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Westmoreland County high school notebook: Ligonier Valley’s McIntosh pockets hole in one
Ligonier Valley golfer Brody McIntosh had quite a surprise waiting for him at the sixth hole during last Monday’s match at Norvelt Golf Club. A hole-in-one. Fuming red after making a triple-bogey 7 on No. 5, the senior stomped to the sixth tee, dropped his ball on the teebox without...
Trib HSSN’s WPIAL boys, girls soccer rankings for week of Sept. 4, 2023
WPIAL soccer rankings Girls Class 4A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny (4-0) 1 2. Peters Township (2-0-1) 2 3. Upper St. Clair (4-0) 3 4. Mt. Lebanon (3-1) 4 5. Seneca Valley (2-0) 5 Out: None Class 3A 1. Moon (3-0) 1 2. Mars (3-0) 2 3. Latrobe...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Sept. 4, 2023
We labor our way through another week that leads up to another weekend of WPIAL football here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video coverage of Week 2 with five WPIAL football games Friday and one more Saturday, plus links to plenty of other video and...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 1Video
Two of the top teams in Class 4A collided in Week 1, yet the game itself almost took a back seat to the site of the early season showdown. After playing the 2022 season without a home field because of major renovations at The Pit and still winning another district...
Playoff milestone within reach for Gateway boys soccer
The Gateway boys soccer team, and specifically the senior class, can make history this year. No other Gators class has made the WPIAL playoffs all four of its seasons. Gateway qualified for the playoffs from 1986-88, but the 1989 seniors were denied a fourth consecutive trip. The Gators players are...
Gateway girls volleyball to lean on deep lineup in quest for return trip to playoffs
The Gateway girls volleyball team was happy to finally kick off its regular-season competition schedule Tuesday (Sept. 5) against Woodland Hills after several weeks of workouts in the gym leading to the past three weeks of official season practices. The Gators didn’t have a scrimmage, and second-year coach Nicole Riley...
6 athletes from Quaker Valley Class of 2023 playing in college
Six former Quaker Valley students — all 2023 graduates — are continuing their athletic careers at the next level, including Nora Johns, who will compete in basketball and track and field at Ohio Wesleyan. Jakub Pickett is playing football at Cal (Pa.). A four-year starter in high school, Pickett led...
Former football standout Dean Cvitkovic took unusual path to Quaker Valley Hall of Fame
Dean Cvitkovic graduated from Quaker Valley almost 50 years ago. His name still is well-known and respected in area football circles. A 1974 QV grad, Cvitkovic is considered one of the most accomplished football players in school history. As such, he will be inducted into the Quaker Valley Sports Hall...
Quaker Valley girls soccer hopes gradual improvements pave path to playoffs
Quaker Valley’s girls soccer team finished with an 8-7-2 record in 2022, a slight improvement from its 7-9-2 mark the season before. With seven returning starters, the Quakers, coached by Maggie Behun and Rachel Loudermilk, are hopeful for a bigger step forward in 2023. “We have a handful of experienced...
Successful season shaping up for Penn-Trafford girls golf team
Ed Herbst has been coaching the Penn-Trafford girls golf team since 2004. Under his direction, the Warriors have won 11 section titles and two WPIAL titles (2012 and 2013). The Warriors were PIAA runners-up in Class 3A in 2012 and 2013. Midway through the 2023 season, Herbst sees a squad...
New Penn-Trafford boys golf coach has same goals
New Penn-Trafford boys golf coach Jeff Newsom was once the girls coach when the program started in 1999. But for the past three years, Newsom was an as assistant coach for Andy Rizzardi and the boys team. So when Rizzardi decided to retire after the 2022 season, Newsom stepped in...
Receiver Martel Palmer brings big-play dimension to Penn Hills offense
Penn Hills junior Martel Palmer’s two timely touchdowns in Week Zero likely didn’t catch many of the spectators at Yuhas-McGinley off guard. At least one person standing on the sidelines certainly didn’t blink an eye at the development. Indians football coach Charles Morris, who is Palmer’s cousin, knows what is...
Longtime coach lends hand to players new to the sport on Penn Hills golf team
Paul Jack still feels a deep connection with Penn Hills. Growing up, Jack was constantly around the district in various ways with his mom, Elfrida, who taught physical education at Penn Hills for 25 years. “I grew up being dragged to Penn Hills football games,” Jack said. “My mom was...
