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Kiski Area, Burrell eye state titles with their version of ‘Murderers’ Row’
February 5, 2019
The New York Yankees teams of the late 1920s were considered some of the best in the history of baseball. The first six hitters in the 1927 Yankees' lineup -- Earle Combs, Mark Koenig, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Bob Meusel and Tony Lazzeri -- were labeled as andquot;Murderers' Row.andquot; They
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Roscosky provides boost for Kiski Area
Kiski Area's bench was jumping up and down after the first match of the team's WPIAL Class AAA wrestling semifinal against Canon-McMillan. The reaction didn't come after the Cavaliers got a pin. Instead, one of their youngest starters kept one of Canon-McMillan's best wrestlers from getting a pin of his
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 4, 2019
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings Class AAA 106: 1. Dylan Chappell, Seneca Valley (30-3); 2. Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional (30-1); 3. Vince Citrano, Plum (23-2); 4. Mason Prinkey, Connellsville (24-5); 5. Dylan Coy, North Allegheny (26-3). 113: 1. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Seneca Valley (36-1); 2. Kyle Burkholder, Hempfield (24-5); 3. Finn
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 4, 2019
Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 15-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 13-3, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 10-3, 4 4. Waynesburg, 15-3, 6 5. Hempfield, 13-3, 3 6. Thomas Jefferson, 16-2, 5 7. Norwin, 15-4, 7 8. Connellsville, 11-5, NR 9. Mt. Lebanon, 10-4, 8 10.
Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 4, 2019
TribHSSN state team rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 12-1, 2 2. Kiski Area (7), 15-0, 3 3. Northampton (11), 17-3, 8 4. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 19-4, 1 5. Cedar Cliff (3), 16-0, 4 6. Council Rock South (1), 12-0, 5 7. Seneca Valley (7),
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Greensburg C.C.’s Geoff Helm, Greensburg Salem’s Megan Kallock
Geoff Helm School: Greensburg Central Catholic Sport: Basketball Year: Senior Claim to fame: Helm, a Shippensburg recruit, scored 30 points to lead Greensburg Central Catholic (12-6, 7-3) to a 68-57 win over Leechburg on Jan. 29. Helm is averaging 17.7 points. andquot;Last week, I went right at them off the
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Burrell Buccaneers
TEAM OF THE WEEK: Burrell Burrell winning a WPIAL Class AA championship is a tradition unlike any other -- each February, the Bucs end up on top. The longest WPIAL wrestling championship streak in WPIAL history reached 13 years Saturday as Burrell beat Freedom, 54-21, at Chartiers-Houston. Seven different wrestlers
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Kiski Area’s Jack Blumer
WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Jack Blumer, Kiski Area, jr. Blumer wrestled four matches over the course of the week. All four ended the same way. The junior 160-pounder typified Kiski Area's team dominance in the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs, getting four pins to help the Cavaliers win their third consecutive
Penn Hills’ Daequan Hardy announces Penn State offer
On the eve of signing day, Penn Hills senior Daequan Hardy announced an offer from Penn State. Hardy announced the offer on Twitter. The 5-foot-10, 175-pound cornerback and wide receiver was named the TribLive HSSN Player of the Year in December after leading Penn Hills to its first PIAA title
WPIAL girls basketball clinchings, playoff picture through Feb. 4, 2019
There is less than a week left in section play in WPIAL girls basketball. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN's exclusive coverage
Freeport girls lock up 2nd place in Section 1-4A with win over rival Knoch
February 4, 2019
Several times during Monday's Section 1-4A girls basketball game between rivals Knoch and Freeport, the visiting Knights made a run to close or erase a deficit and put pressure on the Yellowjackets. But Freeport answered each Knoch push, and the final response at the midpoint of the fourth quarter lifted
Central Catholic schedules 5-time state champion for Week Zero
Central Catholic scheduled a four-time state champion in Week Zero last season. This year, it'll be a five-time champion. The Vikings announced Monday that they'll play Philadelphia Catholic League power Archbishop Wood this August at the Wolvarena. Wood won PIAA titles in 2011, '13, '14, '16 and '17. Week Zero
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 4, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Monday's results WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Latrobe 59, Norwin 57 Class 5A Section 3 Mars 61, Plum 51 Class 4A Section 1 Knoch 78, Derry 61 Class 3A Section 2 Seton LaSalle 65, Fort Cherry 32 Section 3 Steel Valley 62, Deer Lakes 50 Section
High school roundup for Feb. 4, 2019: Mars girls top Armstrong in overtime
Tai Johnson had 20 points, and Alex Johnson had 13 points, including four free throws in overtime, to lift Mars to a 49-41 victory over Armstrong in a Section 2-5A girls basketball game Monday night. Emma Coffield added 10 points for the Fightin' Planets (14-5, 7-4) in the senior nightLeechburg girls pull away from St. Joseph in second half
The Leechburg girls basketball team was given little chance to reach the postseason. A wave of standout seniors graduated, leaving behind a roster full of talent but no experience. There were many moments Monday night when the Blue Devils' inexperience showed, but Leechburg's overall talent shined brighter. Backed by Kat
Late offbalance 3-pointer helps Indiana top Greensburg Salem girls in OT
Greensburg Salem regrouped after a slow start to take control against Indiana and held the lead for much of the game. But Indiana knows there's always Hope. Freshman Hope Cook -- and Mia Ciocca, another wide-eyed freshman -- helped the visiting Indians sink the Golden Lions on senior night with
Brentwood girls capture 1st section title since ’94
The drought is over. For the first time since 1994, a span covering 25 years, Brentwood has won a section championship in girls basketball. The Spartans defeated Ellis School, 43-37, in a tough, grind-it-out battle Monday night to clinch at least a tie for first with Serra Catholic in Section
Fox Chapel boys basketball starting to hit stride as postseason nears
The early portion of Fox Chapel's season resembled a chemistry experiment: take two starters who missed the previous season with injury, mix them with a freshman point guard and throw in more key players fitting into new roles. As with any experiment, the Foxes had some spills. But nothing blew
Oakland Catholic, Penn Hills girls to meet for Section 3-5A championship
It's the final Tuesday of the high school basketball regular season, and there are plenty of key WPIAL boys basketball games on the schedule. One of the better games on the slate though is a girls basketball showdown with a section championship up for grabs. Oakland Catholic sits atop Section
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week: Shaler Area’s Mekhi Reynolds
Mekhi Reynolds School: Shaler Area Class: Junior They haven't made the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs since 2012. In the six years since, their combined overall record is 49-86. But those recent struggles are becoming a distant memory for Shaler Titans fans. Thanks to a pair of section victories last week,
