Tag: West Allegheny

Coach-in-waiting Kim Niedbala resigns at West Allegheny

February 11, 2019

West Allegheny needs a football coach after all. Kim Niedbala, the West A assistant tabbed to replace Bob Palko, tendered his resignation Sunday citing andquot;a family decision.andquot; The school district had decided last February to make Niedbala the team's coach-in-waiting during this past season, Palko's last with the Indians. andquot;It's

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Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week: West Allegheny’s Jackson Faulk

Jackson Faulk School: West Allegheny Class: Junior As a 5-foot-10 freshman two years ago, Jackson Faulk began his high school career through the struggles of a long season. West Allegheny finished the 2016-17 season in the basement of Section 2-5A with an overall record of 1-21. But things have been

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Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week: Jack Duggan, Sewickley Academy

February 10, 2019

Entering Sewickley Academy's game against Beaver last Monday, only one Panther had more than 10 goals this season. Thanks to a five-goal performance from senior forward Jack Duggan, that number is now two. Duggan's five-goal, two-assist performance in a 12-3 win not only was his best game of the season,

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Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week: Upper St. Clair’s Devin Rohrich

February 3, 2019

This past week, the new TribLIVE High School Sports Network PIHL Player of the Week scored 10 points. He scored two goals and two assists in Upper St. Clair's 9-5 win Monday over Hempfield. He then assisted on five goals while scoring another Thursday in a victory over Armstrong. With

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Trib HSSN PIHL Team of the Week: Hampton Talbots

Three unbeaten teams entered this past week's action in the PIHL. One survived: Division II's Burrell. The other, Montour, from Class A, fell to Meadville on Monday. This week's TribLIVE High School Sports Network PIHL Team of the Week knocked off the previously-unbeaten, and top-ranked Pine-Richland Rams Monday night, to

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Pine-Richland continues reign atop TribLive PIHL Power Rankings

January 20, 2019

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. 21. Overall record includes wins, losses, ties and overtime losses. PIHL TRIB 10 1. Pine-Richland Rams (13-0-0-0) (Last

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MaxPreps Tour of Champions honors West A boys soccer team

January 17, 2019

The MaxPreps Tour of Champions will stop Friday at West Allegheny to honor the school's state championship boys soccer team. West A went 23-2 this past season and won the PIAA Class 3A title. The team will receive the Army National Guard national rankings trophy during a school assembly at

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Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Norwin

January 8, 2019

WRESTLING TEAM OF THE WEEK: NORWIN The Class AAA No. 9 Knights picked up a statement win in Section 1-AAA last week, toppling No. 6 Franklin Regional, 50-24, to put themselves in position to clinch a WPIAL playoff spot. Norwin dominated the heaviest weight classes against FR, getting a 17-second

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Penn Hills’ Hardy named state’s Class 5A Football Player of the Year

December 28, 2018

Daequan Hardy had a performance for the ages in the PIAA Class 5A football championship game. Apparently, members of the statewide media took notice. The Penn Hills senior was named the state's Class 5A Player of the Year and joined three of his Indians teammates on the Pennsylvania Football Writers

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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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