Tag: Latrobe

Latrobe uses team effort to defeat Fox Chapel

January 22, 2019

To win big games on the road in a hostile environment, you need more than your stars to play well. Latrobe, the No. 1 ranked team in Class 6A by Trib HSSN, got that Tuesday at Fox Chapel. The Wildcats got 29 points from senior forward Bryce Butler and 23

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Albert Gallatin’s departure leaves open week for Big East opponents to fill

January 21, 2019

The Big East football conference just got a little smaller. As expected, the Class 5A conference will have only seven teams next fall, now that Albert Gallatin has withdrawn from playing WPIAL football. The WPIAL approved an updated conference alignment at Monday's board meeting. Albert Gallatin's subtraction was the only

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Latrobe girls can’t make early lead stand up vs. Oakland Catholic

For as well as Latrobe started Monday night, visiting Oakland Catholic finished just as strong. A big third quarter helped the third-ranked Eagles overcome a sluggish first half and stave off the hard-charging Wildcats, 57-45, in Section 3-5A girls basketball. As the game wore on, Latrobe could feel the upset

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Big schools open 2nd half of section play to hightlight Tuesday’s 3 things to watch

The second half of section play in WPIAL boys basketball tipped off for many teams last week, but all of Class 6A and some other smaller sections will get the ball rolling on the final three weeks Tuesday. The three section leaders in 6A will begin the second half on

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Pine-Richland continues reign atop TribLive PIHL Power Rankings

January 20, 2019

Every Monday during the 2018-19 PIHL hockey season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the rankings for the week of Jan. 21. Overall record includes wins, losses, ties and overtime losses. PIHL TRIB 10 1. Pine-Richland Rams (13-0-0-0) (Last

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Brose-Holler charge video from Latrobe-Hempfield game goes viral

January 19, 2019

The internet has gotten quite a charge out of a six-second video clip from a Latrobe at Hempfield boys basketball game. A clip of two brawny football lineman playing their second sport like only they can — Latrobe senior Trent Holler taking a vicious charge from Hempfield junior Fintan Brose

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WPIAL boys basketball rankings for week of Jan. 20, 2019

Rankings Boys basketball Class 6A 1. Latrobe, 12-2, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 12-2, 3 3. Mt. Lebanon, 13-2, 4 4. Upper St. Clair, 15-1, 2 5. Butler, 11-3, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Mars, 14-1, 1 2. Moon, 14-0, 2 3. Penn Hills, 12-2, 4 4. Woodland Hills, 10-2, 3

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WPIAL section tournaments set for Wednesday

January 18, 2019

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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Latrobe pulls out of Woodland Hills basketball showcase

Latrobe boys basketball will not play in the MLK Weekend Stand Against Violence Showcase at Woodland Hills. The WPIAL Class 6A No. 1-ranked Wildcats (12-2) were scheduled to play District 1 Abington (12-1) at 2 p.m. Saturday as part of the 35-team, three-day event. But Latrobe shut down all school-related

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Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Brozeski subs fast and furious

January 17, 2019

Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski joked he has a timing mechanism in his pocket during games that alerts him when to substitute players. Watch a Knights game, and it's like hockey line changes: three in, three out; four down, four up. While a number of teams like to whittle

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