Ron Poniewasz Jr.
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Ron Poniewasz is the sports editor of the New Castle News in New Castle, Pa. All tweets by Ron unless otherwise signed | Email: rponiewasz @ncnewsonline .com
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New Castle High is hosting a pep rally featuring
@MalikHooker24
, who recently purchased new Jordan Brand uniforms for the boys basketball team.
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NEW CASTLE, CITY OF CHAMPIONS! Miller gets the strikeout and the Red Hurricane win the Class 4A championship, 7-3!!!!!!!!!
#CANESCUZ
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Will and Chris Parish, parents of late Neshannock band member Katie Parish, were escorted onto the field tonight by Katie's fellow seniors.
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New Castle High's Geno Stone has just been selected No. 219 overall by the Baltimore Ravens in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Geno is a safety out of Iowa. Congratulations, Geno!!!
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From the archives | Ne-Ca-Hi junior
@MalikHooker24
brought the 2,000 fans at Williamsport High School to their feet with this dunk on March 19, 2013, in the state semifinals. The next morning, it was
@SportsCenter
's No. 5 top play.
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Baltimore's Geno Stone gets his first career interception (which also sets a record by Big Ben for most in Steelers history)!
(📺: CBS)
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Mike Wells checks out as the second all time leading scorer in school history
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Laurel Spartans pray on the field after sophomore Hayden Hamilton was injured late in the third quarter during Friday night's game against Rochester. (News photo by Tiffany Wolfe Photography)
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The Red Hurricane wins Class 5A! The most in WPIAL history!
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10 years leading the Red Hurricane. 10 trips to the WPIAL semifinals.
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Shenango wore helmet stickers Friday night in honor of Chuck Miller, father of CJ Miller, who died this week.
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That will be how Belichick doesn't win another Lombardi Trophy. Cousins is not a winner.
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University of Iowa junior safety and New Castle High graduate Geno Stone has declared for the NFL Draft.
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Jake Vitale threw a no-hitter for Union. Shane Cato had a gem of a game for Shenango this afternoon. Now Rocco throws a one-hit shutout. HUGE effort by Lawrence County pitchers! County goes 3-for-3 in WPIAL baseball championship games.
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Best teams in the WPIAL.
Best coaches in the WPIAL.
Best students in the WPIAL.
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Mackenzie Latess steps on third and for the first time, Laurel High wins the
#WPIAL
softball title.
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While we wait for the PIAA to meet, here is a photo of a Horse cutting a turkey.
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WE HIT THE LOTTERY!
SHENANGO AND NEW CASTLE DOUBLEHEADER MONDAY NIGHT AT NESHANNOCK!
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HERSHEY — The Neshannock High girls basketball team won its first state championship on Friday afternoon at the GIANT Center.
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Updated list of current Lawrence County coaches to win WPIAL titles:
- Ralph Blundo: 7
- Luann Grybowski: 5
- Mike O'Lare: 2
- Mark Stanley: 1
- Steve Antuono: 1
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A young Coach Antuono seen in the background after Union's run to the 2003 PIAA title game. The Scotties, a WPIAL 12-seed, ran the table to a district title that year.
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New Castle again is a city of champions! The 'Canes have done it on the back of a one-hitter by BIG ROCCO BERNADINA! WPIAL CHAMPIONS, CUZ!!!!
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Coach Luann Grybowski.
A WPIAL champion in Class 4A, Class 3A, Class 2A ... and now a Western finalist.
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JP Mozzocio loved Kobe Bryant. So it made it all the more special he scored a career-high 24 points on eight 3-pointers in Neshannock's 57-43 win on Tuesday. For that story and more, check out our sports department notebook.
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The first time since 1991 a Ralph Blundo has scored in a high school basketball game.
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Have a day, Geno Stone! The Ne-Ca-Hi graduate gets the start today and picks off Joe Burrow for his second career interception. (🎥: CBS)
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IT'S OVER! IT'S ALL OVER! THE WILDCATS WIN THE WPIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The Ellwood City School District will allow up to a 1,000 people to its homecoming football game Friday night despite a recommendation from its solicitor to continue following Gov. Tom Wolf's guidance on capacity limits.
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Maria Owens set a school triple jump record today. Just a reminder she's a two-time WPIAL champion!
#CanesCuz
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Brandon Phillian has coached 38 games since taking over the program from legendary Terry Verrelli before the 2018 season. The Greyhounds are 35-3 in those games.
