Tag: Franklin Regional

Westmoreland County frontcourt players making impact away from the post

February 14, 2019

Marrek Paola doesn't try to buck trends. Sometimes, it just happens. The 6-foot-8 senior basketball player from Ligonier Valley likes to be stylish but can't always find clothes to fit. Skinny jeans Forget about it. andquot;It can be tough,andquot; Paola said. andquot;T-shirts aren't too bad, but pants can be a

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Franklin Regional swim team enjoys surprise success

Longtime Franklin Regional swimming coach Vic Santoro was expecting this season to be a rebuilding year. Until it wasn’t.

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Westmoreland basketball playoff preview capsules for Monday’s games

February 13, 2019

Monday’s games

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Norwin girls to face Mt. Lebanon for 4th consecutive postseason

February 12, 2019

There weren't many surprises at the WPIAL basketball pairings meeting Tuesday at the Green Tree Doubletree. About the only suspense was where the WPIAL committee would seed Norwin and North Allegheny in Class 6A. Both teams finished Section 1 play with 13-1 records, and North Allegheny is the reigning champion.

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Latrobe boys garner No. 2 seed, 1st-round bye in Class 6A playoffs

Latrobe felt like it was put under a microscope at Tuesday night's WPIAL basketball playoff pairings meeting. The boys basketball Section 3 champions figured they did enough to earn a top-three seed in Class 6A, yet had created some conversation and speculation about where they should go in the tournament

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Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs

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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Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL boys basketball playoffs

Here is a breakdown of the 2019 WPIAL boys basketball playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: Senior guards Dan Petcash (22.2 ppg) and Greg Shulkosky (16.1) lead a high-scoring Pine-Richland lineup that enters the playoffs on a 19-game winning streak. The Rams average 79.7 points per game, which leads the entire WPIAL.

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Lunden’s goal lifts Franklin Regional over Hempfield in key PIHL Class AA game

February 11, 2019

In a flash, Trent Lunden flipped the puck into the net, and the game was over. Just like that Monday night, Franklin Regional rallied late against Hempfield to tie the score and send the game into overtime, where Lunden lit the lamp at 1 minute, 4 seconds to give the

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Latrobe boys hoping for top seed when WPIAL releases basketball playoff pairings

Latrobe has been in a number of close games. Like, let's-take-this-and-run games. All the while, the Wildcats have spent the majority of the boys basketball regular season as the No. 1-ranked team in WPIAL Class 6A. They have not lost to a WPIAL team since last year's quarterfinals. They have

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Trib HSSN PIHL Team of the Week: Pine-Richland Rams

February 10, 2019

A week after the team that took down Pine-Richland from the ranks of the unbeaten was selected as the TribLIVE High School Sports Network PIHL Team of the Week, the Rams responded to the shootout loss to Hampton by winning two games and being announced as Western Pennsylvania's representative in

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