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The Birdie says keep the change as he makes his Week 1 picks in Westmoreland County
Last week: 6-5 (55%) If you follow this space, then you know how much the Birdie hates change. It makes him cringe. Westmoreland County’s prep pigskin partridge wears old band T-shirts to work — “I have 100 but wear about six,” he said — and has lived in the same...
Westmoreland County boys soccer notebook: Belle Vernon set to host Paul Sasko Kickoff Classic
A Belle Vernon soccer tradition continues this weekend with the Paul Sasko Kickoff Classic. The event will be Saturday and Sunday at James Weir Stadium. Sasko, a former BVA soccer coach, died in 2016. Proceeds go toward scholarships in his name. The Belle Vernon boys will play twice Saturday. The...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 26, 2025
High schools Cross country Tuesday’s results Nonsection Boys Derry 22, River Valley 35 Top finisher: Haydan Hood (D) 18:10 Girls Derry 15, River Valley 50 Top finisher: Addison Hood (D) 23:36 Field hockey Tuesday’s results Nonsection Penn-Trafford 1, Shady Side Academy 0 Peters Township 3, Aquinas Academy 0 Golf Tuesday’s...
High school roundup for Aug. 26, 2025: Mt. Lebanon, Plum win early season showdowns
Eammon Nagle, Liam Frey and Victor Slack scored to help Mt. Lebanon (3-0) to a 3-1 win over Central Catholic (2-1) in an early matchup between undefeated teams in nonsection boys soccer Tuesday night. Plum 1, North Allegheny 0 – Andy Strasser scored the decisive goal and Chase Eber recorded...
Franklin Regional holds off Penn-Trafford in section opener
Franklin Regional was as opportunistic as it was technical in its first Section 3-3A boys soccer game of the season. It also had no choice but to be composed with Penn-Trafford hot on its bumper. The visiting Panthers had to overcome hard-charging Penn-Trafford’s late surge to hold on for a...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Aug. 27, 2025: Section rivals to clash in girls soccer
The section spotlight shines on three sections in 3A, one 2A section and all four Class A sections on a busy evening of girls soccer Wednesday. Plum was undefeated Section 4-3A champion a year ago, finishing 12-0 and earning the No. 4 seed in the WPIAL 3A playoffs. Following postseason...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Aug. 26, 2025
The 2025 high school football season is underway and while zero means nothing, Week Zero around the state was very meaningful. So much that four teams already lost their grip on a Trib HSSN Top 5 state rankings spot before Week 1 takes place. The exits of Garnet Valley, Danville,...
Judge says ineligible Bishop Canevin QB Brady Wagner can play next 2 weeks
Bishop Canevin junior quarterback Brady Wagner, ruled ineligible by the WPIAL and PIAA, can play at least for the next two weeks, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Marilyn Horan granted a request for a temporary restraining order against the PIAA that allows Wagner to compete in the...
Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: Freshman comes out firing for Franklin Regional
The Franklin Regional girls soccer program appears to have a bright future. Need proof? The Panthers (1-1) started three freshmen in their first two games, and one of them scored all of the goals so far. Freshman Reese Regelski fired in her first career goal from 20 yards as Franklin...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 25, 2025
High schools Field hockey Monday’s results Nonsection Fox Chapel 1, North Allegheny 1 Golf Boys Class 3A Section 1 Latrobe 198, Armstrong 232 Medalists: Jeremy Lazarchik, Nate Meeder, Jaxon Makrevski (L) 39; Kaz Duncan (A) 40 Section 2 Belle Vernon 188, Albert Gallatin 236 Medalists: Jordan Mocello (BV) 34; Tyler...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Aug. 26, 2025: Section play starts in 2 boys soccer classes
Welcome to opening night of the WPIAL boys soccer section schedule in two of the four classifications: 3A and 2A. Just days into the new season, section play begins in all four sections in the two district middle classes. A year ago, the South Park boys soccer team won 20...
High school roundup for Aug. 25, 2025: Defending champion Peters Township girls pick up 1st win
Marina Hajnosz and Rylie Busch scored to lead defending WPIAL Class 4A champ Peters Township (1-0-1) to a 2-0 victory over Penn-Trafford (0-1) in nonsection girls soccer Monday. Belle Vernon 4, Steel Valley 1 – Ali Watson, Saylor Lee, Payton Walsh and Chessa Mertz scored to lead Belle Vernon (1-0,...
