Tag: Latrobe

Class 6A Latrobe too much for Valley

December 15, 2018

Both coaches agreed games like this matter. For the winner, especially, so does the outcome. Bryce Butler scored 15 points, and Ryan Sickenberger added 13 to lead unbeaten Latrobe to a 75-46 victory over Valley on Saturday at the Westmoreland County Coaches' Association Showcase at Hempfield. Latrobe (5-0), ranked No.

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Westmoreland notebook: Franklin Regional’s Jackson taking talents to Miami

Franklin Regional senior golfer Palmer Jackson had a summer and fall to remember as he qualified for various high-level events at some of the top courses in the country. His All-American tour continues this week in Florida -- with more global flavor -- as he plays in the prestigious South

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Basketball showcases on tap in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

December 14, 2018

Tis the season for one-day showcase events. The trend in high school basketball in recent years is for teams to participate in one-day events for various causes held on Saturdays in December and January. One of those events takes place Saturday at Hempfield and will feature seven boys basketball games

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Fenton scores 36 as Latrobe boys top Penn Hills in nonsection showdown

December 13, 2018

Latrobe trailed Penn Hills early, but the Wildcats quickly got on track and rolled to another high-scoring victory to remain unbeaten. Reed Fenton scored half of his game-high 36 points in the second quarter, sparking a Latrobe uprising that carried the Wildcats to a 90-77 victory in a nonsection boys

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Butler boys, North Allegheny girls lead Trib 10 basketball power rankings

December 12, 2018

Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLIVE High School Sports Network will release Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report show at 6:30 p.m. After the show, check out the Trib 10 at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the ranking for the Week

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Section girls basketball games get underway in 3 things to watch Thursday in high school sports

A year ago, they were both section champions in different sections and in different classifications. Now Beaver and Neshannock meet in the first of two section contests. Section play tips off for many WPIAL girls' basketball teams on Thursday. The Bobcats have won their first three games this season after

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State, WPIAL champions highlight Trib 25 football all-star team

Another high school football season has come and gone, and 2018 will be memorable for teams and players across Western Pennsylvania. Penn Hills and Aliquippa celebrated PIAA titles in Hershey and shared WPIAL championship glory with Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Steel Valley, South Fayette and Pine-Richland. There were

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Fenton, Butler lead Class 6A No. 2 Latrobe past Gateway

December 11, 2018

There was no double-overtime when Latrobe and Gateway met on the basketball court for a rematch on Tuesday night. For Gateway, though, there still was plenty of double jeopardy. The Gators could not slow down the Wildcats' potent one-two scoring duo of Reed Fenton and Bryce Butler as the host

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Westmoreland athletes of the week: Latrobe’s Reed Fenton, Southmoreland’s Maggie Moore

Reed Fenton School: Latrobe Sport: Basketball Class: Senior Claim to fame: Fenton, a Lehigh commit, scored 42 points and knocked down 10 3-pointers to lead Latrobe (2-0) to a 90-70 win over Altoona at the Canon-McMillan tournament Friday. He added 23 points in a 72-20 win over Canon-McMillan on Saturday.

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Latrobe wrestling ‘climbing to the top’ of Section 1-AAA mountain

Mike Ciotti's last high school wrestling match for Latrobe was 16 years ago in the 113-pound state finals. Looking back, it doesn't matter that he lost by three points in a decision to Drew Headlee, his eventual Pitt teammate. What is important is that he trained like a state champion,

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