Tag: Kiski School

George Guido: Putting Burrell’s dominance in perspective

February 5, 2019

It's 13 and counting for the Burrell wrestling team. The Bucs extended their incredible run Saturday with a 54-21 victory over Freedom at Chartiers-Houston High School, giving the program 13 consecutive WPIAL titles. Burrell actually had the title wrapped up early, sporting a 45-9 lead with four bouts left. The

Read More...

Kiski Area, Burrell eye state titles with their version of ‘Murderers’ Row’

The New York Yankees teams of the late 1920s were considered some of the best in the history of baseball. The first six hitters in the 1927 Yankees' lineup -- Earle Combs, Mark Koenig, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Bob Meusel and Tony Lazzeri -- were labeled as andquot;Murderers' Row.andquot; They

Read More...

A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Roscosky provides boost for Kiski Area

Kiski Area's bench was jumping up and down after the first match of the team's WPIAL Class AAA wrestling semifinal against Canon-McMillan. The reaction didn't come after the Cavaliers got a pin. Instead, one of their youngest starters kept one of Canon-McMillan's best wrestlers from getting a pin of his

Read More...

Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 4, 2019

Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 15-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 13-3, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 10-3, 4 4. Waynesburg, 15-3, 6 5. Hempfield, 13-3, 3 6. Thomas Jefferson, 16-2, 5 7. Norwin, 15-4, 7 8. Connellsville, 11-5, NR 9. Mt. Lebanon, 10-4, 8 10.

Read More...

Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 4, 2019

TribHSSN state team rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 12-1, 2 2. Kiski Area (7), 15-0, 3 3. Northampton (11), 17-3, 8 4. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 19-4, 1 5. Cedar Cliff (3), 16-0, 4 6. Council Rock South (1), 12-0, 5 7. Seneca Valley (7),

Read More...

Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Burrell Buccaneers

TEAM OF THE WEEK: Burrell Burrell winning a WPIAL Class AA championship is a tradition unlike any other -- each February, the Bucs end up on top. The longest WPIAL wrestling championship streak in WPIAL history reached 13 years Saturday as Burrell beat Freedom, 54-21, at Chartiers-Houston. Seven different wrestlers

Read More...

Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Kiski Area’s Jack Blumer

WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Jack Blumer, Kiski Area, jr. Blumer wrestled four matches over the course of the week. All four ended the same way. The junior 160-pounder typified Kiski Area's team dominance in the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs, getting four pins to help the Cavaliers win their third consecutive

Read More...

A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Feb. 4, 2019

February 3, 2019

MONDAY Girls basketball: The Section 1-4A playoff race is muddied, with Apollo-Ridge (14-5, 6-5) and Knoch (8-10, 6-5) holding on to the last two spots and Greensburg Salem (10-9, 6-5) right behind. Apollo-Ridge visits Highlands (2-16, 0-12), Knoch visits Freeport (14-3, 6-5) and Greensburg Salem hosts Indiana (7-13, 5-7). Leechburg

Read More...

WPIAL wrestling teams find out opponents for PIAA team tournament

Now that the Burrell and Kiski Area wrestling teams have successfully defended their WPIAL titles, they can focus on winning PIAA championships. The PIAA team tournament begins Monday in both Class AAA and Class AA. Canon-McMillan, which defeated Waynesburg for third place in Class AAA, will travel to Pittsburgh to

Read More...

A-K Valley notebook: St. Joseph grad stars in Super Bowl commercial

February 2, 2019

A former St. Joseph boys basketball standout will get a shining moment on professional football's biggest night. Chris Conroy, a 2005 St. Joseph graduate, is starring in a Super Bowl commercial for Mercedes Benz's A-Class model. In the ad, which was posted online Thursday and is titled andquot;Say The Word,andquot;

Read More...