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Central Catholic’s Angelo Pugliano commits to Western Michigan
Central Catholic rising senior Angelo Pugliano made a verbal commitment to play football at Western Michigan on Monday afternoon. #AGTGCommitted! #EAT@WMU_Football @PCC_FOOTBALL @CoachLehmeier @DL_Coach_Mazur @CoachJayBell @CoachLT39 @CoachPayneWMU @Coach_OLeary @wpialsportsnews @PghSportsNow @theking1 @BrianDohn247 @RivalsFriedman @DAWGHZERECRUITS pic.twitter.com/FGhZpTtb7s— Angelo Pugliano (@AngeloDpugliano) June 23, 2025 Pugliano (6-foot-2, 280 pounds), a defensive tackle, wrapped up...
Steel Valley defensive back Da’Ron Barksdale commits to Pitt
Steel Valley defensive back Da’Ron “Daedae” Barksdale has committed to Pitt, giving the Panthers another WPIAL recruit in the 2026 class. A 5-foot-11, 175-pound rising senior, Barksdale chose the Panthers over offers from West Virginia and Syracuse, among others. Recruiting websites Rivals and 247Sports both rated him as a three-star...
Woodland Hills linebacker Ziggy Moore commits to N.C. State
Woodland Hills linebacker Zykir “Ziggy” Moore committed to N.C. State on Saturday, choosing the Wolfpack from a list of nearly two dozen college football offers. A 6-foot-2, 215-pound rising senior, Moore was a first-team all-conference player as a sophomore before missing most of his junior season to injury. He previously...
Dino Nadarevic’s WPIAL, PIAA sweep headlines year in Gateway sports
Dino Nadarevic was to throw the shot put and discus one more time in a high school event last Thursday and Friday at New Balance Nationals before transitioning to a new journey at Duquesne. It was the culmination of a high school career that began in obscurity but with promise...
After matching playoff runs the last 2 years, Chartiers Valley girls lacrosse faces changes
When looking at the WPIAL and PIAA playoff brackets the Chartiers Valley girls lacrosse team competed in the last two years, one has to do a double take to make sure they aren’t looking at the same bracket twice. The Colts avoided a case of déjà vu in small part...
Season of growth provides hope for Chartiers Valley boys lacrosse
After the Chartiers Valley boys lacrosse team lost in the 2021 WPIAL Class 2A championship game to Mars, coach Dom Tolomeo knew his program was about to enter some tough times. “We lost 14 of 17 players, most of them seniors, and we knew we were in for quite a...
Breakout season for Brentwood’s Daysaun Spencer leads to WPIAL, PIAA gold
Brentwood’s Daysaun Spencer had an incredible outdoor track and field season as a sophomore in 2025. The 16-year-old Spencer was both the WPIAL and PIAA the boys triple jump champion in Class 2A and holds the school record in the event — which he broke three times this spring. “I’m...
Forrest Betz, Paige Boehm win top honors at Brentwood sports banquet
The two leading award recipients at the Brentwood High Athletic Boosters Association annual sports banquet made their mark on the hardwood. Forrest Betz received the Mark Reider Award as the top senior male athlete at Brentwood in 2024-25. Paige Boehm won the Lady Spartan Award (formerly the Booster Award), which...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Eden Christian among WPIAL’s top Class A baseball teams
There have been 25 PIAA Class A baseball champions crowned since Camp Hill from District 3 won the inaugural classification championship in 1999. Since then, five WPIAL teams been Class A state champions: Vincentian Academy twice (2016 and 2018), Serra Catholic (2011), Neshannock (2004) and Greensburg Central Catholic (2002). Eden...
Eden Christian’s Jacob Janicki caps remarkable career with big game in state finals
Jacob Janicki has been known for his ability to set the table quickly and efficiently. A senior center fielder in 2025, Janicki batted in the leadoff spot in the Eden Christian Academy baseball team’s starting lineup — often serving as the table-setter for a boisterous first inning offensively for the...
Eden Christian baseball makes statement with 2nd straight trip to state finals
Eden Christian Academy wrapped up another banner baseball season with a second consecutive 19-6 record in 2025. Eden finished as the PIAA Class A runner-up for the second year in a row, winning 38 of 50 games during that time. The Warriors dropped a 14-3 decision to District 5 champion...
Ronald Porter’s WPIAL gold highlights school year in Penn Hills sports
Ronald Porter III’s willingness to try something new as a junior and his quick progress from there allowed him to do something during his senior season that was the highlight of the athletics programs at Penn Hills during the 2024-25 school year. Porter initially came out for track wanting to...
