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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 6, 2022
High Schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Nonsection Allderdice 56, Gateway 47 Baldwin 72, Thomas Jefferson 58 Beaver 84, Burgettstown 33 Belle Vernon 58, Steel Valley 35 Bentworth 51, Jefferson-Morgan 45 Brentwood 70, South Side 31 Burrell 74, Indiana 67 California 66, Beth-Center 39 Propel Braddock Hills 62, Carrick 34...
High school roundup for Dec. 6, 2022: Woodland Hills holds off McKeesport in thriller
Chaz Cobbs scored 16 points to lead Woodland Hills to a 59-57 nonsection boys basketball victory Tuesday night, fending off a McKeesport shot at the buzzer that would have tied the score. Scoop Smith assed 11 points for the Wolverines (2-0). Travarese Rowe scored 26 points and Caiden Holtzman had...
Foster, Highlands boys race past Shady Side Academy
While most of us were chomping down turkey dinners on Thanksgiving Day, Bradyn Foster was sneaking into the gym working on his shooting. The extra work paid off as the Highlands junior scored a career-high 31 points Tuesday night as the Golden Rams rolled past Shady Side Academy, 92-53. Junior...
Norwin girls top Penn-Trafford to remain undefeated
Tori Sydeski is often the last girl out of the gym at Norwin basketball practices. “I don’t count how many shots. I just like to end on a make,” the senior guard said. Sydeski didn’t light up the scoreboard — no one did in this game — but the Knights’...
WPIAL Team Wrestling Rankings for Dec. 6, 2022
Here are this week’s WPIAL team wrestling rankings. Teams are listed with overall record. Class 3A 1. Waynesburg (0-0) 2. Latrobe (0-0) 3. Canon-McMillan (0-0) 4. Connellsville (0-0) 5. Franklin Regional (0-0) 6. North Allegheny (0-0) 7. Hempfield (0-0) 8. Bethel Park (0-0) 9. Butler (0-0) 10. Penn-Trafford (0-0) Teams...
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Bethel Park, Plum headline Eastern Area Invitational
Bethel Park had one champion and 10 placewinners to grab the team title at the Eastern Area Invitational on Saturday at Gateway High School. The Black Hawks finished with 212 points. Plum followed with 195 and Penn-Trafford was third with 174.5. Bethel Park’s champ was Mason Kernan (133 pounds). Placing...
WPIAL well represented on PVCA all-state girls volleyball teams
The Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association recognized the top players from each of the four girls volleyball classifications Tuesday with the release of the all-state selections. Five members of the team from North Allegheny, which captured its sixth straight Class 4A state title with a 3-1 win over Garnet Valley on...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 5, 2022
High Schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Monday’s results Laurel Tournament Ellwood City 61, Laurel 46 Nonsection Aquinas Academy 64, Propel Andrew Street 45 Armstrong 64, Leechburg 50 Greensburg Central Catholic 87, Ligonier Valley 39 Hopewell at Freedom, ppd. Neighborhood Academy 70, Carrick 42 Southmoreland 75, Frazier 38 Springdale 66, Valley 63...
High school roundup for Dec. 5, 2022: Greensburg CC beats Neshannock in early season girls showdown
Freshman Erica Gribble scored 23 points to lead Greensburg Central Catholic to a 61-56 victory over Neshannock in an early-season girls basketball matchup of ranked teams Monday. Mya Morgan added 14 points, and Avery Davis had 11 for the Centurions (3-0). Megan Pallerino scored 15 points, and Mairan Haggerty had...
Aquinas Academy tops St. Joseph, makes early statement in Class A girls basketball
The St. Joseph girls basketball team hoped to build on Friday’s victory over Class 4A Belle Vernon at the Play 4 Mae Tournament at Woodland Hills as it hosted Aquinas Academy on Monday in an early season clash of top five Class A teams. But those hopes were dashed by...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Dec. 5, 2022
The fall sports season comes to a close this week with the PIAA football championships at Cumberland Valley. Plus, Trib HSSN will carry broadcasts of several boys and girls basketball games, as well as hockey games and wrestling matches. Here’s a look at this week’s broadcast schedule: Tuesday, Dec. 6...
