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Kiski Area swimmers Hansen, Sterlitz have sights set on top spots at WCCA meet
As freshmen in 2020, Levi Hansen and Parker Sterlitz made a run at the boys 500-yard freestyle title at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association championships at Derry High School. Hansen took third, and Sterlitz was fourth behind then-junior Austin Prokopec from Penn-Trafford and then-senior Ryan McFaden from Franklin Regional. Fast...
Remembering Ben Roethlisberger’s remarkable senior season at Findlay High
Ben Roethlisberger walked off into the sunset Thursday, announcing his retirement from pro football after 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But long before No. 7 dodged Terrell Suggs, extended play after play or won two Super Bowls, he was a terrific high school player in Ohio — at least...
Penn-Trafford’s Maura Suman breaks school steals record
Penn-Trafford senior point guard Maura Suman can handle the ball and score with some of the better backcourt players in Section 1-6A. But Suman is a quietly good defender, and a school record quietly sneaked up on her Thursday night. Suman broke the school’s career record for steals. She had...
Aliquippa plans to build new football stadium, receives $250,000 from NFL
Aliquippa’s aging football stadium will be torn down and rebuilt this year with a little help from the NFL. The school recently received a $250,000 grant from the NFL Foundation, said Aliquippa superintendent Phillip Woods, who hopes to solicit donations from additional organizations as well. The school district also in...
Hempfield competitive spirit team has high expectations for PIAA championships
For the fourth time in five years, the Hempfield competitive spirit team is headed to the PIAA championships. The Spartans’ performance is scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday, in Hershey. Hempfield slipped by defending state champion South Fayette by 0.1 points to become back-to-back WPIAL champions. Expectations are high for the...
Plum competitive spirit team ready for 1st trip to PIAA championships
Not many sports crown a champion after just 2 minutes, 30 seconds. That’s how much time it took for the Plum competitive cheer team to earn a spot in the PIAA championships for the first time in school history. Though the preparation took much longer than that. “We started putting...
Southmoreland seizes control of Section 3-4A with win against Belle Vernon
The road to then Section 3-4A title again will travel through Alverton after the Southmoreland girls pulled away from Belle Vernon on Thursday night. The Scotties control their destiny in the section thanks to a 61-51 win over the Leopards after pulling away in the fourth quarter. Southmoreland’s win avenged...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 28, 2022: OLSH on brink of making history
On the final Friday night of high school basketball in January, 57- and 37-year-old WPIAL boys basketball records are in serious jeopardy of being smashed by a bolt of lightning. The OLSH Chargers tied the record for longest district winning streak at 52 in a row Monday in a nonsection...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 27, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class 3A Section 3 Steel Valley 55, South Allegheny 52 Class A Section 3 St. Joseph 65, Neighborhood Academy 48 Nonsection Uniontown 79, Brownsville 68 Pine-Richland 58, Allderdice 44 Latrobe 71, River Valley 59 Armstrong 52, Slippery Rock 46 Southwest Christian Athletic Conference Cheswick...
High school roundup for Jan. 27, 2022: Statement wins for OLSH, South Fayette
Kyleigh Nagy scored 20 points and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart staked its claim as a WPIAL Class 2A contender with a 53-39 victory over No. 1 Neshannock in Section 1-2A girls basketball Thursday night. Emily Schuck added nine points for the Chargers (12-4, 6-1), who scored the Lancers,...
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings for Jan. 27, 2022
Just over two weeks remain in section play in the WPIAL girls basketball regular season. This winter, the district returns to earning a ticket to ride on the Path to the Pete with no “open tournament”and the championships returning to the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center, March 3-5. Trib...
Westmoreland boys basketball notebook: Shootout at Seton Hill returns
Basketball showcase events went by the wayside last season as the covid pandemic stretched its long reach over high school and college sports. But a local event returns this weekend, and it features five games at Seton Hill’s McKenna Center. The Shootout at Seton Hill will be played Sunday, beginning...
Keystone Oaks beats Shady Side Academy to shore up playoff positioning
As play began on Thursday, there was a major logjam behind Avonworth in WPIAL Section 3-3A girls basketball. Five teams were separated by only two games with just over two weeks remaining. Keystone Oaks distanced itself from the pack a bit by flying high early and cruising to a 48-37...
