Tag: Armstrong
7 Penn Hills players earn first-team all-conference in Class 5A Northern
November 12, 2018
Northern Conference champion Penn Hills placed seven players on the all-conference first team Monday and the Indians' Jon LeDonne earned coach of the year. Penn Hills' George Freeman III, Hollis Mathis, Terry andquot;Tankandquot; Smith, Dante Cephas, Corey Thomas Jr., Jordy Boswell and Deaquan Hardy all earned first-team honors. North Hills
Hockey steps into spotlight in 3 things to watch Thursday in high school athletics
November 7, 2018
Two days before the state playoffs resume in soccer, volleyball and field hockey and one day before the WPIAL football playoffs continue with semifinals and quarterfinals action, high school hockey jumps into the spotlight. The marquee matchup in the PIHL is in Class AA as Pine-Richland faces rival Mars in
George Guido: A-K Valley football teams failed to surpass .500 record
November 6, 2018
For the first time since 1909, there are no Alle-Kiski football teams that finished over .500. Of course, there were only a handful of teams that were around in 1909 -- New Kensington, Tarentum, Ford City, Apollo, Aspinwall and Parnassus. Forbes Field opened that year, William H. Taft was inFreeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory
October 30, 2018
Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in
Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals
October 29, 2018
No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood off
Armstrong edges Kiski Area to seal WPIAL playoff berth
October 27, 2018
Armstrong wanted to do it on its own terms. In a driving rainstorm, on their home field, the River Hawks buckled down and did just that, rallying from a 14-7 halftime deficit to top Kiski, 24-21, at Armstrong Stadium, taking a win-and-in game from the Cavaliers. andquot;It's a big thing,andquot;
A-K Valley don’t-miss football matchups for Week 9
October 24, 2018
Class 5A Northern Fox Chapel (2-7, 1-5) at Shaler (3-6, 2-4) 7 p.m. Friday at Lou Martig Field at Titans Stadium Last week: Armstrong 41, Fox Chapel 14; North Hills 21, Shaler 7 Coaches: Tom Loughran, Fox Chapel; Jim Ryan, Shaler Top players: Korey Simmons, Fox Chapel (Sr., 5-9, 168,
Thomas Jefferson’s Max Shaw named Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week
October 21, 2018
Thomas Jefferson's great success over the decades has been a simple recipe. Dominate the line of scrimmage and run the ball down the opponent's throats. That popular menu item in Jaguars Country was on display in Week 8 as Thomas Jefferson plowed Greensburg Salem, 70-21, in a matchup of possible
WPIAL girls volleyball rankings for week of Oct. 21, 2018
Here are the latest WPIAL girls volleyball rankings for the week of Oct. 21, 2018: Class 4A Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 15-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 12-4, 3 3. Baldwin, 13-1, 2 4. Bethel Park, 13-5, NR 5. Pine-Richland, 10-4, 4 Out: Butler, 9-7, 5 Class 3A 1.
WPIAL girls volleyball rankings for week of Oct. 14, 2018
October 14, 2018
Here's a look at the latest WPIAL girls volleyball rankings for the week of Oct. 14: Class 4A Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 13-0, 1 2. Baldwin, 12-0, 2 3. Oakland Catholic, 10-4, 4 4. Pine-Richland, 9-3, 3 5. Butler, 8-5, 5 Out: None Class 3A 1. Knoch, 15-0,
