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Westmoreland County high school notebook: Franklin Regional honors teammate with leukemia
During a brief pregame observance, senior players Cam Rowell and Cooper Rankin held a corner of the No. 44 Franklin Regional basketball jersey Tuesday night at midcourt as public address announcer Dean Berardinelli briefed fans about Caden Brush. A junior basketball player at Franklin Regional, Brush is battling leukemia, and...
North Allegheny girls hope January road trips make Tigers a tough ‘out’ later this season
No, the North Allegheny girls basketball team hasn’t left the WPIAL, even though its schedule certainly looks like the Tigers moved closer to Harrisburg. The team scheduled road games against York, Susquehanna Township, Cumberland Valley and Central Dauphin in a 10-day stretch in January. They’ll travel across the state twice,...
Franklin Regional hockey looking to finish strong after slow start
Franklin Regional’s hockey team has made runs at the PIHL Class 2A titles the past few seasons, and the Panthers have their eyes set on another trek to the postseason. After a 1-4 start to the 2023-24 season, the Panthers have turned things around and won seven of the past...
Norwin notebook: Girls wrestling wins 1st dual meet; girls basketball faces tough schedule
With an electric atmosphere to usher in a new era, the Norwin girls wrestling team won its inaugural dual match as WPIAL program by toppling visiting Southmoreland, 45-18, on Jan. 3. Addison Elyes (112 pounds), Camden Reese (136), Avalin Barry (142), Jo Dollman (148), and Kavsyn Champion (155) all posted...
Transfer reunites Bilinsky brothers at Pitt-Johnstown
It wasn’t exactly a brotherly shove, but Adam Bilinsky admits having a chance to play basketball with his older sibling again played a key role in his decision on where to transfer. Bilinsky, who decided to exit Mercyhurst after playing in just nine games as a freshman, will join his...
‘R&R’ duo fills highlight reels, leads Franklin Regional to strong start
Franklin Regional caught the attention of local boys basketball fans with its 10-1 start. The Panthers’ run has a lot to do with the play of a formidable tandem made up of seniors Cam Rowell and Cooper Rankin. The “R&R” duo has been fun to watch and helped elevate the...
Senior battles through knee injury for surprising Hampton wrestling team
Hampton senior Caleb Rihn heard “a large pop” from his left knee during club wrestling practice in early November. “It was pretty bad,” he said. “We kind of knew right away that it was my ACL.” Rihn was certain of something else — he wasn’t going to miss his final...
Hampton girls basketball starting to warm up, eye WPIAL playoff berth
The Hampton girls basketball team flew to California over Christmas break for a three-day tournament and visited several popular spots around San Diego. The Talbots want their next trip to be a return visit to the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. Hampton shrugged off a 1-4 start to win five out...
Fox Chapel celebrates 1st girls wrestling dual meet victory
Vie Filar got the Fox Chapel girls wrestling team in the win column for the first time in history. Filar pinned Valley’s Amaya Hayden in 1 minute, 37 seconds during their 235-pound match Jan. 10 to give the Foxes a 36-33 win at home. It was the first time the...
Fox Chapel notebook: Hockey team to be well-represented at PIHL All-Star game
The Fox Chapel hockey team will be well-represented at the PIHL Class 2A All-Star game. Cam Raidna was chosen as a coach. Fox Chapel also had forwards Liam Wiseman and Dom Casile and defenseman Tyler Goldstein picked to play in the game. Wiseman leads the team with 15 goals and...
North Allegheny notebook: 6 Tigers picked for PIHL all-star game
Six North Allegheny hockey players were selected to play in the annual PIHL all-star game, set for Jan. 28, at Robert Morris’ Island Sports Center. Forwards Marc Joyson, Ryan Jackman and Evan Kerber; defensemen Owen Logan and Travis Lamark; and goalie Andrew Long were picked to play in the Class...
Evan Berger becomes Thomas Jefferson’s all-time leading scorer in key win over Bethel Park
Thomas Jefferson senior Evan Berger made history Friday when he became the all-time leading scorer in school history in boys or girls basketball. His teammates now also know the feeling of being alone at the top. TJ survived foul trouble, a poor night of shooting and a rebound disadvantage against...
