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Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Salem’s Aaron Tressler
When the WPIAL Class 2A cross country championships began Oct. 27 at Cal (Pa.), 231 boys from across the district were in the field. Greensburg Salem’s Aaron Tressler finished ahead of all but 14 of them. Tressler, who turned in a time of 17 minutes, 22.80 seconds, mostly was satisfied...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Plum’s Ben Pittman
The Plum boys soccer team has had a lot of success this season, winning a section title and punching a ticket to the PIAA tournament for the first time in 17 years. Contributing greatly to the team’s success is senior center midfielder Ben Pittman. “It feels good for sure that...
Freeport cross country coach Melissa Schaeffer inducted into Carnegie Mellon Hall of Fame
Melissa Schaeffer had to wait a year to be officially inducted into Carnegie Mellon’s sports Hall of Fame, but it was well worth it. A four-time All-American in track and field at CMU, Schaeffer, a Kiski Area grad and the current cross country coach at Freeport, was part of the...
2022 All-WPIAL field hockey players recognized
The WPIAL Field Hockey Coaches Association announced its postseason awards for the 2022 season. Here’s a look at the All-WPIAL honorees: Class 3A Isla Abrams, North Allegheny, jr., forward* Jessica Albertson, Pine-Richland, jr., forward Danielle Deer, Pine-Richland, sr., defender* Autumn Dowiak, Mt. Lebanon, so., midfielder Addison Evan, Mt. Lebanon, so.,...
WPIAL’s top linemen named finalists for 4th annual Bill Fralic Memorial Award
As expected, six finalists were announced for the fourth Bill Fralic Memorial Award, which honors the top senior football interior lineman in the WPIAL. But more news came out of Monday morning’s press conference at The Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum at Heinz History Center. Mainly that the museum will now...
High school sports schedules for Nov. 14, 2022
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Wilson (20-2-1) vs. Emmaus (25-0) at Hamburg, 5 p.m.; Lower Dauphin (20-3-1) vs. Conestoga (21-2) at Exeter Township, 6:30 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Villa Maria Academy (18-6) vs. Mechanicsburg (18-4-1) at Governor Mifflin, 7 p.m.; Gwynedd Mercy...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Nov. 14, 2022
Championship Saturday is set in WPIAL Class 6A and 5A football, but before we crown two new champions, the district will hold Final Four Friday for the other four classifications this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN is the only place to watch the WPIAL...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for 2022 Week 11
With steady to heavy rain predicted all day Friday for the second night of WPIAL playoff football, some teams did some unique things in order to prepare for the elements. Local fire companies coming to practice to hose down the players in game situations while others simply soaked footballs in...
PIHL standings through Nov. 13, 2022
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday: Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class 3A Seneca Valley, 5-1-1 = 11 Central Catholic, 5-1-0 = 10 North Allegheny, 5-2-0 = 10 Cathedral Prep, 5-3-0 = 10 Peters Township, 4-1-0 = 8 Baldwin,...
High school notebook: Greensburg Central Catholic places 3 on All-WPIAL roster
Boys soccer season ended early with no local teams advancing past the WPIAL quarterfinals. But several players were recognized on the All-WPIAL lists that came out last week. Among them was Greensburg Central Catholic senior forward Carlo Denis, who was named the Class A player of the year by the...
Return of Alex Thomas gives boost to Norwin hockey team
Norwin hockey coach Mike Robinson sometimes finds himself watching Alex Thomas instead of coaching him. But, at last, Robinson has a front-row seat along the boards to watch the dynamic forward perform for the defending PIHL Class A champions. “He has this way of making guys look silly,” Robinson said....
Derry golfer Hunter Jurica commits to Saint Francis
Hunter Jurica can hit long drives. He considers Loretto a relatively short drive from Derry. The opportunity to continue his golf career at a college not far from home was too good to pass up, so the senior standout and WPIAL champion made a verbal commitment to Saint Francis (Pa.)...
Greensburg Central Catholic girls have shot at playoff revenge
Another day, another rematch for Greensburg Central Catholic in the state soccer playoffs. After taking down section opponent Springdale, 3-1, in Saturday’s PIAA quarterfinals, GCC (15-5) will get another shot at WPIAL champion Freedom (19-4) in the Class A semifinals at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Gateway’s Pete Antimarino Stadium in...
