Wildcat Weekly

Sports Recap from 1/20 – 2/7

Gabrielle Cunningham, Staff Writer

February 8, 2025

Boys Basketball:

On January 21st, the Boys Basketball team suffered a tough loss against Uniontown, 45-64. However, the team was able to bounce back, taking down Laurel Highlands 68-40 on January 24th. With this win, the Cats secured their spot in the playoffs. On January 28th, the boys fought hard against Penn Trafford, but couldn’t come out on top, losing to the Warriors 52-54. The team travelled to Franklin Regional where they lost a heartbreaker in overtime, 71-73. On February 4th, the team hosted McKeesport for their senior night and honored their four seniors with a 71-43 victory. On Febraury 7th, ended their regular season with a 86-78 win over Albert Gallatin.

Girls Basketball:

On January 20th, the Girls Basketball team fell to Penn Trafford, 45-61. The team overcame this loss on January 23rd, beating McKeesport 63-44 for their Senior Night. The girls took this momentum into their next game on January 28th, defeating Kiski 38-28. On January 30th, the Cats lost a close game against Indiana, 57-62. On February 3rd, the team traveled to Greensburg Salem but was unable to come away with the win, losing 46-48. On February 6th, the girls lost their last game of the regular season, against Blackhawk, 56-72.

Hockey:

On January 21st, the Hocket team lengthened their win streak to eleven straight games with a 4-0 victory over Canon McMillan. The team hosted Fox Chapel for their Senior Night on January 30th, but the Ice Cats didn’t get their desired result, falling to the Foxes 2-5.

Girls Swimming:

On January 23rd, the Girls Swimming team beat Hempfield, 92-81. On January 25th, the team competed in the WCCA Tournament and took home 1st Place with 318 points. Lauren Bell was instrumental in this victory, coming in 1st Place in the 100-yard butterfly and taking 2nd in the 50-yard freestyle. Bell was also a part of the record-breaking performance in the 200-yard freestyle relay, which also consisted of Maggie Elder, Hannah Carasia, and Destini Homan. On January 30th, the girls had a strong performance against Franklin Regional, 96-88, and with this win the team won the section. The girls continued their winning ways on February 4th with an 89-73 victory against Norwin. On February 6th, the Girls Swimming team hosted Armstrong for their senior night. The team honored their seniors with a 97-74 win over the Riverhawks.

Boys Swimming:

On January 23rd, the Boys Swimming team took down Hempfiled with a score of 99-81. That weekend, on January 25th, the boys participated in the WCCA Tournament, finishing in 2nd Place with 284 points. Patrick Cratty played a vital role in the team’s placement, taking home 1st Place in the 100-yard freestyle and placing 2nd in the 200-yard freestyle. The boys also broke the record for the 200-yard freestyle with the team consisting of Cratty, Chris Heese, Charlie Thomson, and Heinrich van der Westhuizen. On January 30th, the boys suffered a tough loss, 77-103, against Franklin Regional. On February 4th, the team bounced back with an 87-78 win against Norwin. The boys faced Armstrong for their senior night on February 6th, winning 24-12.

Boys Wrestling:

On January 22nd, the Boys Wrestling team fell to Connellsville, 21-41. The team then headed back to Connellsville for the first round of the WPIAL Playoffs on January 29th, where the boys lost to Kiski, 29-45.

Girls Wrestling:

On February 1st, the Girls Wrestling team traveled to North Allegheny for a tournament. After a hard fight, unfortunately, none of the girls placed.

About the Contributors

Gabrielle Cunningham, Staff Writer

Gabrielle Cunningham is entering her junior year at Greater Latrobe. While this is her first year in Multimedia Journalism, she has taken broadcasting since her freshman year. Gabrielle is a sports anchor, covering Wildcat Athletics on the morning announcements. She’s also responsible for creating hype videos, news packages, interviews, highlight videos, and podcasts. Her work as a reporter has allowed her to join Quill and Scroll National Honors Society. She’s also a part of Mu Alpha Theta and the Spanish National Honors Society. Outside of school, you can normally find her on the soccer or softball field. She plays both sports for the school and also plays softball for Nitro Fastpitch. Looking to the future, Gabrielle plans to pursue a career in broadcasting! One day she hopes to be a sideline reporter for an MLB team. Currently, she’s excited to have the opportunity to be a part of the High Post and work with it’s amazing staff, while sharing her love for storytelling. Digital Media Arts Consortium, Robert Morris University 2024 DMAC Award of Excellence – School Announcements

Allyson Merchant, Staff Writer

Allyson Merchant is a junior at Greater Latrobe for the 2024-2025 school year. This is her first year on the Greater Latrobe journalism team. She is a part of the Latrobe girls lacrosse team, as well as a travel club team Intrepid based in Pittsburgh. She loves creating positive energy for her teammates and lifting others up. As a sophomore, she was a captain of the Latrobe JV team and a player on varsity. Allyson varsity lettered her sophomore year and won an offensive player award. She loves all kinds of art mostly ceramics, sketching, painting, and scrapbooking. She loves traveling, listening to music, and hanging out with friends and family. Ally frequently babysits and enjoys learning about new people. She took this course to expand her love of photography and to learn about others’ stories. Allyson is an honor-roll student who likes to challenge herself by in her academics.

Nina Scalise, Staff Writer

Nina Scalise is a sophomore in her first year as a High Post staff member. She has been a part of the WCAT-TV broadcasting studio since freshman year. Nina hopes to bring her experience from WCAT-TV into journalism. She is a varsity letterman for the Latrobe girl’s field hockey team and a Latrobe girl’s lacrosse team member. Last season, Nina won the MVP award for lacrosse. Nina is an active member of the Interact Club and Key Club. She is also an honor roll student. Nina’s interest in photography is what sparked her to take Multimedia Journalism. Nina is looking forward to capturing and reporting stories for her school.

Katie Albaugh, Editor

Katie Albaugh is a Senior on the High Post Team. She did broadcasting her freshman and sophomore year and she is also on the yearbook staff. Katie has a passion for photography and loves to look at life through pictures and hopes to continue to take photos throughout the rest of high school. In her free time she plays softball for the high school as a center fielder and is a wrestling manager in the winter. Katie took The High Post class to express herself and take pictures for sports teams and sporting events. Katie hopes to continue her education and athletics into college after high school and wishes to be a sports broadcaster or go into law enforcement. Her love for broadcasting and photography started in 9th grade when she started her first broadcasting class and continued into yearbook class and The High Post class. She spends most of her time with her family and friends, she has three older brothers and one older sister. Katie’s friends have been in her life since she could remember and are the most important thing in her life. Katie hopes to expand her horizons and travel the world and she hopes she finishes off her senior year high post class changing lives, creating memories, and leaving a legacy.