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High school schedules for Jan. 2, 2020
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s schedule WPIAL Nonsection Union at Avonworth, 7:30 p.m. Girls Thursday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny at Norwin, 7:30 p.m. Seneca Valley at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. Section 2 Baldwin at Mt. Lebanon, 7:30 p.m. Bethel Park at Peters Township, 7:30 p.m. Connellsville at...
A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Deer Lakes leaning on defense
The defense is not resting for the Deer Lakes girls basketball team. The Lancers, 5-3 overall, lead Section 3-3A in scoring defense at 37.3 points per game. They limited Riverview and South Side Beaver to 39 and 29 points, respectively, last weekend in winning the St. Joseph Tournament. Deer Lakes...
Derry girls basketball stays above .500, seeks playoffs
It was a nail-biter in the truest sense of the term. Derry’s Kamryn Kelly sank a free throw with 0.1 seconds remaining to clinch a tense 47-46 win against Bishop Canevin on Saturday in the second round of the Mt. Pleasant holiday tournament. “It was very nerve-racking at first,” said...
Knoch girls basketball team refuses to get complacentVideo
The Knoch girls basketball team found itself in a dogfight last season for a spot in the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. It came down to the wire in Section 1, and despite a 1-4 mark in their final five section games, the Knights finished in a three-way tie for third...
George Guido: Making A-K Valley sports predictions for the 2020s
Happy New Year and welcome to new decade. We’ve arrived at the 20s. Don’t know if they’ll be roaring like the 20s of the previous century. But we do know it’s time to make our decennial high school sports predictions for the next 10 years. But first, let’s go back...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Deer Lakes’ Reese Hasley, St. Joseph’s Andrew Sullivan
Andrew Sullivan School: St. Joseph Sport: Basketball Class: Junior Report card: Sullivan became the first junior in the WPIAL this season to eclipse 1,000 points for his career during a 31-point effort Saturday in a 78-70 win over Aquinas Academy in the consolation game of the St. Joseph tournament. He...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Latrobe’s Gabe Willochell, Penn-Trafford’s Bella Long
Gabe Willochell School: Latrobe Sport: Wrestling Class: Senior Claim to fame: Willochell (15-0), an Edinboro recruit, defeated two-time PIAA champion Alejandro Herrera-Rondon of Seneca Valley by a 2-0 decision to capture the 132-pound title Saturday at the Powerade Tournament at Canon-McMillan. “I thought I wrestled good. It was a tough...
Apollo-Ridge’s Harmon brothers excelling on mat at Armstrong
Just last year, Apollo-Ridge and Armstrong worked out a co-op agreement that allowed then-Apollo-Ridge sophomore Logan Harmon to wrestle for the River Hawks and compete in orange and blue during the winter months. During his first season, Harmon excelled. He went 22-6 with 12 pins wrestling at 182 and 195...
Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps happy with win, but not DQ finish, at Powerade
Norwin senior Kurtis Phipps was locked in a tight battle with Wyoming Seminary sophomore Nic Bouzakis in the 126-pound final Saturday at Powerade Tournament. With the score tied 3-3, Phipps stood up to attempt an escape. Bouzakis decided the take Phipps back down to the mat, but he lifted him...
Trib HSSN state team wrestling rankings for Dec. 31, 2019
STATE TEAM RANKINGS Class AAA Team, Record, Prev. 1. Nazareth (11), 3-0, 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 2-0, 2 3. Waynesburg (7), 3-0, 3 4. Seneca Valley (7), 4-0, 4 5. Canon-McMillan (7), 4-0, 5 6. Council Rock South (1), 3-0, 6 7. Erie Prep (10), 1-0, 7 8. Hempfield...
Another stern test awaits wrestlers at WCCA meet this weekend
It’s a busy and hectic time of the year for high school wrestlers. The end of December and the beginning of January is when wrestlers find out a lot about themselves. They find out where they stand against the best in the WPIAL and state. Consecutive weekend tournaments during the...
