City League crowns wrestling champions
Allderdice will send 11 wrestlers to the Northwest Regional tournament next month after an impressive showing Saturday at the City League championships at Carrick. The Dragons had three champions — Mike Rosario (120 pounds), Elijah White (160) and Marcus Wahila (215) — as well as five runners-up and three third-place...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Dec. 20, 2021: Early 1st-place basketball clashes
The final week of high school basketball section play in 2021 begins with 30 girls contests slated for Monday. Even though it is early days in section play, five of those contests will be for at least an early share of first place in their respective sections. In Section 3-5A,...
Ligonier Valley goes to 5-0 with rout of Carrick despite another key injury
Ligonier Valley spent another Friday night tuning up for what’s next: The games that count. The Rams, ranked No. 5 in WPIAL Class 2A, open Allegheny Conference play in a week at Steel Valley with what coach Roger Beitel said following Friday night’s 62-12 rout of visiting Carrick will be...
The Birdie is running wild while making Week 4 Westmoreland County picks
Last week: 9-5 (64.3 %) Season: 32-16 (66.7%) The Birdie visited his heart doctor the other day and had to go through a stress test. A couple of hours later, he needed an ice bath and a massage. “They had me running like Hempfield in the second half against Franklin...
Westmoreland County don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 4
Class 6A Hempfield (2-2, 0-1) at 2-Mt. Lebanon (4-0, 1-0) 7 p.m. Friday, Mt. Lebanon Stadium Mt. Lebanon continued its sound defensive play as it held back Canon-McMillan for a 37-7 victory. The Blue Devils have three shutouts — also against Bethel Park and Peters Township — and have allowed...
2021 City League preview: Westinghouse chasing 3-peat but elite talent is everywhere
Some of the top football prospects in Western Pa. will display their talents on the Cupples Stadium turf this season, and plenty of eyes will be on the City League. Perry’s Tyreese Fearbry and Brashear’s Ta’Mere Robinson are highly regarded four-star prospects, but many other elite players are set to...
PIHL sets brackets for Penguins Cup playoffs
After a most unprecedented regular season with more changes and ups and downs than one can count, the PIHL has reached the Penguins Cup varsity playoffs. The brackets for the Class AAA, Class AA and Class A and Class B tournaments have been revealed, and quarterfinal games throughout the region...
Carrick captures City League title for 1st time since 1994
The last time Carrick won a City League championship, head coach Walter Milinski was an assistant coach for the Raiders as they won back-to-back titles in 1993-94. Now, 27 years later, Milinski has a City League title of his own. Behind 14 points from senior guard Vashon Howard and 12...
‘Sigh of relief’ as City League basketball teams ready for delayed season openers
Snow days are sometimes enjoyable but not when you’re a high school basketball player who has waited weeks for a game, and then winter weather extends that wait a few days longer. Just ask Sayon Bennett, a top player in Pittsburgh’s City League. “We’re just kind of rolling with the...
Owen Petrisek scores 3 TDs to lead Bentworth past Avella
Owen Petrisek scored three rushing touchdowns, including one that came during a critical second-quarter surge, as Bentworth defeated Avella 41-31 in a Tri-County South game Thursday night. Bentworth has won two in a row after a 1-2 start (3-3, 3-3). Avella (4-2, 4-2) has lost two of three after starting...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Thad Gray leads Western Beaver past Brentwood
Thad Gray ran for the game’s first three touchdowns as Western Beaver earned a 35-22 victory over Brentwood (3-2, 2-1) to stay atop the Class 2A Three Rivers Conference on Friday night. Gray finished with 73 rushing yards for Western Beaver (4-0, 3-0). Jase Keib paced Brentwood’s offense with 164...
High school roundup for Oct. 3, 2020: Western Beaver stays undefeated
Elias Bishop and Dakari Bradford scored two touchdowns apiece as Western Beaver (3-0, 2-0) stayed undefeated with a 47-25 Three Rivers Conference victory over Seton LaSalle on Saturday. Bishop scored the game’s first touchdown on a 9-yard run and added a 65-yard interception return for a score. Bradford gave Western...
