Tag: Greensburg Salem

Hempfield wrestling uses forfeits, big run to defeat Greensburg Salem

January 16, 2019

Spotting No. 2 Hempfield 12 points from two forfeits isn't a good recipe in winning a wrestling match. That's where No. 9 Greensburg Salem found itself Wednesday in its first-place showdown at Hempfield. Those forfeits were part of eight consecutive Hempfield wins, and it rode that wave to a 39-21

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High school wrestling notebook: Dolde to get 1st taste of Hempfield-Greensburg Salem rivalry

January 15, 2019

When Tommy Dolde coached wrestling at Connellsville, the Falcons really didn't have a rivalry match. Mt. Pleasant was the Falcons' rival for a few years when Rob Waller coached the Vikings in the late 1970s, and Uniontown was another rival in the early '80s. Connellsville then left Fayette County and

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Greensburg Salem’s Anderson commits to Georgetown

Greensburg Salem senior Malia Anderson announced on Twitter that she will be attending Georgetown next fall and will compete on the track team. Anderson picked Georgetown over an offer from Penn State. Anderson recently competed at the Kevin Dare Invitational at Penn State and posted the fourth-fastest time nationally in

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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 Wrestler of the Week: Upper St. Clair’s Jake Slinger

WRESTLER OF THE WEEK Jake Slinger, Upper St. Clair, senior, heavyweight A PIAA Class AAA medalist as a junior, Slinger is having a dominant senior campaign, and he continued that over the weekend at the Burgettstown Tournament. Slinger rolled to the heavyweight championship at Burgettstown, winning his first three matches

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Kallock, Mellinger lead Greensburg Salem girls past Apollo-Ridge

January 14, 2019

Greensburg Salem girls basketball coach Rick Klimchock wanted his team to finish the first half of section play the right way, and led by his backcourt tandem of Nikki Mellinger and Megan Kallock, it did. Kallock had a game-high 18 points, and Mellinger scored 14 to guide the Golden Lions

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Greensburg Salem swimmers continue to improve under 1st-year coach

January 10, 2019

Curt Smith was in charge of the Greensburg Salem swimming and diving program for eight years before stepping aside before the 2018-19 season. Bill Salathe has taken over as the coach and wants to continue the success and stability Smith developed. andquot;Coach Autumn (Rhodes) and I want to build on

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Coach’s son sparks Greensburg Salem over Latrobe

January 9, 2019

Sage Parsley surprised everyone except himself. The Greensburg Salem senior was trailing Latrobe freshman Jack Pletcher late in the first period when he hit a lateral-drop. He stunned the Latrobe fans and Pletcher with a pin, which fired up his teammates. It helped Greensburg Salem (4-0, 4-0 Section 1-B) rally

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Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 7, 2019

January 8, 2019

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

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Orie, Anderson notch national marks at indoor track and field meets

January 5, 2019

A pair of Westmoreland County track and field athletes worked their way up the national indoor honor roll after strong performances Saturday. Senior Mackenna Orie of Hempfield threw the shot put 45 feet, 11 inches for the second-farthest mark in the country this season. She won the event at the

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