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WPIAL wrestling notebook: Franklin Regional stays hot
Franklin Regional maintained its hold on the No. 4 position in the Class AAA Trib HSSN team wrestling rankings by winning the North Allegheny Duals on Jan. 30. The Panthers went 5-0 and improved to 16-3 overall. Waynesburg is still ranked No. 1 followed by Seneca Valley and Hempfield. Franklin...
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Knoch forced to quarantine, won’t practice until Feb. 11
The Knoch wrestling team won’t be participating in team sectional playoffs this season. The Knights entered quarantine at the end of the week last week, and coach Bob Waldron said the team won’t be competing until individual sections. They are set to return to practice Feb. 11. The Knights have...
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling individual rankings for Feb. 2, 2021
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings: Class AAA 106: 1. Giavonie Schipani, North Hills, fr. (17-0); 2. Tyler Chappell, Seneca Valley, so. (16-2); 3. Andrew Binni, Canon-McMillan, fr. (14-2); 4. Ky Szewczyk, Waynesburg, fr. (10-4). 113: 1. Vinny Kilkeary, Latrobe, so. (11-1); 2. Troy Hohman,...
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling team rankings for Feb. 2, 2021
Here’s a look at the latest Trib HSSN wrestling team rankings through Feb. 1, 2021: Team rankings Class AAA Rank, Team, record, previous 1. Waynesburg, 8-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 14-1, 2 3. Hempfield, 9-0, 3 4. Franklin Regional, 16-3, 4 5. Norwin, 4-1, 7 6. North Allegheny, 11-1, 5...
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Franklin Regional
The No. 4 Franklin Regional wrestling team took on five teams at the North Allegheny Duals on Saturday and came away with an undefeated record while allowing just 49 points and giving up five pins. The Panthers took down Mars (78-0), No. 6 North Allegheny (30-25), North Hills (63-9), Upper...
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Seneca Valley’s Alejandro Herrera-Rondon
Seneca Valley’s Alejandro Herrera-Rondon captured the second Powerade tournament title of his high school career Saturday when he took down two of the top four wrestlers in his weight class and racked up one pin, two major decisions and a decision. Herrera-Rondon started off his weekend by pinning Malvern Prep’s...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 2, 2021: SSA to test No. 1 South Allegheny
Remember the movie “Groundhog Day” when Bill Murray’s character kept waking up and it was Groundhog Day and the same things kept happening to him over and over and over again? Two WPIAL boys basketball teams that can relate to that movie on Groundhog Day 2021 will battle on Tuesday....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 1, 2021
Boys Monday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Section 3 McKeesport 71, Kiski Area 34 Class 3A Section 2 New Brighton 66, Freedom 63 Section 3 Valley at Apollo-Ridge, ppd. Nonsection Mt. Pleasant 45, Greensburg Salem 27 Penn Hills 68, North Catholic 64 Beth-Center at Frazier, ppd. Jefferson-Morgan at Avella, ppd. Yough...
Navy offers Penn-Trafford’s Cade Yacamelli
Penn-Trafford’s Cade Yacamelli does not play basketball at his school, yet he has a photo of himself dunking one handed on an outdoor rim as his Twitter background. It’s that kind of athleticism college football programs are starting to notice in Yacamelli. The junior running back and defensive back added...
High school roundup for Feb. 1, 2021: Upper St. Clair edges Bethel Park in Class 6A tussle
Paige Dellicarri scored 12 points, including buzzer-beating baskets at the end of the second and third quarters, to lead No. 2 Upper St. Clair to a 49-47 Section 2-6A girls basketball victory over No. 4 Bethel Park in a matchup of ranked teams Monday night. Katelyn Robbins had a team-best...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 1, 2021
Once nicknamed the Indians, Shady Side Academy is going through its first basketball season with a new nickname, the Bulldogs. Thus far for SSA opponents, their bark is just as intimidating as their bite. Shady Side Academy is 4-0 in Section 3-3A, 6-0 overall. The great start came after a...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 1, 2021
On the final Friday in January, many fans double-checked the result of a stunner in Section 2-2A boys basketball. It’s safe to say more than a few eyebrows were raised when Jackson LaRocka and his Burgettstown teammates laid the smackdown on first-place Sto-Rox. He may not be the people’s champion,...
