Tag: Latrobe

Latrobe swimmers, divers off to strong start as section meets commence

January 3, 2019

The Latrobe girls swimming team (3-1) lost two top competitors, but regained one who missed last season because of an injury. Taylor Miller (Ohio) and Rylee Jackson (West Virginia Wesleyan) are freshmen on college teams. Miller placed third in 1-meter diving and Jackson third in the 50-yard freestyle and the

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Mars boys, North Allegheny girls stand atop Trib 10 power rankings

January 2, 2019

Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases weekly Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:30 p.m. Then, after the show, the Trib Ten is posted online at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the ranking for the

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Franklin Regional’s Camacho looks for fourth Westmoreland County title

January 1, 2019

Will the No. 13 be a lucky number for Franklin Regional senior Colton Camacho That's what he is hoping. Camacho is in line to be the latest four-time Westmoreland County Coaches' Association wrestling champion. This is the 66th annual tournament, which begins 5 p.m. Friday at Norwin, and only 12

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Latrobe boys hope to carry momentum into section play

December 31, 2018

Excitement abounds for Latrobe boys basketball in 2019. The Wildcats just hope the momentum from 2018 carries over as the calendar changes. Latrobe racked up an 8-2 record during a busy and challenging December, which culminated in the championship game of the Josh Palmer Fund Elmira Holiday Inn Classic in

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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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Westmoreland notebook: Latrobe welcomes back 2,000-point scorer Sobota

Latrobe welcomed home one of its own for a holiday girls basketball tournament. Jen Sobota, the Wildcats' all-time leading scorer with 2,093 points, is the coach of the McLean High School girls team in Virginia. Sobota brought her team to Latrobe for the three-day tournament on the refurbished floor. Sobota,

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Penn Hills’ Hardy named state’s Class 5A Football Player of the Year

December 28, 2018

Daequan Hardy had a performance for the ages in the PIAA Class 5A football championship game. Apparently, members of the statewide media took notice. The Penn Hills senior was named the state's Class 5A Player of the Year and joined three of his Indians teammates on the Pennsylvania Football Writers

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Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Latrobe boys head to charity tournament

December 27, 2018

Reed Fenton and Bryce Butler are used to traveling up and down the East Coast for AAU basketball tournaments, but the senior standouts joined their Latrobe teammates for a road trip north this week. The Wildcats are in Elmira, N.Y. for the three-day Josh Palmer Fund Elmira Holiday Inn Classic.

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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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Trib 10 basketball power rankings: Week of Dec. 24, 2018

Every Wednesday during the 2018-2019 WPIAL basketball season, the Trib Live High School Sports Network will release its weekly Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:30 p.m. After the show, we will post the Trib Ten online at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the

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