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WPIAL boys basketball rankings for week of Dec. 15, 2019
Boys Class 6A 1. Butler, 3-0, 1 2. Mt. Lebanon, 4-0, 2 3. Fox Chapel, 5-0, 3 4. Pine-Richland, 1-2, 4 5. Upper St. Clair, 3-1, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Mars, 3-0, 1 2. Penn Hills, 2-1, 2 3. Shaler, 3-1, 4 4. Trinity, 3-1, NR 5. Laurel...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Dedo, Kindelberger named to all-state volleyball team
Thirty-six players from the WPIAL were named to the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association All-State Teams. Two hail from Westmoreland County: Hempfield senior Mekayla Dedo and Franklin Regional junior Aly Kindelberger. Dedo, an outside hitter, made the Class AAAA team, and Kindelberger, a middle hitter, was a Class AAA selection. Both...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for Week of Dec. 15, 2019
Class 6A 1. Bethel Park, 4-0, 1 2. North Allegheny, 3-0, 2 3. Peters Township, 2-2, 3 4. Norwin, 1-1, 4 5. Mt. Lebanon, 3-1, NR Out: Fox Chapel (2-2, 5) Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 2-0, 1 2. Trinity, 3-1, 4 3. Thomas Jefferson, 4-1, 3 4. Mars, 4-0,...
Fast start fuels Hempfield boys to win over Kiski AreaVideo
Hempfield had been on the wrong end of fast starts this season. After a 75-53 victory over Kiski Area on Saturday that was predicated on a white-hot first quarter, the Spartans could bask in seeing how the other half lives. “We’ve been down 17-6, 15-6 and 7-0 the last three...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 13, 2019
Basketball Boys Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 2 Peters Township 61, Upper St. Clair 52 Class 5A Section 1 Albert Gallatin 60, Greensburg Salem 47 Gateway 58, Woodland Hills 53 Laurel Highlands 65, McKeesport 58 Section 2 Thomas Jefferson 63, South Fayette 62 Trinity 84, Chartiers Valley 73 West...
High school roundup for Dec. 13, 2019: Thomas Jefferson wins Class 5A thriller
Jake Pugh scored the go-ahead basket with 36 seconds left and Shane Stump blocked a shot with time running out to preserve a 63-62 win for Thomas Jefferson over South Fayette in Section 2-5A on Friday night. Noah Pierce had 18 points for TJ (2-3, 1-0). Stump and Isaac McNeil...
Hoop tournaments, showcase events make for busy Saturday
Fourteen Westmoreland County boys basketball teams will converge on Hempfield High School for a one-day, two-gym event Saturday. Here is the line-up of games for the Westmoreland County Coaches Association event to be played at the main and auxiliary gyms at Hempfield: Noon – Kiski Area vs. Hempfield and Mt....
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 19
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...
Greensburg Central Catholic uses second-half surge to run past St. Joseph
Greensburg Central Catholic coach Christian Hyland thought his team wasn’t playing hard enough in the first half. Up by just four at the intermission, the Centurions responded with a huge run to start the second half and rolled to a 71-46 victory Friday night over St. Joseph at Walter Dlubak...
Jake Hoffman scores 30 again as Mt. Lebanon wins showdown with Pine-Richland
Mt. Lebanon senior Jake Hoffman wears uniform No. 33. He might consider changing it to No. 30. The Blue Devils have played four games this season. Hoffman has scored exactly 30 points in each of them. Hoffman’s fourth 30-spot in a row led all scorers and carried Mt. Lebanon to...
Leechburg boys start section play with win over Propel Andrew StreetVideo
The Leechburg boys basketball team turned in its best section performance since 2006-07 last season, and the Blue Devils continued that performance Friday night at Propel Andrew Street. Jake Blumer scored 20 points, and Dylan Cook added 18 as the Blue Devils (4-1, 1-0) exploded offensively in the second half...
From a 298 game to a 660 series, Freeport bowlers put up big numbers to start season
Mark Livingston came close to perfection in his first game of the high school bowling season. The Freeport junior had thrown 11 straight strikes to begin the game Dec. 4 and needed just one more for a 300. But on his last attempt, he left two pins standing, and had...
