High School category, Page 1301
Shady Side Academy girls top South Park, earn long-awaited trip to WPIAL finals
Shady Side Academy’s girls basketball team punched its first ticket to a WPIAL championship game. Coach Amy Szlachetka fought back tears at midcourt Wednesday night after a 38-35 win over South Park that came down to a last-second shot. For her, it was a reminder of how close her teams...
Burrelli, Neshannock girls top Avonworth in Class 3A semifinals
Neshannock came into the WPIAL tournament as the perennial favorite to win the Class 3A crown. The No. 1-seeded Lancers rolled to a 21-2 record — their only losses coming to Beaver, last season’s Class 4A runner-up, and Central Valley, which will play in this season’s 4A title game —...
A-K Valley PIHL playoff capsule: Game for Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019
PIHL Penguins Cup playoff preview Class A First round No. 7 (North) Freeport (5-13) vs. No. 2 (South) Thomas Jefferson (15-3) 7:40 p.m. Thursday at Rostraver Ice Garden Winner plays: No. 3 (North) Meadville or No. 6 (South) Norwin on Monday in quarterfinals Coaches: Kelly Mason, Freeport; William Crousey, Thomas...
Blackhawk’s Wright defeats teammate to win WPIBL boys singles title
More than 100 of Western Pennsylvania’s top boys bowlers competed in the WPIBL singles championship Wednesday at Wildlife Lanes in Burrell. None of them threw more games then Blackhawk’s Jordan Wright. And none of them will go home with the championship trophy, because now it belongs to Wright. The senior...
Miller’s time: Kiski Area senior aims for WPIAL Class AAA wrestling title
Darren Miller knows the challenges that await him at the WPIAL Class AAA wrestling championships. Little can surprise him after three prior trips to the tournament. More than that, the Kiski Area senior’s previous experiences taught him what to expect. “Sometimes WPIAL can be tougher than the state,” Miller said....
Westmoreland PIHL playoff capsule for Feb. 28, 2019
PIHL Penguins Cup playoff preview Class A first round Norwin (9-9) vs. Meadville (15-3) 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Meadville Area Recreation Complex, Meadville Winner plays: Winner of Thomas Jefferson/Freeport at 9:15 p.m. Monday at RMU Island Sports Center Goals for/against: Norwin, 100/94; Meadville, 137/41 About Norwin: The Knights, the sixth...
Penn-Trafford’s Nick Coy looking to continue season of firsts at WPIAL wrestling tournamentVideo
It’s been a year of firsts for Penn-Trafford senior wrestler Nick Coy. He won his first Section 1-AAA title Saturday, edging Hempfield sophomore Ty Linsenbigler. He captured his first Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association title Jan. 5, and he opened the season Dec. 8 by winning his first Eastern Area Invitational...
High school wrestling notebook: Norwin’s Phipps, North Hills’ Hillegas chasing 3rd WPIAL titlesVideo
Norwin junior Kurtis Phipps and North Hills junior Sam Hillegas could reach a WPIAL milestone at the WPIAL/Southwest Regional Class AAA wrestling championships Friday and Saturday at Canon-McMillan. They could join a long list of three-time champions. That list grew to 77 at the WPIAL Class AA tournament Feb. 16...
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 25, 2019
Tribune-Review individual wrestling rankings Class AAA 106: 1. Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional (34-1); 2. Dylan Chappell, Seneca Valley (35-4); 3. Mason Prinkey, Connellsville (28-5); 4. Vince Citrano, Plum (27-4); 5. Briar Priest, Hempfield (27-8); 6. Costa Moore, Canon-McMillan (23-6); 7. Tyler Diggins, Moon (27-5); 8. Troy Hohman, Penn-Trafford (19-15). 113:...
Yough’s Appolonia looks forward to soccer career at Youngstown State
Justine Appolonia has plenty of goals — on and off the soccer field. Big goals. The Yough junior standout has known for quite some time she wanted to play at the Division I level in college. “Of course, it was always my dream growing up,” she said. “What kid who...
Charitable camp featuring USA Volleyball players coming to Moon in August
The top women’s college volleyball teams in the country are coming to Pittsburgh in December, and a few months before that, past and present members of the U.S. Olympic team will bring their charitable camp to the area as well. The annual Give It Back camp for girls volleyball players,...
WPIAL basketball Top 10: Most playoff appearances
The Top 10 Here is a list of the schools with the most WPIAL basketball playoff seasons: School, Playoff seasons, First, Most recent Boys 1. Uniontown, 68, 1925, 2019 2t. Monessen, 63, 1919, 2019 2t. Washington, 63, 1931, 2019 4. Aliquippa, 59, 1929, 2019 5. Mt. Lebanon, 50, 1932, 2019...
