Tag: Quaker Valley

High school wrestling notebook: WPIAL tournament will go as planned Wednesday

January 29, 2019

With school districts canceling classes for Wednesday ahead of the frigid temperatures that are expected in Western Pennsylvania, WPIAL officials said Tuesday the wrestling team tournament will go on as scheduled. There are eight sites hosting first-round and quarterfinal matches: four in Class AAA (Kiski Area, Canon-McMillan, Hempfield and Seneca

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WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 28, 2019

WPIAL wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 11-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 10-2, 3 3. Hempfield, 12-2, 2 4. Canon-McMillan, 7-2, 5 5. Thomas Jefferson, 15-0, 6 6. Waynesburg, 13-1, 4 7. Norwin, 14-3, 7 8. Mt. Lebanon, 10-3, 8 9. North Allegheny, 10-3, NR 10.

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Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Quaker Valley

TEAM OF THE WEEK: Quaker Valley It took just three years for Quaker Valley to become a championship wrestling program. The Quakers, who fielded a program for the first time in 2016-17, last week captured their first section team title by taking down Keystone Oaks, 43-33, in the Section 2-AA

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Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Burrell’s Ian Oswalt

Wrestler of the week: Ian Oswalt, Burrell, so. Burrell's 120-pounder continued his torrid sophomore season by claiming the championship at the annual Thomas Chevrolet tournament in Bedford. Oswalt did it in dominant fashion, getting three pins in his four matches, including one in the final against Mt. Pleasant's Noah Teeters.

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Pine-Richland, Butler set for rematch in 3 things to watch Tuesday in high school sports

January 28, 2019

The Section 1-6A title could be at stake in a rematch from one of the top WPIAL boys basketball games this season. Pine-Richland is 7-0 with three section games left, including a showdown at Butler (6-1) on Tuesday in a game that can be heard on the TribLive High School

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Quaker Valley boys end Knoch’s 11-game winning streak

January 26, 2019

Two lengthy dry spells and a rebounding advantage for Quaker Valley spelled doom for Knoch's 11-game winning streak. The Knights, No. 5 in this week's Trib HSSN Class 4A rankings, fell to the No. 2 Quakers, 68-53, on Saturday afternoon in the Pittsburgh Basketball Club showcase at Montour. Knoch was

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Pittsburgh Basketball Club showcase games set for Saturday

Twenty teams, 10 games, two days, one site. The Pittsburgh Basketball Club hosts its annual Hall of Fame event involving some of the top district boys' basketball teams on Saturday and Sunday at Montour. There are five games each day with plenty of ranked teams taking part. The Saturday lineup

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Quaker Valley wrestling team aims for big things in future

January 25, 2019

JohnRocco Kazalas has set the standard for success in Quaker Valley's 3-year-old wrestling program, but the team's youngest athletes might raise the bar in time. Wrestlers such as sophomore Conner Redinger and freshman Patrick Cutchember seem poised to rewrite the record books long after Kazalas finishes his high school career.

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Kiski Area, Burrell earn top seeds for WPIAL wrestling tournament

January 24, 2019

The WPIAL wrestling committee on Thursday awarded Kiski Area (Class AAA) and Burrell (Class AA) the No. 1 seeds for the upcoming team tournament, which begins Monday with Class AAA preliminary-round matches. Kiski Area (11-0), ranked third in the state in the Trib HSSN rankings, has won the past two

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Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: North Hills’ Sam Hillegas

January 22, 2019

Wrestler of the week: Sam Hillegas, jr., North Hills Sam Hillegas won PIAA wrestling championships each of the past two years, and he looks well on his way to another one this spring. The North Hills junior won his second consecutive title at the Allegheny County tournament, dominating a difficult

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