Tipoff Basketball Show archives
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. preview the PIAA Elite Eight as the Union and New Castle boys as well as the Neshannock, Shenango and Union girls enter the state quarterfinals on Tuesday.
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. talk about last weekend's thrilling WPIAL title games and then give a little preview on this weekend's state-playoff action.
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. preview the WPIAL championship games for the New Castle and Union boys and the Neshannock girls. Then the duo talk about our athlete of the week, Isaiah Boice.
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. open playoff week by talking about Laurel's WPIAL champion wrestlers Colin Bartley and Grant MacKay, the opening of basketball playoffs and preview the upcoming games.
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. discuss the Red Hurricane's 11-game win streak as it hits the second round of section play with the playoffs nearing.
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. talk about our co-Athletes of the Week — the PIAA champion Neshannock and WPIAL champion Laurel cheerleaders — and talk about some girls basketball hot topics.
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. talk about our athlete of the week, Union's Anthony Stanley.
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. discuss the Red Hurricane's week of games against Chartiers Valley, Imani Christian and Knoch.
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. are back after a holiday break and ready to talk about our athlete of the week, Laban Barker. The two also discuss how work in the summer offseason dictates your record in the winter.
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. discuss the Red Hurricane's wins over Beaver Falls, Moon and West Allegheny and preview the rest of the section schedule.
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. talk about our athlete of the week, Lia Krarup, and wonder how many more times a team is going to get lost driving to Union (**NEW CASTLE**) Area High School.
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. discuss the Red Hurricane's win against Shaler, its narrow loss to Central Catholic and preview the upcoming CJ Betters tournament.
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. talk about our athlete of the week, Lia Krarup, and wonder how many more times a team is going to get lost driving to Union (**NEW CASTLE**) Area High School.
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. talk about New Castle High School's perfect weekend start against Sharpsville and Sto-Rox and preview the week to come.
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. talk about our athlete of the week, Joseph Roth, and his monster game.
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. preview the 2021-22 New Castle High School Lady 'Canes girls basketball team.
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. preview the 2021-22 New Castle High School Red Hurricane boys basketball team.
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.
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.
Tipoff headlines
- Rubin surprised with award after breaking school records
- Roman Catholic's Skillings wins Class 6A Player of the Year award
- Wells, Boice, Blundo earn all-section recognition
- New Castle's Wells awarded Class 5A All-State First Team honors
- Blackhawk girls basketball team dominates section play
- Neumann-Goretti's Wright earns Class 4A boys Player of the Year award
- Laurel's Pontius captures first-team all-section accolade
- Locals headline Section 1-3A boys all-stars
- Neshannock's Haggerty, Nogay, Grybowski pace Section 1-2A girls all-stars
- Shenango's McQuiston claims all-section accolade
- Ellwood’s Roth earns Class 3A All-State third-team accolade
- OLSH's Jake DiMichele wins Class 2A boys Player of the Year honor
- Union's Cleaver claims Section 1-1A first-team status
- Scotties' Stanley claims all-section accolade
- Stanley earns Class 1A All-State Second Team honors
- Haggerty, Nogay and Grybowski awarded All-State Class 2A honors
- Grybowski, Haggerty, Nogay earn all-state honors
- New Castle High retains boys, girls basketball coaches
- Neshannock girls, New Castle boys return from Hershey with state medals
- Column by Cody W. Pattison: Making history without knowing it
Tipoff Basketball Show
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. preview the PIAA Elite Eight as the Union and New Castle boys as well as the Neshannock, Shenango and Union girls enter the state quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Tipoff Show
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 10: We're down to the Elite Eight
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 9: Neshannock wins WPIAL title; PIAA playoff preview
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 8: New Castle, Union, Neshannock ready for title games
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 7: Laurel has 2 WPIAL champs; playoffs open
- Red Hurricane Report | The 'Cane Train is rolling
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 6: We have co-Athletes of the Week!
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 5: Another Stanley star at Union
- Red Hurricane Report | Big week for the 'Canes
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 4: Summer workouts are keys to success
- Red Hurricane Report | New Castle rolls into 2022, section play
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 3: Where in the world is Union High School?
- Red Hurricane Report | New Castle suffers first defeat of season
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 2: Where in the world is Union High School?
New Castle coach Ralph Blundo speaks after his team fell 53-39 to Imhotep Charter in the PIAA Class 5A title game in Hershey.
Athlete of the Week
- Haggerty's season to culminate at state championship
- Boice continues to put up points for New Castle
- Roth captures milestone; Ellwood City clinch first section title
- Wrona delivers in clutch for Mohawk boys basketball team
- Barker uses motivators to put up points for Laurel
- Athlete of the Week: Sopko is leader of Neshannock boys basketball team
- Cleaver continues putting up points for Union
- Freshman catalyst for Lady Greyhounds
- Roth fills stat sheet for Ellwood boys basketball team
- 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
Tipoff Photo Galleries
Boys basketball team previews
Championships. That’s the standard for the New Castle High boys basketball program. Last year was no different for the Red Hurricane
Heavy lies the crown for Ellwood City Lincoln High’s boys basketball team.
Mike O’Lare helped build one Mohawk High basketball program into a championship team.
With a lot of experience and talent, Neshannock expected big things last season.
Union boasted one of the top offenses in WPIAL Class 1A last season.
Wilmington High’s boys basketball team looks for improvements this season.
Girls basketball team previews
The New Castle High girls basketball team reached the postseason last year.
A familiar face returns to the bench for the Ellwood City Lincoln High girls basketball team this season.
Laurel is eager to get back to the WPIAL championship.
Shenango has a new coach, but the Lady Wildcats are moving right along.
Wilmington High’s girls basketball team is looking for a new strategy for the 2021-2022 season.