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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 2, 2021
Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 92, Seneca Valley 83 North Allegheny 56, Pine-Richland 48 Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 53, Baldwin 37 Bethel Park 44, Canon-McMillan 31 Section 3 Penn-Trafford 61, Greensburg Salem 34 Fox Chapel 49, Hempfield 48 Central Catholic 51, Norwin 40 Class 5A Section...
High school roundup for Feb. 2, 2021: Shaler knocks off Highlands
Logan Bernesser scored 20 points and Dylan Schlegel added 19 as Shaler defeated Highlands 71-67 in Section 4-5A boys basketball Tuesday night, handing the No. 3 Golden Rams their first loss of the season. T.J. Belles contributed 13 points and Kaden Orga had 10 for the Titans (6-3, 5-2). Jimmy...
No. 1 South Allegheny shows championship form, swats away Shady Side Academy
Last season, South Allegheny got a taste of championship basketball. Now, the Gladiators are ready to quench their thirst at the golden fountain. South Allegheny proved it is ranked No. 1 in Class 3A for a reason as it disposed of previously undefeated Shady Side Academy, 56-49, Tuesday night in...
Sto-Rox scores 20 consecutive 2nd-half points in section win over CarlyntonVideo
The halftime clock had almost reached zeroes before Sto-Rox emerged from the boys basketball locker room. Coach Dwight Hines later laughed at the suggestion he was in there delivering the best motivational speech of his life. Something sure got his Vikings fired up. Sto-Rox scored the first 20 points after...
In-pool profile: Butler’s Bocci has sights set on WPIAL swimming gold
David Bocci played second fiddle in the 100-yard butterfly and 500 freestyle at last year’s WPIAL Class AAA championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. This year, the Butler senior hopes to lead the band as he goes for gold in his events. “With being off so much in December and into...
Penn-Trafford boys ride big 1st half to victory over Greensburg Salem
Penn-Trafford sent a message to visiting Greensburg Salem early in Tuesday night’s boys basketball game. The message: If you’re going to cross midcourt, be prepared to feel some heat. The Warriors trapped constantly and forced Greensburg Salem into mistakes in the open court, creating turnovers and building a commanding lead...
No. 3 Fox Chapel holds off No. 4 Hempfield to gain the top spot in Section 3-6AVideo
When No. 3 Fox Chapel and No. 4 Hempfield met earlier this season, the Foxes used a run late in the game to cruise to a big victory. On Tuesday, when the teams met again in Section 3-6A, Fox Chapel junior guard Eli Yofan took control late in the game...
Westmoreland County wrestling tournament will have different look
There will be a Westmoreland County Wrestling Tournament this weekend. But it is not being sponsored by the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association, and not every team is competing. The WCCA decided in the fall not to hold the county coaches’ tournament because of safety concerns for staff, wrestlers and coaches...
Enzo Morlacci 1st in Kiski Area history to win Powerade
The Kiski Area wrestling program has a storied history of success, but Enzo Morlacci accomplished something for the first time in program history this weekend. With two decisions, a pin, a technical fall, and a major decision, Morlacci became the first Kiski Area wrestler in program history to win a...
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Franklin Regional stays hot
Franklin Regional maintained its hold on the No. 4 position in the Class AAA Trib HSSN team wrestling rankings by winning the North Allegheny Duals on Jan. 30. The Panthers went 5-0 and improved to 16-3 overall. Waynesburg is still ranked No. 1 followed by Seneca Valley and Hempfield. Franklin...
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Knoch forced to quarantine, won’t practice until Feb. 11
The Knoch wrestling team won’t be participating in team sectional playoffs this season. The Knights entered quarantine at the end of the week last week, and coach Bob Waldron said the team won’t be competing until individual sections. They are set to return to practice Feb. 11. The Knights have...
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling individual rankings for Feb. 2, 2021
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings: Class AAA 106: 1. Giavonie Schipani, North Hills, fr. (17-0); 2. Tyler Chappell, Seneca Valley, so. (16-2); 3. Andrew Binni, Canon-McMillan, fr. (14-2); 4. Ky Szewczyk, Waynesburg, fr. (10-4). 113: 1. Vinny Kilkeary, Latrobe, so. (11-1); 2. Troy Hohman,...
