs took third in the Cumberland Valley Kickoff tournament, then won the King of the Mountain tournament by eight points over Mifflin County last weekend. Garrit Nijenhuis (182 pounds) was the only Big Mac wrestler to win his weight...
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Morgan Gamble and Demitri Fritch
Demitri Morgan Gamble Class: Junior School: Apollo-Ridge Sport: Basketball Report card: Gamble scored at least 20 points for Apollo-Ridge in two wins last week. She had a game-high 22 points in a 55-27 win over Burrell and followed that with a 20-point night in a 64-19 win over Valley. Apollo-Ridge...
George Guido: PIAA forcing football teams to move up causes social media storm
The smoke and fire seen burning up Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday centered on the announcement from the PIAA that Aliquippa and a number of other schools are being moved up in classification under a new rule. The rule, designed to discourage transfers that could form a veritable all-star team...
Transfers will force Aliquippa football to Class 4A, pending appeal to PIAA
Aliquippa ranks among the smallest football schools in the WPIAL, with only four more boys than Jeannette and nine fewer than Shenango. But while those two schools will play in Class A next fall, the PIAA on Monday informed Aliquippa that it must compete in Class 4A against the likes...
WPIAL denies Butler request to join District 10 in football
Mired in a 20-game losing streak, Butler’s football team asked to leave the WPIAL and join District 10, but that request was denied by the WPIAL board Monday. Letting a school move just one sport to a different PIAA district would set a bad precedent, WPIAL executive director Tim O’Malley...
Pair of WPIAL basketball title game rematches on docket for Tuesday
The two teams that played for WPIAL Class 6A gold earlier this year will battle again Tuesday in the final tune-up for both teams before they begin section play. Back on March 2, Mt. Lebanon captured the school’s fourth district crown with a 62-57 win over Butler. Now the two...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 16, 2019
Basketball Boys Monday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Penn-Trafford 66, Connellsville 44 Class 5A Section 3 Mars 57, Franklin Regional 52 Class A Section 3 Clairton 70, St. Joseph 52 Nonsection Allderdice 72, Latrobe 69 Central Valley 72, Mohawk 28 Hopewell 87, Rochester 48 Peters Township 66, Belle Vernon...
High school roundup for Dec. 16, 2019: No. 1 Bethel Park staves off Upper St. Clair upset bid
Maddie Dziezgowski scored 18 points as top-ranked Bethel Park held off Upper St. Clair for a 43-42 girls basketball victory in Section 2-6A Monday night. Olivia Westphal added 10 points for Bethel Park (5-0, 2-0), which jumped out to a 14-6 lead in the first quarter. Ava Keating and Mia...
Career night for Ashleigh Connor carries Mt. Lebanon past Hempfield
Pressure — lots of it — came at Hempfield from all angles early in Monday night’s Section 2-6A girls basketball game. The badgering defense snarled the Spartans before they even got to the halfcourt line, and the duress-inducing strategy gave shine to No. 5 Mt. Lebanon, which piggybacked a career...
Inaugural TribHSSN boys basketball state rankings
With the new season a week and a half old, Trib HSSN delivers the weekly boys basketball state rankings. The top five teams in each of the six classifications will be released on Tuesdays all the way through the end of the state basketball playoffs in March. As a reminder,...
TribHSSN boys basketball player of the week: Mt. Lebanon’s Jake Hoffman
A great start by the defending WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball champions has been overshadowed a bit by an incredible statistical anomaly. In each of the four Mt. Lebanon victories this season, senior Jake Hoffman has scored exactly 30 points. “Jake’s 30 points in four games is very unique,” said...
