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Girls basketball preview: Hampton aims to get back on track with up-tempo attack
The Hampton girls basketball team is going small in the hopes of something big. Coach Tony Howard is installing a fast-paced, guard-oriented lineup as the undersized Talbots try to return to the playoffs after a two-year absence. With the 2020-21 season scheduled to start Dec. 11 against McDowell, the Talbots...
Boys basketball preview: Hampton getting ready for season unlike any other
There are a lot of new faces on the Hampton boys basketball team, even if coach Joe Lafko can’t quite see them right now. “This year is so different from any year that I’ve experienced,” said Lafko, a WPIAL Hall of Famer entering his 25th season at Hampton, “and it’s...
Baldwin’s Gina Bolla leaves lasting mark on cross country program
Gina Bolla entered the Baldwin cross country program in 2017 as a quiet, unassuming freshman. Four years later, she’s emerged as the crown jewel of the program. Bolla is a cross country, indoor and outdoor track athlete. She placed 20th at this year’s PIAA Class AAA meet with a time...
Thomas Jefferson’s McClain Flinn shows flair for dramatic
It was an emotionally charged atmosphere at North Allegheny. Thomas Jefferson squeaked past Aliquippa, 35-28, in a WPIAL Class 4A overtime thriller Nov. 14. The Jaguars built on their championship culture with the 10th WPIAL championship in school history. The overtime period belonged to junior McClain Flinn, a 6-foot-1, 182-pound...
AD proud of Carlynton’s efforts to complete successful, safe fall sports season
Nathan Milsom has climbed the ladder at Carlynton as he prepares for the winter season of his ninth year as district athletic director. He started as a substitute teacher in the school district in 2005 and in the next 16 years, he has been a teacher, coach and AD. He...
Chartiers Valley, South Fayette volleyball teams savor playoff seasons
The fall sports season was a challenge for all involved. However, the biggest obstacles to overcome in order to get a full season in the books may have been for those playing the only indoor sport in the fall, girls volleyball. A pair of local teams did a great job...
PIAA Class 4A championship breakdown: Thomas Jefferson vs. Jersey Shore
Thomas Jefferson vs. Jersey Shore 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey On the air: TV: PCN; Streaming audio: TribHSSN.triblive.com; Radio: 95.3 FM PIAA titles: Thomas Jefferson 4 (2004, ‘07, ‘08, ‘19); Jersey Shore 0 Thomas Jefferson (9-1) Player to watch: Conner Murga Junior, 6-1, 178, RB/DE Murga and DeRon...
Pine-Richland routs Cathedral Prep to claim PIAA Class 5A titleVideo
HERSHEY — Luke Miller was a Pine-Richland waterboy four years ago when the Rams last celebrated a state football championship at Hersheypark Stadium. “I remember the feeling the seniors had, looking at each other saying: ‘Wow, we did it. We finally did it.’ ” Miller and his teammates now know...
High school sports scores, summaries, schedules for Nov. 27, 2020
High schools Football PIAA playoffs Championships Class 6A Saturday’s schedule St. Joseph Prep (5-0) vs. Central York (10-0) at Hersheypark Stadium, 8 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s result Pine-Richland 48, Cathedral Prep 7 Class 4A Saturday’s schedule Jersey Shore (10-0) vs. Thomas Jefferson (9-1) at Hersheypark Stadium, 3:30 p.m. Class 3A...
Greensburg Salem girls basketball returns plenty of experience, depth
Four starters return to the Greensburg Salem girls basketball team, giving coach Rick Klimchock hope for a breakout season heading into his fourth year of leading the Golden Lions, whose enrollment rose enough to place them in Class 5A. Though he wasn’t thrilled to learn of the move, Klimchock hasn’t...
Greensburg Salem boys basketball preparing to face Class 6A competition
The lure of familiar names was too much for Mark Zahorchak, the third-year Greensburg Salem boys basketball coach and former Golden Lions player. So much so that he elected to take the jump. All the way to Class 6A. “At least, we’ll have some connection with most of the teams,”...
Central Valley caps undefeated season with PIAA Class 3A championship
HERSHEY — The second-half clock usually moves lightning quick for Central Valley games, but this time the Warriors insisted it felt excruciatingly slow. Regardless, the celebration was worth the wait. Working to hold a fourth-quarter lead, unlikely hero Brandon Graham made two late interceptions and Central Valley relied on its...