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling team rankings for Feb. 2, 2021
Here’s a look at the latest Trib HSSN wrestling team rankings through Feb. 1, 2021: Team rankings Class AAA Rank, Team, record, previous 1. Waynesburg, 8-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 14-1, 2 3. Hempfield, 9-0, 3 4. Franklin Regional, 16-3, 4 5. Norwin, 4-1, 7 6. North Allegheny, 11-1, 5...
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Franklin Regional
The No. 4 Franklin Regional wrestling team took on five teams at the North Allegheny Duals on Saturday and came away with an undefeated record while allowing just 49 points and giving up five pins. The Panthers took down Mars (78-0), No. 6 North Allegheny (30-25), North Hills (63-9), Upper...
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Seneca Valley’s Alejandro Herrera-Rondon
Seneca Valley’s Alejandro Herrera-Rondon captured the second Powerade tournament title of his high school career Saturday when he took down two of the top four wrestlers in his weight class and racked up one pin, two major decisions and a decision. Herrera-Rondon started off his weekend by pinning Malvern Prep’s...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 2, 2021: SSA to test No. 1 South Allegheny
Remember the movie “Groundhog Day” when Bill Murray’s character kept waking up and it was Groundhog Day and the same things kept happening to him over and over and over again? Two WPIAL boys basketball teams that can relate to that movie on Groundhog Day 2021 will battle on Tuesday....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 1, 2021
Boys Monday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Section 3 McKeesport 71, Kiski Area 34 Class 3A Section 2 New Brighton 66, Freedom 63 Section 3 Valley at Apollo-Ridge, ppd. Nonsection Mt. Pleasant 45, Greensburg Salem 27 Penn Hills 68, North Catholic 64 Beth-Center at Frazier, ppd. Jefferson-Morgan at Avella, ppd. Yough...
Navy offers Penn-Trafford’s Cade Yacamelli
Penn-Trafford’s Cade Yacamelli does not play basketball at his school, yet he has a photo of himself dunking one handed on an outdoor rim as his Twitter background. It’s that kind of athleticism college football programs are starting to notice in Yacamelli. The junior running back and defensive back added...
High school roundup for Feb. 1, 2021: Upper St. Clair edges Bethel Park in Class 6A tussle
Paige Dellicarri scored 12 points, including buzzer-beating baskets at the end of the second and third quarters, to lead No. 2 Upper St. Clair to a 49-47 Section 2-6A girls basketball victory over No. 4 Bethel Park in a matchup of ranked teams Monday night. Katelyn Robbins had a team-best...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 1, 2021
Once nicknamed the Indians, Shady Side Academy is going through its first basketball season with a new nickname, the Bulldogs. Thus far for SSA opponents, their bark is just as intimidating as their bite. Shady Side Academy is 4-0 in Section 3-3A, 6-0 overall. The great start came after a...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 1, 2021
On the final Friday in January, many fans double-checked the result of a stunner in Section 2-2A boys basketball. It’s safe to say more than a few eyebrows were raised when Jackson LaRocka and his Burgettstown teammates laid the smackdown on first-place Sto-Rox. He may not be the people’s champion,...
Latrobe girls basketball team dominates Franklin Regional
That Latrobe has twin towers in Anna Rafferty and Emma Blair is not a secret anymore. The secret to stopping them, that’s another story. Blair and Rafferty, who both average a double-double, piloted an impressive scoring run as first-place Latrobe pitched a shutout in the second quarter and cruised to...
Kiski Area hockey program moving in right direction, hungry for more
Optimism surrounded the Kiski Area hockey team as it entered the 2020-21 season. A youthful group last year made a run to the semifinals of the PIHL Penguin Cup Class A playoffs. The Cavaliers battled Indiana for a spot in the finals but were dealt a 4-2 season-ending loss. That...
Opt-in window opens for basketball teams wanting to enter WPIAL playoffs
The WPIAL wants to know: Is your basketball team in or out? The window opened Monday for schools to notify the WPIAL whether they’ll take part in the boys and girls basketball playoffs this winter. An online registration form was sent to athletic directors, who have until 3 p.m. Feb....
Greensburg Central Catholic’s Metrosky picks Pitt
Pitt fan Matt Metrosky says he has the “traditional stuff” around the house to show his allegiance to Panthers football. “I have hats and clothes,” the Greensburg Central Catholic senior lineman said. “But I also have a Pitt version of the Terrible Towel, which is kind of unique, along with...
