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WPIAL field hockey all-star teams announced
WPIAL field hockey champions Pine-Richland (Class 3A), Peters Township (2A) and Shady Side Academy (A) dominated the first-team all-star teams selected by the coaches. Pine-Richland and Peters Township each had five selected to the teams, while Shady Side Academy had four. The Pine-Richland players selected were Alyssa Baculik (So., F),...
Springdale girls soccer team must get past Seton LaSalle for berth in PIAA title game
When the final seconds of Saturday’s PIAA Class A quarterfinal girls soccer game ticked off the clock, Springdale players began to erupt in celebration. The Dynamos had just finished off a hard-fought 2-1 victory over District 6 champion Bishop Guilfoyle at Indiana High School. Junior Hailey Marchlewski scored both goals,...
Former Lincoln Park basketball star Meleek Thomas commits to Arkansas
Former Lincoln Park basketball star Meleek Thomas committed Monday to Arkansas. A 6-foot-4 guard, Thomas bypassed what would’ve been his senior season this winter in the WPIAL to join a high-profile league in Atlanta. Thomas had narrowed his college options to the Razorbacks, Pitt or UConn. In a social media...
Greensburg Central Catholic, Frazier meet again with trip to PIAA volleyball final on the line
PIAA CLASS A GIRLS VOLLEYBALL FINALS 7-1 Greensburg Central Catholic (19-3) vs. 7-2 Frazier (17-4) 6 p.m. Friday, Norwin High School, North Huntingdon PIAA titles: GCC (2014, 2016); Frazier (none) So, we meet again. WPIAL champion Greensburg Central Catholic and runner-up Frazier will meet Tuesday at Norwin for the fourth...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024: Soccer, volleyball teams set sights on reaching state finals
When the 2024 WPIAL Class A girls soccer brackets were released, Springdale and Seton LaSalle were the top two seeds and appeared to be destined to play for district gold. That matchup never took place. The Dynamos did their part by reaching the WPIAL title match with convincing wins over...
Trib HSSN high school football player of the week for Nov. 11, 2024
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Kemon Spell School: McKeesport Class: Sophomore Height/Weight: 5-foot-9, 185 pounds Position: Running back, cornerback #Earned: When Mars and McKeesport met in Week 7 for first place in the Class 4A Great Allegheny Conference last month, the Tigers defeated the Fightin’ Planets, 28-7....
New coach among many changes for Apollo-Ridge girls basketball this season
The Apollo-Ridge girls basketball team experienced change several times in the offseason. The Lady Vikings had to say goodbye to a trio of starters: leading scorer and all-star Sophia Yard as well as Malea Veneziani and Jaden Mull. They also found out over the winter that they would be dropping...
After lean years, Apollo-Ridge boys basketball coach believes team is ready for big season
Winning has been hard to come by for the Apollo-Ridge boys basketball in recent seasons. The Vikings have seven victories combined the past three years and are mired in a 29-game section losing streak. But seventh-year coach Greg Fox is sounding the bell of optimism. “The enthusiasm and the way...
Under new leadership, young Belle Vernon girls basketball team hungry to get on the court
Belle Vernon made the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs last season but lost to Knoch in the first round. With a young group of players back, first-year coach Cornelious Nesbit is prepared to see what this year’s team can do. “I’m just getting the girls to understand my culture, my standards...
Experienced Belle Vernon boys basketball team eyes deeper playoff run
The Belle Vernon boys basketball team finished second in Section 3-4A last season, posting a 12-9 overall record, along with a 7-3 section mark. Despite the success, the Leopards fell short of their goals, losing to South Allegheny in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs. Coach Joe Salvino and...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Hempfield’s Mia Shipman
Two-sport athletes are not all that uncommon. Neither is playing a sport year-round. What is uncommon is preparing to play a different sport in each season. That’s the case for Hempfield athlete Mia Shipman, who just wrapped up volleyball before the quick turnaround to basketball, which precedes her softball season....
