Tag: Norwin

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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Franklin Regional’s Camacho looks for fourth Westmoreland County title

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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Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Lindsay Steeber and Kurtis Phipps

Kurtis Phipps School: Norwin Sport: Wrestling Year: Junior Claim to fame: Phipps defeated Stroudsburg senior Cameron Enriquez by a 6-5 decision to capture the 120-pound title at the Powerade wrestling tournament Dec. 29 at Canon-McMillan. Phipps won the 106-pound title last year. andquot;It was a good chance to wrestle some

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WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Dec. 30, 2018

December 29, 2018

Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 10-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 8-0, 2 3. Bethel Park, 8-0, 3 4. Norwin, 8-0, 4 5. Fox Chapel, 5-1, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 8-0, 1 2. Mars, 7-0, 2 3. Oakland Catholic, 8-1, 3

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Norwin’s Phipps, North Hills’ Hillegas claim second Powerade titles

When Norwin junior Kurtis Phipps looked at the 120-pound bracket for the 2018 Powerade Wrestling Tournament earlier this week, he knew he had to bring his 'A' game. Phipps did, and so did North Hills junior Sam Hillegas. Both won their second Powerade titles on Saturday at Canon-McMillan, and it

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Powerade wrestling notebook: Tricky night for No. 1 seeds from WPIAL

December 28, 2018

Life as a top seed can be dangerous. Franklin Regional's Colton Camacho found out the hard way Friday. The Franklin Regional senior came into the Powerade Christmas Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the 126-pound weight class, but he suffered an 8-4 upset loss to St. Edward (Ohio) wrestler

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McKeesport out-toughs Norwin boys basketball for victory

December 27, 2018

Coaches always talk about getting stops on the defensive end. It can be the fuel that revs up a key run, turns control in a team's favor or even decides the outcome of basketball games. Norwin kept coming back Thursday against Class 5A No. 5 McKeesport, but the stops were

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Norwin girls cruise past McKeesport for 7th straight victory

Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski likes to create a family atmosphere in his program. The team had a pizza party and a karaoke night during the Christmas break and players and coaches alike could be heard singing Happy Birthday to senior Jessica Kolesar in the locker room after Thursday's

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

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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