Tag: Penn Hills

Oakland Catholic, Penn Hills girls to meet for Section 3-5A championship

February 4, 2019

It's the final Tuesday of the high school basketball regular season, and there are plenty of key WPIAL boys basketball games on the schedule. One of the better games on the slate though is a girls basketball showdown with a section championship up for grabs. Oakland Catholic sits atop Section

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Penn Hills celebrates PIAA football title in Harrisburg

Two months after winning a state football title, the Penn Hills football team returned Monday to central Pennsylvania to celebrate. State sen. Jay Costa, State rep. Tony DeLuca and Governor Tom Wolf welcomed football coach Jon LeDonne and his team at the State Capitol Building in Harrisburg. Penn Hills won

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WPIAL football champions Pine-Richland, Penn Hills schedule Week Zero game

February 3, 2019

The reigning WPIAL Class 6A and 5A football championships will meet head to head next fall. Pine-Richland will host Penn Hills in a Week Zero matchup Aug. 23, the schools announced Sunday on Twitter. Pine-Richland won the WPIAL Class 6A title last season while Penn Hills won WPIAL and PIAA

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Spencer develops into ‘coach on the court’ for Penn Hills boys basketball

January 31, 2019

At the beginning of the season, Penn Hills senior guard Tyree Spencer wasn't a well-known boys basketball player in the WPIAL. However, Spencer's new role has allowed him to turn some heads. Spencer, who was the sixth-man off the bench for the WPIAL title team last season, is averaging 20.3

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Dunson’s energy, defense key to success for Penn Hills girls basketball

Seniors Tayonna Robertson and Adia Brisker can constantly be seen leading the Penn Hills girls basketball team offensively in the box score. But it's the energy and defense provided by senior Ariana Dunson that could make the difference in the postseason. The Indians have a 13-5 overall record with a

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18 WPIAL football players picked for East-West all-star game

South Fayette teammates Mike Trimbur, Tom Elia and Ryan Coe were among 18 WPIAL football players selected for the PSFCA East-West all-star game. The rosters were announced Thursday. Also picked for the West roster were North Hills' Tyler Brennan, Thomas Jefferson's Dominic Serapiglia, Pine-Richland's Mike Dorundo and Anthony Cerminara, Shaler's

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Aliquippa trio among 11 WPIAL players selected for Big 33 Football Classic

Aliquippa teammates MJ Devonshire, Will Gipson and Solvauhn Moreland were among 11 WPIAL players chosen for the PSFCA Big 33 Football Classic. The Pennsylvania all-star team roster was announced Thursday. Also selected were Penn Hills' Dante Cephas and Daequan Hardy, Latrobe's Trent Holler, North Hills' Lirion Murtezi, Central Catholic's Brian

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Peters Township girls move to top of Trib 10 power rankings

January 30, 2019

Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:30 p.m. Then, after the show, the Trib 10 is posted at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the ranking for the Week of

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Latrobe girls stun Penn Hills on White’s game-winner

January 24, 2019

Senior guard Kayla White hadn't scored a point until the end in Latrobe's game Thursday. But with 6.9 seconds left, it was White who hit the winning shot as Latrobe stunned Penn Hills, 57-56, in a WPIAL Class 5A, Section 3 game. Penn Hills had one last shot at the

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Penn Hills wrestling focused on individual success

With a limited roster, the Penn Hills wrestling team continues to focus on individual success as the postseason approaches. Recently, the Indians had two wrestlers reach the podium at the Allegheny County tournament Jan. 18-19 at Fox Chapel. Senior Justin Perkins (11-4) finished fourth after losing the third-place bout to

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