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May tipoff confirmed for Roundball Classic all-star games
The Roundball Classic was canceled last spring due to the onset of the coronavirus outbreak. But the high school basketball all-star event is returning — and in full force. Organizer Allen Deep green-lighted the 2021 Roundball, which will be played May 13, 14 and 15 at Geneva College. “We couldn’t...
WPIAL takes no action against Mt. Lebanon basketball coach for objecting to official
Mt. Lebanon boys basketball coach Joe David testified in a WPIAL hearing Thursday that he was uncomfortable with one of the officials assigned to his game last week, but insisted he never threatened to take his team and leave. The WPIAL questioned coaches, administrators and officials involved in Saturday’s nonsection...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 24, 2021
High schools Basketball Wednesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Seneca Valley 82, Butler 65 North Hills at Pine-Richland, ppd. Class 5A Section 4 Armstrong 35, Hampton 24 Class 4A Section 1 Derry 54, Freeport 44 Section 2 Ambridge 78, Beaver 74 Class 3A Section 1 Ellwood City 69, Laurel...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 25, 2021: Latrobe, Woodland Hills girls to battle for section supremacy
Whether or not they receive a section plaque from the WPIAL because all the section games weren’t played, the section crown is scheduled to be decided in Section 4-5A girls basketball on Thursday. Woodland Hills (11-4) is 10-1 in section play and will finally conclude its section schedule when it...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 24, 2021
With the regular season winding down and district playoffs coming up, the latest HSSN boys basketball state rankings become a little more intriguing with the elite teams shuffling in and out. Four teams exited the top 5, two in Class 5A. Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast dropped out after spending most of...
Trib 10: Trinity girls climb to top of power rankings
Belle Vernon continues to hold on to the top spot for the boys, but there is a change at the top for the first time this season on the girls side of the Trib 10 HSSN basketball power rankings. After ending Chartiers Valley’s record 64-game win streak last month, the...
High school roundup for Feb. 24, 2021: Seneca Valley stops Butler
Connor Lyczek scored 20 points to lead five players in double figures as Seneca Valley defeated Butler, 83-65, in a Section 1-6A matchup of seeds on the same side of the WPIAL Class 6A playoff bracket Wednesday night. Luke Lawson added 15 points for Seneca Valley (10-9, 6-5), the No....
Penn-Trafford boys pass test against Franklin Regional
Penn-Trafford is known for playing close basketball games and competing with some of the best in the WPIAL. Franklin Regional has a similar reputation for playing anybody, anytime. So, when the teams met Wednesday night, the last thing they wanted to hear was that they weren’t playing for anything. That...
Thomas Jefferson junior wins WPIBL boys singles title by 4 pins
Thomas Jefferson’s Nick Johnson edged Freeport’s Mark Livingston by four pins to capture the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League boys singles championship Wednesday at AMF Mt. Lebanon Lanes. Johnson, the No. 2 seed for the bracketed playoffs, rolled a 195 in the finals to Livingston’s 191. The Jaguars junior made...
Stay-at-home directive suits Southmoreland girls just fine
Home-court advantage could play a much larger role than in past years when the WPIAL basketball playoffs get started Saturday. Most years, all games are played at neutral sites. The Southmoreland girls could be a beneficiary of a new rule that will allow higher-seeded teams to host tournament games through...
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Three Kiski Area wrestlers nab No. 2 seeds for WPIALs
No wrestler from the Alle-Kiski Valley will enter the WPIAL Class AAA tournament as the No. 1 seed, but three Kiski Area Cavaliers will have the next-best thing at Canon-McMillan on Saturday. Enzo Morlacci (160), Sammy Starr (172) and Brayden Roscosky (189) earned No. 2 seeds. Both Starr and Morlacci...
Sisters team up — or in one case, square off — on A-K Valley hardwood
When Kalleigh Nerone took the court for her second varsity game Jan. 11, the freshman guard at Highlands found herself going up against a unique opponent. As the Golden Rams faced Section 1-4A rival Knoch, Nerone matched up for the first time with her step-sister, Knights sophomore standout Nina Shaw....
Westmoreland girls basketball notebook: Mt. Pleasant’s Tiffany Zelmore quietly emerges
As far as scorers go, Mt. Pleasant might have the best-kept secret in WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball. Sophomore Tiffany Zelmore has been on a scoring tear of late, with 35- and 30-point efforts in back-to-back wins. The 5-foot-10 forward had 35 in a 57-52 victory over South Allegheny, and...