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For five years, Jimmy Medure has bided his time with the University of Pittsburgh football team. He has done everything asked of him and more, earning the respect of his coaches, teammates and the university in the process. Now his time has come.
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The New Castle Area School District didn’t have to look far for its new football coach.
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PITTSBURGH -- The Mohawk High School girls basketball team won its first WPIAL championship with a 44-26 win over Beaver at the University of Pittsburgh's Petersen Events Center.
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Always nice to have a celebrity in the house ... Georgie Eggleston!
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The New Castle High boys basketball program has the best varsity public school coach in the state, regardless of classification, writes Ron Poniewasz.
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Geno Stone is ready to take his talents to the National Football League. Stone, a 2017 New Castle High graduate, was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens with the 219th overall pick in the seventh round on Saturday.
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New Castle graduate Geno Stone has been named a team captain for the 2019 season and San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl by the University of Iowa football team. “I’ve worked hard, so I feel really honored to be chosen as captain," he said.
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Malik Hooker was back at the fieldhouse this afternoon for a welcome home pep rally. Full coverage in tomorrow's News.
Colts safety and New Castle High graduate
@MalikHooker24
takes a selfie with the boys basketball team during his welcome home pep rally on Tuesday.
@NCNewsSports
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BANG!
Neshannock’s Dante DeLillo ends the first half with a shot from way downtown.
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That’s your ballgame! Mohawk 3, Mount Union 1. The Lady Warriors are heading to the PIAA Class 2A Championship game
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The Wildcats are in the Western Finals! Shenango beats Johnsonburg, 2-1, in extra innings, handing the District 9 champions their first loss of the season.
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New Castle gradaute
@David_Richards4
took over a Chatham team that last year finished in last place. He led the team to a conference title (the first ever PAC title in school history) in his first season and beat his alma mater in the process.
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We. Just. Won. The. WPIAL.
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BREAKING: Congratulations to the Shenango High girls track and field team, your 2018 WPIAL Class 2A Champions
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📌 Lawrence County
Home of the best basketball in the WPIAL.
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Three-peat achievement unlocked.
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STATE COLLEGE — New Castle is a city of state champions once again.
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The Neshannock High junior varsity baseball team was preparing for a recent game against Slippery Rock when a solitary figure caught John Quahliero's eye.
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New Castle star David Young helped lead the 'Canes to three straight WPIAL titles and a state championship appearance. He scored 2,232 career points, including five here as a senior help Coach Sarandrea's team to a 1999 win over St. Raymond's (N.Y.) at a packed Field House.
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The rink shall be renovated.
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Geno Stone is officially a Baltimore Raven.
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Our 2018-19 Lawrence County male athlete of the year | Wilmington's Cameron Marett played key roles for the basketball and baseball teams, but he shined the brightest on the football field helping the 'Hounds to two straight state title games.
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Only one Lawrence County school has both its basketball teams in the WPIAL semifinals.
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Geno thought about her words and how he trusted her and told her Iowa was his choice. It was the beginning of a remarkable journey that has made the incredible bond between mother and son even more unbreakable — from New Castle now to Baltimore.
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The WPIAL's best student sections are in Lawrence County. Who brought it the most this year?
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Tipoff that night was scheduled for 8 p.m.
La Salle College (23-6) vs. New Castle (30-0)
New Castle is in the title game a year after a heartbreaking PIAA semifinal loss in 2013.
"For one night, tonight, it's just us."
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Upset special and on to the Pete: Congratulations to the Laurel girls, who upset No. 1 seed Serra Catholic, 48-32. It's the Lady Spartans' first trip to the WPIAL championship game, which will be held Thursday at Pitt's Petersen Events Center.
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Shenango's Ryan Perretti batted .514 with 38 hits, 46 RBIs, 25 runs scored, 10 doubles and six home runs. He led the county in RBIs and home runs, while sharing the county high in hits to earn Lawrence County MVP honors.
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We said Lawrence County was the best in the WPIAL ... and Lawrence County backed it up.
S/o
@EC_Wolverines
Lawrence County is UNDEFEATED IN WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEKEND 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Congrats boys !!!!!
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Here are all the baseball all-stars! Great job, guys!
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Some perspective: Neshannock's Addi Watts and Neleh Nogay finish their careers on the hardwood with a state championship, a state runner-up finish and three WPIAL championships.
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The U is our first basketball team to punch its ticket to a WPIAL championship game.
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