Tag: Monessen

Ellwood City girls hold out hope for playoff berth in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in HS sports

February 9, 2019

The 2019 WPIAL boys and girls playoff fields are finally set. Well, the girls' side is nearly finalized. One team will find out if it is headed to the district playoffs or if it will be home listening to the postseason on Trib HSSN. The strange thing is the team

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Westmoreland basketball notebook: FR’s Kobus among many thriving 1st-year coaches

January 31, 2019

Anthony Kobus thought a player was joking during a Franklin Regional girls basketball practice when she mentioned the team had not won a section title since 1979. andquot;I laughed at first,andquot; Kobus said. andquot;Then I noticed she was right. It's up there on the banner (beside the scoreboard in the

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WPIAL posts football schedules, won’t force Clairton-Mapletown matchup

January 30, 2019

Rather than risk another Mapletown vs. Clairton football forfeit, the WPIAL scheduled an open week for both teams next fall. This way, each school can find its own non-WPIAL opponent to play Week 1. andquot;Last year, Mapletown cancelled it, and there was no guarantee that wouldn't happen again,andquot; WPIAL executive

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Pittsburgh Basketball Club showcase games set for Saturday

January 26, 2019

Twenty teams, 10 games, two days, one site. The Pittsburgh Basketball Club hosts its annual Hall of Fame event involving some of the top district boys' basketball teams on Saturday and Sunday at Montour. There are five games each day with plenty of ranked teams taking part. The Saturday lineup

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

January 19, 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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Westmoreland athletes of the week: Monessen’s Darnel Howell, Norwin’s Emily Brozeski

January 15, 2019

Darnel Howell School: Monessen Sport: Basketball Class: Senior Claim to fame: Howell scored 26 points to lead Monessen (6-5, 5-0) to a 84-23 win over Avella in Section 2-A action Jan. 8. andquot;We are playing together more as a team, rebounding better and getting a lot of easy buckets. Playing

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WPIAL boys basketball rankings for Week of Jan. 6, 2019

January 5, 2019

WPIAL Boys basketball rankings Class 6A 1. Latrobe, 9-2, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 11-0, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 9-2, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, *9-2, 4 5. Butler, 9-2, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Mars, 9-1, 1 2. Moon, 10-0, 2 3. Woodland Hills, 8-1, 3 4. Penn Hills, 7-2,

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Westmoreland 2018 sports year in review: Championships aplenty around region

December 30, 2018

History was made, and championships were celebrated as another local sports year made its mark. Here are the top five Westmoreland County sports stories from 2018: 5. Golden Lions take state The Greensburg Salem boys cross country team captured the PIAA Class AA title for its first state championship. The

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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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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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