Alle-Kiski Valley girls basketball notebook: Deer Lakes ready for Southmoreland
Deer Lakes last played a game Feb. 9 at North Hills. Shortly thereafter, the Lancers went on a covid pause, halting practices and games until they were able to return to the court earlier this week. Coach Dave Petruska said his players are excited to be back and have put...
Wrestling notebook: Ligonier Valley’s Harbert hoping to build off WPIAL performance
Ligonier Valley junior Ryan Harbert has had his share of struggles at the PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional wrestling tournament. He has a 1-4 record in two seasons and missed qualifying for the state tournament by one win. He hopes to change that trend this weekend. “The Southwest Regional is...
WPIAL releases entry lists for swimming championships
The WPIAL swimming psych sheets for the Class AA and Class AAA championship meets March 6-7 at Upper St. Clair High School have been released on WPIAL.org. The swimming committee met Wednesday morning to assemble the lists — the top 16 entries for individual events and top 12 for relays...
Greensburg Salem’s McChesney celebrates section title; more work awaits
It was a celebratory weekend for Greensburg Salem junior Billy McChesney. He picked up football scholarship offers from Penn and Lehigh, and he defeated Hempfield senior heavyweight Isaiah Vance for the first time in his wrestling career. McChesney used an escape and a takedown to build a 3-1 lead en...
Apollo-Ridge’s Logan Harmon searching for WPIAL title
Over the last four years, Apollo-Ridge senior Logan Harmon has been a catalyst for the Vikings football team, leading the group to its best season in school history. But for all his accomplishments on the gridiron, Harmon has been just as good on the wrestling mat. Apollo-Ridge doesn’t have a...
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling individual rankings for Feb. 24, 2021
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings: Class AAA 106: 1. Tyler Chappell, Seneca Valley, so. (28-2); 2. Antonio Walker, Plum, fr. (20-1); 3. Giavonie Schipani, North Hills, fr. (23-2); 4. Ky Szewczyk, Waynesburg, fr. (19-5). 113: 1. Vinny Kilkeary, Latrobe, so. (18-1); 2. Troy Hohman,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 23, 2021
High schools Basketball Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 2 Bethel Park 57, Canon-McMillan 49 Class 5A Section 1 West Mifflin at Connellsville, ppd. Section 3 Gateway 69, Kiski Area 32 Penn Hills 81, Woodland Hills 24 Section 4 Indiana at Mars, ppd. Class 4A Section 1 Knoch 69, Derry...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 24, 2021: Perennial powers meet in girls hoops
Thirty years ago, Penn Hills and North Allegheny were doing battle for supremacy in WPIAL Class AAAA girls basketball. The Indians defeated the Tigers, 68-49, to win their sixth consecutive district championship. Penn Hills would defeat North Allegheny again in the 1992 title game, 65-41, for a record seventh straight...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 23, 2021
After a few quiet weeks in a row, there were plenty of changes in this week’s Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings. Six teams lost and fell from the fab five, including former No. 1 Central Dauphin in 6A, Mohawk and Taylor Riverside in 3A, Keystone and Windber in 2A...
High school roundup for Feb. 23, 2021: Fox Chapel boys win neighborhood squabble
Behind a 27-point performance from Eli Yofan, Fox Chapel extended its winning streak to 15 games with a 76-65 victory over Shady Side Academy in a nonsection matchup of top 3 seeds in the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs Tuesday night. JP Dockey added 20 points, eight assists and seven steals...
4 A-K Valley teams receive top 4 seeds for WPIAL basketball tournament
In a year like no other, every WPIAL basketball team had the opportunity to play in the postseason this year, and when the WPIAL announced the brackets on Tuesday, four teams from the Alle-Kiski Valley found themselves with top-four seeds in their respective classifications. For the second straight year, the...
GCC boys will travel; BV gets top seed in WPIAL postseason
While many higher-seeded teams in the WPIAL basketball playoffs will be playing at home, a rare luxury afforded to participants this season in response to the pandemic, Greensburg Central Catholic will have to take its show on the road. The Centurions’ boys team was awarded the No. 2 seed in...
