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George Guido: PIAA forcing football teams to move up causes social media storm
The smoke and fire seen burning up Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday centered on the announcement from the PIAA that Aliquippa and a number of other schools are being moved up in classification under a new rule. The rule, designed to discourage transfers that could form a veritable all-star team...
Transfers will force Aliquippa football to Class 4A, pending appeal to PIAA
Aliquippa ranks among the smallest football schools in the WPIAL, with only four more boys than Jeannette and nine fewer than Shenango. But while those two schools will play in Class A next fall, the PIAA on Monday informed Aliquippa that it must compete in Class 4A against the likes...
WPIAL denies Butler request to join District 10 in football
Mired in a 20-game losing streak, Butler’s football team asked to leave the WPIAL and join District 10, but that request was denied by the WPIAL board Monday. Letting a school move just one sport to a different PIAA district would set a bad precedent, WPIAL executive director Tim O’Malley...
Pair of WPIAL basketball title game rematches on docket for Tuesday
The two teams that played for WPIAL Class 6A gold earlier this year will battle again Tuesday in the final tune-up for both teams before they begin section play. Back on March 2, Mt. Lebanon captured the school’s fourth district crown with a 62-57 win over Butler. Now the two...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 16, 2019
Basketball Boys Monday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Penn-Trafford 66, Connellsville 44 Class 5A Section 3 Mars 57, Franklin Regional 52 Class A Section 3 Clairton 70, St. Joseph 52 Nonsection Allderdice 72, Latrobe 69 Central Valley 72, Mohawk 28 Hopewell 87, Rochester 48 Peters Township 66, Belle Vernon...
High school roundup for Dec. 16, 2019: No. 1 Bethel Park staves off Upper St. Clair upset bid
Maddie Dziezgowski scored 18 points as top-ranked Bethel Park held off Upper St. Clair for a 43-42 girls basketball victory in Section 2-6A Monday night. Olivia Westphal added 10 points for Bethel Park (5-0, 2-0), which jumped out to a 14-6 lead in the first quarter. Ava Keating and Mia...
Career night for Ashleigh Connor carries Mt. Lebanon past Hempfield
Pressure — lots of it — came at Hempfield from all angles early in Monday night’s Section 2-6A girls basketball game. The badgering defense snarled the Spartans before they even got to the halfcourt line, and the duress-inducing strategy gave shine to No. 5 Mt. Lebanon, which piggybacked a career...
Inaugural TribHSSN boys basketball state rankings
With the new season a week and a half old, Trib HSSN delivers the weekly boys basketball state rankings. The top five teams in each of the six classifications will be released on Tuesdays all the way through the end of the state basketball playoffs in March. As a reminder,...
TribHSSN boys basketball player of the week: Mt. Lebanon’s Jake Hoffman
A great start by the defending WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball champions has been overshadowed a bit by an incredible statistical anomaly. In each of the four Mt. Lebanon victories this season, senior Jake Hoffman has scored exactly 30 points. “Jake’s 30 points in four games is very unique,” said...
TribHSSN boys basketball team of the week: South Allegheny
Last year, South Allegheny ended December with a 3-6 record and began 2019 with nine losses in eleven games to finish 6-15 overall and tied in the basement of Section 3-3A. What a difference a year makes. The Gladiators have nearly matched their win total from a year ago in...
Freeport girls step up on defense, surge past Highlands
Late in the first quarter of Monday’s Section 1-4A girls basketball matchup between Freeport and Highlands, the Yellowjackets and Golden Rams were tied at eight. Grace Solis then connected on back-to-back 3-pointers that sparked a 23-0 run as Freeport took control en route to a 62-34 victory at Highlands. “Highlands...
Hempfield girls basketball team raises money for Mt. Lebanon junior battling cancer
Hempfield senior basketball player Sarah Liberatore wanted to surprise two of her AAU teammates and, as an extension, help out a friend of theirs who is battling cancer. Liberatore had her teammates purchase T-shirts to raise money for Lexi Ribstein, a Mt. Lebanon junior who has been diagnosed with Hodgkins...
