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Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Franklin Regional
Team of the week: Franklin Regional The Panthers were on center stage Saturday night in the PIAA Class AAA championship finals at Giant Center in Hershey, as three of Franklin Regional’s four state qualifiers advanced to the championship bouts in their respective weight classes. Sophomore Carter Dibert became the seventh...
High school roundup for March 12, 2019: Johnson leads Moon past Archbishop Ryan
Donovan Johnson scored 24 points as WPIAL runner-up Moon earned a 44-36 victory over Archbishop Ryan in a PIAA Class 5A boys basketball second-round game Tuesday night in Chambersburg. Connor Ryan added 14 points for the Tigers (25-2), who will play District 3 champion Lower Dauphin (26-3) in the quarterfinals...
Monessen rallies late to win thriller in PIAA Class A 2nd roundVideo
Devin Whitlock plays basketball well beyond his years. The Monessen freshman found the ball in his hands with time running out in Tuesday’s PIAA Class A second-round game against Bishop Carroll at Greensburg Salem. But Whitlock, playing like a varsity veteran, saw a small opening and decided to go to...
Turnovers costly as Quaker Valley loses to Bishop McDevitt in PIAA 2nd round
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Bishop McDevitt forced 15 first-half turnovers and built a 20-point halftime lead in Tuesday night’s 79-47 victory over Quaker Valley in the PIAA Class 4A second round. The Quakers were outscored 26-10 in the second quarter. “They’re the type of team that if they get the lead they’re...
Mars survives foul trouble to defeat York William Penn in PIAA 2nd roundVideo
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Mars coach Rob Carmody wrote one word in bold letters on the whiteboard inside the locker room: Poise. At that moment Tuesday nigt, the Planets were in terrible foul trouble after a whistle-filled first half and they were upset that the officials were calling offensive fouls one after...
Peters Township girls top rival Bethel Park for 4th time, advance to PIAA quarterfinals
The Bethel Park and Peters Township girls basketball teams are about as familiar as two teams can be. And Tuesday night produced a familiar result as the top-ranked and unbeaten Indians defeated their section rivals for the fourth time this season 62-44 in the second round of the PIAA Class...
Strong defense, rebounding lift Norwin girls past Northampton in PIAA 2nd round
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — Norwin girls basketball continually has run teams into the ground with speed and depth. The Knights added rebounding to the plan and bested Northampton, 68-58, in the PIAA Class 6A second round Tuesday evening. The win moves the Knights into the quarterfinal round Friday against WPIAL...
Shady Side Academy girls fall short in PIAA 2nd round; Szlachetka announces retirementVideo
Overall, for the Shady Side Academy girls basketball program, mission accomplished. Despite seeing her team’s season end Tuesday night, coach Amy Szlachetka felt a sense of satisfaction with the Indians’ 20 victories in her final year at the helm. “This is it for me,” Szlachetka said shortly after Shady Side...
PIHL Class AA Penguins Cup semifinals preview capsules
Class AA semifinals Latrobe (15-4-1) vs. Pine-Richland (19-0-1) 7 p.m. Wednesday at RMU Island Sports Center, Neville Island Winner plays: Franklin Regional (12-6-1) or Upper St. Clair (15-3-2) at 8:30 p.m. March 18 at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, Cranberry Township Goals for/against: Latrobe, 92/41; Pine-Richland, 120/36 About Latrobe: Latrobe had...
Hempfield baseball banking on strong pitching staff
Hempfield senior outfielder Luke Hudson turned in quite a performance last season. He led the Spartans with a .431 batting average, 23 RBIs, six triples and three home runs. That performance helped him earn a scholarship to Seton Hill. But Hudson said last year is history. “It’s a fresh start,...
3-time defending PIAA softball champion Hempfield has holes to fill
Don’t pencil in the Hempfield softball team as the favorite to win WPIAL and PIAA Class 6A titles just yet. The Spartans have some holes to fill after finishing 24-3 and winning WPIAL and PIAA titles again in 2018. Veteran coach Bob Kalp has had some restless nights trying to...
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Zac Herbinko and Alexis Schrecongost
Zac Herbinko School: Deer Lakes Class: Junior Sport: Basketball Report card: Herbinko hit the tying basket in the waning seconds of regulation in Deer Lakes’ (17-7) 56-52 overtime win over District 9 champion Brookville in Saturday’s PIAA Class 3A first-round matchup. A first-year starter, Herbinko finished the game with 10...
