Tag: Penn Hills

Penn Hills track team looks to build confidence during indoor season

December 4, 2022

Lee Zelkowitz is excited to get the track team moving through the indoor season. Practice was scheduled to start Dec. 5, and the Indians hope to utilize the season to build confidence and capitalize with some strong performances.

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Trib HSSN 2022-23 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball preseason breakdown

November 27, 2022

Fox Chapel and North Hills, last year’s WPIAL finalists in Class 6A, moved into Class 5A in PIAA realignment in the offseason. But they’re not big-school bullies swooping in to steal the lunch money of smaller schools. Far from it.

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Penn Hills girls basketball eager to get back on course

Hannah Pugliese doesn’t need to dig into the history books to know what the tradition of the Penn Hills girls basketball program means. All she has to do is talk to volunteer assistant coaches Desiree Oliver and Jade Ely, who have been helping the team out in the preseason.

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Penn Hills boys look to use playoff run as springboard

The Penn Hills boys basketball team got a jolt from what it did beyond the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs last season.

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Penn Hills athletes participate in WPIAL Sportsmanship Summit

November 20, 2022

Getting a chance to look at the past while keeping an eye on the near future provided Penn Hills junior Hannah Pugliese with an opportunity for reflection.

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New coach knows progress Penn Hills swim team could make

Taking over as the Penn Hills varsity swimming coach is a fun challenge for Morgan Bush.

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Penn Hills senior takes ‘easy to coach’ attitude to college volleyball ranks

November 13, 2022

Hard-headed wasn’t the word Amiera Smith was searching for. But there was a time the Penn Hills senior felt she could have had a better attitude about playing volleyball.

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Penn Hills runner shows progress with showing at WPIAL cross country meet

Lee Zelkowitz could see that Sawyer Kinney’s performance was climbing in the weeks leading up to the WPIAL Class 3A cross country championships. The Penn Hills junior had made major progress this season and seemed to be figuring things out.

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Penn Hills youth football team comes together, plays for championship

November 6, 2022

Being a sideline dad didn’t become a reality for Brad Phillips. The 34-year-old North Hills graduate originally wanted his son, Braden, to play for the Penn Hills teams in the Western Pennsylvania Youth Athletic Association. He didn’t want to be anything more than a spectator.

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Penn Hills boys soccer looking for path back to playoffs

The Penn Hills boys soccer team had the worst kind of luck during the 2022 season.

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