High School category, Page 69
Quaker Valley’s Hunter Kronk recognized for efforts on, off the field, ice
Hunter Kronk has been a dual-sport student-athlete at Quaker Valley throughout his high school career. The 17-year-old Kronk, who plays hockey and lacrosse, earned “gold star” plaudits at QV this year. He was presented with his school’s Honor Award and Zero Hunger Hero Award. “I honestly didn’t know there was...
Norwin basketball enjoying success in summer tournaments
Just reaching a championship game isn’t as fulfilling as winning one, but Norwin will enjoy its recent tournament run just the same. The Knights boys varsity team made the championship game of the fifth annual Tre Cunningham Memorial Basketball Tournament before falling to Imani Christian, 66-57, in the title game....
Quaker Valley track teams finished season with once-in-a-lifetime showing
There wasn’t a more impressive Western Pennsylvania track and field program in the spring season than the Quaker Valley Quakers. QV’s track and field teams delivered a historic performance at the PIAA Class 2A championships, as both the girls and boys tracksters captured state titles — the first time in...
Championship hockey team, 4 top athletes headline Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame Class of ’25
The results are in. The Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 consists of one team — the 2012 hockey squad — and four individual athletes — Colin South (hockey), L.J. Westwood (track and field, cross country), Derek Molitor (football, track and field) and Dorian Goosby Dean (athlete)....
Going to Lakers in NBA Draft makes dream come true for Quaker Valley graduate Adou Thiero
A lifelong dream has become reality for Quaker Valley graduate Adou Thiero. It’s taken a lot of hard work, preparation and dedication to his craft. Thiero, who led the Quakers to a WPIAL title in 2021-22 by averaging 23.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 3.9 steals and 2.3 blocks per...
Fox Chapel girls basketball makes most of summer league
Marty Matvey didn’t need to work his contact list to help fill out the Fox Chapel girls basketball summer league. By the end of February, Matvey already had a full list of teams who wanted to get extra work in. The only team Matvey had to find a way to...
Fox Chapel football enjoying productive offseason
The Fox Chapel football team has stayed busy this summer. With all of the other typical summertime commitments — between vacations, other sports leagues and other activities — the Foxes have regularly had more than 50 players for workouts. When the practices for the season begin, coach Dave Leasure anticipates...
District 31 American Legion baseball race coming down to the wire
It might take until the final day of the regular season to see who is going to be the District 31 American Legion champion and how teams finish in the standings. All nine teams will make the playoffs this season. The eighth- and ninth-place teams will battle Monday in the...
Navy lands commitment from 3rd WPIAL football recruit in 2026 class
The Midshipmen landed a third WPIAL football recruit from the 2026 class when Avonworth lineman Peter Bonnet committed to Navy on Tuesday. The rising senior announced his decision on social media. A 6-foot-5, 285-pound tackle, Bonnet had more than a dozen Division I offers, including from fellow service academies Army...
Upper St. Clair’s Nico D’Orazio commits to Brown
Nico D’Orazio announced his commitment to play football at Brown on Monday. D’Orazio (5-10, 180), a rising senior at Upper St. Clair, is coming off an impressive junior season playing both wide receiver and free safety. He had 15 catches for 302 yards and four touchdowns on offense, adding 42...
Thomas Jefferson’s Shep Turk named 2024-25 TribLive HSSN Boys Athlete of the Year
TribLive HSSN Boys Athlete of the Year Shep Turk Thomas Jefferson Senior Football, wrestling Wrestling started out as something to keep Shep Turk busy in the winter once his football season was over. That was around sixth grade. “But I definitely fell in love with it,” said Turk, who became...
Quaker Valley’s Mimi Thiero named 2024-25 TribLive HSSN Girls Athlete of the Year
TribLive HSSN Girls Athlete of the Year Mimi Thiero Quaker Valley Junior Basketball, track and field Mimi Thiero is going places. After wrapping up her junior year at Quaker Valley, Thiero was off to Colorado where USA Basketball welcomed her and 26 other under-19 players to compete. She was invited...