5 things we learned in Week 11: Bill Cherpak joins ‘role model’ George Novak in WPIAL’s 300 club
Bill Cherpak could’ve succeeded in whatever career path he pursued, says his former high school football coach, recalling how the Steel Valley graduate already was a bright leader in those days. “He probably could’ve been a nuclear physicist or something, but he likes football,” said George Novak, who can understand...
Sites set for PIAA soccer semifinals; 7 WPIAL teams still in hunt for state title
Seven teams from the WPIAL remain in the hunt for state soccer titles. They will continue postseason runs Tuesday in the PIAA semifinals. The most notable girls matchup for local fans is a WPIAL finals rematch between Moon (22-0) and Mars (19-1). The teams will play at 6:30 p.m. at...
Gateway’s Kefimba Cisse strong cross country season comes to close at PIAA meet
Kefimba Cisse began his cross country season by winning the Gateway Invitational in early September at Boyce Park. The Gateway junior concluded it Nov. 5 in the Class 3A boys race at the PIAA championships in Hershey. It was a season of progress and a breakout effort of sorts for...
Gateway’s Madi Jesih ready to continue soccer career at Robert Morris
Madi Jesih dreamed for many years of an opportunity in soccer beyond high school. The dream was put into action with work on and off the field and play with the Hotspurs club team and with Gateway through her senior season this fall. Now, Jesih said, the work really begins...
State playoff berth caps solid season for Quaker Valley girls volleyball
To the surprise of virtually no one associated with the program, the Quaker Valley girls volleyball team landed a spot in the PIAA Class 2A playoffs. The Quakers finished in the top four in the WPIAL and took a 17-4 record into the state tournament Freeport, Shenango, Avonworth and QV...
Quaker Valley notebook: Junior midfielder develops knack for clutch goals
Game-winning goal scoring is becoming part of Nick Allan’s soccer repertoire. A junior midfielder at Quaker Valley, Allan netted the game’s only goal Oct. 27 in a 1-0 playoff win against Avonworth. Allan’s game-winning heroics began in a big way last year in the state finals when he scored the...
Sewickley Academy baseball standout Adin Zorn takes team-first approach to Penn State
The long-awaited day for the Zorn family finally arrived. Sewickley Academy senior Adin Zorn officially signed his national letter of intent to attend and play baseball at Penn State. Zorn, a talented shortstop/outfielder, was recruited by the Nittany Lions early in his high school career and made a verbal commitment...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Field hockey team falls in PIAA playoffs
A win in the PIAA playoffs is coming for the Penn-Trafford field hockey team. Even though the squad dropped a 2-1 decision to Twin Valley in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs Nov. 8, the Warriors are closing the gap on the teams from the eastern part of the...
Penn-Trafford ends frustrating football season with playoff loss
High school football season at Penn-Trafford ended earlier than expected with a first-round loss to Pine-Richland in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs Nov. 4. It was an unusual season for the Warriors, the reigning WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A champions. Many felt the Warriors were primed for another run at...
Penn Hills senior takes ‘easy to coach’ attitude to college volleyball ranks
Hard-headed wasn’t the word Amiera Smith was searching for. But there was a time the Penn Hills senior felt she could have had a better attitude about playing volleyball. As she prepares to head to Central State in Wilberforce, Ohio, next season, the Indians senior has seen herself morph into...
Penn Hills runner shows progress with showing at WPIAL cross country meet
Lee Zelkowitz could see that Sawyer Kinney’s performance was climbing in the weeks leading up to the WPIAL Class 3A cross country championships. The Penn Hills junior had made major progress this season and seemed to be figuring things out. “He had a lot of good practices and intervals leading...
Riverview runners finish 5th at PIAA championships
The WPIAL represented itself well in the PIAA Class A boys cross country championship meet in Hershey on Nov. 5. All four qualifying teams, including Riverview, were near the top of the standings. Winchester Thurston was third, followed by Eden Christian, the Raiders in fifth, and Our Lady of the...
