Tag: South Park

Thomas Jefferson captures 1st Allegheny County Wrestling Tournament team title

January 19, 2019

Thomas Jefferson coach Michael Ladick didn't get hoisted and carried off the mat after the Jaguars claimed their first Allegheny County Wrestling Tournament team title Saturday at Fox Chapel. Ladick didn't need to. He already was flying high. Thomas Jefferson crowned three champions -- Mike Zacur, Alex Weber and Max

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Quaker Valley’s Redinger rallies, TJ’s Serapiglia pulls surprise at Allegheny County tournament

January 18, 2019

It's not often a quarterfinal-round match features two past tournament champions. But that's what happened at the 18th annual Allegheny County Wrestling Championships Friday at Fox Chapel. Quaker Valley sophomore Conner Redinger, the 2018 champion at 106 pounds, battled Penn Hills senior Justin Perkins, the 2017 champion at 126, in

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Class 5A contenders Penn Hills, Oakland Catholic to square off in 3 things to watch Thursday in high school sports

January 9, 2019

Their pasts have been golden, and the present is pretty good, as well. Tradition though won't mean a thing when the ball goes up in a girls basketball clash of top teams in Class 5A Thursday evening. Both Oakland Catholic and Penn Hills are 5-0 atop Section 3-5A. The Eagles,

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High school roundup for Dec. 26, 2018: Belle Vernon tops Southmoreland in OT

December 26, 2018

Mitch Pohlot had 24 points, and Larry Calloway added 21 as Belle Vernon defeated Southmoreland, 84-80, in overtime at the Charleroi tournament Wednesday night. Jake Haney scored 13 points, and Cameron Nusser added 12 for the Leopards (2-6). Riley Comforti scored 28 points to lead Southmoreland (3-5). Ringgold 69, Yough

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PIHL Team of the Week: Plum Mustangs

December 23, 2018

Two seasons ago, the Plum hockey team celebrated the school's second PIHL title. At the end of that season, Plum lost several of its best players. A year later, the Mustangs bowed out of the playoffs in the first round. Fast forward to the start of the 2018-19 season, and

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PIHL Player of the Week: Montour’s Ritchy Froehlich Jr.

December 16, 2018

Oh Captain, My Captain. Whether it's a quote from the movie andquot;Dead Poet's Society,andquot; or describing the play of the captain of the highest-scoring team in the PIHL, the picture is the same. It's the senior captain of the Montour Spartans standing above the rest as the first Trib HSSN

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WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball breakdown

December 4, 2018

Class 3A Preseason Player of the Year Bella Burrelli, Neshannock 5-11, Sr., forward 17.9 ppg last season Players to watch Ariana Goitz, Shady Side Academy 5-6, Sr., G, 19.0 ppg Maura Huwalt, South Park 6-0, Sr., F, 13.0 ppg Amaia Johnson, East Allegheny 5-8, Jr., G/F, 12.2 ppg Karly McCutcheon,

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PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — McKeesport, Franklin Regional, South Park celebrate titles in ’05

December 3, 2018

The PIAA had been hosting state playoffs in all but one fall high school sport since 1976. Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country and field hockey all crowned state champions once the district playoffs concluded. The lone exception to the fall state playoff slate was high school football. It wasn't

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Freedom’s Jayden Sharpless named Trib HSSN Girls Soccer Player of the Year

December 1, 2018

Trib HSSN Girls Soccer Player of the Year Jayden Sharpless Freedom, freshman, midfielder Freedom rang up goals at a WPIAL-best pace this season, and its freshman phenom provided much of the firepower. The younger sister of Florida Atlantic commit Myla Sharpless, Jayden adapted to the high school level quickly. She

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West Allegheny’s Nathan Dragisich named Trib HSSN Boys Soccer Player of the Year

Trib HSSN Boys Soccer Player of the Year Nathan Dragisich West Allegheny, senior, midfielder Playing at a fast, attacking pace, West Allegheny racked up 120 goals, 23 wins and a PIAA championship. Nathan Dragisich was out in front, leading the charge as the Indians went andquot;dragandquot; racing to their most

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