Tag: Penn Hills

Penn Hills enters 4-game ‘gauntlet’ run with lopsided win over McKeesport

January 11, 2019

Penn Hills just entered a 10-day stretch that coach Dan DeRose calls the gauntlet. His boys basketball team faces section rivals McKeesport and Woodland Hills, Class 6A contender Fox Chapel and Philadelphia power Chester, a seven-time state champion. It's a daunting four-game stretch for a team with five first-year starters.

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Brisker beats buzzer to lift No. 4 Penn Hills girls past No. 2 Oakland Catholic

January 10, 2019

Throughout the entirety of the WPIAL Class 5A matchup between No. 4 Penn Hills and No. 2 Oakland Catholic, Adia Brisker served as the spark for the Indians' offense, particularly when they needed her most. So, it should be no surprise that with Penn Hills trailing by one with 2.8

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Balance, aggressiveness help Penn Hills get off to 9-2 start

Heading into the season, Penn Hills boys basketball coach Dan DeRose was unsure how his team would perform after losing key contributors from a WPIAL title team. However, the Indians have jumped out to a 9-2 start, with a 4-0 mark in Section 1-5A. DeRose has been proud of the

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Penn Hills athletes open indoor season with strong effort at TSTCA meet

The Penn Hills indoor track team might not have the numbers this year, but the Indians are hoping quality overtakes quantity. The girls team got off to a good start as four athletes finished in the top 10 at the first Tri-State Track Coaches Association indoor meet at Edinboro University

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Class 5A contenders Penn Hills, Oakland Catholic to square off in 3 things to watch Thursday in high school sports

January 9, 2019

Their pasts have been golden, and the present is pretty good, as well. Tradition though won't mean a thing when the ball goes up in a girls basketball clash of top teams in Class 5A Thursday evening. Both Oakland Catholic and Penn Hills are 5-0 atop Section 3-5A. The Eagles,

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Mars boys, North Allegheny girls hold strong atop Trib 10 power rankings

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, we post the Trib 10 at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the ranking for the Week of

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WPIAL schedules appeal hearing for Penn Hills football, coach Jon LeDonne

January 8, 2019

Penn Hills football coach Jon LeDonne, facing a one-game suspension, will have his appeal heard later this month. The Penn Hills administration appealed the entirety of the WPIAL discipline handed down last month as punishment for a pregame smoke bomb in the football playoffs. The WPIAL scheduled a hearing Jan.

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Class 5A Penn Hills too much for Class 2A Jeannette

January 5, 2019

Adrian Batts doesn't shy away from filling Jeannette's nonconference schedule with large-school opponents. It provides the Jayhawks an opportunity to improve. But battling those types of foes can result in getting clipped on occasion. Penn Hills, which is ranked fourth in Class 5A, had the goods to beat up the

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WPIAL boys basketball rankings for Week of Jan. 6, 2019

WPIAL Boys basketball rankings Class 6A 1. Latrobe, 9-2, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 11-0, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 9-2, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, *9-2, 4 5. Butler, 9-2, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Mars, 9-1, 1 2. Moon, 10-0, 2 3. Woodland Hills, 8-1, 3 4. Penn Hills, 7-2,

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WPIAL spirit championships on tap in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

January 4, 2019

We've got spirit, yes we do. We got spirit, how 'bout you OK, so the cheers on Saturday won't be as simple as that standard classic in the first high school sports championships of 2019. For the seventh straight year, the WPIAL will host the competitive spirit championships Saturday to

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