Tag: Burrell

Burrell gets important victory over short-handed rival Valley

January 15, 2019

The Burrell-Valley rivalry always holds plenty of importance for both schools, but it felt especially crucial for Burrell on Tuesday. Burrell knew the reality of its situation as the midpoint of section play approached, and the Bucs realized they needed to take advantage of their opportunity against the Vikings. The

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A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Valley aims to dethrone Burrell for section title

Part of Burrell's enormous WPIAL success over the past decade-plus includes a dominance of its section opponents. To wit: The Bucs have won 107 consecutive section matches since the 2002-03 season, claiming the regular-season championship every year since 2004. Although a long line of teams would enjoy the opportunity to

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Kiski Area, Burrell remain atop WPIAL wrestling rankings

Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 8-0, 1 2. Hempfield, 10-1, 3 3. Seneca Valley, 5-2, 2 4. Waynesburg, 11-0, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 4-2, 5 6. Thomas Jefferson, 12-0, 7 7. Norwin, 7-2, 8 8. Peters Township, 5-0, 9 9. Greensburg Salem, 6-1, 6

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Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 14, 2019

Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 12-2, 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 6-1, 2 3. Kiski Area (7), 8-0, 3 4. Cedar Cliff (3), 8-0, 4 5. Cathedral Prep (10), 15-2, 5 6. Council Rock South (1), 3-0, 6 7. Hempfield

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A-K Valley high school sports look-ahead: Week of Jan. 14, 2019

January 13, 2019

Monday Girls basketball andamp;#8226; Deer Lakes visits Shady Side Academy for a Section 3-3A game. Deer Lakes (9-2, 5-1) can tie for first place in the section with a win. andamp;#8226; Apollo-Ridge's defense will be put to the test at Greensburg Salem, which features 1,500-point scorer Megan Kallock. Apollo-Ridge allows

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Alle-Kiski Valley high school notebook: Burrell girls bit by injury bug

January 12, 2019

An already-daunting challenge became a near impossibility for Burrell last week when the Bucs took the floor for a Section 1-4A girls basketball game against No. 1 North Catholic. Absent three starters to injury, the Bucs had just six healthy players on hand, five of whom were freshmen or sophomores,

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Class AAA No. 1 Kiski Area uses five pins to take down Class AA No. 1 Burrell

January 11, 2019

Brayden Roscosky absorbed a shove from Burrell's Zach Rupert as the two tumbled out of bounds at the end of the first period in their 195-pound bout, drawing an audible buzz from the crowd inside Burrell's gym. Although Roscosky said later he didn't really feel the push, as absorbed as

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Burrell, Kiski Area wrestlers ready to ignite rivalry again

January 10, 2019

A business trip will keep Josh Shields away from his customary spot on the Burrell wrestling team's sidelines for Friday's home nonsection match against Kiski Area. But the Bucs' sixth-year coach expects to spend his Friday night in Las Vegas not in a casino but glued to his phone and

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A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Burrell’s Oswalt gains confidence after WCCA triumph

January 9, 2019

Ian Oswalt made some tweaks to his technique after he lost to good friend Kurtis Phipps in the semifinals of the Powerade Christmas Tournament in late December, knowing he might see the Norwin junior again in another week's time. The adjustments paid off for Oswalt, who knocked off Phipps, 2-1,

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Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Franklin Regional’s Colton Camacho

January 8, 2019

WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Colton Camacho, Franklin Regional, sr. The Panthers' 126-pounder, a Pitt recruit, joined a pretty exclusive club Saturday when he beat Derry's Tyler Cymmerman by a 13-3 major decision in the finals of the Westmoreland County Coaches Association tournament at Norwin. He became the 13th four-time champion

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