Norwin girls easily drop No. 1 North Allegheny
Norwin had a “purple out” Thursday night as part of a fundraiser. The girls basketball team was seeing red from the opening tip. Fourth-ranked Norwin started fast and never loosened its grip, leaving a trail of nine 3-pointers in its wake on the way to beating the No. 1 out...
Hampton hiring new football coach as Jacque DeMatteo ends 14-year stint
For the first time in 14 years, Hampton soon will have a new football coach. The district will hire a replacement as soon as next month for coach Jacque DeMatteo, who resigned this winter after an 11-1 season and winning the Greater Allegheny Conference title. DeMatteo stepped down as coach...
Valley boys basketball team learning how to win
The Valley boys basketball program is struggling through another difficult season. But Ben Aftanas has been a shining light through the gloom. The senior guard is averaging 16 points for the Vikings, 1-16 on the season after a 65-60 nonsection loss to equally struggling Greensburg Salem (2-14) on Wednesday night....
Fast times expected at Westmoreland County swim meet
The county’s top swimmers will converge at Derry this weekend for the Westmoreland County Coaches Association swimming and diving championships. Diving events will take place Friday beginning at 5 p.m., and swimming events are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday. The event returns after taking 2021 off because of the pandemic....
Yough’s rising basketball star Crosby working to expand his game
Terek Crosby is a gifted athlete and a natural scorer on the basketball court. Just a sophomore, he can get to the rim and do some impressive things once he gets there. Swift layups. Up-and-under scores. Slam dunks. At times, he looks like a Maserati with the fast lane all...
Keefer resigns as football coach at Southmoreland; Frazier hires Shannon
Southmoreland is looking for a new football coach after Dave Keefer resigned. The Southmoreland School District’s board accepted his resignation at a meeting Jan. 20. Keefer had coached four seasons at Southmoreland and led them reach the WPIAL playoffs twice. The 2021 team played in its first home playoff game,...
Waynesburg, Burrell receive top seeds for WPIAL wrestling tournament
Defending WPIAL champions Waynesburg (Class 3A) and Burrell (2A) were seeded No. 1 by the WPIAL wrestling committee Thursday for the upcoming district team tournament, which begins next Wednesday. Burrell, which has won 15 consecutive Class 2A titles, is followed by No. 2 Burgettstown, No. 3 Quaker Valley, No. 4...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 26, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 2 West Allegheny 49, Moon 35 Section 3 Gateway 59, Woodland Hills 29 Class 3A Section 2 Aliquippa 82, Freedom 40 Class 2A Section 4 Carmichaels 66, Frazier 37 Nonsection Springdale 71, Apollo-Ridge 45 Charleroi 73, Mt. Pleasant 48 Yough 62,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 27, 2022: North Allegheny, Norwin meet again
Traditional girls Class 6A powers prepare to battle one more time in the regular season Thursday when first-place North Allegheny visits second-place Norwin in a Section 1-6A showdown. The Tigers are perfect this season. NA is 9-0 in the section and 15-0 overall. The host Knights are 8-1 in the...
Trib 10: One unlucky team falls from WPIAL basketball power rankings
As the region dealt with snowy weather and cold temperatures this past week, the top boys and girls basketball teams in the district were able to avoid any stormy results. No stunners were felt by the Trib 10 teams, with the few losses suffered mostly coming to fellow power-ranked teams....
High school roundup for Jan. 27, 2022: Allderdice tops Obama in City League showdown
Major Rainey scored 20 points to lead five players in double figures as Allderdice defeated Obama Academy, 64-60, in a matchup of top teams in City League boys basketball Wednesday night. Michael Quigley added 12 points, and Sam Kelly, Avery Ruben and Ethan Anish had 10 apiece for Allderdice (9-5,...
High school wrestling roundup for Jan. 26, 2022: North Allegheny tops Butler for section crown
Casey Walker (106 pounds) earned a 6-0 decision at 106 pounds that sparked a run of five wins in a row that helped North Allegheny to a 33-30 victory over Butler in the WPIAL Section 3-3A wrestling finals Wednesday night. William Bentrim (113) earned a pin, Sam Horton (120) won...