GCC’s Nate Ward makes most of All-American Game experience
Greensburg Central Catholic senior Nate Ward not only was selected to play in the High School All-American Soccer Game last weekend in Winter Park, Fla., he also made the most of the trip by finding the back of the net. The Indiana recruit scored a goal for the East all-stars...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 12, 2019
Basketball Boys Thursday’s schedule WPIAL Class 5A Section 3 Shaler 42, Kiski Area 39 Class 4A Section 3 Belle Vernon 78, Waynesburg 60 Class 3A Section 1 Beaver Falls 54, New Brighton 36 Class A Section 2 Geibel 55, Avella 51 Nonsection Allderdice 69, Canon-McMillan 37 Central Catholic 62, Latrobe...
High school roundup for Dec. 12, 2019: Alyssa Pollice lights it up for Bishop Canevin
Alyssa Pollice had a big night, scoring 27 points, hitting seven 3-pointers and pulling down 10 rebounds to lead Bishop Canevin (1-2, 1-0) to a 52-42 Section 3-2A girls basketball win Thursday night. Diajha Allen added 14 points. Emily Prasko had 14 points and Madison Kozares added 11 for Burgettstown...
Curtain goes up on WPIAL boys basketball section play Friday
For the last several years, one of the better rivalries in WPIAL boys basketball has been going toe-to-toe in Section 3-2A with Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and Sewickley Academy. There might be a new sheriff in town, however, this season. On opening night of section play on Friday,...
Sophomores help Fox Chapel beat Penn Hills, pass early season test
It was a night for sophomores to shine as Fox Chapel won its fourth game of the season, leading Penn Hills the entire way to a 66-45 final. Eli Yofan led the Foxes with 16 points, 11 rebounds and four steals while J.P. Dockey had 13 points – 11 in...
Southmoreland girls stop West Mifflin, continue promising start to seasonVideo
With long arms and long legs, Southmoreland is not the longshot it once was in WPIAL girls basketball. One of the tallest teams in Class 4A from guard to forward and head to toe, the budding Scotties used their size and athleticism to take care of visiting West Mifflin, 63-34,...
PCN will re-air Pine-Richland’s snowy 2003 PIAA football final
The images are among the most iconic in PIAA football championship history. Hersheypark Stadium was blanketed in white and snowflakes fell from the sky as Pine-Richland and Manheim Central battled through two overtimes in the 2003 Class 3A state final. The Pennsylvania Cable Network will rebroadcast the game statewide at...
Alle-Kiski Valley boys basketball notebook: Fox Chapel, Highlands and Springdale build perfect records
Building an undefeated record early in the season is the best a team can do, and three Alle-Kiski Valley squads entered Thursday unbeaten. Fox Chapel (3-0), Highlands (3-0) and Springdale (4-0) each stayed perfect in its own way. Led by a core of players like Dimitri Fitch, Logan Dexter and...
Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Greensburg Salem boys moving up to Class 6A
When the PIAA last week released a list of schools that plan to play up in classification for the 2020-21 and 2012-22 school years, one team stood out. Greensburg Salem was one of the 10 WPIAL schools among the “voluntary upgrades” for the next two-year cycle. The Golden Lions are...
Zach Rocco helping Penn-Trafford boys basketball be all it can be
Zach Rocco is an Army of one. Not in terms of his role on the Penn-Trafford basketball team this season — although he is the only returning starter and senior — but rather in the way he goes about his business. The way he deals with an always regimented, always...
Kiski Area boys basketball on verge of taking next step
A year ago, the Kiski Area boys basketball team finished their 2018-19 season with just four wins in the first year of coach Will Saunders’ tenure. Now, after a 54-52 win over Connellsville this past Tuesday, the Cavaliers are already halfway to that total, and with the team that Saunders...
North Hills’ Hillegas motivated by loss in PIAA semifinals
North Hills’ senior Sam Hillegas seemed to be on his way to a third PIAA Class AAA title last season. However, Hillegas suffered his first loss of the season in the state semifinals, denying him a chance to become a state champion all four years. The Virginia Tech recruit has...
Competition fuels Hampton girls swim team
The only way to get better is to compete with the best. Bolstered by a team environment provided by the seniors, along with some fresh talent, the Hampton girls swim team hopes to do just that. Seniors Rosie Oh, Lydia Quaglia, Ansley Haught and Emily Berkebile look to lead a...
