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Hempfield wrestlers hold off upset-minded Latrobe
Top-ranked Hempfield came out on top again in a WPIAL Class AAA dual meet, beating Latrobe on Wednesday night, but Spartans coach Tom Dolde wasn’t in a much of a mood to talk about the success. Meanwhile, Latrobe coach Mike Ciotti was on a bit of a high, despite the...
Hempfield’s Liberatore wrapping up notable career in leadership role
Hempfield’s Sarah Liberatore is one of those high school basketball players who seems to have been playing forever. It’s easy to picture her in Spartans blue and white. The talented, 5-foot-10 guard has been a starter since her freshman season and has become a fixture in the rotation. Michelle Burns,...
Freeport girls navigating rocky road during season’s opening weeks
The Freeport girls basketball team is 2-0 in Section 1-4A and the Yellowjackets hope to remain unblemished Thursday when they face rival Burrell. The opening month of the season has been one of progress for a Freeport team mixing in veteran talent with new varsity blood all the while working...
Elizabeth Forward softball pitcher Kailey Larcinese verbals to Towson
Growing up around the travel softball circuit and coming up in the WPIAL, Kailey Larcinese heard about the intricacies of the recruiting process. But she has been dealing with them firsthand since she had a breakthrough sophomore season last spring pitching for Elizabeth Forward. “Everyone tells you, ‘You’ll just know...
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Norwin takes tune-up trip
Norwin used a pre-holiday trip south to work out some early kinks in its game. Not that the girls basketball team has many. The Lady Knights (3-2) played in the She Got Game Classic last weekend in Springfield, Va., and came home with a 1-1 record. After handling Frederick Douglass...
Alle-Kiski Valley girls basketball notebook: Kiski Area loses Hannah Potter to broken wrist
Hannah Potter hoped to have a standout senior season for the Kiski Area girls basketball team and build off of a strong junior campaign which saw her lead a young Cavaliers squad with an average of 14.9 points a game. But Potter’s final varsity campaign ended before it really got...
Linemen highlight numerous early football signings in Westmoreland County
One of the best recruiting years for linemen in Westmoreland County reached its high point Wednesday, the first day of the NCAA Division I early signing period for college prospects. A number of brawny frontmen made their verbal commitments official as they signed national letters of intent to block and...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 14
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...
Western Pa. football recruits make official commitments during early signing period
The early signing period for Division I football recruits arrived Wednesday and high school seniors across Western Pennsylvania took to social media to reveal their official commitments. FBS and FCS recruits can sign a National Letter of Intent through Friday or wait until the traditional signing period Feb. 5. The...
Second big night of section matches in WPIAL wrestling takes center stage
Twas the week before Christmas and all through the WPIAL, many creatures were stirring on a busy night of district mat action. It is the second big night of section competition in WPIAL team wrestling featuring nine matches between 1-0 teams in their respective sub-sections. One standout match in Class...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 17, 2019
Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Section 1 Laurel Highlands 59, Woodland Hills 48 McKeesport 75, Greensburg Salem 62 Penn Hills 77, Gateway 61 Section 2 Chartiers Valley 52, South Fayette 50 Moon 58, West Mifflin 47 Thomas Jefferson 79, West Allegheny 65 Trinity 100, Montour 97 Section 3...
High school roundup for Dec. 17, 2019: Lincoln Park holds off Aliquippa charge
Isaiah Smith scored 18 points and Dakari Bradford added 15 as Lincoln Park held off a late charge from Aliquippa to secure a 68-64 victory in a matchup of top teams in Section 1-3A Tuesday night. After trailing by as many as 15 points in the first half, Aliquippa (1-2,...
Demitri Fritch registers triple-double in Springdale OT thriller over Sto-Rox
Springdale junior Demitri Fritch had a game for the ages as he registered a triple-double in a thrilling 86-85 overtime victory over No. 2 ranked Sto-Rox. The win keeps the Dynamos undefeated at 6-0 overall and now 2-0 in Section 1-2A. “I’ve told everyone he’s one of the top five,”...
