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Latrobe’s Vinny Kilkeary, Hempfield’s Lucas Kapusta advance to 3A wrestling semifinals
HERSHEY — For Latrobe senior Vinny Kilkeary and Hempfield senior Lucas Kapusta, Friday’s quarterfinal-round matches at the PIAA Class 3A wrestling championships were like a business trip. They handled their business very well at Giant Center. Both advanced to Saturday morning’s semifinals with impressive wins. Kilkeary, looking for his third...
Conneaut bowler goes through WPIBL’s best to win girls regional title
Conneaut Area’s Victoria Medrick claimed a Western Regional girls singles bowling championship Friday at AMF Noble Manor Lanes, and she had to get through the WPIBL’s finest to get there. Medrick, who qualified third, defeated Alyssa Balest of Penn-Trafford in the quarterfinals and Amelia Droste of Hempfield in the semifinals...
Alle-Kiski Valley girls wrestlers ready for state tournament
Plum’s Alaina Claassen hasn’t let an injury prevent her pursuit of a state girls wrestling title. A freshman, Claassen said she dislocated her knee and damaged cartilage early in the season. Though the knee is not at 100 percent, she’s returned to the mat. Claassen placed second at 235 pounds...
Westmoreland PIAA basketball playoff capsules: Games for March 11, 2023
PIAA basketball playoffs Girls Class 5A First round Penn-Trafford (17-9) at Greencastle-Antrim (23-2) 4 p.m. Saturday, Greencastle-Antrim HS, Greencastle District finish: Penn-Trafford 7-7; Greencastle-Antrim 3-1 Winner plays: Winner of McKeesport (21-5)/Northern (21-4) Wednesday in second round (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Olivia Pepple, Penn-Trafford; Rylee Henson, Greencastle-Antrim Layup lines:...
Riverview unable to field softball team this spring
Faced with roster numbers that would be far fewer than required, Riverview softball will not field a team at the varsity level this spring. Athletic director Corey Thomas said this week that there was an initial sign-up meeting for the spring season, and only four girls were there. A second...
10 athletes among inductees for Ligonier Valley’s 1st Hall of Fame class
Add Ligonier Valley to the short list of local high schools with an athletic hall of fame. While that list is short, the initial group of inductees is extensive. The Rams announced 10 individuals, two teams and two coaches as part of its first class. The first class is as...
A-K Valley PIAA basketball playoff capsules: Games for March 11, 2023
PIAA basketball playoffs Girls Class 4A First round Highlands (16-9) vs. Penn Cambria (12-12) 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Aloysius College, Cresson District finish: Highlands 7-4; Penn Cambria 6-1 Winner plays: Winner of Fairview (19-8)/Beaver (15-10) Wednesday in second round (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Kate Myers, Highlands; Abby...
Latrobe headed to PIHL semifinals after Bishop McCort is forced to forfeit quarterfinal win
Ousted in the quarterfinals, Latrobe is suddenly back in the PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs. The Wildcats’ season took a surprising turn when they were informed Thursday night they are Class 2A semifinalists. The reason is because No. 3 seed Bishop McCort used an ineligible player in a 2-1 overtime victory...
Burrell’s Cam Baker, Cooper Hornack reach PIAA Class 2A wrestling semifinals
HERSHEY — Muncy freshman Gage Swank learned a valuable lesson Friday during the quarterfinal round of the PIAA Class 2A wrestling championships — don’t make Burrell freshman Cam Baker mad. Swank got Baker upset with a series swats to the face during their match at the Giant Center. After a...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 9, 2023
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Chambersburg (15-11) at Plymouth-Whitemarch (24-4), 4 p.m.; CB East (22-4) vs. Archbishop Wood (16-8) at Archbishop Ryan, 4:30 p.m.; Central (16-11) vs. North Penn (18-8) at West Philadelphia, 3 p.m.; Coatesville (18-9) at Scranton (14-11), 5 p.m.; WC Henderson (16-11)...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 10, 2023: Lincoln Park, other WPIAL champs set for PIAA openers
Welcome to the ribbon-cutting ceremony on the Road to Hershey. The 2023 PIAA boys and girls basketball playoffs tip off Friday with first-round games for 5A boys, 4A boys, A boys, 6A girls, 3A girls and 2A girls. One big change in the PIAA brackets these next two years is...
High school roundup for March 9, 2023: Fox Chapel rallies for comeback win in Penguins Cup playoffs
Grady Cullen scored the tying goal about five minutes into the third period and Isaac Jacobs netted the game-winner about six minutes later as Fox Chapel came back to defeat Quaker Valley, 5-3, in the PIHL Class A quarterfinals Thursday night. Quaker Valley took a 2-0 lead on goals by...
