Tag: Belle Vernon

Southmoreland girls use size advantage to topple No. 5 Belle Vernon

January 10, 2019

With a size advantage around the rim and a defensive tenacity to complement it, Southmoreland has the look of a top-five girls basketball team. After beating the fifth-ranked team in WPIAL Class 4A on Thursday night, the Scotties look poised to take their place among the classification's best. Senior 6-foot-2

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Class 5A contenders Penn Hills, Oakland Catholic to square off in 3 things to watch Thursday in high school sports

January 9, 2019

Their pasts have been golden, and the present is pretty good, as well. Tradition though won't mean a thing when the ball goes up in a girls basketball clash of top teams in Class 5A Thursday evening. Both Oakland Catholic and Penn Hills are 5-0 atop Section 3-5A. The Eagles,

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WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Jan. 6, 2019

January 5, 2019

Girls basketball rankings Class 6A Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 11-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 9-0, 2 3. Bethel Park, 8-1, 3 4. Norwin, 8-1, 4 5. Fox Chapel, 8-2, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 10-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 9-1, 3 3. Mars, 8-2, 2

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Camacho joins elite club as four-time winner; Miller becomes three-time winner to lead Kiski to another title

Franklin Regional senior Colton Camacho didn't like wrestling next-to-last in the finals at the 66th annual Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling tournament Saturday at Norwin. There was too much time waiting around for his match at 126 pounds, which was moved to the 13th match of the finals. It turned

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Five things to watch at the WCCA wrestling championships

January 3, 2019

Here are five things to watch at the 66th annual Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling tournament, set for Friday and Saturday at Norwin High School. LUCKY 13 Franklin Regional senior Colton Camacho is favored to win his fourth county title. He would become the 13th wrestler to achieve the goal

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Top seeds announced for WCCA tournament

In previous years, the opening night of the Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling tournament went quickly. There were a lot of lopsided matches and quick pins. But that might not occur this weekend. There will be a lot of quality quarterfinal-round matches at some weight classes. Action begins 5 p.m.

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Franklin Regional’s Camacho looks for fourth Westmoreland County title

January 1, 2019

Will the No. 13 be a lucky number for Franklin Regional senior Colton Camacho That's what he is hoping. Camacho is in line to be the latest four-time Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling champion. This is the 66th annual tournament, which begins 5 p.m. Friday at Norwin, and only 12

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Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Lindsay Steeber and Kurtis Phipps

Kurtis Phipps School: Norwin Sport: Wrestling Year: Junior Claim to fame: Phipps defeated Stroudsburg senior Cameron Enriquez by a 6-5 decision to capture the 120-pound title at the Powerade wrestling tournament Dec. 29 at Canon-McMillan. Phipps won the 106-pound title last year. andquot;It was a good chance to wrestle some

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High school roundup for Dec. 26, 2018: Belle Vernon tops Southmoreland in OT

December 26, 2018

Mitch Pohlot had 24 points, and Larry Calloway added 21 as Belle Vernon defeated Southmoreland, 84-80, in overtime at the Charleroi tournament Wednesday night. Jake Haney scored 13 points, and Cameron Nusser added 12 for the Leopards (2-6). Riley Comforti scored 28 points to lead Southmoreland (3-5). Ringgold 69, Yough

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Belle Vernon swimmer Ian Shahan improves performance with Team Pittsburgh

Coming from a smaller club, Belle Vernon sophomore Ian Shahan was nervous at first about joining Team Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics. But he stepped up and ended the fall as one of the club's best swimmers. Shahan, 16, anchored the boys 200-yard medley relay (1 minute, 30.93 seconds) and 400 medley

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