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After medal-worthy performance at Allegheny County tournament, Gateway’s Heningcamp focused on postseason
Last year, Arontay Heningcamp fell short in his bid to claim a medal at the Allegheny County tournament. He went 2-2 at 113 pounds and bowed out in the third round of consolations. But this time around, at Fox Chapel on Jan. 21, the Gateway senior wrestler made sure he...
Gateway’s 1st-year unified bocce program providing ‘positive, uplifting’ experience
Gateway athletic director Don Holl first saw what a unified bocce program was all about while at Seneca Valley, and he felt it would be something to consider at Gateway. “I thought it was a really cool thing, so we investigated it and spoke to the school board about it...
Behind 2 Allegheny County champions, Quaker Valley wrestlers continue strong season
Two highly skilled Quaker Valley athletes shared the winner’s spotlight at the Allegheny County wrestling championships Jan. 20-21 at Fox Chapel. Brandon Krul took first place in the 127-pound weight division, as the QV senior competed with a flurry, pinning all five of his opponents and earning the award for...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 28, 2023
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Saturday’s results PBC Hall of Fame Classic At Montour Montour 50, Canon-McMillan 41 Central Catholic 50, Moon 46 Hopewell vs. Sto-Rox, ppd. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 60, Carlynton 57 Penn Hills 46, South Fayette 40 Seton LaSalle 60, Central Valley 53 (OT) Shady...
High school roundup for Jan. 28, 2023: Daemar Kelly hits 1,000 points in Penn Hills win
Daemar Kelly had 11 points to eclipse 1,000 points for his career as Penn Hills defeated South Fayette, 46-40, at the PBC Hall of Fame Classic at Montour on Saturday. Khalil Wall finished with 12 points to lead Penn Hills (13-2). Elijah Hill led South Fayette (8-9) with 18 points...
Belle Vernon boys respond with victory over Franklin Regional
Joe Salvino sent his team an impassioned message after Friday’s win over Southmoreland. The Belle Vernon boys basketball coach didn’t hold back. Red-faced and vehement, and with that familiar shrill, he questioned his team’s accountability, its defensive energy and its eagerness to play as a team after the Leopards were...
Athletes set 7 records at WCCA swimming championships
It was another record day for swimmers at the annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association swimming and diving championships Saturday at Derry Area High School. Six individual records were set, and one relay team set a new mark. Leading the way was Mt. Pleasant sophomore Lily King, who shattered records in...
Hempfield, Neshannock, Butler win PIAA competitive spirit championships
Hempfield and Neshannock defended their state championships, and Butler returned to the top of the podium at the PIAA competitive spirit championships Saturday. Hempfield repeated as Class 3A Large Varsity Division champion. Neshannock went back-to-back in the Class 2A Large Varsity Division. Butler won the Coed Varsity Division after taking...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 29, 2023
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 14-2, 2 2. North Allegheny, 11-4, 4 3. Norwin, 15-3, 1 4. Mt. Lebanon, 13-5, 3 5. Butler, 10-7, NR Out: Chartiers Valley (9-6, 5) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. South Fayette, 16-2, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 16-2,...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 29, 2023
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. New Castle, 15-2, 1 2. Central Catholic, 9-7, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 12-5, 3 4. Butler, 13-4, 4 5. Upper St. Clair, 10-8, 5 Out: none Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Penn Hills, 12-2, 1 2. Peters Township, 14-3, 4 3....
PIAA working to solve shortage of sports officials
Greg Fenton recently had a rare Tuesday night off. The junior varsity basketball game he was scheduled to officiate was postponed. So instead of working a game, he watched a video stream from his Latrobe home of the Wildcats taking on Quaker Valley. Far from the sounds of screaming coaches...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Kiski Area’s Veronica Flanagan, Springdale’s Mason Gent
Veronica Flanagan Class: Sophomore School: Kiski Area Sport: Bowling Report card: Flanagan rolled a 580 three-game series to finish fourth at the second annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association bowling championships Jan. 21, at Hillview Lanes in Greensburg. She also helped Kiski Area capture the girls team title with 2,514 pins....
Riverview’s Anthony Tigano displays improvement with medal at Allegheny County tournament
With a medal on the line at the Allegheny County tournament Jan. 21 at Fox Chapel, Riverview sophomore Anthony Tigano got the job done. The first-year varsity wrestler at Riverview scored a 2-0 victory over Hampton’s Nate Glock at heavyweight to secure the fifth-place spot on the podium. “He looked...