Repeat bid begins for WPIAL champion Pine-Richland girls volleyball
Pine-Richland girls volleyball coach Angela Seman told the Rams they should be happy and proud of themselves for winning the WPIAL championship last year, but now they need to move forward. It’s a new year and a new team, and the defending champions are champing at the bit to prove...
Drive for 5 underway for Pine-Richland field hockey
The drive for five is on for Pine-Richland field hockey. After four consecutive WPIAL titles, the Rams return five seniors and a fairly experienced group of underclassmen as they look to continue their championship run. “They want to repeat, but I don’t think they feel a heavy burden to carry...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Camryn Woods, Deer Lakes’ Collin Rodgers
Camryn Woods Class: Freshman School: Freeport Sport: Soccer Report card: Woods made quite a debut for the Yellowjackets on Thursday, scoring twice to help Freeport (2-0, 1-0) earn a 3-1 Section 2-2A victory over Deer Lakes. She also scored twice Saturday in a 6-0 win over Steel Valley. The freshman...
A-K Valley high school football notebook: Highlands’ Randolph equals WPIAL record
Aaran Randolph tied a WPIAL record Friday. The Highlands senior dual-threat quarterback made his mark in the fourth quarter at Blackhawk to help secure the Golden Rams’ 33-20 victory and a 2-0 record. With his team leading 20-13 in the final quarter and the offense backed up to the shadow...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 2, 2023
High schools Football Saturday’s results Nonconference Riverview 42, Carlynton 0 Rochester 36, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 12 Shenango 21, Western Beaver 15 Saturday’s summaries Riverview 42, Carlynton 0 Carlynton 0 0 0 0 —0 Riverview 14 18 7 3 —42 R: Rocco Cecere 2 run (Drew Hunter kick)...
High school roundup for Sept. 2, 2023: Antonio Laure powers Rochester past OLSH
Antonio Laure ran for three touchdowns, including a 37-yarder in the first quarter, as Rochester took care of OLSH, 36-12, in a nonconference game Saturday night. Carter Mason had an 85-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to seal the win for the Rams (1-0), and Felipe...
5 things we learned in high school football Week 1: Longtime Bethel Park coach returns but on opposite sideline
Seeing Jeff Metheny at Bethel Park’s football stadium isn’t unusual, but seeing the longtime Black Hawks coach wearing Mt. Lebanon colors certainly is. Metheny won more than 200 games as a head coach himself and returned to WPIAL sidelines this fall as an assistant for new Mt. Lebanon coach Mike...
Trib HSSN WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Sept. 3, 2023
WPIAL football rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 2-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 2-0, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 2-0, 4 4. Canon-McMillan, 1-1, 3 5. Seneca Valley, 0-2, 5 Class 5A 1. Penn Hills, 2-0, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 1-1, 3 3. Peters Township, 2-0, 5 4....
Riverview keeps rolling in rout of Carlynton
Turning a program around is never easy, but those who pull it off usually lean on the fundamentals. Blocking, tackling and winning the line of scrimmage. On a picture-perfect Saturday afternoon, that is exactly what Riverview did on its way to a 42-0 win over Carlynton in a Class A...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Penn-Trafford’s Ava Hershberger, Nick Turowski
Ava Hershberger Class: Senior School: Penn-Trafford Sport: Field hockey Claim to fame: Hershberger, a standout who will play collegiately at Ohio State, scored her 100th career goal when the Warriors defeated Norwin, 5-1. She had a hat trick in the victory. The midfielder has nine goals this season and 105...
Westmoreland high school football notes: Derry finally shakes long losing streak
Derry did something Friday night it had not done since the disruptive, covid-plagued season of 2020: It won a football game. The Trojans finally knocked down a losing streak that had bedeviled them for nearly three years, defeating Greensburg Salem, 26-21, to end a 20-game skid. The longest active losing...
Riverview boys soccer to count on young roster
For the second time in three years, the Riverview boys soccer team is youthful with no seniors on the roster. But coach Mickey Namey said that the mix of experience and talent new to the varsity program is making strides in the early part of the season. “I am really...
