Tag: Burgettstown

WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Dec. 10, 2018

December 11, 2018

WPIAL wrestling rankings Class AAA Rank, Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 0-0, 1 2. Canon-McMillan, 0-0, 2 3. Hempfield, 0-0, 3 4. Seneca Valley, 0-0, 4 5. Waynesburg, 1-0, 5 6. Franklin Regional, 0-0, 6 7. Connellsville, 0-0, 7 8. Greensburg Salem, 0-0, 8 9. Thomas Jefferson, 5-0, NR

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WPIAL Class AA preseason wrestling rankings

December 5, 2018

WPIAL Class AA preseason team rankings Rank, team, last season's record 1. Burrell, 13-7 andamp;#8226; The Bucs return 11 starters and have won 12 consecutive WPIAL titles. They are the team to beat until someone defeats them. 2. Freedom, 11-6 andamp;#8226; The Bulldogs reached the semifinals and finished fourth in

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Late fumble recovery helps Freedom hold off Burgettstown

November 9, 2018

Freedom linebacker Cody Ross saw the football rolling on the ground just in front on him, and, after a moment of disbelief, his instincts took over. andquot;I felt like my eyes were as big as the sun,andquot; Ross said. andquot;I saw that ball laying there, and I said to myself

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Five things to watch in Week 11 of high school football

November 8, 2018

Washington and Steel Valley are powerhouse programs that rank among the WPIAL elite. But the rest of this year's Class 2A quarterfinal field should provide hope to any struggling football team that dreams of someday finding success. Consider that Burgettstown, Charleroi, Freedom, Mohawk, Shady Side Academy and South Side

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WPIAL releases sites for football quarterfinal, semifinal games

November 5, 2018

Norwin will host the WPIAL Class 5A championship game Nov. 23, but two weeks before that a pair of teams hoping to reach that game will meet at Knights Stadium. No. 1 Gateway and No. 9 Franklin Regional will play their WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal at Norwin, the WPIAL revealed

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Burgettstown advances to quarterfinals with win over East Allegheny

November 2, 2018

Hill Memorial Stadium in Burgettstown had never seen a playoff win by the Burgettstown Blue Devils entering Friday night. The No. 2-seeded Blue Devils looked to change that, and a year removed from winning their first WPIAL football playoff game in 41 years, did just that, advancing to the quarterfinals

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5 things to watch in the opening round of the WPIAL football playoffs

November 1, 2018

South Fayette could've rematched New Castle in the WPIAL football playoffs, and Greensburg Salem could've visited conference foe Thomas Jefferson for the second time. Instead, the WPIAL avoided rematches. The football steering committee had historically avoided first-round rematches between conference opponents but nixed that unwritten rule three seasons ago when

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Freeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory

October 30, 2018

Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in

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WPIAL causes buzz by seeding Burgettstown second in deep Class 2A bracket

October 29, 2018

When the Class 2A bracket appeared on the overhead screen, Mark Druga knew immediately that his phone would start buzzing, so he turned it off. andquot;I did not want to interrupt the process,andquot; the Burgettstown coach said Monday at the WPIAL pairings meeting. andquot;I didn't want to be that guy,

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Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals

No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood off

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