On this week's Tipoff Show, sponsored by Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C. a socially distanced Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Larry Kellyrun down a few of our top athletes and talk about the upcoming WPIAL semifinals.
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On this week's Tipoff Show, sponsored by Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C. a socially distanced Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Larry Kelly get ready for March Madness and talk Athlete of the Week Regan Atkins.
On this week's Tipoff Show, sponsored by Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C., a socially distanced Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Larry Kelly talk athletes of the week Grant MacKay and Mitch Miles, highlight some top performers and preview the playoff picture.
On this week's Tipoff Show, sponsored by Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C. a socially distanced Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Larry Kelly talk athlete of the week Matthew Stanley of Union and give their thoughts on the upcoming playoff races.
On this week's Tipoff Show, sponsored by Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C. a socially distanced Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Larry Kelly talk athlete of the week Russell Kwiat and give a status update on our girls teams from around the county.
On this week's Tipoff Show, sponsored by Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C., a socially distanced Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Larry Kelly take inventory on where our boys basketball teams stand and talk about athlete of the week Neleh Nogay of Neshannock.
On this week's Tipoff Show, sponsored by Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C., a socially distanced Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Larry Kelly talk about New Castle's red-hot start to the season as well as athlete of the week Paige Julian.
On this week's Tipoff Show, sponsored by Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C., a socially distanced Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Larry Kelly question how far is too far when questioning officiating and talk athlete of the week.
On this week's Tipoff Show, sponsored by Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C. a socially distanced Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Larry Kelly welcome you back to basketball after a pause in the action. The duo catch you up on the season and talk about athlete of the week Michael Wells of New Castle.
On this week's Tipoff Show, sponsored by @Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C. a socially distanced Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Larry Kelly talk about the one-night-only basketball season and what's to come in 2021. Also, the two talk Athlete of the Week about Shenango freshman Brody McQuiston.
Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Larry Kelly of Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C. talk preseason high school basketball and about the New Castle Red Hurricane team. (We filmed this last week before the governor's announcement of postponing games starting Saturday.)
In this week's Tipoff Show, sponsored by Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C., a socially distanced Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Larry Kelly wrap-up the high school basketball season with discussions centering around Mohawk's run to the PIAA quarterfinals and senior Karly McCutcheon making the all-…
In this week's Tipoff Show, sponsored by Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, Ron Poniewasz Jr. talks about athlete of the week Hannah McDanel and discusses the uncertainty surrounding the PIAA's winter and spring seasons.
On this week’s Tipoff Basketball Show, Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C.'s Larry Kelly discuss our athlete of the week Paige Julian and give a recap of Friday and Saturday's PIAA action. Finally, the duo talk about Mohawk's state-playoff game on Tuesday against Carlynton.
On this week’s Tipoff Basketball Show, Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C.'s Larry Kelly discuss our athletes of the week (the ~WPIAL champion~ Mohawk Lady Warriors) and preview the state playoffs for all our Lawrence County boys and girls teams continuing on into Marc…
On this week’s Tipoff Basketball Show, Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C.'s Larry Kelly preview the WPIAL boys and girls semifinals games. Our segment was taped while Laurel was defeating the top-seeded Serra Catholic. The Lady Spartans will play in Thursday's title game.
On this week’s Tipoff Basketball Show, Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C.'s Larry Kelly preview the WPIAL boys and girls playoff games.
On this week’s Tipoff Basketball Show, Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C.'s Larry Kelly talk about athlete of the week Aayanni Hudson from New Castle, debate on whether defenses should foul when up three points and reflect on the career and life of Kobe Bryant. The we…
On this week’s Tipoff Basketball Show, Poniewasz and Kelly talk about athlete of the week Isaiah Boice, the freshman phenom for New Castle, and give another update on the playoffs with just under two weeks left in the season. “I’ve had some great athletes come through my ninth-grade team,” K…
New Castle News sports reporter Ron Poniewasz Jr. is joined by local attorney and “New Castle guy” Larry Kelly to talk about athlete of the week Matthew Stanley from Union, the 3-point shooting ability of the Mohawk girls team and a recent transfer denial in District 10.
On this week's show, Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Kelly talk about the performance of Mohawk senior Karly McCutcheon. The duo also break down the playoff scenarios for each of the 16 Lawrence County basketball teams as the season is at its midway point.
On this week's show, Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Kelly talk about the performances of Shenango High's Emilee Fedrizzi, who averaged 13 points in three wins last week. In the second part of the show, Poniewasz asks Kelly various questions about some recent tough results for the Red Hurricane as the…
Iowa safety and New Castle High graduate Geno Stone — who helped the Red Hurricane to the 2017 WPIAL title — joins the show to talk basketball with sports writer Ron Poniewasz Jr. and attorney Larry Kelly of Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C.
It's basketball season! That means one thing — News sports writer Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Larry Kelly of Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C. are back for the Tipoff Show. In the premiere episode, Ron and Larry talk athlete of the week (New Castle's Sheldon Cox) and season-opening tournaments.
On this week's Tipoff Show, sponsored by Luxenberg Garbett Kelly George, P.C. a socially distanced Ron Poniewasz Jr. and Larry Kellyrun down a few of our top athletes and talk about the upcoming WPIAL semifinals.
