Tag: Thomas Jefferson

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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TJ’s Clark helps push girls basketball team toward playoffs

February 1, 2019

Jenna Clark has been a more-than-welcome addition to the Thomas Jefferson girls basketball program. A sharp-shooting 5-foot-7 senior who joined the girls team as a sophomore, Clark has developed into one of the premier point guards in the WPIAL. Clark achieved a career milestone --scoring 1,000 career points -- Jan.

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Thomas Jefferson wrestlers continue ‘remarkable’ season

The only time Thomas Jefferson ever claimed a section title in wrestling was 1986. Until now. This year's team rolled through the regular season undefeated and captured TJ's second section crown. It ended a 33-year drought. TJ hosted the Section 2-AAA tournament Jan. 23, defeating Peters Township, 44-25, and Connellsville,

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18 WPIAL football players picked for East-West all-star game

January 31, 2019

South Fayette teammates Mike Trimbur, Tom Elia and Ryan Coe were among 18 WPIAL football players selected for the PSFCA East-West all-star game. The rosters were announced Thursday. Also picked for the West roster were North Hills' Tyler Brennan, Thomas Jefferson's Dominic Serapiglia, Pine-Richland's Mike Dorundo and Anthony Cerminara, Shaler's

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Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Quaker Valley

January 29, 2019

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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TJ wrestling ascends to top of Allegheny County

January 25, 2019

Four years ago, Thomas Jefferson tied for 15th place in the Allegheny County Wrestling Tournament. The Jaguars placed 13th in 2017, then climbed to the runner-up spot last season. This year, the TJ wrestlers were crowned county champions, as coach Michael Ladick's four-year plan came to fruition. The Jaguars finished

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Thomas Jefferson hockey well-represented at PIHL all-star event

Four integral members of the Thomas Jefferson hockey team were selected to play in the PIHL all-star showcase. The games took place Jan. 27 at the Robert Morris Island Sports Complex on Neville Island. TJ was represented in Class A by senior forwards Hayden Hintemeyer and Johnny Rimsky, senior defenseman

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WPIAL wrestling brackets to be released in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

January 23, 2019

Is anybody up for a little mat bracketology The first team brackets of the winter high school sports season will be released Thursday afternoon when the WPIAL unveils the 2019 team wrestling postseason matchups. The one-week tournament will begin Monday, with four Class AAA preliminary-round matches. Then, on Jan. 30,

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Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Thomas Jefferson

January 22, 2019

Team of the Week: Thomas Jefferson A week that began with the Jaguars securing their subsection title ended with them topping the 37-team field at the 18th annual Allegheny County Tournament to win their first county title. In addition to the team title, which TJ won 170.5-168 over North Allegheny,

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

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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