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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 24, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Laurel Highlands 81, West Mifflin 50 Class 4A Section 2 Hopewell at Lincoln Park, ppd. Class A Section 3 Leechburg at Aquinas Academy, ppd. Nonsection Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 84, Avonworth 47 Fox Chapel 69, Bishop Canevin 57...
With heavy hearts, OLSH ties WPIAL record for longest winning streakVideo
As Our Lady of the Sacred Heart made WPIAL history Monday night, the boys basketball team wasn’t focused on what it was playing for, but rather who. Jake DiMichele scored 31 points, Dawson Summers had a triple-double and the Chargers tied for the longest winning streak in WPIAL history —...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 25, 2022: Top 4 teams square off in Section 4-5A
Mars is the only boys basketball team in Section 4-5A to have already clinched a WPIAL playoff berth, but it might be only a matter of time before Highlands, Shaler and Hampton soon follow. Those top four teams in Section 4 have built a 2½-game gap between themselves and the...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 24, 2022
Adou Thiero is in his fourth season playing a key role for a Quaker Valley boys basketball team that is undefeated this season and has come so close to WPIAL gold in his first few high school years. But to be Frank, Thiero isn’t alone in being driven this season...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Jan. 24, 2022
Jeff Ackermann knows a thing or two about winning basketball. He led Moon to three straight WPIAL boys basketball championships from 2004-2006. He then took over the Pine-Richland program and led the Rams to back-to-back district gold in 2016-2017. Now he is in his second season at Baldwin. After the...
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings as of Jan. 24, 2022
We have less than three weeks remaining 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,...
Jeannette makes plays down stretch to stave off Greensburg Salem rally
Greensburg Salem was coming back furiously late in the third quarter. A 22-point lead for Jeannette was dwindling — fast — as the Golden Lions scored 18 straight points to close the gap considerably. Did Jeannette coach Adrian Batts call timeout during the run? “No, but maybe I should have...
High school roundup for Jan. 24, 2022: Neshannock’s Luann Grybowski joins exclusive 700-win club
With a 64-17 victory over Sewickley Academy on Monday night, the Neshannock girls basketball team helped coach Luann Grybowski gain entry to an exclusive club. Grybowski became the third WPIAL girls basketball coach to amass 700 career wins, joining North Catholic’s Don Barth and Mt. Alvernia’s De Porucznik. “I joined...
Deer Lakes’ Hasley hits 1,000 points on game-winning shot vs. Freeport
Reese Hasley’s 1,000th career point Monday night against rival Freeport was quite dramatic. The Deer Lakes senior guard delivered a jumper from about the foul line with 6 seconds to go, and the bucket broke a tie and sent the Lancers to a key 39-37 home victory over the Yellowjackets....
Penn-Trafford’s Balest, Latrobe’s Gatto lead their teams to WCCA bowling titles
The Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association held its first bowling championship Monday, and it was met with joy. The WCCA recently put together the championship, which was held at Lincoln Lanes in Latrobe. Penn-Trafford junior Alyssa Balest took home the girls individual honor, and Latrobe senior James Gatto grabbed the boys...
Mt. Lebanon’s Alex Tecza commits to Navy football, joining Blue Devils teammate
Mt. Lebanon’s Alex Tecza has played football with teammate Eli Heidenreich for as long as he can remember. As it turns out, high school graduation won’t break their bond. Tecza committed to play football for Navy on Friday, five months after Heidenreich also committed to the Midshipmen. However, their lifelong...
Rolling 300 game an ‘amazing feat’ for Greensburg Salem’s Luke Shevchik
It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Greensburg Salem junior Luke Shevchik. Although, in hindsight, he hopes not. Shevchik tossed a perfect 300 game Jan. 7 at Main Bowling Center against section rival Latrobe, sparking the Golden Lions to a 7-0 victory. “As a coach it was a wonderful experience to...
