Tag: Penn Hills

Fox Chapel set to host 18th annual Allegheny County wrestling tournament

January 17, 2019

A native of East Liberty, where wrestling wasn't very prevalent as he grew up, Ron Frank nonetheless made the sport a significant part of his life's work. And even after nearly four decades of coaching at Fox Chapel, Frank still gets a rush from the sight of the medal stand

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Mars boys, North Allegheny girls lead Trib 10 basketball rankings

January 16, 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, we will post the Trib 10 at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the ranking for the week

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No. 4 Penn Hills uses team effort to top rival Woodland Hills in Section 1-5A matchup

January 15, 2019

Players leaving the Penn Hills boys basketball team should exit with a certificate for a skilled trade alongside their diplomas. No team in the WPIAL is better at creating and converting high-percentage shots. While playing for control of Section 1-5A Tuesday night at home, the Indians showed their efficiency doesn't

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High school wrestling notebook: Dolde to get 1st taste of Hempfield-Greensburg Salem rivalry

When Tommy Dolde coached wrestling at Connellsville, the Falcons really didn't have a rivalry match. Mt. Pleasant was the Falcons' rival for a few years when Rob Waller coached the Vikings in the late 1970s, and Uniontown was another rival in the early '80s. Connellsville then left Fayette County and

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Sewickley, OLSH set for rematch in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

January 14, 2019

By comparison sake, this is a budding rivalry. But the intensity and number of meetings has made this one of the hottest matchups in the district. Sewickley Academy and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart will meet for the eighth time in two calendar years when the two powers collide

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Bowling Green football targets 4 WPIAL juniors

January 13, 2019

Four WPIAL juniors announced football offers from Bowling Green this week including the first for Hempfield lineman Fintan Brose. Penn Hills safety Aakeem Snell, Woodland Hills tight end Joshua Rawlings and Central Catholic defensive end A.J. Beatty also added offers from the Mid-American Conference school. Beatty (6-5, 250) received a

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Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Penn Hills

The Trib's girls basketball teamof the week is Section 3-5A frontrunner Penn Hills. After losing to Norwin in the 2015 WPIAL Class AAAA title game, Penn Hills lost in the semifinals of the district playoffs the next two years. Then last season, the Indians lost 31-30 in the first round

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Baldwin’s O’Malley, NA’s Burton win 3 events at TSTCA indoor meet

Baldwin's Brendan O'Malley and North Allegheny's Casey Burton won three events apiece Saturday at the Tri-State Track Coaches Association indoor meet in Edinboro. O'Malley, a senior, won the boys 200, 400 and long jump. Burton, a junior, won the girls 60, 200 and long jump. The meet was the second

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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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