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Gateway boys volleyball ready to make its mark in Class 2A
The Gateway boys volleyball team got a chance to show its potential at the early-season Seneca Valley tournament on April 2. Fourth-year coach Phil Randolph said he saw a lot of good things from his players as they came together to advance to the tournament semifinals before falling to Norwin...
Junior sprinter, senior distance runner lead Penn-Trafford track team
It may not result in a WPIAL track and field title in 2022, but Penn-Trafford coach Eric Reger is excited about the future of his program. That’s because he has a talented group of underclassmen who are on the squad and winning events. The Warriors are 1-1 overall, defeating Greensburg...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Boys lacrosse team off to program-best start
The Penn-Trafford boys’ lacrosse team is off to the best start in program history. The Warriors were 4-1 following a 14-4 win against Norwin. Penn-Trafford also owns wins against Indiana, 16-6, Canon-McMillan, 13-5, and Plum, 16-3. The loss came against Pine-Richland, 13-11. The Warriors play host to Upper St. Clair...
Inexperienced Penn Hills roster getting crash course in boys volleyball
Penn Hills boys volleyball coach Jay Mitlo has asked his players to accept mission impossible. Fortunately for him, players like senior outside hitter Brayden Mallory have happily accepted the challenge. The Indians’ coach has asked a team that only features six returning players with varsity experience to cram for a...
Challenges aplenty for Pine-Richland boys tennis team
A brief summary of the Pine-Richland boys tennis team’s season so far is that it has been a challenge. Rams coach Dang Siriprasert has had to navigate poor weather that’s led to four match postponements and some canceled practices. There’s also a school band field trip coming that will take...
New coach Hodowanec hopes to continue success with Pine-Richland girls lacrosse
Alex Hodowanec was close to applying as an assistant for the Pine-Richland girls lacrosse team last season but ended up taking a job coaching club volleyball. A year later, she did apply with the Rams, but this time it was for the head coaching job. Hodowanec, a former standout lacrosse...
Gateway baseball team off to strong start after extra-inning victory
With five seniors and several other returning underclassmen to fuel the machine, the Gateway baseball team’s optimism for the 2022 season grew in the weeks leading up to the season opener at Pine-Richland on March 29. The Gators won that game in close fashion, 7-6, and it sparked the team...
Quaker Valley boys tennis aims to defend WPIAL Class 2A title
Quaker Valley’s boys tennis team is the defending WPIAL Class 2A champion. And with a senior-laden roster this spring — including the top three players from last year, Mike Sirianni, Will Sirianni and Henry Veeck — the Quakers covet their chances of repeating. The QV netters are coached by Christi...
High school scores, schedules for April 9, 2022
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Class A Section 2 Monessen at Mapletown, ppd. Nonsection Avonworth at Shenango, ppd. Burgettstown at Bentworth, ppd. Burrell at Derry, ppd. Fort Cherry at Bishop Canevin, ppd. Hopewell at Quaker Valley, ppd. Shady Side Academy 7-5, Nicols School, N.Y. 6-3 South Fayette at Central Valley,...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Highlands’ Abbie Deiseroth, Valley’s Wesley Schrock
Abbie Deiseroth Class: Junior School: Highlands Sport: Softball Report card: Junior first baseman Deiseroth hit three home runs and had five RBIs in Highlands’ 12-2 victory over Freeport in a Section 1-4A game April 4. It was part of a five-homer outburst for the Golden Rams in the section opener...
A-K Valley HOF inductee Haney was coach of year in 2006
When Dianne Haney stepped down as Kiski Area softball coach in 2014, she had completed 22 years at the helm of the Cavaliers and helped the program to 248 victories, 12 section championships, 15 playoff appearances, four undefeated regular seasons and a 1995 WPIAL runner-up finish. She also garnered Valley...
Trib HSSN softball rankings for April 9, 2022
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Hempfield, 3-0, 1 2. North Allegheny, 5-0, 5 3. Bethel Park, 2-3, 2 4. Pine-Richland, 2-1, NR 5. Norwin, 1-2, 3 Out: Seneca Valley (2-2, 4) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Armstrong, 5-0, 2 2. Penn-Trafford, 6-0, 3 3. Fox Chapel,...