Kiski Area swimming embracing ‘small but mighty’ mantra
Kiski Area swimming may not have a massive roster, but it does have massive ambitions. The Cavaliers have put together a strong start to the 2021-22 season, and coach Lisa Pepka has been plenty satisfied with what she’s seen in the pool. “We’ve had high hopes, and I’ve been impressed...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Penn-Trafford’s Garrett Moorhead
Garrett Moorhead Penn-Trafford Winning a WPIAL championship is a goal for many high school football players. Penn-Trafford not only won the WPIAL Class 5A championship, but the Warriors also won a PIAA championship, beating the top-ranked team in the state, Imhotep Charter. Senior guard Garrett Moorhead described the feeling. “It...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Deer Lakes’ Emily Warrene
Emily Warrene Deer Lakes A 4-0 start has made the inaugural season a successful one thus far for Deer Lakes’ girls bowling team. But the bowlers’ enjoyment goes beyond the scoreboard, according to senior Emily Warrene. “We’re very uplifting to each other,” she said of the girls and boys teams....
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for week ending Jan. 23, 2022
When Dave Sarra, the former football and boys basketball coach at Waynesburg Central, took over as the girls basketball coach four years ago, he began the process of improving a program that finished the 2017 season with a record of 1-21. Last year, the team finished with a winning record...
High school sports schedules for Jan. 24, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule Class 5A Section 1 West Mifflin at Laurel Highlands, 7:30 p.m. Class 4A Section 2 Hopewell at Lincoln Park, 7:30 p.m. Class A Section 3 Leechburg at Aquinas Academy, 7 p.m. Nonsection Avonworth at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 7:30 p.m. Bishop Canevin...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for week ending Jan. 23, 2022
The saying at Thomas Jefferson High School is “Tradition never graduates.” Star players do, though. Jaguars senior Graci Fairman is one of the leading scorers in the district, averaging more than 21 points per game. The girls basketball coach is Lisa Fairman, Graci’s Mom. It has been another successful season...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Penn-Trafford golfer Turowski to play in national event
Penn-Trafford sophomore Nick Turowski, the reigning WPIAL Class 3A golf champion, will play in a prestigious tournament this summer. Turowski will compete in the National High School Golf Invitational on July 10-13 at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina. He will join a field of the top 270 prep players in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 24, 2022: OLSH, Neshannock look for milestone wins
Monday could be a historic day around WPIAL basketball with two possible landmark victories. First, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is one win away from tying the WPIAL record for consecutive victories in boys basketball. The Chargers have won 51 straight games since losing to Aliquippa, 73-69, on Jan....
This week on TribLive High School Sports Network: Week of Jan. 24, 2022
There is a big-time chill in the air as winter high school sports action heats up in the final week of January. We have video and audio coverage of nearly 60 high school boys and girls basketball games from the WPIAL, along with games from District 6 and District 9....
WPIAL boys, girls basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 23, 2022
There are three weeks left in the regular season for WPIAL basketball teams. The open district tournament from a year ago is a thing of the past. The WPIAL playoffs will once again be made up of teams that have earned a spot in the postseason brackets. The top four...
2021-22 PIHL standings through Jan. 23, 2022
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Jan. 23. Eight teams in each classification qualify for the PIHL playoffs. *- indicates clinched a playoff spot x- indicates eliminated from playoff chase #-Indicated ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss =...
Quaker Valley wrestling crowns pair of county champs
Quaker Valley wrestlers Mason Diemert and Jack Kazalas displayed their tenacity and mettle at the Allegheny County championships held Jan. 14-15 at Fox Chapel. Both won county titles in impressive fashion. Diemert, a senior, secured a pin in 1 minute, 49 seconds against Montour’s Aaron DeLuca in the 172-pound final...
Quaker Valley hockey looks to shake off midseason slump
It was an inauspicious start to the new year for the Quaker Valley hockey team. After reeling off nine consecutive victories in the first half of the season, QV dropped consecutive decisions to Moon, 5-1, North Catholic, 4-3, and North Hills, 4-3, in early January. The Quakers, nonetheless, maintained a...
