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WPIAL Class A softball preseason breakdown
West Greene is coming off back-to-back WPIAL and PIAA titles and finds itself again as the favorite in Class A. Led by a loaded senior class, the Pioneers are “hungry,” according to coach Bill Simms and won’t be “satisfied with past accolades.” That’s unfortunate news for Pioneers’ opponents in Class...
WPIAL Class A baseball preseason breakdown
In the world of Class A baseball in 2018, the Royals were kings. After winning a state championship in 2016, Vincentian Academy captured its first WPIAL championship last May and then added a second PIAA crown in June. Union tied Vincentian for the Section 1-A title, and then the Scotties...
Former Penn-Trafford, Norwin football coach John Yaccino dies at 78
Former Penn-Trafford and Norwin football coach John Yaccino died suddenly in Florida on Wednesday. He was 78. He was reportedly playing golf near his Ponte Vedra Beach home when he fell ill, according to Hazleton Standard-Speaker Sports Editor Dave Seamon. Yaccino last coached in 1999 at Hazleton, where he was...
Vincentian falls to Philadelphia’s Sankofa Freedom Academy in PIAA Class A finalVideo
HERSHEY — While preparing for the state finals, Vincentian Academy coach Tim Tyree studied two separate game films of Sankofa Freedom Academy. “One in which they really shot the ball well,” Tyree said, “and one in which they didn’t.” To his dismay, Sankofa’s sharp-shooting version showed up Thursday at Giant...
Robert Morris commit Garver set to lead Ligonier Valley softball
She throws a wicked curveball, a high-speed fastball and a rise that leaves batters swinging at air. The work ethic is there, so is the dedication. When “Eugene” is pitching, the Ligonier Valley softball team likes its chances. “Eugene” is junior Jane Garver, a Robert Morris commit, who was given...
Pieces in place for Ligonier Valley baseball
There are batters at the top of the order with speed who regularly get on base and cause problems. There are run-producing bats in the middle of the order. Ace pitchers? Yep, there are a couple of those. The players are tested by a challenging regular-season schedule that includes perennial...
Don Rebel: District 12 continues decade of basketball dominance
It really has been a decade of dominance. Since joining the PIAA, District 12 schools have left their mark on many sports, but none more impressive then what they have accomplished on the hardwood. District 12 is made up of schools from the Philadelphia Public League and Philadelphia Catholic League....
Peters Township’s trip to Hershey was 6 years in the making
When Peters Township girls basketball coach Bert Kendall took over the program in the 2013-14 season, the Indians were coming off a winless campaign in Section 2-4A and only managed to win six games. “We had to instill a winning culture and instill a lot of changes in our work...
PIAA Class A boys championship breakdown: Vincentian vs. Sankofa Freedom
PIAA Class A boys championship Vincentian Academy vs. Sankofa Freedom Academy 2 p.m., Thursday at Giant Center, Hershey TV: PCN Vincentian Academy (20-8) Coach: Tim Tyree Jr. No., Name, Pos., Ht., Yr. 1, Nate Cullo, G, 5-8, Jr. 5, Alex Griggs, G, 6-0, So. 22, Matt McDonough, G, 5-10, Fr....
High school scores, schedules for March 20, 2019
High Schools Basketball Boys PIAA championships At Giant Center in Hershey Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Pennridge (26-4) vs. Kennedy Catholic (26-3), 8 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule Archbishop Wood (20-8) vs. Moon (27-2), 8 p.m. Class 4A Thursday’s schedule Bonner-Prendergast (22-5) vs. Imhotep Charter (25-6), 8 p.m. Class 3A Saturday’s...
Moon boys, Peters Township girls stand atop Trib 10 power rankings
Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:30 p.m. Then, after the show, they are posted at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the rankings for the week of March 18....
WPIAL Class 2A softball preseason breakdown
Laurel edged Frazier, 1-0, in the WPIAL Class 2A softball title game a year ago to win its first championship. Chartiers-Houston and Mohawk also were WPIAL semifinalists and reached the PIAA playoffs. Mohawk advanced all the way to the state title game before falling to Upper Dauphin. All are expected...
WPIAL Class 2A baseball preseason breakdown
The largest classification numbers-wise in WPIAL baseball has grown out of its three-section shell. For the first time since the expansion to six classifications three years ago, the district has a four-section class, Class 2A. Twenty-four teams a year ago is now 27 teams, thus the addition of a fourth...
