Tag: Waynesburg Central
Waynesburg’s Phillips defends WPIAL rifle title
February 14, 2019
There was a feeling of dandamp;#233;jandamp;#224; vu in the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen's Club on Thursday afternoon. Name after name was called and 15 medals were handed out at the 22nd annual WPIAL individual rifle championships. In the corner of the range, a teammate fixed the hair of defending champion Selena
Kiski Area wins third straight WPIAL Class AAA wrestling crown
February 2, 2019
Kiski Area is beginning to collect WPIAL championships the way it gets pins: in bunches. Control of Class AAA wrestling remained firmly with the Cavaliers, who rolled to their third consecutive title with a convincing 49-17 victory over Seneca Valley on Saturday at Norwin. One of the WPIAL's most consistent
Five things to watch at Saturday’s WPIAL wrestling semifinals, finals
February 1, 2019
The WPIAL Class AAA and AA wrestling championships will be held Saturday. Kiski Area (Class AAA) and Burrell (AA) are the returning champions, and both are seeded No. 1 in each classification. Here are some interesting facts about the team tournament. Can Burrell do it again Burrell has reached the
Hempfield wrestling suffers another strange loss in playoffs
January 30, 2019
For the second consecutive season, the Hempfield wrestling team lost a quarterfinal match in an unusual manner. Last season, after the Spartans defeated Seneca Valley in the quarterfinals, they were forced to forfeit the win because they used an academically ineligible wrestler. An hour before Wednesday's first-round match against Chartiers
TribHSSN boys basketball player of the week: Jordan Albright of North Hills
January 28, 2019
Jordan Albright School: North Hills Class: Senior He is one of the leading scorers the WPIAL, but he flies under the radar as his team has its back squarely against the wall as it fights to stay alive in the Class 6A playoff chase. Senior Jordan Albright has averaged nearly
Five things to watch in the WPIAL wrestling team tournament
January 27, 2019
Can they do it again The 41st annual WPIAL wrestling team tournament gets underway Monday with four Class AAA preliminary-round matches at Canon-McMillan. Burrell in Class AA and Kiski Area in Class AAA will try and defend their WPIAL titles. Burrell has won the past 12 championships in Class AA,
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Waynesburg
January 15, 2019
Team of the week: Waynesburg The Raiders chose to win again at the Winner's Choice Tournament in Fairmont, W.Va. Waynesburg went into the tournament as the defending champion and once again claimed the title, finishing with 208.5 team points, well ahead of second-place East Fairmont. Four Waynesburg wrestlers won individual
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Franklin Regional’s Colton Camacho
January 8, 2019
WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Colton Camacho, Franklin Regional, sr. The Panthers' 126-pounder, a Pitt recruit, joined a pretty exclusive club Saturday when he beat Derry's Tyler Cymmerman by a 13-3 major decision in the finals of the Westmoreland County Coaches Association tournament at Norwin. He became the 13th four-time champion
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Norwin
WRESTLING TEAM OF THE WEEK: NORWIN The Class AAA No. 9 Knights picked up a statement win in Section 1-AAA last week, toppling No. 6 Franklin Regional, 50-24, to put themselves in position to clinch a WPIAL playoff spot. Norwin dominated the heaviest weight classes against FR, getting a 17-second
Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for week of Jan. 7, 2019
TribHSSN state team wrestling rankings Class AAA Team (district), record, previous 1. Bethlehem Liberty (11), 8-0, 5 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 5-1, 1 3. Kiski Area (7), 5-0, 2 4. Cedar Cliff (3), 7-0, 3 5. Cathedral Prep (10), 11-1, 4 6. Council Rock South (1), 3-0, 6 7. Seneca
