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PIAA girls basketball sites, times: Peters Township vs. Norwin at Keystone Oaks
The PIAA scheduled Peters Township vs. Norwin girls as the late game in a boys/girls basketball doubleheader at Keystone Oaks on Friday night. Start time for the Class 6A quarterfinal is 8 p.m. At 6 p.m., the Nazareth Prep and Monessen boys play in a Class A quarterfinal. Class 6A...
PIAA boys basketball sites, times: Mars, New Castle scheduled back-to-back
WPIAL champions Mars and New Castle will play back-to-back Friday night in a PIAA boys basketball doubleheader at Slippery Rock University. Each team draws a District 10 champion in the quarterfinals. Mars plays Meadville at 6 p.m. New Castle plays Hickory at 8 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s games 1-1 Sun...
Fast start, highlight-reel goal seal South Fayette’s PIHL Class A semifinal win
It wasn’t over before it started, but almost. Seconds had barely passed in Tuesday’s PIHL Class A semifinal between South Fayette and West Allegheny, and each team found themselves on the opposite ends of the emotional spectrum. West Allegheny was reeling, as it misplayed a puck deep in its own...
Montour edges Thomas Jefferson in overtime in PIHL Class A semifinals
In the end, top-seeded Montour was just too powerful for Thomas Jefferson. Spartans sophomore Anthony Migliozzi poked home a rebound 2 minutes, 44 seconds into overtime as Montour edged Thomas Jefferson, 6-5, in a PIHL Penguins Cup Class A thriller Tuesday night at RMU Island Sports Center on Neville Island....
Deer Lakes boys basketball hopes to extend state playoff run
The playoffs tend to present adverse situations, and finding the right response can prove to be the difference in the outcome. So it was for Deer Lakes in Saturday’s PIAA Class 3A boys basketball tournament opener. The Lancers’ first state playoff appearance since 1985 hung in the balance late after...
George Guido: Deer Lakes opponent making name for itself
For the first time, the Deer Lakes boys basketball team will have a second-round PIAA playoff game. The Lancers will battle Forest Hills High School in Class 3A on Wednesday night at Armstrong. Forest Hills opened plenty of eyes Saturday with a 64-51 upset of WPIAL runner-up North Catholic in...
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Canon-McMillan’s Gerrit Nijenhuis
Wrestler of the week: Gerrit Nijenhuis, jr., Canon-McMillan A controversial officiating decision cost Nijenhuis a spot in the finals at the 2018 PIAA Class AAA tournament. This time around, he wouldn’t be denied. Nijenhuis won his first career state wrestling championship when he beat Susquehanna’s Edmond Ruth, 8-3, in the...
High school scores, schedules for March 12, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Second round Class 6A Wednesday’s schedule Abington (28-1) vs. Pennridge (23-4) at Bensalem, 7:30 p.m.; Boys Latin (23-5) vs. Methacton (21-7) at Harriton, 7 p.m.; William Allen (18-9) vs. La Salle College (24-3) at Geigle Complex, 6 p.m.; Lower Merion (25-3) vs. Roman Catholic...
Nazareth Prep continues impressive postseason run with PIAA 2nd-round victory
There is a sense of the unknown surrounding Nazareth Prep, the tiny private Catholic school situated along Ohio River Boulevard in the Allegheny County borough of Emsworth. One thing is quite clear, however, regarding that obscure third-year WPIAL member, the former Holy Family Academy: The Saints know how to play...
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Franklin Regional
Team of the week: Franklin Regional The Panthers were on center stage Saturday night in the PIAA Class AAA championship finals at Giant Center in Hershey, as three of Franklin Regional’s four state qualifiers advanced to the championship bouts in their respective weight classes. Sophomore Carter Dibert became the seventh...
High school roundup for March 12, 2019: Johnson leads Moon past Archbishop Ryan
Donovan Johnson scored 24 points as WPIAL runner-up Moon earned a 44-36 victory over Archbishop Ryan in a PIAA Class 5A boys basketball second-round game Tuesday night in Chambersburg. Connor Ryan added 14 points for the Tigers (25-2), who will play District 3 champion Lower Dauphin (26-3) in the quarterfinals...
Monessen rallies late to win thriller in PIAA Class A 2nd roundVideo
Devin Whitlock plays basketball well beyond his years. The Monessen freshman found the ball in his hands with time running out in Tuesday’s PIAA Class A second-round game against Bishop Carroll at Greensburg Salem. But Whitlock, playing like a varsity veteran, saw a small opening and decided to go to...
