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Plymouth-Whitemarsh derails Mt. Lebanon in Class 6A state title game
HERSHEY – Mt. Lebanon fell in the PIAA Class 6A girls basketball championship game 60-40 to Plymouth-Whitemarsh at the Giant Center on Saturday evening. “Obviously, (Plymouth-Whitemarsh) is undefeated for a reason,” Mt. Lebanon coach Dori Oldtaker said. “They played very well tonight and they shot well.” The Blue Devils (27-2)...
2022 Valley News Dispatch Wrestling All-Stars
Calio Zanella Burrell, fr., 113 pounds 2021-22 record: 29-15 Overall record: 29-15 Helped the Bucs reach the WPIAL Class 2A team finals. He placed fifth in the WPIAL tournament and qualified for the PIAA Southwest Regional, where he went 1-2. He was one of the better freshmen in the A-K...
Burrell’s Cooper Hornack named 2022 Valley News Dispatch Wrestler of the Year
There is room for one wrestler to stand atop the podium in Hershey’s Giant Center. Hundreds of wrestlers in each weight class start the season with hopes of being that person, having their name called on the PA system as their coach drapes a gold medal around their neck at...
2022 Tribune-Review Westmoreland County Wrestling All-Stars
Ty Kapusta Franklin Regional, so., 106 pounds 2021-22 record: 32-9 Career record: 43-15 The Panthers sophomore finished third in the WPIAL and fourth in the PIAA in Class 3A. He reached the state semifinals before falling to Bethlehem Catholic’s Nathan Desmond. His biggest win in the state tournament was a...
Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer named Tribune-Review Westmoreland County Wrestler of Year for 3rd time
Mt. Pleasant senior Dayton Pitzer finished off quite a wrestling career by becoming a three-time WPIAL and PIAA Class 2A champion. The Pitt commit did it in impressive fashion, pinning his way to the title with 12 consecutive falls. He made into the second period during the run just once...
George Guido: Fox Chapel boys team big part of memorable basketball season
It’s time to say goodbye to the local high school basketball season. And what a season it was. Two high schools located about a mile from each other — Fox Chapel and Shady Side Academy — won WPIAL titles. That’s the first time two schools that close to each other...
Long scoreless stretch dashes Aliquippa’s hopes for state basketball title
HERSHEY — Aliquippa reached the state finals with four sophomores in the starting lineup, and that youth maybe showed itself at the worst time. The Quips went scoreless for more than six minutes, and their opponent scored 25 consecutive points, a frustrating run Aliquippa couldn’t overcome in Saturday’s 76-58 loss...
West Chester East power play too much for Norwin in Class A Pennsylvania Cup title game
WEST CHESTER — Norwin’s inspired playoff run came to an end Saturday with a 10-0 loss to West Chester East in the Class A Pennsylvania Cup title game at Ice Line Quad Rinks in West Chester. It’s the second straight Class A title for WC East, whose depth and experience...
Freedom falls to Neumann-Goretti in 1st state championship appearance
HERSHEY – Freedom wanted to win a state title in its first trip to Hershey, but the championship trophy went home with a team that already owned four. Still, the Bulldogs were confident they took home something else: some statewide respect. “Nobody thought we’d be here,” sophomore Shaye Bailey said....
Franklin Regional hockey suffers heartbreaking loss in Penguins Cup final
“Heartbreaking” is the best word to describe the feelings of the Franklin Regional hockey team. The Panthers were 17 minutes away from their third Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Class 2A Penguins Cup title. They were leading No. 1 seed Thomas Jefferson by four goals after playing two dominating periods. But...
Battery powers Hampton softball team
The Hampton softball team this season will use its battery to make up for some lost power. Senior Division I-bound catcher Bella Henzler and improved sophomore pitcher Charlotte Lomb are expected to form a potent combo for the Talbots, who graduated the program’s most prolific single-season home run hitter. Henzler,...
High hopes for Hampton baseball after up-and-down playoff season
The Hampton baseball team was taking indoor batting practice earlier this month when players were asked to close the gymnasium doors to accommodate a meeting in the adjacent cafeteria. The Talbots are looking to make more noise this spring. Hampton return seven starters from an up-and-down WPIAL Class 5A playoff...
Neighboring Fox Chapel, Shady Side Academy celebrate basketball titles
Fox Chapel and Shady Side Academy, schools located just about a mile apart, are celebrating WPIAL boys basketball championships from earlier this month. Fox Chapel defeated North Hills, 43-36, for Class 6A honors, and Shady Side defeated Avonworth, 66-54, to win the Class 3A title. Both games were held at...