Trib HSSN baseball rankings for April 9, 2022
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Butler, 5-0, 2 2. North Allegheny, 3-1, 1 3. Seneca Valley, 4-1, 3 4. Norwin, 3-2, NR 5. Upper St. Clair, 3-2, 4 Out: Baldwin (4-3, 5) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Bethel Park, 4-0, 1 2. South Fayette, 5-0, 3...
George Guido: Har-Brack grad, former college hoops coach Tom Young dies
Tom Young, the 1951 Har-Brack graduate who coached Rutgers to the NCAA Final Four in 1976, died recently in Virginia Beach, Va., at 89. His death first was reported by his son, Tom Jr., to Rutgers. Young played basketball at Maryland, but he interrupted his college career for a 19-month...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Toryn Fulton, Andrew Allen
Toryn Fulton School: Franklin Regional Sport: Softball Year: Freshman Claim to fame: Fulton made an immediate impact in the Panthers’ lineup, delivering four home runs during a four-game stretch in Orlando, Fla. The 6-foot center fielder who bats third in the order, hit two homers and drove in four runs...
Greensburg CC lineman develops colt following on horse show circuit
Born on a 98-acre horse ranch in Scottdale, Tyler Shafer grew up around colts and fillies. The animals were always there, so he didn’t know anything different. His family bred and raised horses, so Shafer’s interest was more passed down than discovered. It led him down a path to acclaim...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Derry volleyball coach reflects after 200th win
Shawn Spencer sees his coaching milestone as one part longevity, two parts personnel. He doesn’t make it about himself. The Derry boys volleyball coach recently captured his 200th win leading the Trojans. Spencer also coached the Elderton boys from 1992-95 and again from 1998-2003, but the milestone only counts his...
Plum boys volleyball hunting for Section 2 championship
The Plum boys volleyball team has goals and aspirations of claiming the Section 2-2A championship. Six starters are back from last year’s team which outlasted Trinity, 3-2, in the first round of the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs before falling to eventual WPIAL champion Seton LaSalle in the quarterfinals. Second-year coach...
Promising performances highlight start of season for Plum track and field
Plum boys and girls track and field coach Stephanie Kennedy witnessed a plethora of promising performances from the more than two dozen athletes who competed at the early-season Altoona Igloo Invitational on April 2 at Altoona’s Mansion Park. “It was awesome,” said Kennedy, who saw three individuals and four relays...
After school record toss, Norwin’s Schmook targets WPIAL, PIAA success in javelin
Aaron Schmook took up throwing an 8-foot toothpick about four years ago. Watching a javelin soar through the spring sky, like it’s going to spear a cloud and pull it down to earth, brings a smile to his face. It is fun for Schmook, a senior at Norwin. But the...
Norwin notebook: Knights take part in PIHL all-star game
Five Norwin hockey players suited up for the PIHL Class A All-Star Game on April 3 at Alpha Ice Complex in Pittsburgh. Sophomore Alex Thomas had an assist, and sophomore Owen Burmeister made 10 saves in net for Team Gold, but Team Blue won the game, 9-4. Senior Logan Fear...
North Allegheny softball team confident after strong start to 2022 season
Morgan Vescovi was hired as North Allegheny’s softball coach in 2019, but counting seasons is always a tricky task because the pandemic erased 2020. Third season? Fourth season? “Maybe 3.5,” she said. What is clear is that for the first time with her as head coach, the Tigers felt some...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers boys volleyball off to strong start
The North Allegheny boys volleyball team has begun its journey toward contending for a fourth straight PIAA title. The Tigers, ranked No. 1 by the Western PA volleyball coaches association, opened the season by winning their host invitational, going 6-0 in pool play before defeating Penn-Trafford, Manheim Central, Ambridge, Seton...
Trio from Ultimate Gymnastics compete in regionals
Three girls from Ultimate Gymnastics in Delmont were scheduled to compete in the USA Gymnastics Region 7 championship at Virginia Beach on April 8-10. All three were set to compete in the USAG Level 8 all-around competition. They qualified by scoring 35 points at the Pennsylvania Championship at State College....
Allen brothers help Franklin Regional tennis reload
Franklin Regional’s boys tennis team reached the WPIAL Class 3A finals in 2021, falling to Shady Side Academy. And with the graduation of seven players, you would think this would be a rebuilding year. Nope. With the addition of the Allen brothers, the Panthers (8-0, 4-0) just reloaded. Andrew Allen,...
