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North Allegheny relies on balance in quest for 3rd straight Penguins Cup championship
As the hockey schedule reached late February, North Allegheny’s Connor Chi pushed his season-long scoring streak to 19 games. The senior recorded at least one goal or assist in every contest, cementing his spot as an elite scorer. But this winter, he’s had help. North Allegheny clinched the top spot...
Franklin Regional swimmers focus on relays at WPIAL meet
It’s been quite a season for the Franklin Regional swimming teams. The boys and girls advanced 14 swimmers to the WPIAL Class 3A championships March 3-4 at the University of Pittsburgh’s Trees Pool. And while advancing 14 seems great, Panthers coach Vic Santoro said he was hoping for more. “It’s...
Franklin Regional basketball continues fundraising efforts for Clelian Heights
Organizer Kurt Kimmich longs for the return of the Special Needs Awareness Day at Franklin Regional. The unique event celebrates the students of Clelian Heights School for Exceptional Children in Greensburg, through basketball. Sister Charlene Celli of Clelian Heights told Kimmich, “Definitely next year,” when asked if the event would...
Hampton swim team primed for WPIAL title defense
Hampton swim coach Morgan Zweygardt indicated early in the 2021-22 season that the defending WPIAL Class 2A champion Talbots have not rested on their laurels. Last year’s WPIAL championship was the team’s first in 22 years; it may not take nearly that long for another one. Hampton has relied on...
Hampton boys bolstered by WPIAL playoff victory
First, some good news: Hampton’s boys basketball team this season tripled its win total of 2020-21. Plus, it’s a young team with six juniors, 11 sophomores and only three seniors on the 20-man roster. Next, more good news: The Talbots finished the regular season 12-10 overall and tied for third...
Shady Side Academy girls find success, but not satisfaction in Jonna Burke’s 1st season
As one of the more accomplished coaches in WPIAL girls basketball history, Jonna Burke wasn’t used to seeing her season end as early as Feb. 18. But after a slow start in her first year at Shady Side Academy, the Bulldogs finished the section season strong and made the Class...
Fox Chapel sophomores Schrim, Troutman shine during indoor track season
The indoor track season is pretty much complete, and the Fox Chapel coach is giving his team high marks. Through Fox Chapel didn’t have any first-place finishers at the Tri-State Track Coaches Association meet at Edinboro, the team secured a number of medals. “I was happy with the season from...
Gateway swimmers chasing medals at WPIAL championships
Before competing in college at Youngstown State, Summer Raymer has one final chance to make her mark on the biggest high school stages in Pennsylvania. The Gateway senior distance swimmer, who will compete in both the 200- and 500-yard freestyles and the 200 and 400 free relays at the WPIAL...
Young Gateway lineup ‘trending in right direction’
The Gateway junior varsity hockey team finished its regular season Feb. 14 with a tough 3-2 loss to Mt. Lebanon. It completed a 3-10-3 run, and while that record might not look inspiring at face value, coach Shawn Jesih said a closer look reveals marked improvement for a roster with...
Pair of WPIAL champs lead way for Quaker Valley wrestling team
They are two of the premier seniors in WPIAL Class 2A wrestling. Quaker Valley’s Patrick Cutchember (189 pounds) and Justin Richey (152 pounds) were ranked No. 1 in their respective weight divisions by Trib HSSN for most of the season. And with sound reasoning as things turned out: They’ve formed...
Pieces come together for Quaker Valley in dream season
Quaker Valley’s boys basketball team played 20 regular season games without a loss. It was a dream season for the Quakers, led by two of the most productive players in the WPIAL: senior guard Adou Thiero and senior forward Markus Frank. QV ended the regular season 20-0, 14-0 in Section...
Penn-Trafford underclassmen look forward to WPIAL championship meet
Penn-Trafford swimming coach Dave Babik knew this season would be challenging. The Water Warriors boys and girls teams didn’t have the numbers this season, compared to some of the other Class 3A programs. The boys finished 7-5 and the girls 6-6. “We were pretty happy how the boys finished,” Babik...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Hockey team finishes regular season strong
The Penn-Trafford hockey team ended the regular season in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League with solid wins over Latrobe and Shaler. Warriors defeated Latrobe, 5-3, on Feb. 17 as four different players scored. It was a three-goal second period that rallied the Warriors from a 1-0 deficit. Scoring goals were...
