Tag: Pine-Richland

Hockey steps into spotlight in 3 things to watch Thursday in high school athletics

November 7, 2018

Two days before the state playoffs resume in soccer, volleyball and field hockey and one day before the WPIAL football playoffs continue with semifinals and quarterfinals action, high school hockey jumps into the spotlight. The marquee matchup in the PIHL is in Class AA as Pine-Richland faces rival Mars in

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PIAA soccer, volleyball, field hockey playoffs set to begin in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

November 5, 2018

Since being shut out of gold in PIAA soccer nine years ago, WPIAL teams have captured 20 of the 52 state championships. Three times district teams have left Hershey with four state soccer crowns, including 2012 and '13 when WPIAL teams won eight of the 12 titles. The other season

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Teams stay put in this week’s Trib 10 football 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. With very few eyebrow raisers on opening night of the district playoffs, there are zero changes from last week in the power rankings. Two ranked teams

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WPIAL field hockey teams ready to begin PIAA playoffs

November 4, 2018

WPIAL field hockey champions Shady Side Academy (Class A), Penn-Trafford (AA) and Peters Township (AAA) and WPIAL AAA runner-up Pine-Richland begin the PIAA playoffs Tuesday. Shady Side Academy will take on Newporttin the first round at 2 p.m. at Latrobe High School. The tripleheader at Latrobe also will have Penn-Trafford

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Pine-Richland’s Wymard caps season at state golf tournament

November 2, 2018

Nearing the conclusion of a successful boys golf season that included a fifth-place finish at the WPIAL Class AAA team championships, Pine-Richland's Jack Wymard was the last Rams golfer standing, representing his program at the PIAA individual championships at Heritage Hills Golf Resort Oct. 23-24. The senior represented well, helping

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Baldwin volleyball rallies past Pine-Richland in WPIAL semifinals

October 31, 2018

After losing the first two games to Pine-Richland, Baldwin girls volleyball rallied in Games 3 and 4 to tie the score at 2-all. Baldwin won a tense and exciting Game 5, 15-11, snapping an 11-11 stalemate with four consecutive points at the end to earn a 3-2 victory in the

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Freeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory

October 30, 2018

Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in

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Peters Township tops No. 2 Pine-Richland to capture WPIAL Class AAA field hockey title

October 29, 2018

It was a win that was eight years in the making, and Peters Township senior midfielder Greta Schratz was born for championship moments. After a blocking penalty was called on a Pine-Richland defender deep in the Rams defensive zone with 9 minutes, 47 seconds remaining in the overtime period, it

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Pine-Richland wins thrilling 5-set quarterfinal match over Norwin

Trailing 14-8 in a winner-take-all fifth set with a trip to the semifinals in Class 4A on the line, No. 3-seeded Pine-Richland used a strong run to force a win-by-two situation, and eventually defeated No. 6 Norwin, 17-15, to win a WPIAL Class AAAA girls volleyball quarterfinal 3-2 on Monday

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Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals

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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