Tag: Waynesburg

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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High school wrestling notebook: Kiski Area cements No. 1 ranking

Kiski Area showed why it is ranked No. 1 in the WPIAL and No. 2 in the state. The Cavaliers knocked off No. 2 Canon-McMillan, 36-33, and No. 4 Seneca Valley, 39-32, in a duals tournament at Canon-McMillan on Friday. No. 3 Hempfield beat Canon-McMillan, 42-24, before losing to Seneca

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Trib HSSN wrestler of the week: Kiski Area’s Stone Joseph

December 25, 2018

Wrestler of the week: Stone Joseph, Kiski Area, fr. A concussion sidelined Joseph for Kiski Area's first few competitions of the season, but he made the most of his long-awaited debut. The freshman heavyweight had a dominant 20-second pin in his first varsity match, helping the Cavaliers roll to a

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WPIAL Class AAA preseason wrestling rankings

December 4, 2018

WPIAL Class AAA preseason team rankings Rank, team, last season's record 1. Kiski Area, 21-2 andamp;#8226; The WPIAL AAA champion and PIAA runner-up returns nine starters, including three PIAA qualifiers. 2. Canon-McMillan, 15-3 andamp;#8226; The WPIAL runner-up, which finished fourth in the state, returns nine starters. 3. Hempfield, 19-2 andamp;#8226;

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Tri-County West all-conference: Aliquippa’s Devonshire, Moreland earn MVP honors

November 18, 2018

Aliquippa teammates MJ Devonshire and Solvauhn Moreland, two-way standouts for the WPIAL champion, swept conference MVP honors in the Tri-County West. Devonshire earned the award for offense, Moreland was named the top defender and each received first-team all-conference recognition on both sides of the ball. In all, the Quips earned

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Freeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory

October 30, 2018

Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in

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Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals

October 29, 2018

No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood off

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Deer Lakes shuts out Waynesburg to reach WPIAL semifinals for 1st time

October 25, 2018

Deer Lakes did little celebrating even after a dominant performance in Thursday's WPIAL boys soccer quarterfinals. Right now, the Lancers are all business, and their business is unfinished. Ryan Rodgers scored a pair of goals and Ronan Renter and A.J. Dorman added one apiece as No. 2 Deer Lakes beat

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A-K Valley boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Thursday’s quarterfinals

October 23, 2018

Boys soccer Class AAA Quarterfinals No. 10 Kiski Area (12-6-1) vs. No. 2 West Allegheny (17-1) 8 p.m. Thursday at Mars Winner plays: Winner of No. 3 Mars/No. 6 South Fayette Coaches: Sean Arnold, Kiski Area; Kevin Amos, West Allegheny Players to watch: Nick Smith, Kiski Area; Nate Dragisich, West

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Stephenson helps Waynesburg run past Burrell in nonconference contest

October 20, 2018

With the momentum on its side and just under five minutes remaining, Burrell embarked on what it hoped to be a game-winning drive starting at their own 20. But a fumble by junior receiver Seth Fishbach on the second play ended the Bucs chances of a win on senior night

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