Latrobe girls basketball team dominates Franklin Regional
That Latrobe has twin towers in Anna Rafferty and Emma Blair is not a secret anymore. The secret to stopping them, that’s another story. Blair and Rafferty, who both average a double-double, piloted an impressive scoring run as first-place Latrobe pitched a shutout in the second quarter and cruised to...
Kiski Area hockey program moving in right direction, hungry for more
Optimism surrounded the Kiski Area hockey team as it entered the 2020-21 season. A youthful group last year made a run to the semifinals of the PIHL Penguin Cup Class A playoffs. The Cavaliers battled Indiana for a spot in the finals but were dealt a 4-2 season-ending loss. That...
Opt-in window opens for basketball teams wanting to enter WPIAL playoffs
The WPIAL wants to know: Is your basketball team in or out? The window opened Monday for schools to notify the WPIAL whether they’ll take part in the boys and girls basketball playoffs this winter. An online registration form was sent to athletic directors, who have until 3 p.m. Feb....
Greensburg Central Catholic’s Metrosky picks Pitt
Pitt fan Matt Metrosky says he has the “traditional stuff” around the house to show his allegiance to Panthers football. “I have hats and clothes,” the Greensburg Central Catholic senior lineman said. “But I also have a Pitt version of the Terrible Towel, which is kind of unique, along with...
Western Regional bowling tournaments split into 2 weekends
In response to covid-19 guidelines and protocols for gathering numbers, the Western Regional high school bowling championships this year will be split up over two weekends, the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League announced Monday. Regionals will start with the boys singles tournament March 5 and the boys team event March...
Hunter Schmidt making ‘big’ impact for Jeannette boys basketball
When Hunter Schmidt walks into a room, people take notice. Sometimes he has to duck to get through a doorway. But he doesn’t mind because life is good for the 6-foot-9, 290-pound Jeannette Jayhawk. Schmidt has a happy-go-lucky demeanor — even though he could step on most point guards with...
Norwin community rallies around basketball player Ty Bilinsky after stroke, blood disorder diagnosis
The Norwin community is rallying around senior basketball player Ty Bilinsky, who has missed some time because of health issues. The boys basketball team wore #TyStrong shirts in pregame warmups Friday night at Hempfield, and shirts like the team wore are being sold to raise money for the Bilinsky family....
WPIAL posts latest swimming and diving performance lists
The WPIAL on Monday morning released its latest swimming and diving performance lists. They are for times and point totals recorded at meets through Saturday (Jan. 30). Seneca Valley junior Daniel Simoes, North Hills senior Joshua Bogniard, North Allegheny sophomore Alexa Sundgren, Neshannock senior Conner McBeth, Quaker Valley junior Isabel...
What to watch in WPIAL sports Feb. 1, 2021: Key girls basketball games
The final month of the regular season in WPIAL girls basketball tips off with several marvelous matchups Monday. In Section 2-6A, three girls basketball teams are unbeaten in section play and have been ranked in the HSSN Top 5 all season. The thing is none of them have played each...
High school sports schedules for Feb. 1, 2021
Basketball Boys Sunday’s result Nonsection Highlands at North Catholic, ppd. Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 3A Section 3 Valley at Apollo-Ridge, 7:30 p.m. Nonsection Albert Gallatin at Waynesburg Central, 6:30 p.m. Beth-Center at Frazier, 5:30 p.m. Greensburg Salem at Mt. Pleasant, 7:30 p.m. Jefferson-Morgan at Avella, 3 p.m. Penn Hills at...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week for week ending Jan. 31, 2021
When Mallory Daly was in grades 1-3, she reached the team championship of the annual NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition, earning a chance to show off her skills at halftime of a Steelers game at Heinz Field each year. Daly now is in ninth grade at Brentwood. Her passes...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 1, 2021
The Armstrong girls basketball program began its sixth season this year with an overall record of 56-55 in the regular season and 0-2 in the postseason. However, the arrow is pointing skyward for this balanced group. Armstrong is in first place in Section 2-5A with a 5-0 record through January,...
PIHL standings through Jan. 31, 2021
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday. The PIHL announced games for Wheeling Park and Wheeling Central Catholic have been postponed until March 1. The Pa. Cup state hockey championships are set for April 24. Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class AAA...