Penn Hills swim team looking to improve with more time in pool
Entering this season, Penn Hills swimming coach Nick Page wanted to see the Indians make solid progress throughout the year. With the makeup of the preseason roster, Penn Hills wasn’t going to be a team that won many meets or qualified a ton of swimmers for the WPIAL Class 3A...
Penn Hills notebook: Shot putter’s strong indoor season continues
Having already qualified for the state indoor track championship didn’t mean Angelo Allen was done stacking up strong results. The Penn Hills senior thrower’s distance of 57 feet, 5 inches won him the Tri-State Track Coaches Association title Feb. 19 at Edinboro University. Allen, who has the top throw in...
Pine-Richland girls end season on high note
The Pine-Richland girls basketball team fell short of reaching the playoffs, but it ended the season on a high note with a pair of victories. The Rams took down Shaler, 60-51, on senior night Feb. 10 and followed that with a 65-51 win over Franklin Regional on Valentine’s Day. Pine-Richland...
Battle-tested Pine-Richland boys basketball better than record suggests
An initial glance at the overall record for the Pine-Richland boys basketball team might not look impressive, but diving into the details can change the perspective. Consider: After a season-opening victory, the Rams’ first three losses were in overtime by a combined eight points. Pine-Richland also went toe-to-toe in early...
Plum’s Kvortek celebrates PA Classic all-around title
Sarah Kvortek returned to the top of the podium in the Intermediate I (Gold) division at the WPIAL gymnastics championships Feb. 12 at Moon High School. The Plum junior claimed her second WPIAL individual title in as many seasons — this time on vault — and added a silver medal...
Norwin notebook: Knights juniors earn trip to state indoor track championships
A pair of Norwin athletes qualified to compete in the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association Indoor Championships Feb. 27 at Penn State. Juniors Nataiah Robertson-Dutrieuill and Hannah Shaw finished in the top 20 in their events to reach the state finals. Robertson-Dutrieuill earned a spot in the long jump,...
Kiski Area qualifies 11 wrestlers for WPIALs at Section 1-3A tournament
As a wrestler, it doesn’t matter what you’ve done throughout the season. It matters what you accomplish during the postseason. Even though the Kiski Area wrestling program didn’t finish the way it wanted during the WPIAL team championships, the Cavaliers were well represented during the individual Section 1-3A tournament Saturday...
High school scores, summaries and schedule for Feb. 26, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule North Hills (23-0) vs. Mt. Lebanon (16-8) at North Allegheny, 8 p.m.; Fox Chapel (22-1) vs. Central Catholic (18-5) at Peters Township, 8 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Laurel Highlands (23-0) vs. Highlands (18-6) at Peters Township, 8...
High school roundup for Feb. 26, 2022: North Catholic girls reach 8th straight WPIAL final
Alayna Rocco scored 22 points and Anna Waskiewicz added 15 as top-ranked North Catholic defeated No. 5 Waynesburg, 58-29, in the Class 3A girls basketball semifinals Saturday to advance to the WPIAL finals for the eighth straight season. North Catholic (18-5), which led 26-10 at halftime, will face Freedom in...
Connellsville’s Jared Keslar captures 4th section wrestling title, Hempfield’s Briar Priest gets 3rd
Winning section titles aren’t as easy as you think, especially four of them. Connellsville senior Jared Keslar became the school’s seventh wrestler to achieve that goal, and Hempfield senior Briar Priest earned his third Saturday at the WPIAL Class 3A Section 2 tournament at Hempfield. Both Pitt recruits feel winning...
Guido: Not a typo: St. Joseph girls shock Rochester in quarterfinals
I confess. I thought it was a typo. After I filed my Highlands-Penn Hills story Thursday night, I perused the scoreboard to see what the other local teams did. The first time I saw the St. Joseph-Rochester score, I was skeptical. My media colleague sitting beside me agreed that somebody...
Bishop Canevin returns to Class A finals with strong showing against Geibel
Bishop Canevin, after winning its first WPIAL title last season, will be back to defend its Class A crown. The Crusaders earned a spot in the championship game with an impressive 71-36 semifinal victory over Geibel Catholic on Saturday afternoon at Fox Chapel. Senior guard Kai Spears spurred the Bishop...