Highlands uses balanced attack to hammer Beaver Falls
No Johnny? No problem Tuesday night for the Highlands Golden Rams. With Johnny Crise sitting out a game due to an ejection Saturday night, it didn’t stop Highlands from getting off to a remarkable start and an 82-60 victory over Beaver Falls. The Golden Rams, 4-1 and No. 2 this...
Norwin boys use defense to get past JeannetteVideo
Unbeaten Norwin probably will have better shooting performances as the season wears on. But the Knights prided themselves on defense to win their home opener — the first game for new boys basketball coach Buddy Valinsky in North Huntingdon. Norwin helped on switches, packed neatly into a zone and pressured...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Mt. Pleasant’s Jake Johnson and Latrobe’s Rachel Ridilla
Jake Johnson School: Mt. Pleasant Sport: Basketball Year: Senior Claim to fame: Johnson, who averages 16.8 points, scored 19 points to lead Mt. Pleasant (4-1) to a 56-43 win over Waynesburg in nonsection action on Dec. 13. Johnson scored 15 points twice — in a 55-51 win at Greensburg Salem...
Alle-Kiski Valley wrestling notebook: Kiski Area goes undefeated at Moon Duals
Even though Kiski Area is the three-time defending WPIAL Class AAA wrestling team champion, the Cavaliers are still out to prove that they are the team to beat. So far through the 2019-20 season, that’s exactly what the Cavaliers have done, and this past weekend they continued to do so...
Burrell wrestler Ian Oswalt earns career win No. 100
This past weekend, Burrell junior Ian Oswalt reached a milestone in his third year of high school that some wrestlers never reach in their entire scholastic career. With a 1-0 decision over Muncy’s Bryce Vollman at the King of the Mountain tournament, Oswalt earned his 100th win, something 28 other...
Trib HSSN state team wrestling rankings for Dec. 17, 2019
Class AAA Team (district), record, previous ranking 1. Nazareth (11), 1-0, 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 1-0, 2 3. Hempfield Area (7), 6-0, 3 4. Kiski Area (7), 6-0, 4 5. Waynesburg (7), 2-0, 5 6. Council Rock South (1), 1-0, 6 7. Erie Prep (10), 0-0, 7 8. Seneca...
Westmoreland County wrestling notebook: Top teams set to square off at Kiski Area
Four of the top five Class AAA wrestling teams in the WPIAL will square off Friday at Kiski Area. No. 1 Hempfield (6-0), No. 2 Kiski Area (6-0), No. 4. Seneca Valley (1-0) and No. 5 Canon-McMillan (2-0) each will wrestle two matches beginning at 6:15 p.m. Hempfield will meet...
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Dec. 17, 2019
Class AAA Team record last week 1. Hempfield 6-0 1 2. Kiski Area 6-0 2 3. Waynesburg 2-0 3 4. Seneca Valley 1-0 4 5. Canon-McMillan 1-0 5 6. Norwin 4-2 6 7. Connellsville 5-1 7 8. Greensburg Salem 1-0 8 9. Mt. Lebanon 5-1 9 10. Butler 2-0 10...
Greensburg Salem wrestler John Meyers ready to tackle heavy hitters at 220
Greensburg Salem senior John Meyers is gambling on his ability. A 2019 PIAA qualifier at 195 pounds, Meyers decided to tackle a heavier weight class this season — 220. In doing so, Meyers had to win a wrestle-off against senior teammate Trent Patrick, also a PIAA qualifier in 2019, and...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 15
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...
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Canon-McMillan
Canon-McMillan started the 2019-20 season on the right note. The Big Macs took third in the Cumberland Valley Kickoff tournament, then won the King of the Mountain tournament by eight points over Mifflin County last weekend. Garrit Nijenhuis (182 pounds) was the only Big Mac wrestler to win his weight...
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Morgan Gamble and Demitri Fritch
Demitri Morgan Gamble Class: Junior School: Apollo-Ridge Sport: Basketball Report card: Gamble scored at least 20 points for Apollo-Ridge in two wins last week. She had a game-high 22 points in a 55-27 win over Burrell and followed that with a 20-point night in a 64-19 win over Valley. Apollo-Ridge...