Hempfield’s Lucas Kapusta, Penn-Trafford’s Joe Enick rally for 1st-round PIAA wrestling wins
HERSHEY — Hempfield senior Lucas Kapusta has been in a few tight overtime battles this season. So when he trailed Abington Heights sophomore Brian Heard in the third period Thursday, he knew what he had to do and didn’t panic. Kapusta got a takedown with 20 seconds remaining to tie...
Burrell’s Cam Baker, Cooper Hornack advance to quarterfinals in PIAA Class 2A wrestling
HERSHEY — You can never tell how a wrestler will perform the first time he competes during the PIAA individual championships at Giant Center. The venue can be intimidating even for the seasoned wrestlers. It didn’t hurt that Burrell freshman Cam Baker got to compete here a month ago at...
Short-handed Monessen girls keep grinding toward PIAA opponent
It’s been an exhausting week for Monessen’s girls basketball team, and it still has a game to play. Let’s set the scene heading into the PIAA girls basketball playoffs. It’s another long trip north — three-plus hours, in fact, almost to the New York state line — for the Greyhounds,...
PIAA playoff factoids: WPIAL basketball teams embark on Road to Hershey
The 2023 PIAA boys and girls basketball playoffs tip off with first-round games Friday and Saturday. Since the PIAA expanded to six classifications for the 2017 season, there have been five completed postseasons in the books. The 2020 state playoffs were stopped in the quarterfinals and never finished due to...
Westmoreland PIAA basketball playoff capsules: Games for March 10, 2023
PIAA basketball playoffs Girls Class 6A First round Norwin (21-4) at Central Dauphin (20-5) 6 p.m. Friday, Central Dauphin High School, Harrisburg District finish: Norwin 7-3; Central Dauphin 3-3 Winner plays: Winner of Haverford (27-1)/Lebanon (26-2) Tuesday in second round (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Kendall Berger, Norwin; Lauren...
A-K Valley PIAA basketball playoff capsules: Games for March 10, 2023
PIAA basketball playoffs Boys Class 5A First round Fox Chapel (15-11) at Exeter (23-6) 6 p.m. Friday, Exeter Township Senior High School, Reading District finish: Fox Chapel 7-7; Exeter 3-1 Winner plays: Winner of North Hills (20-6)/Mechanicsburg (18-8) Tuesday in PIAA second round (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Jefferson...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 8, 2023
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Chambersburg (15-11) at Plymouth-Whitemarch (24-4), 4 p.m.; CB East (22-4) vs. Archbishop Wood (16-8) at Archbishop Ryan, 4:30 p.m.; Central (16-11) vs. North Penn (18-8) at West Philadelphia, 3 p.m.; Coatesville (18-9) at Scranton (14-11), 5 p.m.; WC Henderson (16-11)...
High school roundup for March 8, 2023: Top-seeded Peters Township wins in PIHL playoffs
Will Tomko had a five-point night, recording two goals and three assists, to lead top-seeded Peters Township to a 7-1 victory over No. 8 Mt. Lebanon in the PIHL Class 3A quarterfinals Wednesday night, Austin Malley had two goals and two assists, Zach Palmieri scored twice and Ben Kovac added...
What to watch for in Western Pa. high school sports on March 9, 2023: PIHL seeds look to avoid upset bug
The third and final day of the high school hockey quarterfinals is Thursday with Class A and Division 2 playoffs taking center stage. This has already been a tough postseason for some of the higher seeds in the Penguins Cup playoffs. In Class A, two higher seeds lost earlier in...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for March 8, 2023
Two classes were unchanged and a total of six new teams replaced schools that fell in their district title game as we prepare to cut the ribbon on the Road to Hershey. While Class 5A and A remain the same, Upper St. Clair (6A), Delone Catholic and Blackhawk (4A), Westmont-Hilltop...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for March 8, 2023
There were eight changes in the Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings following the 2023 district playoffs and right before the start of the PIAA hoops postseason. Dropping out due to semifinal or championship losses are New Castle in 6A, Archbishop Ryan in 5A, Fleetwood and Valley View in 4A,...
Trib 10: WPIAL champs occupy top spots in power rankings headed into states
There has been a bit of a shuffling of the deck following the WPIAL district postseason on the brink of the PIAA state playoffs. The 2023 WPIAL basketball champions hold the top six spots in the weekly Trib 10 as they feel the power of winning district gold. Only one...
After fighting through consolation bracket, Yough boys set for return to PIAA playoffs
The lead for Mohawk was 11 points. The task for Yough was fearsome. But just when their season began circling the drain, the Cougars showed their coach how tough they are. A charged-up second half not only allowed Yough to rally for a 70-67 victory over Mohawk, but it also...
