Tag: Norwin

After strong start to season, Norwin hockey aims to snap losing skid

December 14, 2018

After winning six of its first seven games, the upstart Norwin hockey team suddenly finds itself in the midst of a three-game slide but also fighting ghosts of Christmas past. andquot;I told them let's not be 'No-win' anymore. Let's be Norwin,andquot; Norwin coach Dennis Tokarski said, referencing previous Knights teamst.

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

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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Norwin girls basketball uses fast pace to defeat Pine-Richland

December 13, 2018

When Norwin turned up the pressure, everything changed, including Pine-Richland's hopes of winning. It was a close girls basketball game in the opening minutes, but No. 4 Norwin turned its Section 1-6A opener into a rout when it kicked up the tempo and blew past the Rams, 75-40, on Thursday

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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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Franklin Regional uses defense to top Norwin in Rettger final

It wasn't pretty, but Franklin Regional will take it. Behind another strong defensive performance, the Panthers defended their title and won their fifth Mike Rettger Memorial Tournament in seven years with a 44-39 victory over Norwin on Wednesday night in Murrysville. A game with little fluidity saw both teams run

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Norwin’s Breen commits to play soccer at Duquesne

Norwin soccer standout Carter Breen is far from a late bloomer. In fact, he often is ahead of everyone else on the field. He has been one to watch for years, at the youth level through the high school ranks. And while his college commitment came later than most, the

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High school wrestling notebook: Kiski Area again flexes muscle at EAIWT

December 11, 2018

Kiski Area coach Chris Heater and assistant coach Chuck Tursky didn't know how many times the Cavaliers had won the Eastern Area Invitational at Gateway. Kiski Area won its fourth consecutive EAIWT championship Saturday and has won more than 20 in the tournament's 41-year history. The Cavaliers finished with 241

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Mike Rettger tournament to feature top matchups in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

December 10, 2018

The format is the same for most WPIAL boys and girls basketball teams. Open the season in a tip-off tournament, play a nonsection tune-up or two and then jump into section play for three or four games before the holidays. However, for four boys hoops teams, it has become a

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Norwin girls shut down Penn Hills at North Allegheny tournament

December 8, 2018

Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski held an impromptu walkthrough in the gym at 8 a.m. Saturday to teach his players the basics of the 1-3-1 zone defense because he wanted to implement it against Penn Hills. The Knights hadn't practiced that much in the past, but after the brief

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Westmoreland high school notebook: Wickstrom takes over Monessen softball

Monessen has made significant strides in the softball postseason the last few years. If the Greyhounds are going to continue their upswing, however, they will do so with a new coach. And a young coach at that. The school recently named Carlee Wickstrom coach after Bo Teets' resignation last month.

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