Turnovers costly as Quaker Valley loses to Bishop McDevitt in PIAA 2nd round
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Bishop McDevitt forced 15 first-half turnovers and built a 20-point halftime lead in Tuesday night’s 79-47 victory over Quaker Valley in the PIAA Class 4A second round. The Quakers were outscored 26-10 in the second quarter. “They’re the type of team that if they get the lead they’re...
Mars survives foul trouble to defeat York William Penn in PIAA 2nd roundVideo
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Mars coach Rob Carmody wrote one word in bold letters on the whiteboard inside the locker room: Poise. At that moment Tuesday nigt, the Planets were in terrible foul trouble after a whistle-filled first half and they were upset that the officials were calling offensive fouls one after...
Peters Township girls top rival Bethel Park for 4th time, advance to PIAA quarterfinals
The Bethel Park and Peters Township girls basketball teams are about as familiar as two teams can be. And Tuesday night produced a familiar result as the top-ranked and unbeaten Indians defeated their section rivals for the fourth time this season 62-44 in the second round of the PIAA Class...
Strong defense, rebounding lift Norwin girls past Northampton in PIAA 2nd round
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — Norwin girls basketball continually has run teams into the ground with speed and depth. The Knights added rebounding to the plan and bested Northampton, 68-58, in the PIAA Class 6A second round Tuesday evening. The win moves the Knights into the quarterfinal round Friday against WPIAL...
Shady Side Academy girls fall short in PIAA 2nd round; Szlachetka announces retirementVideo
Overall, for the Shady Side Academy girls basketball program, mission accomplished. Despite seeing her team’s season end Tuesday night, coach Amy Szlachetka felt a sense of satisfaction with the Indians’ 20 victories in her final year at the helm. “This is it for me,” Szlachetka said shortly after Shady Side...
PIHL Class AA Penguins Cup semifinals preview capsules
Class AA semifinals Latrobe (15-4-1) vs. Pine-Richland (19-0-1) 7 p.m. Wednesday at RMU Island Sports Center, Neville Island Winner plays: Franklin Regional (12-6-1) or Upper St. Clair (15-3-2) at 8:30 p.m. March 18 at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, Cranberry Township Goals for/against: Latrobe, 92/41; Pine-Richland, 120/36 About Latrobe: Latrobe had...
Hempfield baseball banking on strong pitching staff
Hempfield senior outfielder Luke Hudson turned in quite a performance last season. He led the Spartans with a .431 batting average, 23 RBIs, six triples and three home runs. That performance helped him earn a scholarship to Seton Hill. But Hudson said last year is history. “It’s a fresh start,...
3-time defending PIAA softball champion Hempfield has holes to fill
Don’t pencil in the Hempfield softball team as the favorite to win WPIAL and PIAA Class 6A titles just yet. The Spartans have some holes to fill after finishing 24-3 and winning WPIAL and PIAA titles again in 2018. Veteran coach Bob Kalp has had some restless nights trying to...
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Zac Herbinko and Alexis Schrecongost
Zac Herbinko School: Deer Lakes Class: Junior Sport: Basketball Report card: Herbinko hit the tying basket in the waning seconds of regulation in Deer Lakes’ (17-7) 56-52 overtime win over District 9 champion Brookville in Saturday’s PIAA Class 3A first-round matchup. A first-year starter, Herbinko finished the game with 10...
PIAA basketball preview capsule: Deer Lakes vs. Forest Hills
PIAA basketball playoffs Wednesday’s game Class 3A Second round Deer Lakes (17-7) vs. Forest Hills (17-9) 7:30 p.m. at Armstrong High School Winner plays: Sharon (22-4) or Beaver Falls (11-14) on Saturday in the quarterfinals. Coaches: Terence Parham, Deer Lakes; Dom Vescovi, Forest Hills Players to watch: Brad Perrotte, Deer...
Hempfield swimmer Mayo sets sights on PIAA success
Hempfield swimmer Gavin Mayo is among favorites in the boys 50-yard freestyle at the PIAA Class AAA championship meet Friday and Saturday at Bucknell, but also might shine in another event. “Backstroke is an event Gavin has been playing with over the last few years,” Hempfield coach Kevin Clougherty said....
Freeport baseball faces challenging slate in Class 3A
Freeport baseball might be dropping from Class 4A to 3A, but the path to a WPIAL playoff spot won’t be any easier. The Yellowjackets will be a member of Section 1 this season, along with local rivals Deer Lakes, Burrell and Valley and East Allegheny, South Allegheny and Steel Valley....
DeJidas ready to cap career on high note with Freeport softball
In her years at Freeport, Ally DeJidas has experienced plenty of success as a state volleyball champion, a key member of a Yellowjackets’ softball team that made three straight playoff appearances and was part of the recent girls basketball run to the playoffs. Now, as she prepares for her last...