City League football preview: Title up for grabs during unique season
At long last, kickoff has arrived for City League football teams. It might be a little later than normal and under an abundance of safety protocols, but the league is set to begin play Friday afternoon at Cupples Stadium on the South Side. A season originally thought to be canceled...
Pittsburgh’s City League teams can start fall sports without delay
There will be City League sports this fall. The school board for Pittsburgh Public Schools voted unanimously Wednesday against a proposal that would’ve postponed sports until the district resumes in-person classes. The school district’s administration recommended the delay earlier this month, but the 9-0 vote reversed that decision, allowing sports...
Football coaches fear postponement, transfers could doom City League
City League football coaches are worried about losing their season, but they’re also fearful they could lose the entire league. “If we don’t play football this year, we won’t have City League football in a couple of years,” Allderdice coach Jerry Haslett said. Pittsburgh Public Schools’ administration recommended earlier this...
Pittsburgh Public Schools plans to postpone fall sports in City League
Pittsburgh Public Schools announced plans Thursday to postpone fall sports in the City League, a move tied to the district’s decision to start classes exclusively online. The delay still requires school board approval. The decision was made before Gov. Tom Wolf recommended all youth sports be delayed until Jan. 1....
Love of basketball, family carries Jennifer Bruce Scott into Pitt hall of fame
Jennifer Bruce Scott began her AAU and high school girls basketball coaching career more than two decades ago, hoping to pass along the same passion and dedication to the game that drove her to four standout seasons at Pitt in the early 1980s. The Monroeville resident started in high school...
PIHL cancels remaining playoff games from 2019-20 season
In a move it hoped to avoid, the PIHL on Sunday afternoon canceled the remainder of the unplayed playoff games from the 2019-20 season. The PIHL expressed its regret in a statement on Twitter and went on to thank the players, coaches, managers, administrators and game staff for their contributions...
PIAA officials cancel spring sports season, winter sports championships
For nearly a month, high school student-athletes held out hope they could return to normalcy on the fields, courts and track. On Thursday, those hopes were dashed. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced all schools in the state will remain closed for the remainder of the school year as people all...
Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week: Week ending March 15, 2020
Sophomore forward Nathan Boulanger hasn’t been with the Ringgold Rams all season. He joined the Class B co-op team in December and accrued enough games played to be eligible for the postseason for the Rams, who reached the championship round largely because of his efforts in Monday’s semifinal against Elizabeth...
Trib HSSN PIHL Team of the Week: Week ending March 15, 2020
Sophomore Jacob Fetzer had six goals during the regular season. They all came in the first 10 games. That meant Fetzer hadn’t scored in seven games leading into Carrick’s semifinal against North Division champion Neshannock on Monday night. But he scored twice — including the winner — and assisted on...
Boulanger completes hat trick in OT to lift Ringgold into PIHL Class B title game
For the second consecutive year, the Ringgold hockey team will play for a championship. The Rams, who captured the Division 2 title last season, earned a spot in the PIHL Class B championship game with a 6-5 overtime victory over Elizabeth Forward in a semifinal matchup Monday night at the...
PIHL Team of the Week for Week ending March 1, 2020
Entering the final week of the PIHL regular season, much still was to be determined when it came to the playoffs. In Class AA, the Northwest Division standings entering the week read Meadville 18, Quaker Valley 17 and Mars 16. Those were the three teams in the mix. Moon was...
Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week: Week ending Feb. 16, 2020
High-scoring nights are nothing new to Burrell senior Gio Palombo. He has missed games this season because of injury, but he has been very good in a multitude of roles in the games he has played. The Bucs have needed Palombo to play defense — something he has done with...
Baldwin-Hempfield girls basketball game holds major ramifications
The final week of the WPIAL basketball regular season is here with games that will help determine section championships and playoff seeding. Oh yes, and some will determine which teams qualify for the postseason. Two of those games will be played Monday, one in 6A and the other in 2A....