Veteran football coach Tom Loughran resigns after 8 seasons at Fox Chapel
After 40 seasons as one of the WPIAL’s winningest football coaches, Tom Loughran has stepped down at Fox Chapel. Loughran won 210 games in his career, one of just 34 coaches in the league’s 117-year history to reach that plateau. In 1997 and in 2005, his South Park teams won...
PIAA concerned with rising ejection rates among boys soccer players, coaches
The PIAA was optimistic that the rising number of player and coach ejections would subside statewide after adding a two-game suspension in 2020 for the most egregious unsportsmanlike acts. Two years later, that optimism has waned, especially when it comes to boys soccer. The PIAA counted 338 ejections this fall...
PIHL standings through Dec. 4, 2022
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday: Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class 3A Seneca Valley, 7-1-1 = 15 North Allegheny, 7-2-1 = 15 Peters Township, 6-1-0 = 12 Central Catholic, 6-2-0 = 12 Cathedral Prep, 6-4-0 = 12 Baldwin,...
High school sports scores, schedules for Dec. 4, 2022
High Schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Sunday’s results Brownsville Tournament Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 63, Beth-Center 18 Midland Classic Blackhawk 62, Rochester 22 East Liverpool (Ohio) 69, Ambridge 35 Lincoln Park 70, Montour 50 North Catholic Tournament Devon Prep 58, Imani Christian 52 North Catholic 85, Monsignor Scanlan (N.Y.)...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Mt. Pleasant’s King in top form
Mt. Pleasant’s Lily King is one of the best returning swimmers in the WPIAL this season. The sophomore looks to be in top form. King qualified for the 2024 Olympic Trials after an impressive time in the 50-meter freestyle at the Toyota U.S. Open Championships at Greensboro Aquatic Center in...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Derry’s Isabella DePalma
Last season, Derry’s softball team turned in one of the more memorable performances of the first round of the WPIAL playoffs. After struggling to a 3-10 overall record in the regular season, Derry nearly knocked off a Southmoreland team that went 14-5, losing by a score of 5-4. “We knew...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Riverview’s Brionna Long
With a roster full of talented, experienced players, the Riverview girls basketball team is ready to take on the challenge of making the WPIAL playoffs for the 13th time in the past 14 seasons. The Raiders will count on the low-post presence of senior forward Brionna Long to help make...
After wholesale changes, new coach excited to see what Chartiers Valley girls can do
The Chartiers Valley girls basketball team in 2022-23 will definitely look different than it has the past four seasons both on the court and on the bench. That may even be an understatement. The past four seasons have gone tremendously well for the Colts. Under the direction of longtime coach...
Gateway wrestlers aim for postseason success
Arontay Heningcamp broke out last year for the Gateway wrestling team. After winning just five of 11 matches as a sophomore, he rose to the occasion and went 25-11 at 113 pounds and qualified for WPIALs where he produced a 2-2 mark. Now, as a new season ramps up, the...
Gateway’s Hunter Raymer ready to defend WPIAL swimming title
Hunter Raymer entered his high school freshman season last December already experienced in a number of high-level club swim meets. So when it came time to deliver at the WPIAL championships in early March, he was ready. And he was golden. Raymer, also a prominent member of the local Racer-X...
After showing flashes last season, Chartiers Valley boys look to return to contention
Two seasons ago, the Chartiers Valley boys basketball team was a WPIAL finalist. The Colts went 22-4 with that fourth loss a defeat at the hands of New Castle in the district title game. That group was led by Brayden Reynolds, now at Farleigh Dickinson, and had a senior class...
South Hills Record girls basketball preview: Teams look to continue to build
Basketball season is underway. Here’s a look at the three girls teams in the South Hills Record coverage area: Baldwin Baldwin lost a big part of last year’s team when leading scorer Morgan Altavilla graduated in the spring. A highly energetic 5-foot-6 guard and four-year varsity starter, Altavilla led the...
South Hills Record boys basketball preview: Baldwin boys thinking big
Basketball season is underway. Here’s a look at the three boys teams in the South Hills Record coverage area: Baldwin Baldwin boys basketball coach Jeff Ackermann has lofty expectations for 2022-23. “Our goals this year are to continue to move the program forward,” Ackermann said. “We want to compete for...
Sewickley Academy boys look to compete in tough section
The Sewickley Academy boys basketball team is a member of Section 1-2A again this season, but the section itself has a different feel to it. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart won the section title last season then went on to capture WPIAL and PIAA championships and finish with a...
