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5 Westmoreland County girls bowlers bond together through love of the game
Sports always find ways of bringing people together. It’s helped so many build new relationships despite personal differences. For five Westmoreland County high school bowlers, their love and passion for the game has helped them look past the borders of their school districts — and the rivalries therein — to...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Penn-Trafford’s Bella Klobucar
When Penn-Trafford won the Section 2-5A title, the Warriors felt good about their chances heading into the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs. Their 12-0 section record was something the team had been working toward for quite a while. “The past four years I’ve been on this team, countless times we would...
Freeport’s Allyson Turk hopes to build off medal-laden sophomore gymnastics season
Allyson Turk has an unwavering commitment and tireless determination, perfect qualities for an up-and-coming high school gymnast. And she’s only a sophomore. The Freeport athlete earned the silver medal in the silver division all-around competition at the Pennsylvania Classic held Feb. 22 at Huntingdon High School. Turk was the state...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Fox Chapel’s Trip Goehring
Fox Chapel senior defenseman Trip Goehring has learned to never take playing ice hockey for granted. A major injury tends to refocus an individual. Goehring lost his entire junior year due to a torn ACL, and he knows exactly how long he was away from the game he loves. “Four-hundred-and-eight...
High school schedules for March 10, 2025
High schools Basketball PIAA playoffs Boys Class 6A Second round Wednesday’s schedule Conestoga (22-5) vs. Hazleton (13-12) at Freedom, 7 p.m.; Spring-Ford (21-7) vs. Father Judge (20-7) at Norristown, 7:30 p.m.; Imhotep (24-5) vs. Chambersburg (20-5) at Landisville Hempfield, 7 p.m.; Scranton (19-6) vs. Parkland (18-9) at Strousburg, 7:30 p.m.;...
What to watch for in Western Pa. sports for March 10, 2025: PIHL semifinals get underway
While the PIAA basketball playoffs take time off between the first and second rounds, the puck drops on the first of four nights of high school hockey Final Four action Monday. Class 3A hockey all season has been competitive and up for grabs during the entire regular season, so there...
Semifinals set in PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs
In the blink of an eye, the chase for the 2025 Penguins Cup has been whittled down to the final four teams in each classification. You can watch all eight PIHL semifinals games from the RMU Sports Center Monday through Thursday on Trib HSSN. Here is the semifinals schedule for...
2025 WPIAL Class 6A baseball preseason breakdown
There is one big question entering the 2025 WPIAL baseball season. Which Class 6A pitcher will throw a no-hitter in the district championship game in late May? The incredible precedent has been set over the last two seasons. In 2023, sophomore left-hander David Shields threw a no-hitter for Mt. Lebanon...
2025 WPIAL Class 6A softball preseason breakdown
Hempfield and Seneca Valley have combined to win eight of the last nine WPIAL softball championships in the highest classification. The powerhouses are expected to again contend for the Class 6A crown this season. Seneca Valley won last year’s title and has captured two championships in the past three seasons....
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 10, 2025
The March on the road to Hershey combines with Penguins Cup pucks as the winter sports season is down to the final two weeks on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have coverage of the PIHL Penguins Cup high school hockey playoffs with all eight semifinals games spread over...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for March 9, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Canon-McMillan Big Macs Coach: John Fontana (2nd season) Record: 6-4 and third place in Section 2-6A, 16-9 overall #Earned: It was WPIAL against City League in a first-round PIAA Class 6A girls basketball game with both programs looking to make history with...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 9, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Jacob Guillen School: Aquinas Academy Class: Senior Height: 6-foot-3 Position: Guard #Earned: Early on in his scholastic career, Jacob Guillen played Robin to the WPIAL’s all-time leading scorer Vinny Cugini. Over the last two years, he has become the Black Knight for...
Freeport para swimmer Isaac Barton excited to compete at PIAA championships
Isaac Barton is used to swim meets with big crowds. Just last June, Barton, at age 15, was one of the youngest competitors at the U.S. Paralympic Trials. He swam the 50 and 100 freestyles at that meet in Minneapolis, Minn. Barton also achieved a number of personal bests at...