PIAA basketball preview capsule: Deer Lakes vs. Forest Hills
PIAA basketball playoffs Wednesday’s game Class 3A Second round Deer Lakes (17-7) vs. Forest Hills (17-9) 7:30 p.m. at Armstrong High School Winner plays: Sharon (22-4) or Beaver Falls (11-14) on Saturday in the quarterfinals. Coaches: Terence Parham, Deer Lakes; Dom Vescovi, Forest Hills Players to watch: Brad Perrotte, Deer...
Hempfield swimmer Mayo sets sights on PIAA success
Hempfield swimmer Gavin Mayo is among favorites in the boys 50-yard freestyle at the PIAA Class AAA championship meet Friday and Saturday at Bucknell, but also might shine in another event. “Backstroke is an event Gavin has been playing with over the last few years,” Hempfield coach Kevin Clougherty said....
Freeport baseball faces challenging slate in Class 3A
Freeport baseball might be dropping from Class 4A to 3A, but the path to a WPIAL playoff spot won’t be any easier. The Yellowjackets will be a member of Section 1 this season, along with local rivals Deer Lakes, Burrell and Valley and East Allegheny, South Allegheny and Steel Valley....
DeJidas ready to cap career on high note with Freeport softball
In her years at Freeport, Ally DeJidas has experienced plenty of success as a state volleyball champion, a key member of a Yellowjackets’ softball team that made three straight playoff appearances and was part of the recent girls basketball run to the playoffs. Now, as she prepares for her last...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Latrobe’s Alex Walker, Norwin’s Jayla Wehner
Alex Walker School: Latrobe Sport: Hockey Class: Sophomore Claim to fame: Walker, who led Latrobe with 41 points (11 goals and 30 assists) during the regular season, finished with a goal and three assists to help Latrobe (15-4-1) to a 4-1 win over Hampton in a PIHL Penguins Cup Class...
Ringgold advances to PIHL Division II championship
Ringgold hockey is going to the ‘ship. The Rams are on the hunt for the program’s first PIHL Division II championship since 2010, punching their ticket to the final with a 5-0 shutout of Neshannock on Monday night at the RMU Island Sports Complex. Goaltender Evan Cook made 19 saves...
5 things to watch in PIAA girls basketball: 4th matchup for Peters Twp., Bethel Park
Bethel Park is having an outstanding season. In fact, the Black Hawks may be one of the best girls basketball teams that didn’t win a district title, reach the district finals or even win a section crown. That’s because there is a neighboring school 7.9 miles away that is enjoying...
5 things to watch in PIAA boys basketball: WPIAL, City League clash
The WPIAL and City League champions will meet head-to-head Wednesday for the fourth year in a row in the PIAA boys basketball playoffs. Mt. Lebanon (23-3) plays Allderdice (22-5) at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Canon-McMillan in a second-round matchup in Class 6A. The clash of champions was once rare, but...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week: Monessen
Our Trib HSSN Team of the Week has shined under both a first-year coach and a first-year point guard to reach the Class A WPIAL semifinals and now the second round of the state playoffs — the Monessen Greyhounds. You always want to be the person who follows the person...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week: Quaker Valley’s Ryan Stowers
Ryan Stowers School: Quaker Valley Class: Senior Quaker Valley had a nine-point leading heading into the fourth quarter of the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball championship game against a team the Quakers beat two times earlier this season. Then a bad storm struck down the Quakers in the fourth quarter...
Burrell beats Connellsville, headed to PIHL finalVideo
Tyler Stewart and Gio Palombo’s chemistry on the ice started on the pavement when they played street hockey together in their youth. They formed a friendship and a keen sense of where each other is going to be when they play together, and they showed it Monday in helping Burrell...
High school scores, schedules for March 11, 2019
High Schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Second round Class 6A Wednesday’s schedule Abington (28-1) vs. Pennridge (23-4) at Bensalem, 7:30 p.m.; Boys Latin (23-5) vs. Methacton (21-7) at Harriton, 7 p.m.; William Allen (18-9) vs. La Salle College (24-3) at Geigle Complex, 6 p.m.; Lower Merion (25-3) vs. Roman Catholic...
Depth, experience keys to success for Fox Chapel baseball
Dressed in parkas and tassel caps, the Fox Chapel baseball team braved the cold last Thursday, getting in a few minutes of infield work on the turf before heading inside to the batting cages. At each spot on the diamond were several players waiting for an opportunity to field a...
