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Trib HSSN high school football team of the week for 2024 Week 4Video
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Central Valley Warriors Coach: Mark Lyons (15th season) Result: Central Valley 51, Beaver 37 Record: 2-0 in the 3A Western Hills Conference, 2-3 overall #Earned: Two weeks ago, the Class 3A preseason top-ranked team was 0-3. However, there was no panic by...
High school roundup for Sept. 23, 2024: Becca Braunsdorf boosts Mt. Lebanon past Penn-Trafford
Becca Braunsdorf had a big night for Mt. Lebanon (5-4-1), scoring both goals in a 2-0 victory over Section 1-4A leader Penn-Trafford in nonsection girls soccer Monday night. Aurelia Solomon scored for Penn-Trafford (8-3). Belle Vernon 2, Steel Valley 0 – Payton Walsh and Abby Russell scored for Belle Vernon...
Plum outlasts Franklin Regional in girls soccer clash
Plum hadn’t allowed a goal in seven games before Montour tallied the only score in a nonsection victory over the Mustangs last Thursday. Determined to get back in the win column Monday in a Section 4-3A clash with rival Franklin Regional, Plum had to withstand a charge from an upset-minded...
No. 2 Riverview survives test from shorthanded Greensburg Central Catholic
Greensburg Central Catholic only had 11 players for most of the night, but that didn’t stop the Centurions from pushing No. 2-ranked Riverview to the limit in their latest Section 4-A girls soccer matchup. After a scoreless first half, the visiting Raiders had to rally a couple of times to...
Latrobe community mourning loss of former coach and teacher Rick Kozusko
Latrobe public address announcer Greg Fenton got choked up before Friday’s football game against Armstrong. That’s because he was reading a tribute about his spotter and former Latrobe teacher, coach and graduate Rick Kozusko, who died suddenly Thursday. Kozusko was 72. “It was tough not having him there,” Fenton said....
Westrmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Thomas Gaydos
As a high school senior, there are plenty of things to look forward to. People look forward to life after high school, which typically involves enjoying newfound freedom as an adult. Norwin cross country runner Thomas Gaydos, however, has quite a wait until his 18th birthday. He will walk across...
Notable changes to the 2025-26 WPIAL track and field alignment
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall. This summer, TribLive will break down changes for each of the WPIAL sports. Here’s a look at the upcoming WPIAL track and field season: 2024 WPIAL championships Class...
Notable changes to the 2025-26 WPIAL girls lacrosse alignment
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall. This summer, TribLive will break down changes for each of the WPIAL sports. Here’s a look at the upcoming WPIAL girls lacrosse season: 2024 WPIAL championships Class 3A:...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Riverview’s Micah Ivy
Riverview senior cross country runner Micah Ivy knew he needed to make changes after a 2023 season that saw him compete at a high level but at a cost to his body. “Last year, I was pushing myself a little too hard trying to keep up with my teammates,” said...
High school sports schedules for Sept. 23, 2024
High schools Soccer Boys Monday’s schedule Class A Section 1 Neshannock at South Side, 5:30 p.m. Nonsection Albert Gallatin at Uniontown, 7:30 p.m. California at Waynesburg Central, 7 p.m. Central Catholic at Peters Township, 7:30 p.m. Connellsville at Laurel Highlands, 7:30 p.m. Freedom at St. Joseph, 4 p.m. Hempfield at...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Sept. 23, 2024
It’s a welcome to autumn with plenty of fall high school sports in the final week of September on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 5 with nearly 30 WPIAL, independent and District 6 football games this weekend. Trib HSSN also...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 23, 2024: Plum, Franklin Regional girls soccer to battle
Welcome to a new week of high school sports and the start of the second half of section play in WPIAL girls soccer. At the midway point in Class 3A, Fox Chapel (7-0-1), Moon (6-1), South Fayette (7-3) and Plum (7-1) are the section leaders, all with one-game leads. The...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Sept. 22, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Matt Sieg School – Fort Cherry Class – Junior Height/weight – 6-foot, 180 pounds Position – Quarterback, safety What coach says – “I thought Matt did a great job jumping back into the throwing game,” Fort Cherry coach Tanner Garry said. “Obviously,...
