High School category, Page 1087
WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball preseason breakdown
WPIAL girls basketball season will tip off next weekend. Preparing to defend their district championship from a year ago are Peters Township (6A), Chartiers Valley (5A), North Catholic (4A), Neshannock (3A), Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (2A) and Rochester (A). North Catholic is looking for a fourth straight district...
WPIAL Class AA wrestlers to watch
Top returning Class AA wrestlers State champions Wrestler, School (Yr., Wt., Last year’s record, career record) Thayne Lawrence, Frazier (sr., 160, 29-3, 96-11) Dayton Pitzer, Mt. Pleasant (so., 182, 42-1, 42-1) PIAA placewinners Joey Fischer, South Park (jr., 106, 38-2, 73-10) 4th Ryan Michaels, Elizabeth Forward (sr., 113, 43-2, 78-8)...
WPIAL Class AA preseason team wrestling rankings
WPIAL Class AA preseason team rankings Team (2018-19 record) 1. Burrell (13-4) The Bucs return 11 starters, including state placewinners Ian Oswalt and A.J. Corrado. 2. Quaker Valley (15-7) The Quakers returns 11 starters, including PIAA qualifier Conner Redinger. 3. Burgettstown (12-2) The Blue Devils return eight starters, including PIAA...
Thomas Jefferson sees ‘mirror image’ in state championship opponent Dallas
Instead of heading home after last week’s semifinal win, Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak and a few assistants drove two hours from Hollidaysburg to Danville to watch Dallas win the other state semifinal. The road trip let them scout an opponent from the other side of the state, but the...
Soccer stars Anthony DiFalco, Hannah Stuck earn All-America honors; All-region teams also announced
Anthony DiFalco was in biology class Wednesday morning when his soccer coach at Franklin Regional, Rand Hudson, entered the classroom and interrupted the session. The coach came bearing good news. Forget biology. This was more like AP soccer. DiFalco, a sophomore forward, was selected as a United Soccer Coaches Region...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 3, 2019
Football PIAA playoffs Championships Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Central Dauphin (12-2) vs. St. Joseph’s Prep (11-2) at Hersheypark Stadium, 6 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule Cheltenham (14-1) vs. Archbishop Wood (10-3) at Hersheypark Stadium, 7 p.m. Class 4A Thursday’s schedule Dallas (15-0) vs. Thomas Jefferson (15-0) at Hersheypark Stadium, 7...
High school roundup for Dec. 3, 2019: Ryan McLinden scores 4 for Bethel Park
Ryan McLinden scored four times and Tyler Miller netted the go-ahead goal early in the third period as Bethel Park defeated Central Catholic 6-5 in Class AAA PIHL hockey Tuesday night. Jeremy Buehler added a goal and an assist for Bethel Park (4-5-0). Michael Sewecke scored twice for Central Catholic...
Two WPIAL teams sit atop their class heading into PIAA championship weekend
After fourteen weeks, fifteen if you count Week Zero, the season is set to conclude with a gold rush this weekend in Hershey. Twelve teams will play for six state championships starting Thursday and concluding on Saturday. While there will be three new PIAA champions crowned in Class 5A, 4A...
WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball preseason breakdown
A new decade of WPIAL boys basketball tips off next weekend. Preparing to defend their district championships from a year ago are Mt. Lebanon (6A), Mars (5A), New Castle (4A), Lincoln Park (3A), Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (2A) and Nazareth Prep (A). New Castle is looking for a...
WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball preseason breakdown
WPIAL girls basketball season will tip off next weekend. Preparing to defend their district championship from a year ago are Peters Township (6A), Chartiers Valley (5A), North Catholic (4A), Neshannock (3A), Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (2A) and Rochester (A). North Catholic is looking for a fourth straight district...
Hempfield wrestling team shooting for top spot in WPIAL Class AAA
Hempfield Area wrestling coach Tommy Dolde isn’t keen on rankings, especially when his team is the one ranked No. 1 in the preseason. He’d rather see returning WPIAL Class AAA champion Kiski Area seeded first. “They are No. 1 in my mind until someone beats them,” Dolde said. “Kiski is...
WPIAL Class AAA wrestlers to watch
Top wrestlers returning Class AAA State champions Wrestler, School (Yr., Wt., 2019 Record, Overall) Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional (so., 106, 41-2, 73-12) Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Seneca Valley (jr., 113, 48-1, 94-9) x-Sam Hillegas, North Hills (sr., 132, 41-1, 118-2) Gerrit Nijenhuis, Canon-McMillan (sr., 170, 44-3, 134-16) x-state champion in 2017, 2018...
