Tag: Seneca Valley

Fast start helps Seneca Valley defeat Mifflin County in PIAA 1st round

February 7, 2019

HERSHEY -- Seneca Valley shrugged off its disappointing performance in the WPIAL Class AAA championship with a solid win Thursday in the first round of the PIAA team tournament at the Giant Center. Seneca Valley (14-3) won six of the first seven bouts and defeated District 6 champion Mifflin County,

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3 WPIAL players added to Big 33 Football Classic roster

Three WPIAL football players joined Pennsylvania's roster for the Big 33 Football Classic. Thomas Jefferson lineman Dom Serapiglia, Seneca Valley inside linebacker Jake Stebbins and McKeesport outside linebacker Thomas Wyatt were announced Thursday as replacements for the high school football all-star game. Pine-Richland linebacker Tyler King was among the three

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Ambridge, Quaker Valley girls to play for playoff berth Thursday night

February 6, 2019

Win and you're in. It might be stressful for players and coaches, but it's an early playoff gift for girls basketball fans. That will be the case Thursday in Section 2-4A when Ambridge hosts Quaker Valley. Both teams are tied for fourth place with 4-7 records, trailing co-leaders Blackhawk and

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Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 4, 2019

February 5, 2019

Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 15-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 13-3, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 10-3, 4 4. Waynesburg, 15-3, 6 5. Hempfield, 13-3, 3 6. Thomas Jefferson, 16-2, 5 7. Norwin, 15-4, 7 8. Connellsville, 11-5, NR 9. Mt. Lebanon, 10-4, 8 10.

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Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 4, 2019

TribHSSN state team rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 12-1, 2 2. Kiski Area (7), 15-0, 3 3. Northampton (11), 17-3, 8 4. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 19-4, 1 5. Cedar Cliff (3), 16-0, 4 6. Council Rock South (1), 12-0, 5 7. Seneca Valley (7),

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Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Burrell Buccaneers

TEAM OF THE WEEK: Burrell Burrell winning a WPIAL Class AA championship is a tradition unlike any other -- each February, the Bucs end up on top. The longest WPIAL wrestling championship streak in WPIAL history reached 13 years Saturday as Burrell beat Freedom, 54-21, at Chartiers-Houston. Seven different wrestlers

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Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Kiski Area’s Jack Blumer

WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Jack Blumer, Kiski Area, jr. Blumer wrestled four matches over the course of the week. All four ended the same way. The junior 160-pounder typified Kiski Area's team dominance in the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs, getting four pins to help the Cavaliers win their third consecutive

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WPIAL wrestling teams find out opponents for PIAA team tournament

February 3, 2019

Now that the Burrell and Kiski Area wrestling teams have successfully defended their WPIAL titles, they can focus on winning PIAA championships. The PIAA team tournament begins Monday in both Class AAA and Class AA. Canon-McMillan, which defeated Waynesburg for third place in Class AAA, will travel to Pittsburgh to

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Kiski Area wins third straight WPIAL Class AAA wrestling crown

February 2, 2019

Kiski Area is beginning to collect WPIAL championships the way it gets pins: in bunches. Control of Class AAA wrestling remained firmly with the Cavaliers, who rolled to their third consecutive title with a convincing 49-17 victory over Seneca Valley on Saturday at Norwin. One of the WPIAL's most consistent

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Five things to watch at Saturday’s WPIAL wrestling semifinals, finals

February 1, 2019

The WPIAL Class AAA and AA wrestling championships will be held Saturday. Kiski Area (Class AAA) and Burrell (AA) are the returning champions, and both are seeded No. 1 in each classification. Here are some interesting facts about the team tournament. Can Burrell do it again Burrell has reached the

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