North Allegheny notebook: Jasmine Timmerson surpasses 1,000-point milestone
Pitt recruit Jasmine Timmerson scored 14 points to reach the 1,000-point mark for her career as North Allegheny defeated Hempfield, 59-44, in Section 1-6A girls basketball Jan. 19. Caroline Henderson scored 15 points for the Tigers (9-4, 4-1). The Tigers (10-4) beat McDowell, 62-44, on Jan. 21. Timmerson had 23...
With county title secured, Franklin Regional senior looks to take next step
Franklin Regional senior Gavyn Beck knows what he has to do if he wants to achieve his goal this season: work harder. Beck is fourth in the Trib HSSN individual rankings at 160 pounds in Class 3A behind West Allegheny junior Shawn Taylor, Chartiers Valley senior Dylan Evans and Butler...
Franklin Regional notebook: Bowlers claim county titles
Brandon Smith is the captain of the Franklin Regional boys bowling team. For at least one day, he was the man at Hillview Lanes in Greensburg. Smith won the boys individual championship at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championships. Smith rolled a three-game series of 696 with a 246 in...
Hampton sophomore reaching new heights in competitive climbing
Hampton’s Pax Carslaw is starting to get a grip on competitive climbing. The 15-year-old sophomore was tied for No. 1 in his age group in the final 2022 USA Climbing Youth Boulder Region 62 rankings and is preparing to compete at the Division 6 championships Feb. 11-12 in Chicago. Carslaw...
Fox Chapel 189-pounder coming into his own after strong showing at county meet
Trevor Katz received an unorthodox scouting report on his 189-pound quarterfinal opponent in the Allegheny County Wrestling Championships long before the match Jan. 20 at Fox Chapel. Highlands’ Tyler Bender had received high marks for his character from Katz’s mom. Colleen Katz teaches English at Highlands and told Trevor how...
With speedy senior providing spark, Fox Chapel hockey scorching PIHL opponents
Good luck trying to intimidate Fox Chapel senior forward Sam Smith off the puck. Playing varsity hockey as a sophomore hardened Smith to the challenges of life in the PIHL. Two years ago, Smith was trying to stop players that were much more physically mature than him. Smith, who is...
No. 1 Lincoln Park uses ‘organized mayhem’ to defeat North Catholic, strengthen section lead
“Organized mayhem” is the way Lincoln Park’s boys basketball team describes its offense. Sure, there are only a few set plays used, and the shooters might put up some surprising shots, but they say that’s all by design. Besides, who can argue with the results? Leopards stars Brandin Cummings and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 28, 2023: Weekend schedule packed with basketball showcases
Some of the top district boys and girls basketball teams will be in action this weekend at Montour as part of the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Hall of Fame Classic. There are 13 boys games with eight on Saturday and five on Sunday. Here is the Saturday schedule: • Brashear vs....
Mars outduels North Hills on Tasso Sfanos buzzer-beating 3-pointer
Tasso Sfanos knew it was in as soon as the ball left his hand. Considering what he had accomplished already, his confidence was understandable, but the degree of difficulty he pulled off to hit a buzzer beater can’t be understated. Sfanos had three defenders on him and had to adjust...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 27, 2023
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 New Castle 62, North Allegheny 55 Central Catholic 60, Pine-Richland 44 Butler 78, Seneca Valley 71 Section 2 Norwin 57, Canon-McMillan 39 Mt. Lebanon 50, Baldwin 49 Upper St. Clair 67, Hempfield 65 (OT) Class 5A Section 1 Peters...
High school roundup for Jan. 27, 2023: Steel Valley’s Makhai Valentine, Aquinas Academy’s Vinnie Cugini threaten WPIAL records
Makhai Valentine threatened the WPIAL single-game scoring record with 63 points in a 100-70 victory for Steel Valley over Brentwood in Section 2-3A boys basketball Friday night. led Steel Valley (9-9, 7-2) with 63 points and Nahjir Norris added 14 points for the Ironmen (9-9, 7-2). Carter Betz poured in...
Mt. Lebanon gets past Baldwin in tightly contested section clash
The Section 2-6A battle between first-place Mt. Lebanon and third-place Baldwin had all the making of overtime on Friday. Through three quarters, the game was tied as the visiting Blue Devils’ score by quarters was 10, 10, 16 while the Highlanders’ scoring line read 16, 10, 10. In the fourth...