Plum girls soccer picks up where it left off, beats Franklin Regional
Plum opened the season doing what it does best: It won another section game. Led by a productive defense that did more than prevent goals, the Mustangs girls soccer team ran their section winning streak to 28 with a 3-1 victory over rival Franklin Regional in a Section 4-3A game...
Washington High School teacher and coach Ron Todd remembered for dedication to community
William Ronald Todd was more than a football coach and teacher in the Washington, Pa. School District. “Ron Todd was a great guy. He’s going to be dearly missed,” said one of his colleagues, Mike Bosnic Sr. The elder Bosnic, like Todd, is on the Prexies coaching staff led by...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for Aug. 25, 2025Video
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Upper St. Clair Panthers Coach: Mike Junko (seventh season) Result: Upper St. Clair 35, Mt. Lebanon 14 Record: 1-0 overall #Earned: In the 50th all-time meeting between these South Hills neighbors, visiting Upper St. Clair took the suspense out of this rivalry...
Fox Chapel girls soccer standout Emily McKee makes verbal commitment to Pitt
Several Division I women’s soccer programs connected with Emily McKee throughout her recruiting journey. It gave the Fox Chapel junior and team captain a lot to think about. But in the end, McKee, an all-section, All-WPIAL, and all-state selection who powered the Foxes program to much success in her first...
Penn-Trafford senior Williams looking for second WPIAL Class 3A singles title; Belle Vernon’s Dusi goes for 2A 3-peat
Penn-Trafford senior Mia Williams recently got her recruiting out of the way by verbally committing to Skidmore, an NCAA Division III power. She picked Skidmore over Ithaca. Now she can focus on her season and getting another chance at winning a WPIAL Class 3A title. She won in 2022 and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Aug. 25, 2025: Girls soccer section play begins
Following a couple of tournament matches this past weekend, the 2025 section schedule for most girls soccer teams in Class 3A, 2A and A begin on Monday. Both the Moon and Avonworth girls soccer teams had a three-peat they were trying to extend to four crowns in a row last...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Aug. 25, 2025
Now that the 2025-26 high school sports season has begun, we race toward a holiday weekend with plenty of action each day this week. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 1, with more than 25 WPIAL, District 6 and District 9 football games. To cap the Friday...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Aug. 24, 2025Video
Trib HSSN football player of the week: Gabriel Jenkins School: Imani Christian Class: Junior Height/Weight: 6-foot-2, 182 Position: Quarterback, cornerback #Earned: It was a big week for Gabe Jenkins. It began with him making his college choice, then it continued with an outstanding performance in the season opener against highly...
High school sports results, schedule for Aug. 24, 2025
High schools Soccer Boys Sunday’s results Chartiers-Houston tournament McGuffey 4, Chartiers-Houston 0 Brownsville 4, Carlynton 2 Pine-Richland tournament Archbishop Ryan 2, Pine-Richland 2 (OT) Central Catholic 5, Mercyhurst Prep 0 LaSalle College HS 1, Kiski School 1 North Catholic 2, Winchester Thurston 0 Seneca Valley 6, Moon 0 Monday’s schedule...
A-K Valley girls volleyball preview: St. Joseph confident of another deep playoff run
It was an all-Alle-Kiski Valley final at the Deer Lakes volleyball tournament Saturday as St. Joseph, for the second year in a row, topped the host Lancers for the championship. Spartans coach Ann McCarthy was pleased with her team’s performance to kick off the season, one that she and her...
WPIAL girls and boys soccer rankings: Week ending Aug. 24, 2025
WPIAL soccer rankings (Through Saturday’s games) Girls Class 4A Team, Record, Last rank 1. Peters Township (0-0-1) 1 2. Seneca Valley (0-1-1) 2 3. North Allegheny (1-1) 3 4. Canon-McMillan (0-0) 4 5. Mt. Lebanon (2-0) 5 Class 3A 1. South Fayette (0-0-1) 1 2. Fox Chapel (1-0) 2 3....
Westmoreland high school notebook: Andrisko takes over as Belle Vernon baseball coach
Taylor Andrisko is the new baseball coach at Belle Vernon. The district approved his hiring at last week’s board meeting. Andrisko replaces Tony Watson, who was not retained despite guiding the Leopards to the WPIAL semifinals last season. Andrisko was the coach at California High School for the past three...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Sewickley Academy to debut girls volleyball team
There is a brand-new sport — girls volleyball — being played at Sewickley Academy this fall. The Panthers, coached by Julia Arlia, will host their first home match at Means Events Center on Sept. 8 against Aliquippa, starting at 6:30 p.m. “We are extremely excited to launch our first girls...
