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Deer Lakes aims to end 4-game losing streak to rival Burrell
The Burrell football team has won the last four games in the series with Deer Lakes, but three of the four went down to the wire. In last year’s nonconference matchup, then-junior Tristan Brothers intercepted a pass in overtime, which set up the winning score in the Bucs’ 27-21 victory....
Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: Belle Vernon to host annual kickoff classic
It would not be the start of boys soccer season in the Mon Valley without the Paul Sasko Kickoff Classic at Belle Vernon. The annual Labor Day weekend event, which began under a different name in 2005, is named after Sasko, the former Leopards coach who died in 2016. This...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 29, 2023
High schools Field hockey Wednesday’s schedule Nonsection Peters Township at Penn-Trafford, 7:30 p.m. Golf Boys Tuesday’s results Class 3A Section 1 Norwin 186, Armstrong 241 Medalist: Dom Cerilli (N) 34 Section 4 Kiski Area 200, Penn Hills 287 Medalists: Max Mottura (KA) 36, Gavin Tierney (PH) 53 Section 6 Thomas...
Under clear skies, Kiski Area defeats Norwin in Pack the Park volleyball match
Last year’s Pack the Park girls volleyball event between Norwin and Kiski Area didn’t make it to the Ellen Toy Grass Court at Vandergrift’s Kennedy Park as rain chased officials, fans and both teams inside to Kiski Area High School. But no such change of plans was necessary Tuesday evening....
High school roundup for Aug. 29, 2023: Seneca Valley finds winning goal vs. Fox Chapel
Zach Garma scored the game-winning goal with 11 minutes to go to lead Seneca Valley to a 1-0 victory over Fox Chapel (1-1, 0-1) in Section 1-4A boys soccer Tuesday. Tyler Holloway assisted on the winning goal for the Raiders (3-0, 1-0). Armstrong 4, North Catholic 2 – Jordan Callipare...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Aug. 30, 2023: Girls soccer showdown pits Seneca Valley, Butler
The Seneca Valley girls soccer program has had the Midas touch over the years. The Raiders have won five WPIAL girls soccer championships, including title runs 10 years ago in 2013 and five years ago in 2018. The season is only one game old for this year’s Seneca Valley squad,...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Aug. 29, 2023
August football is in the books and September football kicks off for most teams, including all the scrimmaging teams that weren’t part of the Week Zero fun and frivolity. Well, at least it was fun for those who won. For six teams ranked in the inaugural 2023 Trib HSSN PIAA...
Comeback from injury helps Latrobe’s Yurko appreciate soccer
When she took the field for the first time in seven months, the feeling was indescribable for Ava Yurko. Butterflies. Chills. Pure goose flesh. The rising junior at Latrobe last played a soccer game in September, when she tore the ACL, LCL and meniscus in her right knee, ending her...
Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: Schedule set for Moe Rosensteel Kickoff Classic
The 2nd annual Moe Rosensteel Memorial Kickoff Classic will be Saturday at Norwin Knights Stadium. The three-game girls soccer showcase has the same schedule as last year with Franklin Regional vs. Thomas Jefferson at 10 a.m., Hickory vs. Ringgold at 11:30, and Latrobe vs. Norwin at 1 p.m. Money raised...
Greensburg Salem golfer’s swing is sweeter with new prosthetic armVideo
As soon as he arrived home from the Hanger Clinic in Greensburg, Ian Smith grabbed a golf club and headed for his backyard. The anticipation was too pressing. The butterflies were swarming in his stomach. He wanted to hug somebody. Now, he could. A few slides and a couple clicks...
Belle Vernon girls golf team finally tees off for its inaugural season
As Vittoria Scaramucci pushed a tee into the ground, set her golf ball on it and took aim down the fairway, the intensity of the moment began to set in. This wasn’t any ordinary tee shot Aug. 18 at Cedarbrook Golf Course’s Red Course. It was the first one in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Aug. 29, 2023: Boys soccer section play commences
On Monday, it was the girls’ turn to open up section play on a new soccer season. Now on Tuesday, the boys hit the pitch for section openers. All four 2022 WPIAL boys soccer champions are in action Tuesday. In Class 4A, defending champion Pine-Richland visits Butler in Section 1-4A....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 28, 2023
High schools Field hockey Monday’s results Nonsection Mt. Lebanon 4, Fox Chapel 2 Penn-Trafford 5, Norwin 1 Pine-Richland 6, Shady Side Academy 0 Golf Boys Monday’s results Class 3A Section 1 Penn-Trafford 204, Hempfield 211 Medalist: Nick Turowski (PT) 38 Latrobe 207, Armstrong 239 Medalists: PJ Germano (L) 36, Nick...
