Tag: Highlands

WPIAL boys basketball rankings for week of Dec. 30, 2018

December 29, 2018

Rankings Class 6A 1. Latrobe, 7-1, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 10-0, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 7-2, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 7-2, 4 5. Butler, 7-2, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Mars, 7-1, 1 2. Moon, 8-0, 2 3. Woodland Hills, 7-1, - 4. Penn Hills, 6-2, 3 5. Franklin

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Highlands boys roll past Burrell in tournament

December 27, 2018

Highlands finally had its first home game of the season Thursday night. And the Golden Rams put on quite a show for their fans. Highlands, ranked fifth in this week's TribHSSN Class 4A poll, took control early and rolled to a 67-30 victory over Burrell in the opening round of

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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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A-K Valley H.S. basketball notebook: Win over SSA huge boost for Valley boys

It might count as just one win in the standings, but Valley's 73-71 victory over Shady Side Academy on Dec. 20 seemed more monumental than that to the Vikings. The entire bench stayed engaged throughout the fourth quarter, and those players rushed the court to mob their teammates as soon

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A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Highlands having bounce-back season

December 25, 2018

After a difficult 2017-18 season, Highlands is having a rebound year. A 60-16 Section 3-AA victory last week over South Allegheny gave the Golden Rams (6-5, 1-1) their first section win since the 2016-17 season. That win, plus a pair of third-place finishes at the North Hills Duals and the

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George Guido: Highlands football had memorable season 20 years ago

The Highlands football program achieved some notable firsts in 1998. It was the first undefeated, untied regular season, the first playoff win in school history, and that team handed West Allegheny's Tyler Palko the only playoff defeat. The team was honored among other undefeated Golden Rams teams at this season's

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Trib HSSN wrestling team of the week: Kiski Area

Team of the week: Kiski Area (4-0) The Cavaliers won WPIAL Class AAA championships each of the past two seasons and came into 2018-19 as the favorite to do so again. But what they did this week still rings as impressive. In the four-team WPIAL Showcase at Canon-McMillan, No. 1

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Dec. 24, 2018

December 23, 2018

THURSDAY Boys basketball: The Apollo Trust Company Holiday Tournament tips off with former section rivals Leechburg and Riverview at Apollo-Ridge. Both teams are off to hot starts, with Leechburg leading Section 3-A and Riverview winning its first three games of the season. The nightcap of the Highlands holiday tournament features

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Freeport’s Romanchak, Highlands’ Gillette named Valley News Dispatch Football Players of the Year

December 22, 2018

Offensive player of the year: Austin Romanchak QB/DB, Senior, 5-9, 160, Freeport Austin Romanchak didn't have a particular favorite college football player this fall, but a certain Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from Oklahoma caught his eye. andquot;I think he's a good example of what I was trying to be, at least,andquot;

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In-rhythm Highlands tops Gateway behind Crise, Cochran

After a sporadic schedule that had Highlands play just two games the first 11 days of the season, the Golden Rams have achieved more of a rhythm with three games in five days. Highlands capped a busy week Saturday afternoon with a 65-49 victory over Gateway in a nonsection game

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