Tag: Upper St. Clair

Fox Chapel set to host 18th annual Allegheny County wrestling tournament

January 17, 2019

A native of East Liberty, where wrestling wasn't very prevalent as he grew up, Ron Frank nonetheless made the sport a significant part of his life's work. And even after nearly four decades of coaching at Fox Chapel, Frank still gets a rush from the sight of the medal stand

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No. 4 Mt. Lebanon boys take down No. 2 Upper St. Clair in Section 2-6A clash

January 15, 2019

There was no letdown. Fresh off a dramatic home victory Friday, the WPIAL Class 6A No. 4 Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils went on the road and defeated previously-unbeaten and second-ranked Upper St. Clair, 56-46, before a packed gym at Upper St. Clair High School Tuesday in Section 2 action. Mt.

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Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Upper St. Clair’s Jake Slinger

WRESTLER OF THE WEEK Jake Slinger, Upper St. Clair, senior, heavyweight A PIAA Class AAA medalist as a junior, Slinger is having a dominant senior campaign, and he continued that over the weekend at the Burgettstown Tournament. Slinger rolled to the heavyweight championship at Burgettstown, winning his first three matches

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Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Waynesburg

Team of the week: Waynesburg The Raiders chose to win again at the Winner's Choice Tournament in Fairmont, W.Va. Waynesburg went into the tournament as the defending champion and once again claimed the title, finishing with 208.5 team points, well ahead of second-place East Fairmont. Four Waynesburg wrestlers won individual

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Assistant Mike Junko replaces Jim Render as Upper St. Clair football coach

For the first time in four decades, Upper St. Clair football has a new coach. The school board promoted assistant Mike Junko to head football coach Monday night, filling the vacancy created when Jim Render retired Jan. 3 after 40 seasons with the Panthers. Junko, a USC graduate and son

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Sewickley, OLSH set for rematch in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

January 14, 2019

By comparison sake, this is a budding rivalry. But the intensity and number of meetings has made this one of the hottest matchups in the district. Sewickley Academy and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart will meet for the eighth time in two calendar years when the two powers collide

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Trib HSSN’s PIHL Team of the Week: Montour Spartans

January 13, 2019

andquot;Everything was clicking.andquot; Those were the words Clay Shell used to summarize Montour's 13-1 win over North Hills on Jan. 7. It was a win against an Indians' team that is in fourth place in the Class A North Division. The Spartans hadn't played since Dec. 17, when they picked

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Baldwin’s O’Malley, NA’s Burton win 3 events at TSTCA indoor meet

Baldwin's Brendan O'Malley and North Allegheny's Casey Burton won three events apiece Saturday at the Tri-State Track Coaches Association indoor meet in Edinboro. O'Malley, a senior, won the boys 200, 400 and long jump. Burton, a junior, won the girls 60, 200 and long jump. The meet was the second

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Pine-Richland remains atop PIHL power rankings

Every Monday during the 2018-19 PIHL hockey season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the rankings for the week of Jan. 13. Overall record includes wins, losses, ties and overtime losses. PIHL TRIB 10 1. Pine-Richland Rams (12-0-0-0) (Last

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Upper St. Clair boys hold off host Bethel Park in Section 2-6A win

January 11, 2019

Upper St. Clair's own personal house of horrors is no more, but not before one last horrific scare. The No. 2-ranked Panthers improved to 4-0 in Section 2-6A and picked up lucky victory No. 13 as they remained undefeated for the season with a thrilling 68-64 victory over Bethel Park.

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