Tag: West Allegheny

West Allegheny’s Vandamia commits to Delaware

December 17, 2018

West Allegheny's Mateo Vandamia, the Indians' leader in both tackles and receptions, committed Monday to Delaware. The senior announced his decision on Twitter. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound tight end and linebacker was a key contributor in the Indians' run to the WPIAL Class 5A finals. He made 95 tackles including 21

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Pine-Richland leads PIHL Trib 10 power rankings

December 16, 2018

Every Monday during the 2018-19 PIHL hockey season, the TribLive High School Sports Network will release weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the ranking for the week of Dec. 16: Overall record includes wins, losses, ties and overtime losses. PIHL TRIB 10 1. Pine-Richland (10-0-0-0)

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PIHL Team of the Week: West Allegheny defense best in league

The saying andquot;defense wins championshipsandquot; is talked about in most sports. It's a point of emphasis for most sports teams at the high school level, especially on the rink, as defense can lead to good forechecking and goals on the opposite end of the ice. That rings true for the

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State, WPIAL champions highlight Trib 25 football all-star team

December 12, 2018

Another high school football season has come and gone, and 2018 will be memorable for teams and players across Western Pennsylvania. Penn Hills and Aliquippa celebrated PIAA titles in Hershey and shared WPIAL championship glory with Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Steel Valley, South Fayette and Pine-Richland. There were

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PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — Rochester, Washington, West A win ’01 titles

December 4, 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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Several wrestlers return after reaching PIAA Class AAA tournament

Returning PIAA Class AAA champions Alejandro Herrera, Seneca Valley (46-8 last season) The sophomore won the 106-pound state title and placed second in the WPIAL. Sam Hillegas, North Hills (32-1) The junior is a two-time PIAA champion, winning the 126-pound title in 2018. He has a 85-1 career record. Ryan

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

December 1, 2018

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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WPIAL soccer players named to All-America, All-Region teams

November 29, 2018

The WPIAL received substantial recognition from the United Soccer Coaches -- the former National Soccer Coaches Association of America -- on Thursday. Four players from the district were lauded as All-Americans, and five more were named to All-Region II East teams. West Allegheny senior midfielder Nathan Dragisich and Butler senior

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WPIAL football top 10: Most district titles

November 28, 2018

WPIAL football titles won With another round of WPIAL title games played, here is a list of the schools the have won the most WPIAL titles: School, Titles, First one, Most recent 1. Aliquippa, 17, 1952, 2018 2. Clairton, 13, 1929, 2016 3. New Castle, 11, 1924, 1998 4. Jeannette,

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Bob Palko coaches final game at West Allegheny, ‘invigorated’ for next challenge

November 24, 2018

Bob Palko's short-term plans were clear. One final time he'd take his football team back to the high school, unpack the equipment bags, talk to his players about life and send them on their way, he said. After that, andquot;I'm going to grab a cigar, sit on my back deck

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