Tag: Greensburg Salem

Trib HSSN Boys Swimmer of the Week: Greensburg Salem’s William Crites

January 31, 2019

William Crites didn't know if he would come out on top in the 100-yard breaststroke at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association meet last Saturday at Derry High School. But the Greensburg Salem senior was glad to have to opportunity. Crites, who now owns the top Class AA boys 100 breaststroke

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Westmoreland basketball notebook: FR’s Kobus among many thriving 1st-year coaches

Anthony Kobus thought a player was joking during a Franklin Regional girls basketball practice when she mentioned the team had not won a section title since 1979. andquot;I laughed at first,andquot; Kobus said. andquot;Then I noticed she was right. It's up there on the banner (beside the scoreboard in the

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A year after seizure scare, Parsons becomes fearless force for GS boys

January 28, 2019

When he looks back at last basketball season, Dante Parsons said he remembers two things most: one, the WPIAL playoff game in which he and his Greensburg Salem teammates played and, two, the exciting game the Golden Lions played against Jeannette in their Christmas tournament. Greensburg Salem lost both games.

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Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week: South Park’s Maura Huwalt

January 27, 2019

Maura Huwalt School: South Park Class: Senior As 2018 came to a close, the South Park girls basketball team was 3-5 overall after back-to-back losses to Gateway and Elizabeth Forward in the Betsy Invitational. What a difference a new year makes. Since the start of January, the Eagles are 7-1

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Greensburg Salem girls bowling rolling but not looking too far ahead

Greensburg Salem's girls bowling team knows there could be championship celebrations in the future, but it's trying to keep its expectations in check. Undefeated with an 8-0 record, coach Jeff Heater wants his team to be laser-focused on Week 9 and not where they could be in a month. andquot;I

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Greensburg Central boys cash in on chances to beat Greensburg Salem in 2OT

January 26, 2019

Opportunities kept arriving at Greensburg Salem's doorstep. At the end of regulation. At the end of the first overtime, and again at the end of the second. But Greensburg Central Catholic did just enough with the chances it had to snag a 52-50 victory in a nip-and-tuck backyard rivalry game

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Greensburg Central Catholic girls run floor, best rival Greensburg Salem

As a former La Roche coach, Greensburg Central Catholic girls coach Sam Salih is used to training players to run on a wide college floor. He has done the same type of training with his current players, and it paid dividends Saturday afternoon against Class 4A Greensburg Salem on the

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Bowles helps Woodland Hills edge Greensburg Salem in Section 1-5A contest

January 25, 2019

Woodland Hills found itself in a dogfight at Greensburg Salem on Friday, but Keandre Bowles made sure the Wolverines left with a victory. The WPIAL's leading scorer tallied 11 of his game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter, including hitting on 9 of 10 from the foul line, and Woodland

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Kiski Area, Burrell earn top seeds for WPIAL wrestling tournament

January 24, 2019

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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Kiski Area rallies to defeat Hempfield for 24th section title

January 23, 2019

As the Kiski Area wrestling team was lining up for a photo after winning its 24th section title, assistant coach Chuck Tursky turned to the squad and said, andquot;this never gets old.andquot; Kiski Area, the No. 1 team in the Trib HSSN Class AAA rankings, claimed the title by rallying

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