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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 23, 2019
Basketball Boys Monday’s scores WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Fox Chapel 63, Latrobe 47 Nonsection Connellsville 91, Derry 73 Central Catholic 59, Penn Hills 57 Central Florida Christian 61, Butler 52 Peters Township 56, North Allegheny 47 Indiana 54, West Shamokin 47 Washington 58, Albert Gallatin 53 Beaver Falls 59,...
High school roundup for Dec. 23, 2019: Dueling milestones for McKeesport’s Bray, Uniontown’s Murray
Jhayla Bray of McKeesport and Mya Murray of Uniontown made basketball history Monday night. Bray poured in 42 points, setting a school record for most points in a girls game and reaching 1,000 points for her career, to lead McKeesport (5-2) to a 87-36 nonsection win. Murray led Uniontown (1-6)...
Defense leads the way as Fox Chapel cruises past Latrobe
No team has scored more than 50 points on Fox Chapel this season. When the Foxes hosted the defending Section 3-6A champion Latrobe on Monday, they weren’t about to allow the Wildcats to be the first. Led by a 17-point contribution from Arnold Vento, 13 points from Eli Yofan and...
Penn Hills, Quaker Valley debut in TribHSSN boys basketball state rankings
The final pre-holiday Trib HSSN weekly boys basketball state rankings are here with few changes from the original top five. A pair of District 2 teams were bounced and are the only teams to drop out of the original rankings. They are replaced by WPIAL teams Penn Hills in 5A...
WPIAL boys basketball team of the week — Week ending Dec. 21
Gino Palmosina is in his second year as boys basketball coach at Bishop Canevin. His first year began on a high note with a 4-1 start. It finished with a second-place finish, a 14-10 record and an early exit from the playoffs after a 59-40 Class A first-round loss to...
WPIAL boys basketball player of the week — Week ending Dec. 21
Nobody is off to a better start in WPIAL boys basketball this season than 6-foot Steel Valley guard Camden Polak. The senior has scored 260 points in his team’s eight game thus far, a mind-numbing average of 32.5 points per game. Steel Valley went 2-1 this past week with a...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 9
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...
Highlands swimmer Rachel Blackburn in position to battle it out with WPIAL’s best
A youthful group led the Class AA girls 100-yard breaststroke at last year’s WPIAL swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The top 12 finishers were underclassmen. Mt. Pleasant’s Heather Gardner, now a senior, won the WPIAL crown with a time of 1 minute, 3.92 seconds and went on to finish...
PIHL high school hockey standings through Jan. 1
Here are the PIHL high school hockey standings through Wednesday, Jan. 1. Exclusive coverage of the 2020 PIHL Penguins Cup hockey playoffs can be heard and viewed only here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. In Class AAA, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. In Class AA,...
Winchester Thurston and Rochester debut in TribHSSN state rankings
Outside of Class A, there was little movement in the final Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings of 2019. Garnet Valley fell from No. 1 to No. 5 in Class 6A after a 7-point loss to Ridley. Grove City replaced Mifflinburg in Class 4A, and Winchester Thurston is in and...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Dec. 21
On the surface, it looked like just another week at the office for the top-ranked girls basketball team in WPIAL Class 6A. Bethel Park was slated to face its two biggest rivals in Section 2: Upper St. Clair and Mt. Lebanon. But this was an emotional week for the Black...
High school schedules for Dec. 23, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Latrobe at Fox Chapel, 5:30 p.m. Nonsection Albert Gallatin at Washington, 7:30 p.m. Blackhawk at Beaver Falls, 7:30 p.m. Central Catholic at Penn Hills, 7:30 p.m. Derry at Connellsville, 7:30 p.m. Peters Township at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. West...
One more WPIAL section basketball game before the holidays on Monday
The final WPIAL section game of the decade will be played Monday. The top two teams from Section 3-6A boys basketball meet when Fox Chapel hosts Latrobe. Last season, the Wildcats won the section championship — two games in front of the second-place Foxes. This season, Fox Chapel comes into...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Dec. 21
Two years ago, the McKeesport girls basketball program struggled through a 4-17 season. Last year, the Tigers enjoyed a turnaround with 13 wins, a district postseason berth and victory and a spot in the state playoffs. With many players back, McKeesport looks to build on that success as it is...
Powerade Wrestling and Holiday Hoops this week on Trib HSSN
Forget about all that hustle and bustle connected with last-minute shopping. You can relax and enjoy some high school basketball and wrestling by an open fire this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of holiday treats with WPIAL and District 6 boys and girls holiday...
Numbers boost Greensburg Salem hockey during fast start
A year ago, Greensburg Salem’s hockey team had to battle not only opponents but low player numbers, as well. That’s not the case this season. The Golden Lions have received an infusion of youth to boost the roster. “We have a lot of young talent, and that really helps with...
‘Building year’ for youthful Freeport hockey
Jack Mason can still remember the nervousness he felt playing varsity hockey as a freshman. “I was 14 years old playing against guys with beards, so it was a little intimidating at first,” he said. It’s the same feeling many of Mason’s Freeport teammates are working through this season and,...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 10
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...
With numbers dwindling, Monessen football coach Mikey Blainefield steps down
Monessen finished the football season with 13 players. Six are seniors. Barring an unlikely boom in participation, that does not bode well for the proud program’s future. With possible dire times ahead, coach Mikey Blainefield handed in his letter of resignation after three seasons. The writing on the wall was...
Highlands boys basketball coach Tyler Stoczynski reaches career win No. 100
In his eighth season as the coach of the Highlands boys basketball program, Tyler Stoczynski hit a milestone earlier this week. With a big 76-49 victory over Class 5A No. 3 Shaler on Wednesday at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Stoczynski earned the 100th win of his young coaching career....
High school scores for Dec. 21, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results WPIAL Class A Section 3 Greensburg Central Catholic 85, Aquinas Academy 55 Nonsection Beaver Local (Ohio) 66, South Side 41 Bethel Park 67, Gateway 61 Deer Lakes 40, Armstrong 37 Hempfield 53, Woodland Hills 41 Mohawk 73, East Palestine (Ohio) 47 OLSH 65, Beaver...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 11
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 roundup for Dec. 21, 2019: Penn-Trafford tops Uniontown in OT
Zach Rocco netted 21 points and was named to the All-Tournament team as Penn-Trafford defeated Uniontown, 70-66, in overtime at the KSA tournament in Orlando. Ben Myers added 16 points, Chase Vecchio had 13, and Josh Kapcin scored 11 for the Warriors (6-1). Greensburg Central Catholic 85, Aquinas Academy 55...
Hempfield swim teams pool their talent
The Hempfield swimming program is more than a pool experience. “As with every year,” coach Kevin Clougherty said, “we have two main, overarching goals: One, for the kids to get as close to their potential as possible and, two, that they learn some life lessons about focus and work ethic...
Westmoreland notebook: Kovalcin returns to coach Latrobe softball
A familiar name is set to take over the Latrobe softball program. Bob Kovalcin, who guided the Wildcats from 2004-12, was hired as coach. Kovalcin, 62, guided Latrobe to three WPIAL titles in 2007, ‘08 and ‘11, along with several PIAA playoff appearances. He was an assistant from 1998-03. He...