5 girls swimmers to watch at the WPIAL Class AA championships
The WPIAL Class AAA and AA swimming championships will be held Thursday and Friday at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Class AAA boys and girls meet will be from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The Class AA meet will be held from 3-5:30 p.m. each day. The TribLive High School Sports Network will...
5 girls swimmers to watch at the WPIAL Class AAA championships
The WPIAL Class AAA and AA swimming championships will be held Thursday and Friday at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Class AAA boys and girls meet will be from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The Class AA meet will be held from 3-5:30 p.m. each day. The TribLive High School Sports Network will...
Nazareth Prep boys top Vincentian Academy to claim 1st WPIAL Class A basketball titleVideo
Nazareth Prep senior Tre Harvey knew during warmups it was going to be a special night. The 6-foot-3 forward nailed his first 3-pointer and seemingly didn’t miss during a 31-point effort that carried the Saints to a 69-62 victory against Vincentian Academy in the WPIAL Class A championship game Thursday...
WPIAL boys, girls basketball teams clinch berths in PIAA playoffs
While the Path to the Pete continues into the semifinals this week, the Road to Hershey will tip off next week. The WPIAL will send a handful of teams from each class into the PIAA postseason field, ranging from five teams to seven teams. While all four semifinalists have clinched...
Johnson’s double-double guides No. 3 Moon past Penn Hills in Class 5A semifinals
Two years ago, a star basketball player transferred home to Moon, reunited with his childhood friends and led the Tigers’ run to the WPIAL finals. Now comes the sequel. Seven months after switching schools, Donovan Johnson is following the same script. The 6-foot-6 junior scored 20 points and grabbed 14...
Mars bests Chartiers Valley in physical WPIAL Class 5A semifinalVideo
With momentum swinging on every second-half possession and fans from both teams screaming and shouting, Chartiers Valley’s 5-foot-9 guard Louis Kearney ran straight into Mars’ 6-foot-6 forward Michael Carmody as the third-quarter buzzer sounded. Kearney fell on top of Carmody. Players from both benches took to the floor. Fans jumped...
Serra Catholic takes down Sewickley Academy in Class 2A semifinals
Isiah Warfield did everything he could to lead his team back to the district championship game, but in the end, a lunar eclipse turned out the lights on Sewickley Academy’s title run. Jimmy Moon scored 30 points, including 12 from the free-throw line, all in the second half as Serra...
Top-seeded West Greene downs Vincentian Academy in Class A semifinals
The West Greene girls basketball team has been on a mission all season to return to the Petersen Events Center to avenge a loss in the WPIAL Class A championship last season. The No. 1 Pioneers got their wish after making timely shots and creating turnovers in a 59-55 win...
OLSH boys headed back to WPIAL title game, take down South Side in Class 2A semifinals
After losing to Sewickley Academy in the WPIAL finals the last two seasons, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is hoping to bring home the gold against a different opponent this time. The top-seeded Chargers (21-2) will take on Serra Catholic at 5 p.m. Friday at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center....
Ligonier Valley boys advance to District 6 Class 3A final
EBENSBURG — It’ll be Ligonier Valley and Richland in a rematch of the District 6 Class 3A boys basketball championship this season after both posted victories Tuesday night in the semifinals. By most accounts, it was anticipated that the two top-seeded teams would meet in the title game Friday at...
Strong 3rd period guides Hempfield past Quaker Valley in PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs
Hempfield controlled zone time, puck possession and outshot Quaker Valley by 26 shots through the first two periods, but due to giving up some odd-man breaks, the Spartans found themselves with only a one-goal lead heading into the intermission. During the break, Spartans coach Denny Zeravica told his players to...
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 26, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Wednesday’s schedule Pine-Richland (21-2) vs. Butler (19-4) at Fox Chapel, 8 p.m.; Canon-McMillan (16-8) vs. Mt. Lebanon (20-3) at Moon, 8 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Mars 53, Chartiers Valley 44 Moon 59, Penn Hills 46 Championship Friday’s schedule Mars...
Balouris’ score, steal in final seconds lift North Allegheny past Norwin in Class 6A semifinalsVideo
Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski played football at Penn State so he appreciated a gridiron analogy of Tuesday night’s playoff game. Early on, North Allegheny and Norwin traded scoring plays from spread offenses. Fly patterns and go routes. Go deep. In the fourth quarter, it was handoff after handoff...
