Tag: Hampton

Jordan Paskorz joins brother in Hampton Athletic Hall of Fame

August 13, 2017

Being three years apart, there wasn't much time for the Paskorz brothers to terrorize opposing defenses together. Come September, they will line up side-by-side for

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WPIAL football conference preview: Class 5A Allegheny 9

August 10, 2017

The favorite West Allegheny (13-1 overall, 8-0 Allegheny 9 in 2016) Though standout skill players Kenny White (Pine-Richland), a Division I-bound defensive back, and all-conference WR Brandon Lipford (Montour) transferred and six other first-team all-conference players graduated, the defending WPIAL Class 5A champion Indians have plenty of talent remaining. Back

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Hampton’s White, Penn-Trafford’s Kalik awarded at AAU diving event

August 6, 2017

Hampton rising senior Adrienne White and Penn-Trafford rising junior Paige Kalik made it to the awards stand in the AAU Diving National Championship meet July

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Friendship serves Hampton girls basketball pair as college looms

Rising seniors Laryn Edwards and Ali Collins could walk away today and leave a lasting mark on the Hampton basketball program. The past two years,

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Hampton hall of fame set to induct QB Ludwig

As a young kid in the back alleys of Pittsburgh, Herb Ludwig watched the planes fly over him. He knew exactly what he wanted to

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Scholastic Notebook – 03/06/2017

March 6, 2017

It doesn’t take an analytics whiz to figure out that 3-point shooting has become a big part of high school basketball. But if one can deduce anything from the WPIAL championships over the past three days, it is this: While accuracy from 3-point range might be nice, the biggest factor in winning a championship is to hit the boards. Look at the statistics from the 12 boys and girls championships (six in each classification) Thursday through Saturday and rebounding was by far the biggest key and not shooting. Here is what the statistics showed:

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Moon Beats Hampton for First WPIAL Boys Crown Since 2006

March 3, 2017

The Moon Tigers and the Hampton Talbots met twice during the regular season in Class (5A) Section 2, with the Tigers winning both regular season conference games. The stakes for the third meeting were much higher, with the WPIAL Championship on the line at the Petersen Event Center, but the results were the same, as Moon defeated Hampton 69-62 to capture the school’s 4th title.

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West Allegheny Beats Hampton to Win WPIAL 3-A Volleyball Title

November 5, 2016

The West Allegheny Indians continue their perfect season as they beat Hampton in 4 sets to win the Class 3A WPIAL Championship on Saturday. West A came into the match with a perfect record and although they dropped the first set, they were able to regroup and win the next three in impressive fashion.

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Scholastic Notebook – 11/04/2016

November 4, 2016

When Ron Sciarro became Riverside’s coach this year, he changed the playing style of the Panthers. They went from a pass-happy team to one that throws only 13 times a game. But there has been one other drastic change for Riverside. It deals with the number in the wins column. After going 3-6 last year, Riverside is 7-2 this season and headed to the WPIAL Class AA playoffs. They don’t throw nearly as often, but the Panthers win much more often.

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CTK ’16: 5-A Allegheny Nine Conference Preview

August 18, 2016

One of the best aspects of the football realignment is the potential to build new and exciting rivalries. The Allegheny Nine Conference certainly provides some captivating possibilities, as former Quad-A Powerhouses Woodland Hills and Upper St. Clair are now joined by an elite team from AAA, West Allegheny. Six of the nine teams qualified for the postseason in 2015, with North Hills, Hampton and Chartiers Valley joining the aforementioned three. Meanwhile, two teams that finished at the bottom of their respective Quad-A conferences, Baldwin and Fox Chapel, join former AAA squad Moon to round out the newly-formed 5A section.

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