Tag: Kiski School

Class AAA No. 1 Kiski Area uses five pins to take down Class AA No. 1 Burrell

January 11, 2019

Brayden Roscosky absorbed a shove from Burrell's Zach Rupert as the two tumbled out of bounds at the end of the first period in their 195-pound bout, drawing an audible buzz from the crowd inside Burrell's gym. Although Roscosky said later he didn't really feel the push, as absorbed as

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A-K Valley basketball notebook: Improved ‘D’ priority for Highlands boys

January 10, 2019

Highlands coach Tyler Stoczynski had something of a Nick Saban moment last week. Johnny Crise took off for a windmill dunk in the second quarter, a slam that brought the crowd and Crise's teammates to celebrate. Unfortunately for the Golden Rams, they celebrated a bit too long, as Freeport inbounded

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Burrell, Kiski Area wrestlers ready to ignite rivalry again

A business trip will keep Josh Shields away from his customary spot on the Burrell wrestling team's sidelines for Friday's home nonsection match against Kiski Area. But the Bucs' sixth-year coach expects to spend his Friday night in Las Vegas not in a casino but glued to his phone and

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Kiski Area wrestlers roll past Plum in Section 1 match

January 9, 2019

Kiski Area has a busy week of wrestling ahead, and the Cavaliers wasted little time in starting it off the right way. Top-ranked Kiski Area used a run of pins and forfeits on its way to a 78-4 victory over host Plum in a Section 1-AAA match Wednesday night. andquot;This

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A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Burrell’s Oswalt gains confidence after WCCA triumph

Ian Oswalt made some tweaks to his technique after he lost to good friend Kurtis Phipps in the semifinals of the Powerade Christmas Tournament in late December, knowing he might see the Norwin junior again in another week's time. The adjustments paid off for Oswalt, who knocked off Phipps, 2-1,

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Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: Kiski Area’s Jason Baker, Cheswick Christian Academy’s Bethany Kosor

January 8, 2019

Jason Baker School: Kiski Area Class: Sophomore Sport: Basketball Report card: Baker, a 6-foot-7 guard/forward, poses matchup problems for opposing teams while having the ability to score from just about anywhere on the court. In his first start, he put up 12 points against tip-off tourney host Derry and added

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Kiski Area sophomore Roscosky makes ‘big’ adjustment to varsity competition

Brayden Roscosky couldn't recall the name of the opponent who provided him with a andquot;welcome to high school wrestling moment,andquot; but he knew the important details. andquot;I remember thinking, this guy is big,andquot; the Kiski Area sophomore said -- with plenty of emphasis on that last word -- about Souderton's

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Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Franklin Regional’s Colton Camacho

WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Colton Camacho, Franklin Regional, sr. The Panthers' 126-pounder, a Pitt recruit, joined a pretty exclusive club Saturday when he beat Derry's Tyler Cymmerman by a 13-3 major decision in the finals of the Westmoreland County Coaches Association tournament at Norwin. He became the 13th four-time champion

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Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Norwin

WRESTLING TEAM OF THE WEEK: NORWIN The Class AAA No. 9 Knights picked up a statement win in Section 1-AAA last week, toppling No. 6 Franklin Regional, 50-24, to put themselves in position to clinch a WPIAL playoff spot. Norwin dominated the heaviest weight classes against FR, getting a 17-second

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Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 7, 2019

Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 5-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 4-1, 2 3. Hempfield, 8-1, 3 4. Waynesburg, 10-0, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 2-2, 5 6. Greensburg Salem, 3-0, 7 7. Thomas Jefferson, 8-0, 8 8. Norwin, 7-2, 9 9. Peters Township, 3-0, 10

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