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Kiski Area’s Maddie Joyce
When Maddie Joyce set foot on the campus of Fairleigh Dickinson, she knew it was the right school for her. “People say that when you know, you know,” said Joyce. “Coach David Nguyen is a great guy, a great coach and prioritizes the girls having plenty of bonding opportunities, and...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for Nov. 10, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football team of the week: Avonworth Antelopes Coach: Duke Johncour (14th season) Result: Avonworth 42, Beaver 21 Record: 9-3 overall #Earned: Since losing to Thomas Jefferson in a nonconference Week 2 game, Avonworth had won five straight games coming into a Week 9 showdown at Beaver. Win and...
High school sports schedule for Nov. 11, 2024
High school Field hockey PIAA tournament Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Class 3A Villa Maria Academy (23-1) vs. Emmaus (25-1) at Exeter Township, 6 p.m.; Central Bucks West (22-4) vs. Conestoga (20-3) at Methacton, 6 p.m. Class 2A Kennett (16-7-1) vs. Northern York (21-3) at Millersville University, 6 p.m.; Palmyra (17-5) vs....
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Nov. 11, 2024
The District 7 high school football playoffs head toward a third weekend with Semifinals Friday and Championship Saturday this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has audio coverage of a couple WPIAL football final four games Friday and then both the 4A and 6A title games...
PIHL standings through Nov. 10, 2024
Here are the latest 2024-25 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. The point system in the PIHL this year gives three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one point for an overtime loss. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime Wins-Overtime...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Big 5/6 recognizes area soccer, volleyball players and coaches
The Big 5/6 Conference, a web-based outlet that recognizes the achievements of the WPIAL’s largest classifications, announced its all-section teams for boys and girls soccer and girls volleyball. For girls soccer, local players to make the All-Section 1-4A first team were senior midfielder Robin Reilly, junior forward Annalyse Bauer and...
5 WPIAL teams move on to PIAA girls volleyball semifinals
With two rounds in the books and two rounds to go, five WPIAL teams are headed to the semifinals in the 2024 PIAA girls volleyball playoffs. The district will have one team in at least two of the state championship matches with head-to-head contests coming up in Class 3A and...
PIAA girls soccer semifinals to feature 4 WPIAL teams
Four WPIAL teams are headed to the 2024 PIAA girls soccer final four. Mars in Class 3A, Quaker Valley in 2A and Springdale and Seton LaSalle prepare to clash in Class A, guaranteeing a District 7 team will play for state gold in Mechanicsburg. Here are the sites and times...
3 WPIAL boys soccer teams set for PIAA semifinal matchups
Midway through the 2024 PIAA boys soccer playoffs, only three WPIAL teams remain. Moon from Class 3A, Avonworth from 2A and Bentworth in A have two state playoff victories under their belt and advanced to Tuesday’s PIAA final four. Here are the sites and times for the semifinals on Tuesday,...
Quaker Valley girls volleyball makes more history with 1st WPIAL title
The Quaker Valley girls volleyball team has a handle on this history-making thing. The Quakers have been able to rack up historic seasons in 2023 and 2024. Last year, QV ended up third in the WPIAL Class 2A tournament, qualified for the PIAA playoffs and finished 17-4. The Quakers lost...
Gateway winter sports teams set to commence 2024-25 campaigns
The Gateway boys and girls basketball, swimming and wrestling teams have arrived at their WPIAL winter seasons as official preseason practices kick off Friday. The Gators athletes on those teams will join several thousand others in those sports on a journey that they hope will lead them to WPIAL gold...
Gateway’s Hunter Raymer has high expectations for final high school swim season
Hunter Raymer closed out his 2024 high school swim season at the PIAA championships with a pair of medals. The Gateway senior distance specialist took eighth in the Class 3A 200-yard individual medley and came back a day later to place fifth in the 500 freestyle. The time of 4...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Win over South Fayette snapped skid
Since winning WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A titles in 2021, the Penn-Trafford football team hadn’t won a playoff game. That streak ended Nov. 1 when the Warriors ran over South Fayette, 49-28, to open the 2024 WPIAL playoffs. Senior running back Tasso Whipple rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown,...
Goaltender looks like brick wall for fast-starting Penn-Trafford hockey team
Penn-Trafford sophomore goaltender Tyler Funk idolizes former Penguins’ goalie Marc Andre-Fleury. And through three games, he has been playing like the “Flower” when he was helping the Penguins win the Stanley Cup. Funk is 3-0 — all shutouts — and has stopped all 71 shots he’s faced. He recently blanked...
