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Sitting down with Pine-Richland director of athletics Sean Simmons
Sean Simmons began his tenure as director of athletics at Pine-Richland on Nov. 14. Prior to his hiring at Pine-Richland, Simmons served as the assistant athletic director of student services and sports operations at Robert Morris, a position he held since 2004. From 2000-04, Simmons filled the role of academic...
Plum sends 5 bowlers to regional championships
Plum junior Ty Kirkpatrick has been the top bowler for the Mustangs this season. He didn’t deviate as he led all Plum bowlers at the WPIBL singles championship Feb. 27 at Wildlife Lanes in Burrell. Kirkpatrick bowled a 551 series (205-152-194), good for 25th place. After a second game not...
Franklin Regional’s Fishell grabs final PIAA diving spot
Franklin Regional senior Mason Fishell hopes to do better at the PIAA Class AAA boys diving championship meet March 16 at Bucknell than he did the last time. Fishell (492.3 points) placed fifth at the WPIAL championship Feb. 23 at North Allegheny for the final spot. Fishell also finished fifth...
Franklin Regional boys begin prep for PIAA basketball playoffs
Franklin Regional boys basketball coach Steve Scorpion felt a little conflicted last Tuesday night. Scorpion, like many others, traveled to North Hills to take in the WPIAL Class 5A semifinal game between No. 2 seed Penn Hills and No. 3 Moon. A former assistant coach at Penn Hills, Scorpion wanted...
WPIAL basketball, wrestling championships conclude Saturday on Trib HSSN
A wild week of WPIAL championships will come to a close with more thrilling action Saturday on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Here is where you can follow along. The WPIAL basketball championships will wrap up with Day 3 contests at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center. At 11 a.m., the...
WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball preview: New Castle vs. Quaker Valley
Class 4A boys New Castle (20-4) vs. Quaker Valley (20-3) 1 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center Starting lineups No. 1 New Castle (20-4) Coach: Ralph Blundo No. Player, Pos., Ht., Yr. 3 Michael Wells, G, 5-9, Fr. 5 Payne Prowell, G, 5-11, Sr. 10 Donte Burnett, G, 6-0, Sr. 11...
WPIAL boys, girls basketball teams clinch PIAA playoff berths
While district basketball gold is being determined this weekend at Pitt, the Road to Hershey is scheduled to tip off next weekend. The WPIAL will send a handful of teams from each class into the PIAA postseason field, ranging from five to seven teams. While all four semifinalists have clinched...
Connor, Kiski Area roll through WPIAL wrestling Day 1
Cam Connor critiqued his minimal mat time Friday. Then again, that proved a pretty optimal outcome for the Kiski Area senior. A pair of pins in less than three minutes total allowed Connor, a defending champion, to sail through to the 152-pound semifinals of the WPIAL Class AAA individual wrestling...
Seneca Valley, Hempfield send five wrestlers to WPIAL semifinals
Seneca Valley and Hempfield shared a high five Friday on the opening day of the WPIAL Class AAA individual wrestling championships. Both the Raiders and Spartans left the first day of the two-day tournament at Canon-McMillan with five wrestlers in the semifinals, the most of any school. Kiski Area and...
High school scores, schedules for March 1, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Saturday’s schedule Butler (20-4) vs. Mt. Lebanon (21-3) at Petersen Events Center, 9 p.m. Class 5A Championship Friday’s result Mars 58, Moon 56 Class 4A Championship Saturday’s schedule New Castle (20-4) vs. Quaker Valley (20-3) at Petersen Events Center, 1 p.m....
Recchia’s late 3-pointer helps Mars defend WPIAL Class 5A championship
Andrew Recchia was the only person at Petersen Events Center who already knew how this WPIAL championship would end. “I dreamt about it last night, actually,” he said. The Mars senior saw the ball in his hands, the clock running down and him making the winning shot. “Call me a...
Hempfield’s Berginc pulls off big upset to highlight Day 1 of Southwest Regional wrestlingVideo
When Shaler senior Ryan Sullivan was forced to drop out of the WPIAL/PIAA Class AAA Southwest Regional tournament because of a broken hand, it gave an underdog wrestler an opportunity to earn a trip to the PIAA championship in the 120-pound weight class. Hempfield sophomore Ethan Berginc, who attends Jeannette...
Richland knocks off Ligonier Valley boys in overtime in District 6 final
These two schools don’t particularly seem to care much for one another. It showed in their latest meeting on the hardwood Friday night, where top-seeded Ligonier Valley met No. 2 Richland in a wild District 6 Class 3A boys basketball championship game at Mt. Aloysius. When the final horn sounded...