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys, girls soccer rankings for week of Sept. 23, 2024
WPIAL soccer rankings (Through Saturday’s games) Boys Class 4A Rank, Team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 7-2-1, 5 2. Plum, 9-0-2, 3 3. Peters Township, 8-1-1, 4 4. Fox Chapel, 6-2-1, 1 5. Seneca Valley, 6-4, 2 Out: None Class 3A 1. Thomas Jefferson, 5-0-3, 1 2. Moon, 10-0, 5...
Westmoreland high school notebook: WPIAL individual golf competitions get underway
The WPIAL golf individual postseason gets serious this week with the start of the championship rounds. The tournaments are 36 holes and spread over two days, a week apart, at different courses. The first round for Class 2A boys will be Monday at Youghiogheny Country Club in McKeesport. The final...
Sewickley Academy senior takes section tennis title
As the No. 2 seed, Sewickley Academy’s Rayna Thakkar was one of the favorites at the Section 5-2A girls singles tennis tournament. And she didn’t disappoint. The senior netter took first place at the event, defeating Our Lady of the Sacred Heart senior and Therese Bernas, 6-7 (7), 6-1, 6-2,...
Quaker Valley runner plans fundraising 5K in Leetsdale
Quaker Valley junior River Capek is an integral member of the QV track and field program and boys cross country team. The QV boys won their second consecutive WPIAL 3,200-meter relay title in Class 2A last year, as the team of Capek, Jonah Montagnese, Jackson Pethel and Clark LaLomia clocked...
Gateway’s Tom LaBuff reflects on 50-plus years coaching and guiding high school athletes
When Tom LaBuff retired from teaching English at Gateway High School several years ago, he continued to coach the Gators track and field and cross country teams. He knew that someday he would end his five-decades long tenure with both programs, but his dedication and passion for mentoring and guiding...
Shaler girls soccer aims to break 37-year playoff drought
Zoey Cieslak didn’t have to spend extra time bonding with two of her teammates on the backline of the Shaler girls soccer team. Zoey, a junior, has the benefit of playing with her sophomore twin sisters, Ava and Allie. “It’s fun, sometimes,” Zoey said. “I can talk to them. They...
Veteran lineup puts together solid season for Shaler golf team
The Shaler boys golf team couldn’t follow up the first section title in school history with a title defense, but the Titans still figure to feature in the WPIAL team and individual playoff pictures. Shaler beat Highlands on Sept. 17 in a dual match to improve to 7-2 in Section...
Revitalized Chartiers Valley girls volleyball program rockets up section standings
When the Chartiers Valley girls volleyball team beat South Fayette in a three-set sweep Sept. 10 to match its win total from last year, coach Mackenzie Greene was not on the bench. She was in Louisiana tending to some family matters but was sent video of the entire match and...
Chartiers Valley boys soccer winning while overcoming adversity
The Chartiers Valley boys soccer team was cruising through the early part of its schedule, going 4-0 overall and 3-0 in Section 4-3A. Then came a 4-0 shutout loss to West Allegheny on Sept. 12, when the team gave up two own goals and made mistakes allowing for the other...
Despite roster turnover, Thomas Jefferson girls volleyball looks to maintain winning tradition
Former assistant Courtney Frost has taken over the head coaching duties for the Thomas Jefferson girls volleyball team this year. Frost was an assistant to former veteran coach Ron Kelly for two seasons, so she knows the winning tradition associated with the girls volleyball program. “I am acting as the...
Thomas Jefferson girls soccer uses challenging nonsection slate to prepare for playoff run
She is no longer a super sophomore. Sami Maglicco fulfilled her role as a team leader in 2023 in only her second year of varsity competition. Now a well-polished junior midfielder, Maglicco accounted for 26 goals for last year’s high-flying girls soccer team at Thomas Jefferson. She also finished in...
Thomas Jefferson boys soccer again has look of WPIAL contender
The Thomas Jefferson boys soccer team is a regular WPIAL playoff contender. Last year, the Jaguars racked up a 15-1-1 regular-season record after finishing 12-1-1 in Section 3-3A. TJ outscored the opposition 64-8 and posted 11 shutouts. The Jaguars then edged North Catholic, 1-0, in the first round of the...