Pitt recruit Bach hopes to lead Yough baseball to postseasonVideo
Yough’s baseball team made a late run to end the 2018 season, and that carried over to a successful American Legion season in the summer. That success gives Yough baseball coach Craig Spisak a reason to be optimistic for the 2019 season. Yough returns one of the best pitchers in...
Waywood, Yough softball dreaming of success in postseasonVideo
Kierra Waywood was the starting center fielder when Yough won the PIAA Class 3A softball title in 2016. Now, three years later, the Cougars’ ace pitcher hopes to lead her team back to the big game in June. Yough was one bad inning away from returning to the PIAA playoffs...
Vincentian Academy boys ready for PIAA finals matchup against Sankofa Freedom Academy
When the ball goes up in the air at Hershey’s Giant Center at 2 p.m. Thursday for the start of the PIAA Class A boys championship game, a team from the North Hills and the other from North Philly will add to the state’s already rich sports rivalry between East...
North Allegheny blanks Peters Township to claim PIHL Penguins Cup Class 3A title
North Allegheny sought perfection Tuesday night. The Tigers found it as they shut out Peters Township, 3-0, to capture the PIHL Class AAA Penguins Cup championship at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. “Tonight, they played as good as we’re going to play,” North Allegheny coach Mike Bagnato said. “It is...
George Guido: Deer Lakes boys highlights memorable basketball season in A-K Valley
It’s time to close the book on another scholastic basketball season in the Alle-Kiski Valley. Deer Lakes lost a PIAA quarterfinal game to Sharon this past Saturday and all that’s left, locally, is Cager Classic XXIII on Saturday night at Highlands High School. What a great season it was for...
High school scores, schedules for March 19, 2019
High Schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Kennedy Catholic 75, Coatesville 69 Pennridge 52, La Salle College 47 Championship Saturday’s schedule Pennridge (26-4) vs. Kennedy Catholic (26-3) at Giant Center in Hershey, 8 p.m. Class 5A Championship Friday’s schedule Archbishop Wood (20-8) vs. Moon (27-2) at...
Unbeaten Chartiers Valley girls hold off Thomas Jefferson in PIAA Class 5A semifinals
As the Chartiers Valley girls basketball players saluted their fans from midcourt following their win over Thomas Jefferson, coach Tim McConnell showed off his sweet tooth as he begged for more Hershey’s kisses to reign down on him and his team. In a season filled with all wins, this may...
OLSH boys fall short to Bishop Guilfoyle in PIAA Class 2A semifinals
Losing a tooth wasn’t going to stop the path to Hershey for Bishop Guilfoyle’s Luke Ruggery. The senior guard and St. Francis (Pa.) recruit lost a front tooth driving to the hoop in the second quarter of Tuesday’s PIAA Class 2A semifinal boys basketball game. He gave the tooth to...
Montour’s offense shines in PIHL Class A Penguins Cup championship victory
Offense wins championships, too. Montour proved that Tuesday night as the Spartans rolled to a 6-3 win over South Fayette in the PIHL Class A Penguins Cup championship game at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. “It’s unbelievable,” Montour captain Richie Froehlich said. “I am so proud of everyone. This is...
Lincoln Park headed back to Hershey after PIAA semifinal win over Sharon
Lincoln Park’s Isaiah Smith launched a 3-pointer from deep in the left corner and then slapped the floor in celebration as his fourth-quarter shot squeezed through the rim. The Leopards hadn’t made a shot in more than 4 minutes and their 19-point lead was down to three. “I had to...
North Catholic girls take down Mifflinburg to reach PIAA championship game
LORETTO — North Catholic has played the wicked step-mother to many opposing girls’ basketball teams’ Cinderella dreams over the years. On Tuesday night, it was Mifflinburg. It took about 28 minutes until the clock finally struck midnight, but the Trojanettes found their shooting touch over the final two quarters, and...
Freshmen, sophomores to make quick impact for Springdale softball team
Springdale softball coach Anthony Pototo pointed to a few factors that went against his team last season: poor weather, a lack of pitching depth and a young team. Cancellations for poor weather led to playing section games three days in a row or having to resort to doubleheaders, and the...
