Tag: North Hills

Young North Hills girls basketball grows from challenges

January 17, 2019

After one run-through of its Section 1-6A schedule, the North Hills girls basketball team is finding wins hard to come by. Coming into the season, lofty goals such as winning the section title would have been a tough ask for a young Indians (2-9, 1-5) squad that carries more freshmen

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Fox Chapel set to host 18th annual Allegheny County wrestling tournament

A native of East Liberty, where wrestling wasn't very prevalent as he grew up, Ron Frank nonetheless made the sport a significant part of his life's work. And even after nearly four decades of coaching at Fox Chapel, Frank still gets a rush from the sight of the medal stand

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High school wrestling notebook: Dolde to get 1st taste of Hempfield-Greensburg Salem rivalry

January 15, 2019

When Tommy Dolde coached wrestling at Connellsville, the Falcons really didn't have a rivalry match. Mt. Pleasant was the Falcons' rival for a few years when Rob Waller coached the Vikings in the late 1970s, and Uniontown was another rival in the early '80s. Connellsville then left Fayette County and

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North Hills football players to continue careers at military academies

January 10, 2019

When it came time for North Hills' student-athletes Lirion Murtezi and Tyler Brennan to select the schools and football programs they will dedicate their college futures toward, the Indians' seniors both decided on paths that are less traveled by typical 18 year olds. Next fall, Murtezi and Brennan will become

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North Hills swimmers hitting qualifying marks in early going

January 3, 2019

From a wins-and-losses standpoint, the returns on the North Hills swimming team's young season have been mixed. Both the boys and the girls may sport a 1-2 record, however that does not mean there hasn't been some early-season successes for both groups. Through the first three meets of the year,

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Trib HSSN wrestler of the week: Bethel Park’s Luke Montgomery

January 1, 2019

Wrestler of the week: Luke Montgomery, Bethel Park, jr. Montgomery's first action of the season came at the Southmoreland Holiday Classic, and he put on quite a show. The 195-pounder, who wasn't seeded for the tournament after going 38-26 in his first two seasons at Bethel Park, beat all five

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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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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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4 WPIAL wrestlers receive top seeds for Powerade tournament

Returning champion Kurtis Phipps of Norwin led a group of four WPIAL wrestlers who received top seeds in their weight classes for this weekend's Powerade Christmas Tournament at Canon-McMillan. Phipps, a junior who won the 106-pound weight class in 2017, received the No. 1 seed at 120 pounds. North Hills

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WPIAL football players sign with Division I colleges

December 19, 2018

Signed on Senior football players from the WPIAL who signed with Division I programs Wednesday: Division I FBS Dante Cephas, Penn Hills, WR -- Kent State Mike Coleman, Woodland Hills, DB -- Toledo Konota Gaskins, McKeesport, DB -- Bowling Green Will Gipson, Aliquippa, WR -- Pitt RJ Hart, Imani Christian,

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