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Penn Hills hurdler awaits WPIAL meet

Written by Cara De Carlo on .

Cara De Carlo's feature on Penn Hills' Nevia Orsini:

"Last week at the WPIAL Class AAA Central Qualifier meet, Penn Hills senior Nevia Orsini ran for the top time of 15.07 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles.

So did Hempfield Area's Maddie Holmberg.

The two did not get to race each other, though. They did not share a heat.

The separation only made Orsini that much more excited to race against Holmberg at the WPIAL individual championships today at Baldwin High School."

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Penn Hills’ Orsini qualified for championships in hurdles but relay is in, too

Written by Cara De Carlo on .

Penn Hills senior Nevia Orsini has quietly-but-definitively staked her claim among the WPIAL Class AAA’s top hurdlers. Last Tuesday, she tied the time of Hempfield’s Maddie Holmberg for the top spot at the Class AAA Central Section qualifiers. That time was 15.07 seconds (in the 100-meter hurdles).

Penn Hills head coach Lee Zelkowitz added that Orsini is also the fastest leg of the WPIAL fifth-seeded 1600-meter relay. The relay’s other runners are Malika Bowles, Seraya Steward, and Shayla Sisco.

The relay competed at the PTFCA Indoor State championship in February for a time of 3:36.72 and 20th place.

“We have a good chance of that relay team qualifying for states,” said Zelkowitz. The girls’ time at qualifiers was 4:08.56.

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Penn Hills boys' swimming relays have strong showing at WPIALs

Written by Nick Tolomeo on .

The Penn Hills relays, fueled by senior WPIAL champion Gabriel Larson, continued to rewrite program record books at the WPIAL championships last week.

Larson led off the 200 freestyle relay that finished eighth. Larson swam the event with senior Bobby Fello, sophomore Chris Fenglietto and freshman Norman Gregory. Larson swam a school-record split in the first 50 yards with a 21.07 and the relay improved on its school record with a time of 1:28.68.

It was more of the same for the Indians in the 400 freestyle relay. Larson, Fello, Fenglietto and Gregory finished in eighth with a time of 3:15.89. Once again Larson swam a school-record split in the first 100 yards (46.51) and the relay swam fast enough to improve its school record time of 3:15.61.

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Extra training paying off for Penn Hills senior

Written by Cara De Carlo on .

Cara De Carlo's feature on Penn Hills swimmer Gabriel Larson:

"Penn Hills senior Gabriel Larson staked his place as a stroke specialist at the WPIAL Class AAA championships last Thursday and Friday at the University of

Pittsburgh. He won the 200-yard individual medley (1:51.41) and the 100-yard breaststroke (56.78).

The 100-yard breaststroke win held particular significance for Larson. He beat Gateway's Andrew Nosbisch after tying Nosbisch for second place last year.

"It was really cool," recalled Larson. "Drew and I are close friends. It was a very kind competition, but definitely motivating ... especially with tying him last

year and losing to his brother [Luke] the year before.""

 

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