Missouri wrestling champion Wyatt Henson eligible for WPIAL, PIAA tournaments
Waynesburg transfer Wyatt Henson, a Missouri state wrestling champion, was ruled eligible Monday for the WPIAL and PIAA tournaments this winter. The WPIAL initially ruled Henson ineligible for the postseason under a PIAA rule that targets all transfers. But the WPIAL decided Monday that the junior qualified for a postseason...
Confidence, repertoire grow for Fox Chapel diver David ManelisVideo
David Manelis was in contention for gold at last year’s PIAA Class AAA boys diving championships at Bucknell. The Fox Chapel junior, competing at states for the second time in as many seasons after placing fourth at WPIALs, challenged for the title in all three rounds before finishing second to...
WPIAL executive director Tim O’Malley retiring, board promotes Amy Scheuneman
The WPIAL will have a change in leadership this summer. WPIAL executive director Tim O’Malley is retiring June 30 after 14 years as the district’s top administrator and will be replaced by Amy Scheuneman, the associate executive director. The WPIAL board accepted O’Malley’s resignation letter Monday and voted to promote...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 16
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...
North Allegheny’s Sam Sheridan commits to Patriot League football
North Allegheny’s Sam Sheridan, an all-conference defensive end, has committed to Lehigh. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound senior also listed FCS offers from Duquesne and Rhode Island. He announced his decision last week on Twitter. North Allegheny (10-2) tied for the conference title in WPIAL Class 6A behind a defense that allowed...
Seton LaSalle’s Max Schipani follows high school connections to AlbanyVideo
Seton LaSalle’s Max Schipani will play college football for a coach who knows his high school very well. The all-conference wide receiver committed Friday to Albany, which is coached by Greg Gattuso, a 1980 Seton LaSalle graduate. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound senior also listed offers from Air Force, Columbia, Cornell and...
High school scores, schedules for Dec. 15, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results WPIAL The Clash at New Castle Kennedy Catholic 69, Vincentian Academy 62 Sharpsville 68, Sewickley Academy 29 Shenango 47, Farrell 40 Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 5A Section 3 Franklin Regional at Mars, 7:30 p.m. Class A Section 3 St. Joseph at Clairton, 5:30 p.m....
TribHSSN PIHL Player of the Week for Week of Dec. 15, 2019
Matt Traczynski has become quite the two-way player for Hempfield. Last season, he was second on the team in scoring with 34 points (22 goals, 12 assists), just a point behind Jared Gerger. In 11 games this season, Traczynski already has 27 points. He has 16 goals and 11 assists....
Mt. Lebanon’s Anderson takes 3rd at national 5K final
Mt. Lebanon senior Patrick Anderson came up short in his bid for a title at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals on Saturday at San Diego’s Balboa Park. Anderson, 18, placed third in the boys 5K run in 15 minutes, 18 seconds. Josh Methner of Illinois won in...
Inaugural 2019-2020 PIAA girls basketball HSSN rankings
The top five girls basketball teams in each of the six classifications will be unveiled every week through the end of the state basketball playoffs in March. As a reminder, last season’ PIAA champions and top teams in the final HSSN state rankings were Peters Township in 6A, Chartiers Valley...
Plum, Kiski Area hockey to raise money for Brian Shaw Memorial Fund
The Plum and Kiski Area hockey teams do not play each other during the PIHL regular season as the Mustangs and Cavaliers are in different classifications. But the teams will share the ice Dec. 27 at Pittsburgh Ice Arena in Lower Burrell and help raise money for a cause near...
PIHL Team of the Week: Dec. 15, 2019
Last season, Pine-Richland won the Class AA Penguins Cup championship and a state title. This season, the Rams moved up to Class AAA, where many thought they could have succeeded last season. The Rams are doing exactly that. They’ve not played as many games as the rest of the classification...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 17
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...
