Tag: Penn Hills

Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals

October 29, 2018

No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood off

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North Allegheny takes over No. 1 spot in Trib 10 power rankings

Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. The biggest overhaul to the power rankings comes as the regular season concluded and the postseason is about to begin. There is a change at No.

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Breaking down the 2018 WPIAL football playoffs

Here's a breakdown of the 2018 WPIAL football playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: North Allegheny grabbed the top seed with a 27-7 victory over Pine-Richland in Week 9. NA's offense starts with its running game, and senior Ben Maenza topped the 1,000-yard mark last week. The Tigers are seeking their first

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Seven football teams in TribHSSN state rankings lose, three fall out

October 28, 2018

As the regular season concludes and district playoffs begin, we have a shakeup in the TribHSSN state rankings. Seven ranked teams lost in Week 9: Four remained ranked, but three fell out. For the first time since early in the season, a top-ranked team lost as Aliquippa was stunned by

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Penn Hills uses complete game to defeat North Hills

October 26, 2018

Penn Hills showed in its regular-season finale why it has dominated Class 5A teams all season. The running game was unpredictable with a wide range of play calls, the passing attack was clutch in third down situations and the defense put on a clinic against a one-dimensional North Hills ground

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Penn Hills girls soccer team celebrates growth, improvement in 2nd half

After qualifying for the playoffs the past two seasons, Penn Hills girls soccer took a step back when you analyze the team through wins and losses. However, coach Ashley DeVito was pleased with how her team competed the second time around when facing off against Section 3-4A foes. DeVito was

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Penn Hills girls volleyball displays improvement throughout season

The theme for the Penn Hills girls volleyball team was andquot;Trust the Team.andquot; That theme was tested on and off the court this season. The Indians finished 7-10 overall with a 2-10 record in Section 3-4A. Penn Hills captured wins over Gateway, Woodland Hills, Carrick, Allderdice and Trinity Christian, while

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Week 9 matchups could shake up Trib HSSN high school football power rankings

October 22, 2018

Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. There was a minor change this week after two weeks of zero movement, as the bottom two teams flip-flopped power positions. No. 9 West Allegheny lost

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Penn Hills boys soccer battles adversity throughout challenging season

October 18, 2018

Sports can be used as a vehicle to teach many life lessons to teenage athletes. As Penn Hills boys soccer coach Ryan Hankey was looking to change the culture with his team, the Indians were faced with adversity multiple times. During the offseason, Hankey established an offseason program he believed

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No changes for Trib 10 football power rankings after week of wins

October 15, 2018

Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network will releases weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. After six weeks of changes, this is the second straight week that all 10 teams flexed their andquot;powerandquot; and took care of business to keep

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