Important dates for the 2019-20 high school wrestling season
2019-20 Important Dates Dec. 6-7 Chartiers-Houston Tournament Cumberland Valley Classic, Mechanicsburg Eastern Area Wrestling Invitational at Gateway Hickory Invitational, Sharon Dec. 7 Hampton Duals McDowell Trojan Duals, Erie Dec. 13-14 King of the Mountain, Lock Haven Milford, Del. Invitational Mountain Ridge (Md.) Invitational Penn Cambria Panther Holiday Tournament, Cresson Walsh...
WPIAL Class AAA preseason team wrestling rankings: Hempfield lineup loaded
2019 team rankings Class AAA Team (2018-19 record) 1. Hempfield (13-3) The Spartans return 10 starters, including PIAA qualifiers Ethan Berginc (120), Ty Linsenbigler (138), Dillon Ferretti (220) and Isaiah Vance (285). 2. Kiski Area (19-1) The Cavaliers return 10 starters, including PIAA placewinners Jack Blumer (160) and Nick Delp...
A-K Valley Class AAA wrestling preview: Kiski Area ready to live up to expectations
For the past three years, Kiski Area has been the team to beat in Class AAA. The Cavaliers (19-1) are the three-time defending WPIAL Class AAA champions, and they have placed in the top four of the state tournament the past three years. But, just like many high school teams...
George Guido: Ligonier Valley set to check final box, enter WPIAL
The WPIAL could have a new member school by late Wednesday afternoon. The PIAA is expected to give final approval to the Ligonier Valley High School move from PIAA District 6 to the WPIAL (District 7). The school’s request passed the first two hurdles — a release from District 6...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 2, 2019
Football PIAA playoffs Championships Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Central Dauphin (12-2) vs. St. Joseph’s Prep (11-2) at Hersheypark Stadium, 6 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule Cheltenham (14-1) vs. Archbishop Wood (10-3) at Hersheypark Stadium, 7 p.m. Class 4A Thursday’s schedule Dallas (15-0) vs. Thomas Jefferson (15-0) at Hersheypark Stadium, 7...
High school roundup for Dec. 2, 2019: Logan Schlegel carries Plum hockey to comeback win
Logan Schlegel scored twice in the final 10 minutes of the game to complete a hat trick and lead Plum to a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over Moon in PIHL hockey Monday night. Nic Pushic had a goal and an assist and Dan Baranowski had three assists for Plum (5-2-0). Richie...
Ambridge basketball coach Mark Jula retires week before season opener
Ambridge boys basketball coach Mark Jula started to question his passion for the job, so he retired a week before the season opener. “I’ve coached primarily on passion more than anything,” said Jula, who was about to start his eighth season at his alma mater. “When that passion starts to...
WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 14
For four weeks during the WPIAL football playoffs, Avonworth rode the Jax tracks to the school’s first district championship in 60 years. Senior running back Jax Miller rushed for 910 yards and scored 11 touchdowns in four Antelopes postseason victories, including a 28-6 triumph over previously undefeated Washington in the...
Rebuilding Ligonier Valley girls hope to ‘learn how to compete’
There was a reason that Ligonier Valley girls basketball coach Tim Gustin scheduled Punxsutawney for his team’s first preseason scrimmage. He wanted to show his young team what he’d like them to become. Punxsutawney romped through District 9 last season by going 21-0. The Chucks’ only loss was to Blackhawk...
Valley boys confident revamped roster can extend playoff streak
With playoff trips in each of the past three seasons, Valley boys basketball has built some consistency. Enough, the Vikings think, that a fourth trip can happen even with some roster turnover. Valley enters the new season with a good mix of experience and new blood in the starting lineup,...
WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball preseason breakdown
WPIAL girls basketball season will tip off next weekend. Preparing to defend their district championship from a year ago are Peters Township (6A), Chartiers Valley (5A), North Catholic (4A), Neshannock (3A), Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (2A) and Rochester (A). North Catholic is looking for a fourth straight district...
WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball preseason breakdown
A new decade of WPIAL boys basketball tips off next weekend. Preparing to defend their district championships from a year ago are Mt. Lebanon (6A), Mars (5A), New Castle (4A), Lincoln Park (3A), Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (2A) and Nazareth Prep (A). New Castle is looking for a...
Quick Ligonier Valley boys look to make a run to another district titleVideo
You won’t see Ligonier Valley police chief John Berger handling out any speeding tickets in the Ligonier Valley High School gymnasium this winter. That’s because speeding is allowed by the boys basketball team when it is playing for Berger, who also is the boys coach. If Ligonier Valley wants to...