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Dec. 31, 2019
WPIAL TEAM RANKINGS Class AAA Team, Record, Prev. 1. Waynesburg, 3-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 4-0, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 4-0, 3 4. Hempfield, 12-2, 4 5. Kiski Area, 7-2, 5 6. Norwin, 5-2, 6 7. Connellsville, 6-1, 7 8. Mt. Lebanon, 7-1, 8 9. Butler, 2-1, 9 10. Greensburg Salem,...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 1
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books. While we anxiously look ahead to 2020, let’s reflect on the district high school sports scene over the last 12 months. Here is a look back at the top 19 stories from around the WPIAL in 2019. HSSN Top...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 30, 2019
Basketball Boys Monday’s results WPIAL Nonsection Central Valley 64, Sharon 54 Cornell 70, Brashear 40 Quaker Valley 77, Aliquippa 50 Imani Christian at West Greene, ppd. Avella tournament Championship Burgettstown 59, McGuffey 57 Third-place game Chartiers-Houston 68, Avonworth 61 Fifth-place game Avella 64, Propel Montour 35 Seventh-place game Brownsville 49,...
High school roundup for Dec. 30, 2019: Burgettstown hits buzzer beater to win Avella tournament
Caleb Russell hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to lead Burgettstown to a 59-57 victory over McGuffey in the championship game of the Avella tournament Monday night. Cole Shergi led Burgettstown (4-5) with 18 points. Dylan Poirier added 15 and Jackson LaRocka had 10. Russell had two points before hitting his game-winning...
Quaker Valley athlete of the week: Conner Redinger
Conner Redinger School: Quaker Valley Sport: Wrestling Class: Junior Claim to fame: Conner Redinger’s dad wanted him to get tougher for football, so he signed his son up for wrestling years ago. Redinger has never looked back on the mat and has been one of the state’s top wrestlers for...
Top 10 Westmoreland County sports moments of 2019
As the sun sets on another year in local sports, it’s time to look back on the best stories of 2019 in Westmoreland County. There were championships, comebacks, program rebirths and coveted recruits. The final year in the second decade of the 2000s featured repeat winners and playoff newcomers and...
Top 10 A-K Valley sports moments of 2019
As the sun sets on another year in local sports, it’s time to look back on the best stories of 2019 in the Alle-Kiski Valley. There were championship streaks, returns to glory and records broken. The final year in the second decade of the 2000s featured comeback victories, long playoff...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 2
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books. While we anxiously look ahead to 2020, let’s reflect on the district high school sports scene over the last 12 months. Here is a look back at the top 19 stories from around the WPIAL in 2019. HSSN Top...
Hoops, wrestling and competitive spirit finals help ring in the new year on HSSN
We have plenty to “cheer” about as we say so long to 2019 and welcome 2020 with basketball, wrestling and competitive spirit this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. After a few off days, we tip off a new year as we get back into section play in...
High school scores, schedules for Dec. 29, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule WPIAL Nonsection Aliquippa at Quaker Valley, 3 p.m. Brashear at Cornell, 7:30 p.m. Central Valley at Sharon, 7 p.m. Imani Christian at West Greene, 7 p.m. Avella tournament Championship Burgettstown vs. McGuffey, 7:30 p.m. Third-place game Avonworth vs. Chartiers-Houston, 5:30 p.m. Fifth-place game Avella...
High school roundup for Dec. 29, 2019: Southmoreland girls move to 9-0
The Southmoreland girls basketball team might have started slow, but the Scotties finished strong in securing a 43-37 victory over Mercyhurst Prep at the Cal (Pa.) holiday tournament Sunday afternoon. The Scotties fell behind 13-8 in the first quarter but pulled ahead 20-18 at halftime. They then closed on a...
Undefeated Latrobe hockey team happy with start, hopes to stay sharp
Latrobe entered the holiday break 11-0 in PIHL Class AA. But once the Wildcats return to league play Jan. 16, they figure they’re back to 0-0. “I am happy for the boys. They have been working hard. But we know that record means nothing,” Latrobe coach Josh Werner said. “We...
New-look Burrell hockey team finds stability
Entering the season, perhaps no team in the PIHL lost more key pieces than Burrell. Gone were players such as dynamic forward Tyler Stewart, who led the PIHL in scoring two years in a row, stalwart defensemen Bryce Schueler and goaltender Andrew Burkett. They led the Bucs to two consecutive...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 3
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books. While we anxiously look ahead to 2020, let’s reflect on the district high school sports scene over the last 12 months. Here is a look back at the top 19 stories from around the WPIAL in 2019. HSSN Top...
