Tag: Hampton

Trib HSSN PIHL Team of the Week: Hampton Talbots

February 3, 2019

Three unbeaten teams entered this past week's action in the PIHL. One survived: Division II's Burrell. The other, Montour, from Class A, fell to Meadville on Monday. This week's TribLIVE High School Sports Network PIHL Team of the Week knocked off the previously-unbeaten, and top-ranked Pine-Richland Rams Monday night, to

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Consistency is name of game for Hampton boys

January 31, 2019

If the Hampton boys basketball team could get more consistency on offense, it might really have something. But Joe Lafko's team, as usual, has something already. The team is primed for another playoff appearance despite a 57-49 loss to Shaler last Wednesday that all but guaranteed a fourth-place finish in

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Short-handed Hampton wrestling earning wins the hard way

January 24, 2019

In wrestling, team performance often reflects depth, rather than wins and losses. That's something Hampton (7-3, 4-1) has had to learn this season after losing several wrestlers to injury. andquot;Obviously, it's one of our team goals to build upon the success we had last year,andquot; said coach Chris Hart, whose

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Hampton’s Thomas signs to bowl at Muskingum

Not many kids turn out to be college athletes. And not many college athletes turn out to be bowlers. But Garrett Thomas has been wanting that very thing for years. Tuesday, he made it official. Thomas signed a letter of intent to bowl at Muskingum, a private liberal arts college

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Trib HSSN’s PIHL Team of the Week: Bishop McCort

January 20, 2019

Last year, the Bishop McCort Crimson Crushers won their first Penguins Cup championship since 2005. It was the seventh championship for a program that has one of the toughest travel schedules in the PIHL. Coach John Bradley doesn't allow the travel distance to be an excuse but said it can

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No. 5 Franklin Regional boys top Hampton in low-scoring Section 3-5A game

January 18, 2019

Steve Scorpion has tweaked Franklin Regional's defenses in recent days, adding a few new wrinkles that section opponents haven't seen yet. andquot;We've been tinkering with some things,andquot; said Scorpion, who deployed a new-look matchup zone in the second half Friday night, a strategic switch that helped No. 5-ranked Franklin Regional

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WPIAL section tournaments set for Wednesday

The section team wrestling tournaments in Class AAA and Class AA will get underway at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Kiski Area is the returning WPIAL champion in Class AAA and Burrell in Class AA. Burrell has won 12 consecutive Class AA titles. The top two teams in each subsection, which have

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Hampton hockey program gets hot at right time

January 17, 2019

Hockey fans in the Pittsburgh region are used to seeing their professional team start slow and improve as the season wears on. Hampton is trying to imitate that story arc. The Talbots finished off No. 2-ranked Mars by a 7-4 victory to reach 7-6, the first time over .500 since

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Hampton hockey team boasts 4 all-stars

Four Hampton hockey players made the PIHL Class AA All-Star team for the 2018-19 season. Senior forwards Justin Adamski and Michael Orban, along with senior defenseman Will Meglio and junior goalie Jake McGee, will represent the Talbots in the four-game showcase Jan. 27 at the Robert Morris Island Sports Complex

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Fox Chapel set to host 18th annual Allegheny County wrestling tournament

A native of East Liberty, where wrestling wasn't very prevalent as he grew up, Ron Frank nonetheless made the sport a significant part of his life's work. And even after nearly four decades of coaching at Fox Chapel, Frank still gets a rush from the sight of the medal stand

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