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Success across sports spectrum leads Greensburg CC to Trib Cup in Class A

The battle for the HSSN Trib Cup in Class A in 2021-2022 turned into one of the closest and most unique battles where overall success won out. In the end, it was Greensburg Central Catholic hoisting the cup aloft again, this despite the school only winning one district championship all...
OLSH’s Jake DiMichele, coach Mike Rodriguez earn top honors on Class 2A all-state team

Jake DiMichele went three years without a loss as Our Lady of the Sacred Heart won its second state title this winter and tied a state record with a 68-game winning streak in a historic season. DiMichele, a senior, finished his high school career as the second-leading scorer in WPIAL...
21 WPIAL girls basketball players earn all-state honors, Neshannock’s Luann Grybowski named top coach

Twenty-one WPIAL girls basketball players earned all-state honors Thursday, and Neshannock’s Luann Grybowski was named Class 2A Coach of the Year after leading the Lancers to a state championship this winter. Nine WPIAL players earned first-team honors, including Neshannock teammates Neleh Nogay and Mairan Haggerty, who guided the Lancers to...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 13, 2022

Winchester Thurston junior Nadia Moore was like the Energizer Bunny last week. They wound her up Monday, and she just kept going and going and going all week. In a week like no other, the Winchster Thurston girls basketball team played catch-up as section play came to an end last...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 7, 2022

As Jackson Juzang wraps up a marvelous high school basketball career at Winchester Thurston, he accomplished a personal achievement this past week. Now he’s focused on the team goal. It was an up-and-down week for the Bears, but business as usual for Juzang, who scored 57 points in two games....
Well-rounded GCC boys too much for Winchester Thurston, win 14th straight

Tyree Turner and Brevan Williams scored inside and out. Anthony Semelka tipped in a miss, and Ryan Appleby swatted a shot into the student section. Dylan Parsons zinged a no-look pass to Franco Alvarez for an easy two. It was that kind of night for No. 2 Greensburg Central Catholic...
Greensburg Central Catholic gets past Winchester Thurston, nears Section 4-2A title

Once Greensburg Central Catholic adjusted to visiting Winchester Thurston’s pressure and sophomore guard Mya Morgan found her shooting touch Monday night, it was the Centurions’ game to lose. No. 5 GCC tempered a stagnant first half with a much better second and took care of the Bears, 45-31, to move...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 31, 2022: Basketball section titles on the line

Welcome to the final day of the first month of the year and the start of the stretch run of the 2022 WPIAL basketball regular season. While most teams are caught up on section games and will finish with three to four section contests over the next two weeks, a...
Greensburg Central Catholic boys hold off Winchester Thurston, take over 1st place

Greensburg Central Catholic and Winchester Thurston were scheduled to meet three weeks ago, but that boys basketball game was postponed, so the teams could only study one another from a distance. “I’m sure both teams have seen each other on film a little bit,” GCC coach Christian Hyland said, “but...
Trib HSSN Top 21 Stories of 2021: New Castle basketball adds to trophy case

The past year wasn’t one giant leap for mankind, but 2021 was one big step back toward “normalcy” for all of us, especially the high school athletes from around the WPIAL. They were able to do what they love to do: compete on area fields, courts, mats and pools. They...
4 from WPIAL tabbed state soccer coaches of year

Adam Brownold guided the Winchester Thurston boys soccer team to its first PIAA championship, its second WPIAL title and a 23-0-1 record. The run of success this season led to him being named to the WPIAL Class A co-coach of the year. But the wins, and accolades, kept coming. Brownold...
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball preseason breakdown

Neshannock girls basketball coach Luann Grybowski says her team has “unfinished business.” The Lancers won Section 1 and WPIAL championships last season but finished runner-up in the PIAA tournament after losing to Mount Carmel in the Class 2A finals. The veteran coach with 685 career wins returns the entire starting...
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball preseason breakdown

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart put together a perfect season a year ago, winning section, WPIAL and PIAA titles. Jake DiMichele and Dante Spadafora were first-team all-state selections, and coach Mike Rodriguez was the state’s coach of the year for Class 2A as OLSH became the 14th WPIAL team...
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys soccer all-stars: Franklin Regional’s DiFalco caps remarkable career

Trib HSSN Fab 15 Player of the Year Anthony DiFalco Sr., F, Franklin Regional Special talents like Anthony DiFalco don’t come along that often. So when the four-year prep career of a player of his caliber comes to a close, the accomplishments, the full body of work, tend to be...
Oliver Daboo nets winner in overtime to give Winchester Thurston 1st PIAA boys soccer title

HERSHEY — A choice more related to superstition than diet, Winchester Thurston junior defender Oliver Daboo stopped eating chocolate a few weeks ago with the playoffs approaching. The fast was worth it as he held a soon-to-be devoured five-pound Hershey’s chocolate bar under his arm Saturday at Hersheypark Stadium. “Since...
Coaches announce 2021 WPIAL field hockey all-stars

Days after winning WPIAL titles, the Pine-Richland, Penn-Trafford and Shady Side Academy field hockey teams had another reason to celebrate Wednesday. Combined, the three WPIAL champions had 15 players honored as WPIAL all-stars. The all-stars were chosen by a vote of coaches, who also identified an All-WPIAL team. Class 3A...

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