High school roundup for Aug. 28, 2023: Mars tops Hampton in girls soccer section opener
Addi Girdwood and Ainsley Ray had a goal and an assist apiece as Mars opened Section 1-3A play with a 3-1 victory over Hampton in WPIAL girls soccer Monday night. Rosie Pellegrino also scored for the Fightin’ Planets (2-0, 1-0). Emma Langer scored for the Talbots (1-1, 0-1). Allderdice 3,...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for 2023 Week Zero
When it comes to high school football in August and early September, conditioning is huge. Many times it comes down to a battle of attrition as youngsters work their way into “football shape.” So it was hard to figure out what was more impressive in Week Zero, the total yards...
Freeport girls volleyball team ready to defend WPIAL, PIAA crowns
Every year around this time, Tom Phillips sees the landscape of WPIAL girls volleyball, both overall and in his classification, and knows his team is the hunted. The Freeport coach, now in his 23rd year, knows it especially is the case in 2023 as a host of teams hope to...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Aug. 28, 2023: Section play begins for girls soccer
Welcome to the start of section soccer action. A new season of action on the pitch began this past weekend with some tournament and nonsection matches for most teams. On Monday, section play begins in WPIAL girls soccer. Two defending champs open up section play at home. In Section 1-4A,...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Aug. 28, 2023
While most of the WPIAL schools took part in Week Zero football action, the entire district will line it up and kick it off this weekend here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. September football begins, and Trib HSSN has video coverage of Week 1 with five WPIAL football...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week Zero
In high school football, defense plays big in November when championships are at stake. Mt. Lebanon showed in Week Zero that defense and physical play does pretty good in August, as well. The Blue Devils limited the high-octane offense of Gateway to 141 total yards in upsetting the Gators, 28-7,...
High school sports scores, schedules for Aug. 27, 2023
High schools Soccer Boys Sunday’s results Mars tournament Butler 1, Mars 0 Fairview 2, Knoch 0 Pine-Richland tournament Moon 1, Penn-Trafford 0 South Park 2, Shaler 0 North Allegheny 2, Kiski School 1 Ambridge vs. Franklin Regional (n) South Allegheny tournament Southmoreland 7, Derry 0 Yough 3, South Allegheny 2...
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: WCCA boys golf championship coming this week
The first event on the Westmoreland County Coaches Association’s fall calendar will take place later this week with the boys golf championship. The 18-hole event begins at 9 a.m. Thursday at Latrobe Elks Golf Course. An individual champion will be crowned, along with Class 3A and 2A team winners. There...
Despite small roster, Gateway girls soccer team chasing playoff berth
The Gateway varsity girls soccer team fields one of the smaller rosters in recent memory with just 20 active players for the 2023 season. That leaves the program without a JV team. But Caleb Kyper, who enters his second season at the helm of the Gators, said the returning and...
Gateway grad Marnie Giunta named among top coaches in state of Delaware
Marnie Giunta is considered one of the top coaches in the history of athletics in the state of Delaware. The 1989 Gateway graduate and longtime cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field coach at Padua Academy, an all-girls school in Wilmington, Del., recently was honored with that distinction....
Fast, experienced roster has Thomas Jefferson girls soccer thinking big
Thomas Jefferson’s girls soccer team has great expectations for the 2023 season. The Jaguars won the Section 2-3A championship last year with a 13-1 record and ended up 17-3 overall. “We expect to repeat as section champs and compete with the top teams,” coach Sean Richter said. “We have an...
Multi-sport Quaker Valley athlete brings giant medal collection into school’s hall of fame
To say Tabitha Bemis was a multiple medalist at Quaker Valley would be a vast understatement. She actually ranks as one of the all-time leading medal winners in WPIAL and PIAA history. Between all of her postseason qualifications, Bemis reeled in 43 total medals — including 18 gold — in...