PIAA sets times, sites for Wednesday’s 2nd-round basketball matchups
The first round is history and the second round is set in the PIAA basketball playoffs for boys 6A, 3A and 2A, along with girls 5A, 4A and A. The boys teams from the WPIAL opened strong Saturday in the above classes, going a combined 11-7. Upper St. Clair is...
Norwin notebook: Amber Klingensmith earns gold medal in WPIAL swimming debut
Norwin’s Amber Klingensmith didn’t compete at the high school level last year as a freshman, opting to concentrate on her swims with Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics. But she was familiar with Pitt’s Trees Pool, and she said it helped her in her WPIAL-championship debut. Klingensmith’s first swim at WPIALs was golden....
Controversial loss ends North Allegheny wrestler’s bid for states
North Allegheny junior Gus Stedeford couldn’t believe his eyes. Leading 7-0 and on the verge of qualifying for the PIAA Class 3A wrestling championships, Stedeford was called for an illegal slam on State College’s Nicholas Berrena and lost by injury disqualification in the 133-pound fifth-place match. The controversial ruling at...
North Allegheny boys tennis ready to defend WPIAL title
The North Allegheny boys tennis team snapped a 15-year WPIAL title drought last spring. The Tigers’ wait for another championship should be much shorter. Led by reigning WPIAL Class 3A singles champion Advaita Sircar, North Allegheny welcomes back five of its top seven players from last year’s 18-1 PIAA semifinalist....
Franklin Regional’s Student Athlete Leadership Team aims to enhance athletics experience
When Franklin Regional saw what Seneca Valley was doing, the district decided to sprinkle a little salt on its athletics programs — S.A.L.T. that is. The acronym stands for Student Athlete Leadership Team, a program Franklin Regional formed to enhance and direct forward its sports teams and athletes. Think of...
Fox Chapel’s Michael Worsen makes most of 2nd chance in wrestling postseason
Michael Worsen was cutting weight in a frenzy. The Fox Chapel senior wrestler got the call 36 hours ahead of the PIAA Western Regional that he was being put into the 121-pound bracket as an alternate. Worsen immediately hit the sauna and did some running to drop close to five...
Herald notebook: Fox Chapel hockey advances to PIHL Penguins Cup semifinals
The PIHL’s promotion and relegation system makes it challenging for programs to sustain their success as they climb the ladder. Fox Chapel reached the Class A Penguins Cup two seasons ago. After being bounced in the first round last year after taking the step up to Class 2A, the Foxes...
Gateway notebook: Gators swimmers earn berths to PIAA championships
Members of the Gateway boys and girls swim teams fared well at the WPIAL Class 3A championships Feb. 27-28 at Pitt’s Trees Pool and earned berths in four events to the PIAA meet Friday and Saturday at Bucknell. Only the champion in each individual and relay event at WPIALs secured...
Gateway baseball seeks improvement under 1st-year coach
When Andy Hoover was hired in August as the next varsity head coach of the Gateway baseball team, he had a vision for what the team and the program could become in the following months. Meetings with players led into fall evaluation workouts which, in turn, bled into winter work...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Relay teams make splash at Quaker Valley
The relay teams had successful seasons in the Quaker Valley swimming program. All three girls and all three boys relay teams qualified for the WPIAL Class 2A championships. The girls 200 medley relay team consisted of sophomores Lydia Kilpela (backstroke) and Anna Fuener (breaststroke), freshman Amelia Suhayda (butterfly) and senior...
As competition ramps up, Sewickley Academy boys earn trip to state playoffs
The Sewickley Academy boys basketball team wrapped up its run in the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs with a 3-1 record, including a 51-37 victory against Neshannock in the third-place consolation game. Lucas Grimsley, a 6-foot-2 junior guard/forward, has led the Panthers in scoring the past two years with 15 and...
Quaker Valley’s Marcus Richey joins older brothers in 100-victory club
The Richey brothers are student-athletes in the truest sense of the term. Not only are they exemplary in the classroom, they also are high-quality wrestlers. Each has attained an “A” grade as a Quaker Valley grappler as all three are linked together as members of the program’s century club, where...
