Tag: Burrell

A-K Valley swim teams get WPIAL tune-up at WCCA meet

January 26, 2019

There's no better place to be on a cold and snowy day than in the swimming pool. Participants agreed on that while at Derry on Saturday afternoon for the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Swimming and Diving Championships. Three teams from the Alle-Kiski Valley -- Kiski Area, Burrell and Valley --

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Kiski Area’s Brzozowski ready to defend title at WCCA championships

January 24, 2019

Brendan Brzozowski is the defending Westmoreland County Coaches Association champion in the boys 100-yard butterfly. The Kiski Area senior has his sights set on winning the event again Saturday at Derry Area High School, but he knows his quest won't be an easy one. andquot;I know it's going to be

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Kiski Area, Burrell earn top seeds for WPIAL wrestling tournament

The WPIAL wrestling committee on Thursday awarded Kiski Area (Class AAA) and Burrell (Class AA) the No. 1 seeds for the upcoming team tournament, which begins Monday with Class AAA preliminary-round matches. Kiski Area (11-0), ranked third in the state in the Trib HSSN rankings, has won the past two

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Burrell wrestlers take down Derry to claim 16th straight section title

January 23, 2019

The Derry wrestling team attempted what several others over the past decade and a half had failed to do: unseat Burrell from its section championship throne. But the Bucs didn't let their record-setting section streak fall as they topped the Trojans, 46-14, Wednesday evening to capture the Section 3-AA title

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WPIAL wrestling brackets to be released in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

Is anybody up for a little mat bracketology The first team brackets of the winter high school sports season will be released Thursday afternoon when the WPIAL unveils the 2019 team wrestling postseason matchups. The one-week tournament will begin Monday, with four Class AAA preliminary-round matches. Then, on Jan. 30,

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A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Valley’s Hutcherson joins teammate with 100 career wins

January 22, 2019

Noah Hutcherson wasn't counting down -- or up -- to 100 wins, but he knew how important the accomplishment was when he reached it. The Valley senior 170-pounder earned his century victory last week with an 8-0 major decision over Burrell's Danny McCarthy, joining teammate David Schuffert in triple digits.

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Top-ranked Burrell, Kiski Area to be tested at respective section wrestling tournaments

Austin Mele racked his memory for a time he faced an Elizabeth Forward wrestler in his Burrell career, and nothing emerged. The senior 160-pounder should get his chance Wednesday, as the Class AA No. 1 Bucs and Warriors square off at 6 p.m. in the semifinals of the Section 3-AA

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Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 21, 2019

Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 9-0, 1 2. Hempfield, 11-1, 2 3. Seneca Valley, 8-2, 3 4. Waynesburg, 12-0, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 5-2, 5 6. Thomas Jefferson, 13-0, 6 7. Norwin, 8-2, 7 8. Mt. Lebanon, 9-2, NR 9. Peters Township, 5-1, 8

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Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 21, 2019

Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 14-2, 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 8-1, 2 3. Kiski Area (7), 9-0, 3 4. Cedar Cliff (3), 10-0, 4 5. Nazareth (11), 11-2, 10 6. Council Rock South (1), 6-0, 6 7. Hempfield (7),

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Trib HSSN PIHL player of the week: Chartiers Valley goalie Logan Marnik

January 20, 2019

It's not often in hockey that a box score shows a goaltender giving up six goals in a loss and both coaches saying the goalie played a great game. It happened Monday in the PIHL, in a game won 6-1 by Bishop McCort, this week's TribLIVE High School Sports Network

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