2 interception returns lift Steelton-Highspire past Jeannette in PIAA Class A football finalVideo
HERSHEY — Steelton-Highspire did to Jeannette what the Jayhawks did to opponents all season: get defensive scores. Steelton-Highspire returned two interceptions for touchdowns in the fourth quarter and held on to defeat Jeannette, 32-20, on Friday at Hersheypark Stadium to capture its third PIAA Class A football title. Daivin Pryor’s...
Boys basketball preview: Fox Chapel ready to reload after losing strong senior class
The Fox Chapel boys basketball team put together a historic season last year. The Foxes won their first 20 games of the season, put together an overall record of 21-2 with their two losses coming in their final three games of the season, limited teams to a WPIAL-low 43.1 points...
Girls basketball preview: Fox Chapel ready to take next step in coach’s second season
In Marty Matvey’s first year at the helm of the Fox Chapel girls basketball program, the Foxes saw a glimpse of success that they are hoping to build on in year two. They finished with an overall record of 13-10 and went .500 in a section that included eventual WPIAL...
5 things to watch at the PIAA football championships
With a laugh, Cathedral Prep coach Mike Mischler brags that his defense hasn’t given up a point in weeks. Technically, he’s right. The District 10 champions reached the PIAA football championships on the heels of two covid-related forfeits. Wyoming Valley West forfeited their quarterfinal game and Upper Dublin forfeited the...
PIAA Class 5A football championship breakdown: Pine-Richland vs. Cathedral Prep
Pine-Richland vs. Cathedral Prep 8 p.m. Friday, Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey On the air: TV: PCN; Streaming audio: TribHSSN.triblive.com; Radio: 1020 AM, 100.1 FM PIAA titles: Pine-Richland 1 (2017); Cathedral Prep 5 (2000,’12, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18) Cathedral Prep (7-2) Player to watch: Jaheim Williams Senior, 6-1, 215, RB/LB Williams is...
With young roster, Deer Lakes boys are hoping to return to playoffs in 2020
After losing nine seniors to graduation, the Deer Lakes boys basketball team will be young in 2020, but the Lancers don’t lack experience. A season ago, the Lancers recorded an overall record of 12-10 and sneaked into the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs as the No. 16 seed. They earned a...
PIAA Class 3A football championship breakdown: Central Valley vs. Wyomissing
Central Valley vs. Wyomissing 3:30 p.m. Friday, Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey On the air: TV: PCN; 1020 AM, 100.1 FM, 1460 AM, 1230 AM, 99.3 FM, 92.1 FM; audio streamed on TribHSSN.triblive.com PIAA titles: Central Valley 0 (third appearance), Wyomissing 1 (2012) Central Valley (11-0) Player to watch Landon Alexander,...
Central Valley, Wyomissing set for battle of unbeatens in PIAA Class 3A final
Experience matters. Or does it? That is one of the big questions heading into Friday afternoon’s battle of the unbeatens in Class 3A as WPIAL champion Central Valley (11-0) squares off with District 3 champion Wyomissing (9-0) in the PIAA finals. It has been eight years since Wyomissing appeared in...
PIAA championship ‘final chapter’ for record-setting Pine-Richland seniors
Cole Spencer has won more games than any quarterback in Pine-Richland history, and Eli Jochem owns all-time receiving records for catches and yards. A week ago, Luke Miller set a single-game Rams record with 23 tackles in one afternoon. Miguel Jackson owns the team’s all-time sacks record with 36. Pine-Richland’s...
Young, tall team returns for Greensburg Central Catholic girls basketball
Perspective is a trigger word this season around the Greensburg Central Catholic girls basketball program. Third-year coach Sam Salih, who works as a behavior specialist, has used Zoom meetings and team gatherings to help guide his players through the country’s turbulent times. With uncertainty surrounding this season, the coach has...
Loss in 1st round of playoffs last season motivates Greensburg C.C. boys
The final score is all but burned into their collective mind. Eden Christian 66, Greensburg Central Catholic 56. And just in case it isn’t, Greensburg Central Catholic boys basketball coach Christian Hyland has a stark reminder on his office wall. “We have the article from that loss framed above my...
Jeannette defense hopes to continue causing havoc in PIAA title game
One more gigantic test remains for the Jeannette football team. That’s what the defense faces at 11 a.m. Friday in the PIAA Class A championship game at Hersheypark Stadium. High-powered Steelton-Highspire strolls into the chocolate capitol of the world with a powerful running back and dangerous group of wide receivers...
PIAA football championship factoids: WPIAL teams look to make history
In 33 years of PIAA football playoffs, the WPIAL has never had more than three state champions crowned in a single year. It has been a unique season in so many ways, so why not wrap up the football season with four District 7 teams winning state gold? WPIAL champions...
