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High school roundup for Feb. 20, 2021: Trinity girls stun North Allegheny
February 20, 2021
In a battle of the top-ranked girls basketball teams in the WPIAL’s top two classes, Alyssa Clutter hit five 3-pointers and scored 21 points to lead Class 5A No. 1 Trinity past Class 6A No. 1 North Allegheny, 59-56, on Saturday.
Cymmerman denied 4th WPIAL wrestling crown; Mt. Pleasant has 2 champions
Derry senior Ty Cymmerman sat by himself in the auxiliary gym at Canon-McMillan High School, his head down.
Burrell’s Oswalt joins elite group; Bucs have 4 champions
The Burrell wrestling team could not have asked for better performance in the finals than it had Saturday at the WPIAL Class AA championship at Canon-McMillan.
Highlands beats Mars, grabs at least share of section title
Highlands reached a milestone Saturday afternoon, securing a school-record fourth consecutive section title.
Trib HSSN girls basketball rankings: Feb. 21, 2021
Class 6A
Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings: Feb. 21, 2021
Class 6A
Hempfield wins low-scoring game vs. Franklin Regional
Hempfield boys basketball coach Bill Swan said he didn’t know what to expect from a “Saturday soiree” at Franklin Regional.
George Guido: WPIAL’s 1984 open tournament remembered for wild upsets
For the first time since 1984, the WPIAL will hold an open basketball tournament.
North Allegheny seniors earn redemption with WPIBL championship
A couple of pins cost North Allegheny’s boys bowling team a title two seasons ago, so the Tigers made certain this year’s championship match wasn’t as close.
Wrestling community helped Franklin Regional senior through family tragedy
Garrett Thompson has never advanced past the WPIAL Class AAA Championship.
Franklin Regional girls show skill from beyond perimeter
If anything can turn around a basketball season, it’s one of those can’t-miss games. You know, when everything a team tosses up seems to splash down through the net?
Hampton wrestler overcomes size disadvantage to have big senior season
Nearly every time Conrad Harold stepped on the wrestling mat this season, he was facing someone bigger than him.
Talented juniors lead Hampton girls basketball renaissance
Every once in a while — it doesn’t happen often — one of the top players on the Hampton girls basketball team will toss up a wildly off-target shot at practice.
Shady Side Academy’s Maeve Kelley is picking up where she left off
Shady Side Academy sophomore swimmer Maeve Kelley wasn’t sure how this season would go.
Fox Chapel girls looking to peak at right time with playoffs approaching
The Fox Chapel girls basketball team hasn’t won a playoff game since its last extended playoff run to the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals when it took down Pine-Richland and Norwin.
Spencer leads way for Pine-Richland wrestling team
Pine-Richland wrestling made some big strides during the team portion of the season, and now the hope is it has set it up for success in an expanded individual season.
New coach DeGregorio seeing good signs with Pine-Richland girls basketball team
When Kyle DeGregorio took over as coach of the Pine-Richland girls basketball team before this season, his first objective was establishing a culture.
Riverview basketball teams look forward to open playoffs
When the WPIAL announced in December that it would stage open playoff tournaments for basketball, fearing unbalanced section standings would create issues in determining playoff qualifiers, the Riverview girls basketball team knew it would be one of the participants.
Plum’s Logan Parker improves on indoor shot put record
At the third Youngstown State open high school meet of the indoor season Feb. 13, Plum senior Logan Parker threw further than anyone else in the shot put.
Norwin notebook: Krevokuch lands football scholarship from Fairmont State
Recruiting can be an odd thing. Timing can play a key part in determining where a prospect plays in college.