Senior class celebrates special career with Chartiers Valley girls basketball
Their roles may have changed over the four years they have been at Chartiers Valley, but their goals for gold and their success rate in victories will make them one of the most successful groups in WPIAL basketball history. This group of six senior Colts has won four straight section...
Chartiers Valley boys basketball looks forward to promising future
In the first three years as head coach of the Chartiers Valley boys basketball program, Brandon Sensor started with a bang with 18 wins and a semifinals berth. The Colts improved in the next two years, winning 19 games and reaching the semifinals again in 2020 and collecting 22 wins...
Bethel Park softball has reason for celebration, confidence
Bethel Park’s softball team reveled in a banner 2021 campaign, winning a WPIAL title and outright section crown for the first time in school history. Ohio State recruit Reagan Milliken led a talented eight-player senior class last spring. Milliken was named Class 6A Player of the Year by Trib HSSN...
Defending baseball champ Bethel Park looks formidable
Bethel Park won the big prize in Class 5A last season, defeating Red Land, 4-2, in the PIAA baseball championship game at Penn State’s Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. “Words still cannot express the pride I feel for this special group of young men,” coach Pat Zehnder said afterward. “They...
World War II vet Crytzer headlines Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame class
In the middle of a multi-sport athletic career at Freeport, Harry Crytzer saw it was time for a more vital calling. Crytzer, as many did during that era, quit school during his junior year and left to serve in World War II. He had just helped lead the Yellowjackets to...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Franklin Regional establishes sports hall of fame
From now until April 29, Franklin Regional is taking nominations for its inaugural hall of fame class. A longtime idea that was finally brought to fruition, the Franklin Regional Athletics Hall of Fame will launch this year. While halls of fame are not as popular as one might think, at...
2022 PIAA Class 3A girls basketball championship breakdown: Freedom vs. Neumann-Goretti
PIAA Class 3A girls basketball final Freedom vs. Neumann-Goretti Noon, Saturday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN; Streaming audio: TribLive HSSN; Radio: 1230 AM, 99.3 FM, 1460 AM PIAA titles: Freedom 0, Neumann-Goretti 4 (2015, ’16, ’17, ’18) Freedom (22-5) Coach: John Kaercher Projected starting lineup No., Name,...
2022 PIAA Class 3A boys basketball championship breakdown: Aliquippa vs. Devon Prep
PIAA Class 3A boys basketball final Aliquippa vs. Devon Prep 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN; Streaming audio: TribLive HSSN; Radio: 1230 AM, 99.3 FM, 1460 AM PIAA titles: Aliquippa 5 (1949, ’89, ’94, ’97, 2016), Devon Prep 0 Aliquippa (21-8) Coach: Nick Lackovich Probable...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 25, 2022
High schools Baseball Friday’s results Chartiers-Houston 13, Waynesburg 2 Deer Lakes 7, Chartiers-Houston 2 Baldwin 9, Penn Hills 0 Thomas Jefferson, 11, Highlands 7 Vero Beach tournament West Mifflin 3, Titusville 0 Nonsection Armstrong 11, Freeport 1 Avonworth 7, North Catholic 6 Beaver at Neshannock, ppd. Riverside 14, Beaver Falls...
High school roundup for March 25, 2022: Baldwin’s Ingold no-hits Penn Hills in opener
Zach Ingold threw a complete-game no-hitter, striking out 11 and walking one, as Baldwin opened its season with a 9-0 nonsection baseball victory over Penn Hills on Friday. Liam Utendorf went 2 for 3 with two home runs, including a grand slam, and six RBIs for the Highlanders. Ambridge 5,...
Penn-Trafford baseball wins opener against rival Norwin
Jake Otto batted in the lower third of the Penn-Trafford lineup last season as an unassuming sophomore. But he knew his role likely would increase this season. When junior Jakob Haynes, the Warriors’ likely No. 4 hitter, was injured during football, Otto was ready to pick up the slack. On...
Nationally ranked Imhotep Charter dashes New Castle’s hopes for state championship
HERSHEY — New Castle wanted to hold for the final shot of the first half, yet Imhotep Charter grabbed a rebound, hit a buzzer-beating 3 and ran to the locker room up 11. “That shot described how the first half went for them,” New Castle senior Mike Wells said. “They...
