Tag: Kiski School

Kiski Area wrestlers roll into WPIAL Class AAA semifinals after convincing victories

January 30, 2019

The Kiski Area wrestling team is halfway home to what it hopes is a third consecutive WPIAL Class AAA team championship. The top-seeded Cavaliers defended their house Wednesday evening, scoring a 65-6 first-round victory over South Fayette and a 49-16 quarterfinal triumph over Connellsville. andquot;I thought we wrestled well,andquot; Kiski

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Alle-Kiski Valley Athletes of the Week: Kiski Area’s Brenden Brzozowski, Burrell’s Abby Horcicak

Brenden Brzozowski School: Kiski Area Class: Senior Sport: Swimming Report card: Brzozowski made his last splash at last Saturday's Westmoreland County Coaches' Association's swimming championships. The four-year starter and Edinboro swimming commit finished fourth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.37) and the 100 butterfly (54.37). Brzozowski swam anchor in the Cavaliers'

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High school wrestling notebook: WPIAL tournament will go as planned Wednesday

January 29, 2019

With school districts canceling classes for Wednesday ahead of the frigid temperatures that are expected in Western Pennsylvania, WPIAL officials said Tuesday the wrestling team tournament will go on as scheduled. There are eight sites hosting first-round and quarterfinal matches: four in Class AAA (Kiski Area, Canon-McMillan, Hempfield and Seneca

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Strategy key for Burrell, Kiski Area wrestling coaches in team postseason

Josh Shields took a rough, if facetious, estimate of when he begins preparation for the team wrestling postseason. andquot;Last year, right around March,andquot; Burrell's sixth-year coach said with a laugh. andquot;The brackets for the team things relatively stay the same, so I knew the types of teams we would be

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Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 28, 2019

Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 17-2, 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 9-1, 2 3. Kiski Area (7), 11-0, 3 4. Cedar Cliff (3), 12-0, 4 5. Council Rock South (1), 8-0, 6 6. Seneca Valley (7), 10-2, 10 7. Nazareth

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WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 28, 2019

WPIAL wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 11-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 10-2, 3 3. Hempfield, 12-2, 2 4. Canon-McMillan, 7-2, 5 5. Thomas Jefferson, 15-0, 6 6. Waynesburg, 13-1, 4 7. Norwin, 14-3, 7 8. Mt. Lebanon, 10-3, 8 9. North Allegheny, 10-3, NR 10.

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Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Burrell’s Ian Oswalt

Wrestler of the week: Ian Oswalt, Burrell, so. Burrell's 120-pounder continued his torrid sophomore season by claiming the championship at the annual Thomas Chevrolet tournament in Bedford. Oswalt did it in dominant fashion, getting three pins in his four matches, including one in the final against Mt. Pleasant's Noah Teeters.

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A-K Valley H.S. lookahead: Week of Jan. 28-Feb. 2

January 27, 2019

Monday Girls basketball It's a big night for Freeport as the Class 4A No. 4 Yellowjackets (14-2, 9-1) visit No. 1 North Catholic (14-1, 10-0) in a battle for first place in Section 1-4A. North Catholic won the first matchup against Freeport, 75-63, thanks largely to an early 14-2 run

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Five things to watch in the WPIAL wrestling team tournament

Can they do it again The 41st annual WPIAL wrestling team tournament gets underway Monday with four Class AAA preliminary-round matches at Canon-McMillan. Burrell in Class AA and Kiski Area in Class AAA will try and defend their WPIAL titles. Burrell has won the past 12 championships in Class AA,

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A-K Valley swim teams get WPIAL tune-up at WCCA meet

January 26, 2019

There's no better place to be on a cold and snowy day than in the swimming pool. Participants agreed on that while at Derry on Saturday afternoon for the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Swimming and Diving Championships. Three teams from the Alle-Kiski Valley -- Kiski Area, Burrell and Valley --

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