Avonworth sheds underdog label with section-shaking win over No. 3 Montour
In a pregame talk with his players, Avonworth basketball coach Mike Mancuso embraced the idea that the WPIAL saw them as underdogs in their own section. But nobody can say that anymore, thanks in part to a senior with his own underdog story. Anthony Arlia scored a career-high 20 points...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 12, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Central Catholic 66, Butler 42 Pine-Richland 62, New Castle 49 Seneca Valley at North Allegheny, ppd. Section 2 Baldwin 68, Hempfield 47 Mt. Lebanon 66, Norwin 35 Upper St. Clair 65, Canon-McMillan 49 Class 5A Section 1 Connellsville 70, Ringgold...
High school roundup for Jan. 12, 2024: Pine-Richland beats New Castle in unpredictable Class 6A
Andrew Mendelovich scored 16 points as Pine-Richland evened its record with a 62-49 victory over New Castle in Section 1-6A boys basketball Friday night. Eli Wentz added 13 and Zach Kenney contributed 10 for the Rams (6-6, 2-2). Ralphie Blundo led New Castle (10-4, 1-3) with 24 points. Damian Harrison...
Gateway boys use defense to get past Franklin Regional in section showdown
This Gateway boys basketball team is inherently defensive and plays a halfcourt style with goals steeped in fundamentals and a touch of grit. The idea is to grind opponents down and make them work, then run lengthy sets and take care of the ball on the other end of the...
Greensburg Central Catholic runs past Clairton in section play
Local fire departments descended on Greensburg Central Catholic after Friday’s basketball game. They weren’t there to cool off the Centurions, whose fast pace style scorched Clairton, 73-49, in a Section 3-2A first-place battle. They were there because of a reported electrical fire. Before the fire departments arrived, the Centurions used...
Hampton hits buzzer-beater to drop Knoch, stand alone atop section
Knoch and Hampton came into Friday night’s contest with identical records, with both the Knights and the Talbots carrying unblemished 3-0 records in Section 1-4A. An intense and much-anticipated game went down to the wire, as senior Liam Mignogna took an inbounds pass with 3.5 seconds left and buried a...
Plum girls keep focus, rout Kiski Area to stay undefeated in section
With a monster battle for first place in Section 1-5A looming against Indiana on Monday, the Plum girls basketball team hoped to stay focused Friday at Kiski Area against a Cavaliers team seeking a win to stay even with three other teams in the race for the WPIAL playoffs. The...
Butler won’t rejoin WPIAL football; decision nearing on Farrell’s request to return
How many football teams will the WPIAL have next season? That number continues to fluctuate. What’s known now is that Butler will not rejoin WPIAL football next season and instead play an independent schedule. In a separate situation, the WPIAL must decide soon whether Farrell will play WPIAL football next...
North Allegheny linebacker Tyree Alualu commits to Temple
North Allegheny senior Tyree Alualu, an all-conference linebacker whose father played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, committed Thursday to Temple. Alualu announced his decision on social media. A 6-foot, 215-pound inside linebacker and running back, Alualu received more than a dozen Division I offers. He chose Temple from a list that...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 11, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class 4A Section 3 Albert Gallatin 70, Belle Vernon 67 Class A Section 3 Summit Academy at Imani Christian, (n) Nonsection Propel Andrew Street 52, Environmental Charter 16 Winchester Thurston 68, Geibel 36 Southwestern Christian Athletic Conference Cheswick Christian Academy 62, Harvest Baptist Academy...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 12, 2024: High-stakes games in Class 5A boys basketball
First place is at stake in two games and at least a share of the top spot is up for grabs in a third contest in a big night of WPIAL boys section basketball in Class 5A. In Section 1-5A, Thomas Jefferson visits Bethel Park as both teams enter with...
High school roundup for Jan. 11, 2024: Peters Township girls beat Chartiers Valley, stand alone in 1st place
Gemma Walker scored 18 points and Natalie Wetzel followed with 15 to lead Peters Township to a 53-49 victory over Chartiers Valley in a battle for first place in Section 2-6A girls basketball Thursday night. Daniela Radulovich added 12 points for Peters (14-0, 5-0). Lilah Turnbull led Chartiers Valley (10-2,...
Supporting cast comes up big for Highlands girls in win over Greensburg Salem
The majority of Highlands girls basketball’s opponents have focused their attention defensively on Kate Myers. That’s understandable because Myers is a 1,000-point scorer. In fact, there was a ceremony to commemorate her achievement before Thursday’s game with Greensburg Salem. What the Golden Rams have proven lately is they have plenty...
