Tag: Woodland Hills

Waynesburg’s Phillips defends WPIAL rifle title

February 14, 2019

There was a feeling of dandamp;#233;jandamp;#224; vu in the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen's Club on Thursday afternoon. Name after name was called and 15 medals were handed out at the 22nd annual WPIAL individual rifle championships. In the corner of the range, a teammate fixed the hair of defending champion Selena

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5 things to watch in the opening round of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs

February 13, 2019

The 2019 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs opening round is an extended one. It begins Friday and continues through Wednesday. There are opening-round games in five of the six classes, with the exception being Class 6A. Only eight teams qualified, so they all go straight to the quarterfinals. Here are five

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WPIAL committees to determine basketball, wrestling matchups Tuesday

February 11, 2019

If the WPIAL football playoff brackets unveil is like Christmas for high school fans, then the basketball tournament release is like Easter. Coaches, players, fans and the media's thoughts and guesses to what the district basketball brackets will look like will become reality Tuesday evening. The WPIAL will gather coaches

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Penn-Trafford girls set up win-and-in finale by defeating Woodland Hills

February 6, 2019

As a 13-point lead dimmed to eight with about a minute to play, Penn-Trafford girls basketball coach John Giannikas mouthed two words to his players. Calm down. Woodland Hills was charging back Wednesday night, and the Warriors were lacking a deflector shield as they attempted to run off some clock.

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Woodland Hills, Plum boys to play game in Cleveland Cavaliers’ arena

Pittsburgh may not have an NBA franchise, but that won't stop a pair of WPIAL teams from getting an opportunity to play in a professional arena. Woodland Hills and Plum will meet in a nonsection game at 3 p.m. Monday at Quicken Loans Arena, home to the Cleveland Cavaliers. After

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Western Pa.’s top 10 football prospects for the Class of 2020

1. Michael Carmody Mars 6-5, 290, offensive tackle Carmody is in the midst of basketball season for top-ranked Mars, but his college future is on the offensive line. Rivals ranks Carmody as a four-star recruit and the 29th-best offensive tackle nationally. He is rated second overall among Pennsylvania recruits. Nearly

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WPIAL football players sign with Division I FBS programs

Class of 2019 Twenty-one senior football players from the WPIAL accepted scholarships from Division I FBS schools. Three signed letters of intent Wednesday: Division I FBS Tyler Brennan, North Hills, WR/RB, Army* Dante Cephas, Penn Hills, WR, Kent State* Mike Coleman, Woodland Hills, DB, Toledo* M.J. Devonshire, Aliquippa, DB, Kentucky

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McKeesport avenges loss to Woodland Hills in Section 1-5A

February 2, 2019

During practice all week, the McKeesport scoreboard showed the score of the Tigers' five-point loss at Woodland Hills from Jan. 8. On Saturday, the Tigers used that motivation to return the favor with a 77-73 upset victory over Woodland Hills in Section 1-5A action at Neenie Campball Gym. andquot;It was

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High-scoring matchup expected between Woodland Hills, McKeesport on Saturday

February 1, 2019

The last time the Woodland Hills and McKeesport boys basketball teams played, pencils were breaking, pens were drying up and it was a scorekeeper's nightmare. It also was one of the most exciting games of the regular season. A combined 52 points were scored in the first quarter alone as

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TribHSSN boys basketball player of the week: Jordan Albright of North Hills

January 28, 2019

Jordan Albright School: North Hills Class: Senior He is one of the leading scorers the WPIAL, but he flies under the radar as his team has its back squarely against the wall as it fights to stay alive in the Class 6A playoff chase. Senior Jordan Albright has averaged nearly

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