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Derry’s Cymmerman overcomes slow start to reach PIAA Class AA quarterfinalsVideo
HERSHEY — Derry sophomore Ty Cymmerman started slowly in his opening-round match Thursday at the PIAA Class AA wrestling championships at the Giant Center. But once he got his nerves under control, he rolled to an easy win. Teammate Dom DeLuca, Mt. Pleasant freshman Dayton Pitzer and Frazier junior Thayne...
Without Parshall, Belle Vernon softball team seeks new identity
How will Belle Vernon’s softball team fare without Bailey Parshall? That’s the question on everyone’s mind when it comes to the Leopards. Last summer, Parshall wrapped up her dominant high school career in the pitching circle by leading Belle Vernon to a third WPIAL title in her four years. With...
Belle Vernon baseball leans on middle of its lineup for experience
Belle Vernon’s baseball team enters the season with many questions. The Leopards just hope they can get out onto the practice field to address them before games begin. The squad was confined to indoor work for much of last season because of the weather. “Things have been going well. This...
Wrestlers to watch at the PIAA championships this week
HERSHEY — The PIAA wrestling championships begin at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Giant Center. Here’s a look at who WPIAL and City League wrestlers could face from around the state. The PIAA only seeds regional champions and uses a power rating. PaPowerWrestling.com state rankings will differ in some weights....
16 WPIAL wrestlers advance to PIAA Class AA quarterfinalsVideo
HERSHEY — It was a sweet first day for WPIAL wrestlers at the PIAA Class AA championships. A total of 16 competitors from the WPIAL advanced to the quarterfinals of the state tournament after winning first-round matches Thursday at Giant Center. The lone defending state champion from the WPIAL, Frazier’s...
High school scores, schedules for March 7, 2019
High Schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs First round Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Abington (27-1) vs. Cumberland Valley (17-9) at Council Rock South, 4 p.m.; Lincoln (10-16) vs. Pennridge (22-4) at Southern, 5 p.m.; Boys Latin (22-5) vs. Norristown (21-6) at Lincoln, 5 p.m.; Hazleton (21-6) vs. Methacton (20-7) at Wilkes...
A-K Valley bowlers vie for spots in state tournament at regionals
The Burrell girls bowling team hopes for a performance at Saturday’s Western Regional that matches its WPIBL team title captured three weeks ago. “Winning that was a real confidence booster for us,” said Bucs junior Ashley Smith, who will join teammates Carlee Hummel, a senior, and Lydia Flanagan, a freshman,...
High school scores, schedules for March 6, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs First round Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Abington (27-1) vs. Cumberland Valley (17-9) at Council Rock South, 4 p.m.; Lincoln (10-16) vs. Pennridge (22-4) at Southern, 5 p.m.; Boys Latin (22-5) vs. Norristown (21-6) at Lincoln, 5 p.m.; Hazleton (21-6) vs. Methacton (20-7) at Wilkes...
Mars boys, Peters Township girls stay 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, the Trib 10 is posted at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the ranking for the week of...
5 things to watch at the PIAA wrestling championships
HERSHEY — The PIAA wrestling championships begin Thursday, with Class AA kicking things off at 9 a.m. at the Giant Center. Nine WPIAL wrestlers earned No. 1 seeds. Three — Seneca Valley sophomore Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, North Hills junior Sam Hillegas and Frazier junior Thayne Lawrence — are returning state champions....
After long rest, Monessen boys set to face Jamestown in PIAA playoffs
At this point in past seasons, the buzz about District 10’s Class A champion has been all about Kennedy Catholic. With the Golden Eagles soaring to Class 6A, D-10 crowned a new champion in Class A, the Jamestown Muskies. And the Muskies have found themselves in the crosshairs of the...
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Burrell’s Oswalt, Kiski Area’s Connor have targets on their backs
Burrell’s Ian Oswalt and Kiski Area’s Cam Connor didn’t have to look far to find their names in their respective brackets for the PIAA wrestling championships: They were right there, smack-dab at the top. Oswalt, a sophomore, was seeded first at 120 pounds for the PIAA Class AA tournament. Connor,...
WPIAL athletes garner all-state honors for indoor season
Athletes from WPIAL schools were lauded by the Pennsylvania Track & Field Coaches Association with the organization’s all-state teams for the indoor season. Hempfield’s MacKenna Orie and Zachary Kinne of North Allegheny, state champions in the shot put and 3,000-meter run, respectively, were first-team selections. Jared Bannon of Hempfield (60-meter...