North Catholic girls roll past Central Valley to win 19th WPIAL championship
Everything played out according to “the script,” according to North Catholic girls basketball coach Molly Rottmann. By taking down Central Valley, 75-57, on Friday night at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center, the Trojanettes won their third straight WPIAL Class 4A title and 19th in the school’s history. Carrying the weight of...
Spotlight Q&A with Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar
Zach Skrinjar has been coaching at Fox Chapel for a decade. The Foxes have qualified for the WPIAL playoffs seven times in the past 10 seasons, including six of the past seven years. This year’s team is 16-8 and advanced to the Class 6A quarterfinal round. The Foxes are led...
Northgate girls, Indiana boys crowned WPIAL Class AA swimming champions
Throughout the entirety of the second day of WPIAL Class AA championship swimming action at Pitt’s Trees Pool, both the boys and girls teams for Northgate and Indiana were jockeying for pole position in the standings, trading off the Nos. 1 and 2 spots with each passing event. Both meets...
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball final preview: Chartiers Valley vs. Thomas Jefferson
Class 5A girls Chartiers Valley (24-0) vs. Thomas Jefferson (19-6) 3 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center Starting lineups No. 1 Chartiers Valley (24-0) Coach: Tim McConnell No. Player, Pos., Ht., Yr. 4 Megan McConnell, G, 5-7, Jr. 12 Mackenzie Wagner, G, 5-10, Sr. 23 Alexandra Ferrella, G, 5-6, Sr. 24...
WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball finals preview: Peters Township vs. North Allegheny
Class 6A girls Peters Township (24-0) vs. North Allegheny (23-1) 7 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center Starting lineups No. 1 Peters Township (24-0) Coach: Bert Kendall No. Player, Pos., Ht., Yr. 20 Makenna Marisa, G, 5-11, Sr. 21 Isabella Mills, G, 5-11, Sr. 22 Jordan Bisignani, G, 5-6, So. 23...
WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball final preview: Neshannock vs. Shady Side Academy
Class 3A girls Neshannock (22-2) vs. Shady Side Academy (19-3) 11 a.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center Starting lineups No. 1 Neshannock (22-2) Coach: Luann Grybowski No. Player, Pos., Ht., Yr. 1 Neleh Nogay, G, 5-4, Fr. 12 Kaylee George, G, 5-7, Jr. 15 Bella Burrelli, F, 5-11, Sr. 21 Ellina...
Deer Lakes’ Morrison outlasts Mars counterpart to capture WPIAL 500 freestyle title
Adam Morrison and Andrew Pierre couldn’t be separated. No, the two didn’t find themselves throwing fists in a fight. Morrison, a Deer Lakes junior, and Pierre, a senior from Mars, finished first and second in both of their head-to-head matchups at the WPIAL Class AA championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool....
Pair of Belle Vernon boys break records at WPIAL swimming championships
A pair of Belle Vernon boys left the WPIAL Class AA swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool not only as WPIAL champions, but also as freshly minted record-holders Friday. Sophomore Ian Shahan and senior Robert Spekis distinguished themselves among the all-time greats by tearing down noteworthy marks, albeit in different...
Strong 2nd half lifts OLSH boys past Serra Catholic in WPIAL Class 2A title game
With his team up by 17 late in the fourth quarter, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart’s Mike Rodriguez, still coaching up his players with the comfortable advantage, yelled at a reserve to “Take the charge.” The Chargers took charge, all right. And it led to WPIAL glory. Denied a...
WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball preview: Mars vs. Moon
Class 5A boys Mars (23-1) vs. Moon (23-1) 9 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center Starting lineups No. 1 Mars (23-1) Coach: Rob Carmody No. Player, Pos., Ht., Yr. 2 Khori Fusco, F, 6-3, Sr. 3 Michael Carmody, F, 6-6, Jr. 13 Andrew Recchia, G, 5-11, Sr. 21 Joseph Craska, G,...
Rochester girls edge West Greene, capture 1st WPIAL Class A basketball title
After falling behind by 12 points early, Rochester coach C.J. Ianinni told his team to try to make it a one-possession game by halftime. The Rams did that and took over during the second half to win the school’s first WPIAL girls basketball championship over West Greene, 62-56, in the...
New Carlynton coach Piccinini emphasizes clean slate
The Carlynton football program is starting a new era in 2019. Rich Piccinini will take over as the Cougars coach this season. While the team has struggled recently, Piccinini knows what Carlynton can be. He was the team’s offensive coordinator in 2001, the last time the team made the WPIAL...
