Tag: Carlynton

Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs

February 12, 2019

Here is a breakdown of the 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: Last season's WPIAL runner-up, Peters Township made it through the regular season unscathed at 22-0, posting signature wins over Class 4A top seed North Catholic, defending PIAA Class 5A champion Mars and section rival Bethel Park,

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WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Feb. 10, 2019

February 9, 2019

Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. Peters Township, 21-0, 1 2. Norwin, 20-1, 2 3. North Allegheny, 20-1, 3 4. Bethel Park, 19-2, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 15-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 22-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 19-2, 2 3. Gateway, 18-3, 3 4. Penn Hills,

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Ellwood City girls hold out hope for playoff berth in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in HS sports

The 2019 WPIAL boys and girls playoff fields are finally set. Well, the girls' side is nearly finalized. One team will find out if it is headed to the district playoffs or if it will be home listening to the postseason on Trib HSSN. The strange thing is the team

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WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Feb. 3, 2019

February 2, 2019

Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. Peters Township, 19-0, 2 2. Norwin, 17-1, 4 3. North Allegheny, 18-1, 1 4. Bethel Park*, 15-2, 3 5. Seneca Valley, 13-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 19-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 17-2, 2 3. Gateway, 15-3, 3 4. Penn Hills,

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Carlynton bowlers look forward to WPIBL postseason

January 31, 2019

Carlynton bowling coach Dan Kuhn had two ways to describe the Cougars boys team -- loose and locked in. Entering the final stretch of the season, Carlynton is 7-0 and is in first place in the Southwest section. A veteran core of players has put the Cougars on the verge

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First place up for grabs Thursday in Section 2-4A girls basketball

January 30, 2019

It's time to say so long to a frigid January with a pair of red hot WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball games Thursday with first place up for grabs. In the latest Trib HSSN Class 4A rankings, Blackhawk is No. 2 and Central Valley No. 3. The two teams are

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WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Jan. 26, 2019

January 26, 2019

Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 17-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 16-0, 2 3. Bethel Park*, 14-1, 3 4. Norwin, 16-1, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 11-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 18-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 15-2, 3 3. Gateway, 14-3, 4 4. Penn Hills,

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Carlynton girls get defensive to sweep Deer Lakes in Section 3-3A

January 24, 2019

A red-hot offense sparked Deer Lakes on a three-game winning streak the Lancers carried into their second-place battle with Carlynton on Thursday night. The shooting that fueled that attack cooled considerably, with a major helping hand from the visiting Cougars' defense. Carlynton stymied Deer Lakes' offense for the final three

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Carlynton’s Milko wrestles his way to runner-up spot at Allegheny County tourney

What the Carlynton wrestling team lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. At the recent Allegheny County tournament, the Cougars put four on the medal stand: Elias Ward (fifth, 120 pounds), Eddie Huehn (fourth, 126), Oleg Melnyk (fifth, 152) and Collin Milko (second, 170). Milko's effort was particularly

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

January 23, 2019

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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