WPIAL passing leader Tyler Bradley commits to Seton HillVideo
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart quarterback Tyler Bradley, the WPIAL’s top passer last season, committed Tuesday to Seton Hill. He announced his commitment on Twitter. Bradley threw for 3,364 yards as a senior and guided OLSH to the WPIAL Class A title, earning a spot on the Trib 25...
Texas A&M joins schools recruiting Gateway sophomore Derrick DavisVideo
Gateway’s Derrick Davis has another major college football team interested in him. Davis (6-0, 180) announced Tuesday a scholarship offer from Texas A&M, making Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher the latest to recruit the Gators’ star sophomore. He’s quickly become one of the state’s top recruits for 2021. Before Texas A&M,...
Chartiers Valley freshman Aislin Malcolm draws basketball offer from Pitt
Chartiers Valley freshman Aislin Malcolm scored 18 points Saturday at Petersen Events Center when her Colts won the WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball title. Three days later, Pitt offered to make “The Pete” her future home court. The 5-foot-10 guard announced a scholarship offer Tuesday from Pitt, the latest Division...
Hempfield’s Brose up to eight Division I offers
Hempfield’s Fintan Brose is pulling in offers in pairs. Seemingly each week, the junior football lineman is attracting scholarship opportunities two at a time. The 6-foot-3, 280-pound tackle announced two additional offers within the past week, in Navy and Princeton. Honored and thankful to receive an offer from the United...
Valley’s Hutcherson advances to PIAA Class AA quarterfinals with overtime decision
HERSHEY — Noah Hutcherson needed some extra effort on his first day at the PIAA wrestling championships. Good thing he came prepared. Hutcherson, a state qualifier for the first time in his senior season at Valley, advanced to the PIAA Class AA quarterfinals at 170 pounds with a 10-8 win...
Alle-Kiski Valley PIAA basketball capsules: Games for March 8-9, 2019
Boys basketball Class 6A First round Fox Chapel (16-8) vs. Kennedy Catholic (22-3) 7 p.m. Saturday at Farrell HS Winner plays: Wilson (22-5) or Pine-Richland (21-3) on Wednesday in the second round Coaches: Zach Skrinjar, Fox Chapel; Rick Mancino, Kennedy Catholic Players to watch: Ryan Kerr, Fox Chapel (sr., G);...
PIHL roundup for March 5, 2019: Peters Township blanks Canon-McMillan
First period goals from Torrey Schwartz and Nico Watsula, as well as a 17-save performance by Alex Wilbert led Peters Township to a 3-0 victory over Canon-McMillan (6-13-1) in a PIHL Class AAA Penguins Cup first round game Tuesday at Southpointe’s Printscape Arena. Jeremy Anthos also scored for Peters Township....
High school scores, schedules for March 5, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs First round Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Abington (27-1) vs. Cumberland Valley (17-9) at Council Rock South, 4 p.m.; Lincoln (10-16) vs. Pennridge (22-4) at Southern, 5 p.m.; Boys Latin (22-5) vs. Norristown (21-6) at Lincoln, 5 p.m.; Hazleton (21-6) vs. Methacton (20-7) at Wilkes...
Sinatra to represent Moon rugby team in Ireland
Moon rugby player Isabella Sinatra will be getting a taste of international competition. Sinatra, a senior, has been selected for the Midwest Girls Thunderbirds team that will tour Ireland for 10 days in August. It will be her first trip to Europe. “I hope to gain more knowledge and playing...
Wrestlers are creatures of habit when preparing for PIAA tournament
Like many people, Austin Mele looks at his phone almost immediately upon waking up in the morning. The Burrell senior checks his texts and SnapChat account before plugging it back in, making sure it’s got a full charge. Then it’s time to brush his teeth, followed by checking his weight...
Kiski Area wrestlers to rely on experience at PIAA tournament
With top-three finishes at the PIAA Class AAA team championships each of the past three seasons, Kiski Area knows the feeling of wrestling in Hershey’s Giant Center. But the wrestlers who will represent the Cavaliers at the state individual tournament this week know it’s a completely different animal. “It’s all...
Norwin wrestler Phipps chasing PIAA gold this weekend
Kurtis Phipps and his brother Drew having something in common — both suffered heart-breaking, 1-0 losses in the PIAA Class AAA wrestling finals. Drew Phipps, now at Bucknell, fell to Stroudsburg Jake Jakobsen in the 195-pound final in 2016. Kurtis Phipps, a Norwin junior, lost to Seneca Valley sophomore Alejandro...