Tipoff Show
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 11: It's the semifinals
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 10: Let the madness begin!
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 9: Playoffs are coming up
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 8: COVID and the playoffs
- Tipoff Show | Ep.7: A recap of our girls teams
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 6: A recap of our how our boys teams are doing
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 5: Look out for the Red Hurricane
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 4: How far can a coach take it?
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 3: Basketball is back and so are we
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 2: That was fun while it lasted
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 1: Preaseason talk
- The (Quarantined) Tipoff Show | Ep. 13: Season wrap-up
- The Tipoff Show | Ep. 12: Uncertainty the word for PIAA
Tipoff Photo Galleries
The Neshannock High girls basketball team beat Serra Catholic, 54-44, to win the WPIAL Class 2A championship at North Allegheny.
Tipoff headlines
- Richards hired by Holy Cross men's basketball team
- Mohawk High hires Moncrief as girls basketball head coach
- Marmo's Mohawk High coaching job is opened
- New Castle's Blundo named Section 2-5A Coach of the Year
- Beaver girls lead way in Section 2-4A
- Neshannock High's Nogay, Haggerty, Grybowski earn recognition on WPIAL Section 1-2A all-star team
- Stanley brothers earn first-team all-star status
- Neshannock's Haggerty earns first-team all-state, teammate Nogay is second team; Mohawk's Julian is second team
- Union's Stanley named to third team
- Column by Larry Kelly: Discussing basketball officiating with an experienced ref
- Column by Ron Poniewasz Jr. Neshannock, Mohawk girls basketball teams made county proud
- Mohawk girls basketball team falls short in championship game
- Neshannock girls come up short in title tilt
- Mohawk settles for silver in state title game
- Neshannock girls to face Mount Carmel for PIAA championship
- Mohawk squares off against West Catholic for state crown
- Mohawk pulls away to reach PIAA title game
- Neshannock girls advance to championship by rallying past Penns Manor in Class 2A action
- Ellwood City Lincoln's dream season comes to a sudden end
- New Castle boys suffer stunning setback to Cathedral Prep
- Mohawk girls cruise to win over Punxsutawney
- Neshannock holds on for PIAA Class 2A playoff victory
- Mohawk, Neshannock girls on a quest for state gold
- Two county boys teams looking to build off district success
- Column by Ron Poniewasz Jr.: Lawrence County stands tall on grand stage
- Ellwood City boys claim WPIAL basketball crown
- Athletes of the Week: Locals bring home gold in championship events
- Ellwood City boys claim WPIAL crown
- Ellwood City looking to win first WPIAL title
- New Castle makes history with WPIAL championship win over Chartiers Valley
- Mohawk girls capture second consecutive WPIAL title
- New Castle wins Class 5A, breaks record for most titles
- Mohawk wins back-to-back WPIAL titles
- Mohawk, North Catholic girls to battle for WPIAL Class 3A title
- New Castle boys bidding for another WPIAL championship
Athlete of the Week
- Athletes of the Week: Locals bring home gold in championship events
- Atkins propels Laurel High girls to pair of wins
- Athlete of the Week: Kwiat contributing to Neshannock's success
- Neshannock's Nogay fills stat sheet in many categories
- Athlete of the Week: Julian delivers in clutch for Mohawk High girls
- Union High's Stanley is a double-double machine
- Wells delivers key performance for New Castle in win
- Brody is latest McQuiston to step up for Wildcats
- Twin bill: Haswell twins have stepped up nicely during Laurel’s run to playoffs
- MUSIC TO THEIR EARS: Playoff-bound Lady 'Canes hitting the right notes behind Hudson
- RISING STAR | Freshman sensation already making his mark for 'Canes
- Chips off the old block | Stanley's sons are coming into their own for Union
- Despite adversity, McCutcheon is now at the top of her game for Lady Warriors
- Vote of confidence: Mohawk's Lape reaches new level of greatness
- Barker enjoys banner week for Laurel High boys basketball team
- TAKING IT UP A NOTCH: 'Canes' Cox has elevated his game to a whole new level
- 'Sky is the limit' for Neshannock freshman guard Nogay
- Neshannock, New Castle use similar styles on path to WPIAL gold
- Wells grows up fast with playoff double-double
- Pinkerton, Scotties hope third time's the charm
Boys basketball team previews
Offseason work translates into postseason results for New Castle.
The Ellwood City boys have been waiting for a breakout season.
The Laurel boys were a roller-coaster team last year.
After an unusual preseason, the Mohawk boys are eager to get back to business.
The Neshannock boys hope to make a big push this season.
The Shenango boys graduated a large chunk of their offense in Colin McQuiston and Jason Kraner.
Girls basketball team previews
The New Castle girls were a young team last year, but are even younger this season.
The lessons were learned last season for the Ellwood City Lincoln girls.
The Laurel girls hoped to build on the momentum generated by last season’s historic run to the WPIAL Class 2A title game.
The Shenango girls believe their program is trending upward.
Getting back in the gym gave Mohawk mixed emotions.
The Neshannock girls don't have any seniors on their roster this year, which usually signals a lack of experience.
The Union girls were a young team last year, but the Lady Scots are even more youthful this season.
The Wilmington girls have a new look on their bench, but it’s a familiar face.