Latrobe’s Andy Tatsch chooses to play football at Lehigh
Once his older brother received a scholarship from an NCAA Division I program a couple of years ago, anything was possible for Andy Tatsch. That is how the rising senior from Latrobe first became interested in the recruiting process, when he bought into the idea he also could play at...
North Allegheny basketball coach Dave DeGregorio retires after 31 seasons at 4 schools
After three decades as a boys basketball coach, Dave DeGregorio knew saying goodbye would never be easy. “It was a difficult decision from the perspective of working with this group of kids,” he said. “I really like this group of kids. But like my wife said, ‘That will be every...
‘I just wanted to come back and show love:’ Skyy Moore hosts Before Your Eyes Summer Jam
Sunday marked the fourth time Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Skyy Moore gave back to his hometown of New Kensington. He returns each time for the kids, hoping to inspire the younger generation. “It’s all about the kids that look up to me,” Moore said. “For everybody that had a...
Norwin coach guiding more young wrestlers to success on national level
Despite all of his accomplishments coaching wrestling, Kyle Martin still manages to take teams to new levels. Martin, the head coach at Norwin who spends his WPIAL and PIAA offseasons training youth wrestlers, guided Team Pennsylvania to its first victory in the PA 16U Greco Roman National Duals in more...
Gateway linebacker Jakson Smith seeking breakthrough season
Football players know that when they become upperclassmen, coaches expect more from them. That does not necessarily mean more tackles or highlight reel plays. Rather, it is an understanding that they are more capable of helping the team win. Gateway junior linebacker Jakson Smith is one of those players who...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Athletes help Quaker Valley team to Science Olympiad gold
Quaker Valley athletes Luca Albano and Colin York delivered a newsworthy performance in the classroom this year. Albano (tennis) and York (hockey) were cited on the school district website for taking first place in the “Write It, Do It” event at the Pennsylvania State Science Olympiad competition — a historic...
Future looks even brighter for Eden Christian baseball
Wait ‘til next year. The Eden Christian Academy baseball team pounded the cover off the ball this season, finishing with a .333 composite batting average. But watch out for next season. All but two players on the 2025 playoff squad — seniors CF/P Jacob Janicki (CF/P) and Chan Kim (OF)...
Imani Christian goes undefeated, tops Norwin for Tre Cunningham Tournament title
The proud owner of a Most Valuable Player trophy and a $1,000 scholarship, Deston Hubbard described what an MVP should be. “Wow, that’s a great question,” the rising senior guard from Imani Christian said. “He has to be a leader. Someone who isn’t just a scorer, but someone holds the...
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Jeannette names new boys, girls soccer coaches
The Jeannette boys and girls soccer teams will be under new leadership this fall. Jayhawks alum Luke Brummett takes over the boys team, while a veteran coach in the county, Derek Cuthbert, is now in charge of the girls. Brummett, 25, replaces Steve Pons, who resigned after two seasons. Brummett,...
Riverview’s Katerina Tsambis named Valley News Dispatch girls athlete of the year
In April, the Valley News Dispatch recognized Katerina Tsambis as its girls basketball player of the year. Because of her additional excellence in soccer and track and field, she has earned the Valley News Dispatch’s Girls Athlete of the Year honor. To Tsambis, sports are not just a hobby. They...
Leechburg’s Jake Cummings earns Valley News Dispatch boys athlete of the year honors
Jake Cummings has no shortage of fans around Leechburg, most notably the coaches who know him best. “He is the best human being I have ever worked with in my 52 years of coaching football,” Leechburg football coach Randy Walters said. Added Blue Devils baseball coach Heath Shimer: “As a...
Mt. Pleasant’s Lily King earns 3rd straight TribLive Westmoreland County girls athlete of the year honor
What was Mt. Pleasant senior Lily King’s most memorable moment during her senior year? Well, it had nothing to do with her individual accomplishments in the pool. It was when the Mt. Pleasant boys and girls swim teams, together, won PIAA Class 2A titles for the first time in school...
Jeannette football, basketball star Kymon’e Brown named TribLive Westmoreland County boys athlete of the year
Kymon’e Brown is constantly striving. The rising senior at Jeannette aims to be a better leader each time he joins his teammates, and he is always looking to improve with an eye toward one-upping his opponents and proving himself. He wants to be great — not just good, as he...
