Tag: Burrell

Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week: Tyler Stewart, Burrell

January 27, 2019

This week's Trib High School Sports Network PIHL Player of the Week did something that hasn't been done all season in the league. He did it last year, too, when a goal scored by him made ESPN's andquot;Sportscenterandquot; Top 10 Plays. This time, one of the goals didn't do that,

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Burrell picked for USA Hockey nationals

Burrell hockey has had a dominant 15-0 start to its PIHL Division II season, and recently the program found out it will get to display its talents on a national stage. The Bucs learned a couple of weeks ago they were selected to play in the USA Hockey High School

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A-K Valley H.S. lookahead: Week of Jan. 28-Feb. 2

Monday Girls basketball It's a big night for Freeport as the Class 4A No. 4 Yellowjackets (14-2, 9-1) visit No. 1 North Catholic (14-1, 10-0) in a battle for first place in Section 1-4A. North Catholic won the first matchup against Freeport, 75-63, thanks largely to an early 14-2 run

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Five things to watch in the WPIAL wrestling team tournament

Can they do it again The 41st annual WPIAL wrestling team tournament gets underway Monday with four Class AAA preliminary-round matches at Canon-McMillan. Burrell in Class AA and Kiski Area in Class AAA will try and defend their WPIAL titles. Burrell has won the past 12 championships in Class AA,

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Trib HSSN’s PIHL Team of the Week: Trinity

With the top eight teams qualifiying for Division 2's playoffs in the PIHL, every game down the stretch for the Trinity Hillers is important. The Hillers took a big step in their playoff push with a win Monday over Knoch, and jumped the Knights for eighth place in Division 2

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Undefeated Burrell hockey getting star treatment

January 26, 2019

When Burrell hockey restarted its program three years ago, many of the players who are making a major impact in this season's 15-0 start were freshmen and sophomores learning on the fly about what it took to compete at the PIHL varsity level. The Bucs have been building toward this

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

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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