Penn Hills grad Dontae Pollard glad to be out of transfer portal, eager to play for Temple
Dontae Pollard didn’t feel good either time he entered the transfer portal to find a new home to play college football. Both times, the quick reaction he drew from schools helped provide him comfort. Pollard recently announced he would use his final season of eligibility at Temple following two years...
Monessen playmaker TyVaughn Kershaw gets 1st Division I offer
One of the WPIAL’s top big-play threats last football season is beginning to draw NCAA Division I college attention. And he wants more schools to know his name. TyVaughn Kershaw, a rising senior running back at Monessen, has his first FCS offer after Tennessee at Martin reached out this weekend....
Valley News Dispatch softball all-stars: Dani Pici packs punch for Plum
Player of the Year Dani Pici Sr., C, Plum Dani Pici brought the power this spring for a Plum team that made its mark with the bat. The senior catcher fronted the Mustangs with 11 home runs among her team-leading 36 hits. “The previous three (varsity) seasons, I had about...
Valley News Dispatch baseball all-stars: After recovering from injury, Michael Hanz led Freeport to postseason
Player of the year Michael Hanz, Freeport Freeport, Sr., P/INF Michael Hanz missed Freeport’s first four games of the season while recovering from offseason shoulder surgery. But he was strong in his return and made an impact right off the bat. As the designated hitter, he went 2 for 3...
TribLive Westmoreland County softball all-stars: Cam Ponko’s focus helped make Penn-Trafford state champs
Player of the year Cam Ponko Sr., 3B, Penn-Trafford Tears welled up in Cam Ponko’s eyes as she reflected on a banner season. A championship season. A career season. A player-of-the-year type of season. The Penn-Trafford third baseman was flooded with emotion after a total recall of her accomplishments —...
TribLive Westmoreland County baseball all-stars: Anthony Grippo leads Greensburg Central Catholic at, and behind, plate
Player of the Year Anthony Grippo Jr., C, Greensburg Central Catholic Athletes who play with confidence tend to stand out among the crowd. Greensburg Central Catholic junior Anthony Grippo is that type of athlete. He does not boast about how well he plays; he lets his play do his talking....
Bethel Park baseball shows resilience, collects playoff wins during successful season
The Bethel Park baseball squad won its final eight regular season games then went 3-1 in the district playoffs to take a 19-5 record into the PIAA Class 5A tournament. “I’m extremely proud of this group and how they have handled themselves this season,” coach Pat Zehnder said. “We’ve lost...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Late Jeannette star enters national hall of fame
Posthumously, the late Zach Washington became the fifth former Jeannette standout to be inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame. Washington’s children, Zach Washington Jr. and Laurie Washington, spoke on behalf of their father last weekend at a ceremony at Umstattd Hall in Canton, Ohio. Washington was 80...
Track gold highlights memorable spring at Norwin
Norwin will remember the 2025 spring sports season for its impressive wins, highlight performances and gold medals. There was plenty to talk about at year-end banquets. Track and field was the standard bearer after a banner season. The boys and girls teams won WPIAL Class 3A championships, the boys celebrating...
After committing to Pitt, North Allegheny’s Lincoln Hoke out to be even more dominant
North Allegheny all-state defensive lineman Lincoln Hoke made two commitments this summer. One to Pitt, and one to his NA teammates. “I’m not the kind of guy where I’m committed (to college) and I’m going to take a backseat,” he said. “I want to be a lot better than I...
North Allegheny looks ahead after ‘bittersweet’ PIAA runner-up finish
The sting of its state championship loss had eased by the time the North Allegheny boys volleyball team gathered two days later for its season-ending banquet. “It was bittersweet,” coach Dan Long said. “But more sweet than bitter.” A memorable 2025 season that included a WPIAL Class 3A championship came...
Memorable girls basketball season leads list of Shady Side Academy 2024-25 highlights
The Shady Side Academy girls basketball team took a crushing loss in the WPIAL Class 3A championship game. The Bulldogs also lost their 6-foot-2 forward Cassie Sauer for their run through the state playoffs. But Shady Side Academy was able to pull itself together and move on to the PIAA...
Wrestler’s resilience highlights winter, spring seasons in Fox Chapel sports
Michael Worsen shouldn’t have even been at the Class 3A Western Regional. But the Fox Chapel senior made the most of his opportunity, entering the tournament as a late scratch and earning a spot at the PIAA tournament at 121 pounds. Worsen, who also crossed the 100-win mark for his...
