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Penn-Trafford wrestling tops Norwin, earns share of section title
Penn-Trafford senior Owen Ott got a little nervous Wednesday when the match against Norwin came down him. All he had to do was win and give Penn-Trafford a share of the Section 3-A title with Norwin and Franklin Regional. But Ott shook off the butterflies and proceeded to pin Aiden...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 24, 2023
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Lincoln Park 79, Ambridge 40 Beaver 74, Hopewell 36 Central Valley 53, Blackhawk 49 Section 3 Uniontown 71, Albert Gallatin 31 Class 3A Section 1 Beaver Falls at New Brighton, (n) Neshannock 77, Ellwood City 53 Mohawk 61, Freedom...
Greensburg Central Catholic completes season sweep of Serra Catholic
The last time Greensburg Central Catholic and Serra Catholic met, the Centurions managed to escape with a two-point win Dec. 20. Tuesday night’s rematch featured a more lopsided result with the same team coming away victorious. Tyree Turner netted a game-high 24 points, Franco Alvarez poured in 23 and the...
High school roundup for Jan. 24, 2023: Penn Hills makes statement with win over Gateway
Noah Barren scored 26 points to lead Penn Hills to a 74-44 victory over Gateway in a nonsection boys basketball matchup of section leaders Tuesday night. Robert Thomas added 17 and Daemar Kelly had 16 for Penn Hills (10-3), which led 28-7 after one quarter. Kaleb Pryor led Gateway (11-4)...
Deer Lakes boys run away with another victory over Derry
Deer Lakes is new to the Trib HSSN top-five boys basketball rankings. The No. 3 Lancers continue to show why they deserve recognition among the best in WPIAL Class 3A. High-scoring Deer Lakes registered its fifth straight victory by beating host Derry, 89-64, on Tuesday night in Section 3, using...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 25, 2023: Wrestling teams to vie for section titles
The final night of section wrestling is upon us with plenty of matches to determine section championships or at least a share of the section crown heading into the team district playoffs. In Class 2A, Burgettstown in Section 1, Frazier in Section 2, Highlands in Section 5 and Burrell in...
WPIAL clinched: Final few playoff spots up for grabs as wrestling regular season concludes
The WPIAL team wrestling regular season is nearly complete with teams finishing their section schedules on Wednesday. The top three teams from each section qualify for the 2023 WPIAL team wrestling playoffs starting on Monday. If three or more teams have identical records against each other, the following tie-breaking system...
Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for Jan. 24, 2023
There were not a lot of changes with four teams dropping out and four new schools entering the weekly Trib HSSN state rankings. Abington in Class 6A and McKeesport in 5A, along with Christian School of York and North Clarion in Class A all lost their grip on a Top...
Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for Jan. 24, 2023
A pair of top-ranked teams and five schools lost their spot in the Top 5 across the state as the second half of the regular season began last week. We have a new No. 1 team in both Class 3A and 2A in the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball state...
High school wrestling notebook: Norwin on the rise
The future looks bright for the Norwin wrestling program. What third-year coach Kyle Martin has done is amazing. The Knights headed into Wednesday’s match at 14-1 and looking to clinch the top spot in Section 3 (3A). Norwin clinched at least a tie for its first section title in school...
City League QB among 5 finalists for Willie Thrower Award for 1st time
Westinghouse quarterback Keyshawn Morsillo, who led the Bulldogs on a historic run to the state football finals, was announced Tuesday as one of five finalists for the Willie Thrower Award. Morsillo is the first City League player selected as a finalist in the three-year history of the award, which recognizes...
WPIAL individual wrestling rankings for Jan. 24, 2023
Here are this week’s Trib HSSN WPIAL individual wrestling rankings. Class 3A 107: 1. Santino Slaboda, Butler (27-0); 2. Tanner Mizenko, Canon-McMillan (22-6); 3. Landon Lynn, Connellsville (18-9); 4. Owen Campbell, Plum (18-4); 5. Gus Stedeford, North Allegheny (21-9); 6. Dylan Barrett, Penn-Trafford (24-10). 114: 1. Luke Willochell, Latrobe (20-2);...
WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Jan. 24, 2023
Here are this week’s WPIAL and City League team wrestling rankings. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. WPIAL Class 3A Rank, team, record, previous 1. Waynesburg (9-2) 3 2. Canon-McMillan (8-2) 3 3. Connellsville (11-4) 3 4. Latrobe (5-2) 6 5. West Allegheny (9-1) NR 6....
Central Catholic hires former Seneca Valley, Pine-Richland assistant Ryan Lehmeier as football coach
Central Catholic’s new football coach wasn’t chosen from the school’s alumni list, but that doesn’t mean Ryan Lehmeier isn’t already familiar with the team’s tradition. Eleven times in the past eight years, Lehmeier coached a team on the opposite sideline from Central Catholic, so he can appreciate the success of...
Bethel Park hires offensive coordinator Phil Peckich as football coach
Bethel Park promoted offensive coordinator Phil Peckich to head coach Tuesday night, giving the Black Hawks football program some continuity under a coach who’s among the youngest in the WPIAL. The 31-year-old is a first-time head coach but brings eight years of experience to the job. Peckich spent five seasons...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 23, 2023
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Monday’s results Nonsection Beaver Falls 79, Rochester 52 Charleroi 63, Frazier 53 Hillel Academy 48, Propel Montour 35 Monessen 45, Brownsville 43 Propel Andrew Street 51, Redeemer Christian School 17 Riverside 55, Cornell 44 South Allegheny 59, Mars 55 Southmoreland 76, Ligonier Valley 55 City...
High school roundup for Jan. 23, 2023: Upper St. Clair knocks off Norwin in clash of 6A contenders
Kate Robbins and Rylee Kalocay scored 14 points apiece to lead No. 2 Upper St. Clair to a 56-45 victory over No. 1 Norwin in a nonsection clash of section leaders and WPIAL title contenders in Class 6A girls basketball Monday night Mia Brown added 12 and Olivia Terlecki had...
Plum girls mount double-digit 4th-quarter rally to beat Franklin Regional
It’s rare a team wins a basketball game after making one field goal in an entire half. Not every team has Megan Marston, however. After a difficult first half when nothing would fall for anyone, Marston found a rhythm and her Plum teammates followed. And they pulled off an epic...
Knoch girls avenge earlier loss to Highlands as Shaw scores 22
When the Highlands and Knoch girls basketball teams met at Highlands on Dec. 19, the Golden Rams prevailed by 10. Knights senior guard Nina Shaw was held under 10 points that night. But Shaw was on point in the rematch Monday. She scored 22 points, including 10 in a difference-making...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 24, 2023: Last undefeated team to face challenge
Then there was one. Over the course of the last two weeks, undefeated boys and girls basketball teams started to drop from the ranks of the unbeaten. Blackhawk girls, Bishop Canevin boys, New Castle boys, Lincoln Park boys and then on Saturday, South Allegheny boys team tasted defeat for the...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Jan. 23, 2023Video
Maybe they should call him Magic Mike. Coach Mike O’Lare has transformed his magical touch from the girls to the boys basketball program at Mohawk. “I was blessed the last few years with the girls to have teams that played a high level of basketball,” O’Lare said. “For me to...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 23, 2023
When he’s not torturing opponents on the hardwood, North Hills junior Royce Parham said he likes to get together with his buddies, hang out and shoot the breeze. If he’s as good at shooting the breeze as is his shooting a basketball, then his pals are in for some good...
Belle Vernon’s Martin playing with elite 7-on-7 football team, will miss some basketball games
Quinton Martin might miss a few basketball games this season as he continues his ascent to major college football. The junior from Belle Vernon is playing 7-on-7 football this winter with the nationally renowned Trillion Boys organization out of Los Angeles. Martin is seeking top-level competition as he works toward...
Plum gymnast Sarah Kvortek suffers season-ending foot injury
Plum senior Sarah Kvortek hoped for one final solid performance at the WPIAL individual gymnastics championships Feb. 11 to close out her high school career. But those hopes came to a sudden halt last Friday at a high school meet at Premier Gym and Cheer in Baldwin. While preparing for...
Westmoreland County Junior Spotlight: Jeannette’s Venicia Vignoli
Venicia Vignoli won’t forget the first win of her high school basketball career any time soon. Why? Because it snapped Jeannette’s 51-game losing streak, a streak that had stretched back to 2020 when she was a freshman. The junior guard has become a go-to scorer for the Jayhawks. A first-year...
