Tag: Greensburg Salem

Five things to watch at the WCCA wrestling championships

January 3, 2019

Here are five things to watch at the 66th annual Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling tournament, set for Friday and Saturday at Norwin High School. LUCKY 13 Franklin Regional senior Colton Camacho is favored to win his fourth county title. He would become the 13th wrestler to achieve the goal

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Top seeds announced for WCCA tournament

In previous years, the opening night of the Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling tournament went quickly. There were a lot of lopsided matches and quick pins. But that might not occur this weekend. There will be a lot of quality quarterfinal-round matches at some weight classes. Action begins 5 p.m.

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Greensburg Salem senior Kallock thriving in new scoring role

January 2, 2019

After a big win over Woodland Hills in the first game of last week's Mt. Pleasant tournament, the Greensburg Salem girls basketball team returned to the court the next day against Derry and found itself in a battle against a tough and scrappy Trojans squad. Shots just weren't falling for

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WPIAL wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 1, 2019

January 1, 2019

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

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Trib HSSN team of the week: Peters Township

TEAM OF THE WEEK: PETERS TOWNSHIP It was a productive post-holiday weekend for Peters Township, which captured the team championship at the Steve DeAugustino Holiday Classic at West Mifflin. In addition to the team title, four Peters wrestlers won their weight classes at the annual event: junior 120-pounder Bryce Wilkes,

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Franklin Regional’s Camacho looks for fourth Westmoreland County title

Will the No. 13 be a lucky number for Franklin Regional senior Colton Camacho That's what he is hoping. Camacho is in line to be the latest four-time Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling champion. This is the 66th annual tournament, which begins 5 p.m. Friday at Norwin, and only 12

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Westmoreland trio walks line between being coach, dad

Three Westmoreland County wrestling coaches have two things in common: They are coaching their sons, and they are having a blast. Greensburg Salem's Randy Parsley, Penn-Trafford's Rich Ginther and Derry's Mike Weinell are trying their best to achieve a balance as a coach and dad. When Parsley talks about his

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Westmoreland 2018 sports year in review: Championships aplenty around region

December 30, 2018

History was made, and championships were celebrated as another local sports year made its mark. Here are the top five Westmoreland County sports stories from 2018: 5. Golden Lions take state The Greensburg Salem boys cross country team captured the PIAA Class AA title for its first state championship. The

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Westmoreland notebook: Latrobe welcomes back 2,000-point scorer Sobota

December 29, 2018

Latrobe welcomed home one of its own for a holiday girls basketball tournament. Jen Sobota, the Wildcats' all-time leading scorer with 2,093 points, is the coach of the McLean High School girls team in Virginia. Sobota brought her team to Latrobe for the three-day tournament on the refurbished floor. Sobota,

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High school roundup for Dec. 26, 2018: Belle Vernon tops Southmoreland in OT

December 26, 2018

Mitch Pohlot had 24 points, and Larry Calloway added 21 as Belle Vernon defeated Southmoreland, 84-80, in overtime at the Charleroi tournament Wednesday night. Jake Haney scored 13 points, and Cameron Nusser added 12 for the Leopards (2-6). Riley Comforti scored 28 points to lead Southmoreland (3-5). Ringgold 69, Yough

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