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Cheswick Christian girls dedicate season to former coach in need of heart transplant
Jacque Willis thought she might become a basketball coach someday, but she never expected it to be just a few months after she graduated college. But when Clinton Blazevich had to step down for health reasons, Willis, 22, was elevated from assistant status to head coach of the Cheswick Christian...
Avonworth’s Kyros Thorpe seeks court injunction to play in WPIAL Class 2A football final
Turned away by both the WPIAL and PIAA, Avonworth senior Kyros Thorpe is taking his eligibility battle to court. Thorpe and his mother Anna Hollis filed a lawsuit in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court seeking an injunction that would let Thorpe play Saturday in the WPIAL Class 2A football championship....
Trib HSSN power rankings are shuffled following WPIAL finals at Heinz Field
With four WPIAL championship games in the books, the final 10 teams in HSSN’s weekly power rankings are now set. Two more district championship games coming up Saturday along with three more rounds of the state playoffs will determine the final order of those 10 teams. The freshly minted WPIAL...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 19, 2019
Football WPIAL Championships Saturday’s schedule Class 5A Peters Township (12-1) vs. Gateway (11-2) at Norwin, 6 p.m. Class 2A Washington (13-0) vs. Avonworth (13-0) at Norwin, noon PIAA playoffs Quarterfinals Class 6A Friday’s schedule Coatesville (10-2) at Downingtown West (12-1), 7 p.m.; Nazareth (12-1) vs. St. Jospeh’s Prep (9-2) at...
High school roundup for Nov. 29, 2019: Josh Bemis nets hat trick for Quaker Valley
Josh Bemis completed his hat trick with the game-winning goal in the first minute of the third period, leading Quaker Valley to a 4-3 victory over Penn-Trafford in PIHL hockey Tuesday night. Max Quinn had a goal and an assist and Colin Rice made 32 saves for Quaker Valley (4-3-0)....
Avonworth in, Pine-Richland, Penn-Trafford, Aliquippa, Sto-Rox out of state rankings
Of the 30 Trib HSSN state-ranked teams from a week ago, eight tasted defeat, were bounced from the top five and saw their seasons end. However, 22 teams are still alive heading into the second round on the Road to Hershey. One top-ranked team bit the dust when Penn-Trafford lost...
George Guido: Wrestling rules committee addresses injuries, stalling
In a move to address safety, additional time will be given to evaluate head and neck injuries when an appropriate health-care professional is present at a wrestling match. That’s the biggest rules change for the high school season. In addition to 1½ minutes of injury time allotted, an appropriate health-care...
Young Burrell girls roster has room to grow
Youth will be served on the Burrell girls basketball team this season. With no seniors and a small number of juniors, second-year coach Joel Ceraso will be relying on sophomores and a handful of freshmen. “The biggest problem we’ll have is getting them to play fast and physical,” Ceraso said....
With new coach in place, Burrell boys building from ground up
There’s nothing like starting with a clean slate. That’s the situation new Burrell boys basketball coach Mike Fantuzzo is facing as he takes over a program that went 4-8 last season in Section 3-3A, 5-14 overall. Combine the graduations with several potential returning players who decided not to come out...
High school roundup for Nov. 18, 2019: Vince Abel’s third-period goal leads North Allegheny past Upper St. Clair
Vince Abel scored the game-winning goal with less than four minutes left in regulation to lead North Allegheny to a 5-4 victory over Upper St. Clair in a PIHL Class AAA hockey matchup Monday night. Tyler Putnam scored twice, including the game-tying goal in the third period, and Tyler Lamark...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 18, 2019
Football WPIAL championships Saturday’s schedule Class 5A Peters Township (12-1) vs. Gateway (11-2) at Norwin, 6 p.m. Class 2A Washington (13-0) vs. Avonworth (13-0) at Norwin, noon PIAA playoffs Quarterfinals Class 6A Friday’s schedule Coatesville (10-2) at Downingtown West (12-1), 7 p.m.; Nazareth (12-1) vs. St. Jospeh’s Prep (9-2) at...
Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week for Nov. 18, 2019
For the first time this season, Class B, formerly Division 2 in the PIHL, has a forward as the TribLIVE HSSN PIHL Player of the Week. It’s not been because the classification hasn’t had its fair share of scoring or impressive games. The Ringgold Rams, last year’s champions, have four...
Trib HSSN PIHL Team of the Week — Nov. 18, 2019
One sign of a good program is sustaining success even after taking hits from graduation, and Thomas Jefferson has managed just that. The Jaguars, this week’s Trib HSSN PIHL Team of the Week, have run their way through Class A at the start of the 2019-20 season. Their 14 points...
Belle Vernon girls have skill, drive to compete for section title
Coach Ronnie Drennan learned a lot in his first season at the helm of the Belle Vernon girls basketball team. The Leopards led a season of streaks in 2018-19. The team lost three straight games twice, including to start the season, but also went on seven- and five-game winning streaks....
Belle Vernon boys looking for momentum to carry over
The beginning of Joe Salvino’s tenure as the Belle Vernon boys basketball coach was not ideal. The team started last season winning only two of its first 12 games, including one victory in six Section 3-4A games. But with seven games remaining, the Leopards managed to win five contests to...
Mars’ Ellie Coffield wins Moe Rosensteel Award
Ellie Coffield played a pivotal role in leading Mars to an unbeaten season complete with WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA championships. The junior midfielder’s play earned her special recognition. She is the winner of the inaugural Kaitlyn “Moe” Rosensteel Most Outstanding Player of the Year Award. The award, reserved for...
With new coach, veteran roster, Apollo-Ridge girls eye return trip to playoffsVideo
Mike Monstrola served as a coach for the Apollo-Ridge junior high boys basketball program last year, but he often made it a point to take in games involving the Vikings boys and girls varsity teams. So when he was hired as the new girls coach over the summer, he was...
Basketball star Isiah Warfield remains ineligible for postseason after WPIAL denies waiver
WPIAL basketball star Isiah Warfield remains ineligible to play in the playoffs this winter. The senior who transferred from Sewickley Academy to Central Valley can participate in the regular season but won’t be able to play in the postseason under a PIAA rule that targets all transfers after the start...
West Mifflin possibly used ineligible football player all season, WPIAL says
The WPIAL wants to hear from West Mifflin’s football coach and school administrators to determine whether the Titans used an ineligible football player all season. If so, the team would be forced to forfeit wins. The WPIAL board voted Monday to call West Mifflin in for a hearing. The question...
WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 12
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Pitt Panthers football teams only wish they had this kind of ‘home-field’ advantage. Saturday marked the 19th season the WPIAL has staged four of its football championships at Heinz Field. With its win Saturday, Clairton has improved to 9-1 on the natural surface on the North...
WPIAL board unanimously approves Ligonier Valley request to join District 7
The WPIAL board voted unanimously Monday to accept Ligonier Valley as a member. The District 6 school has asked to leave its PIAA district and join the WPIAL (District 7) for all sports starting in the 2020-21 school year. The WPIAL vote leaves one final administrative hurdle before that can...
Apollo-Ridge boys basketball looks to take one more step forward
The Apollo-Ridge boys basketball team made a leap back to prominence last year, improving by seven wins, both overall and in section play, from the year before. The Vikings were in the playoff mix until the final week of the regular season. But a pair of section losses, including one...
High school schedules for Nov. 18, 2019
High schools Football WPIAL championships At Norwin Class 5A Peters Township (12-1) vs. Gateway (11-2) at Norwin, 6 p.m. Class 2A Washington (13-0) vs. Avonworth (13-0) at Norwin, noon PIAA playoffs Quarterfinals Class 6A Friday’s schedule Coatesville (10-2) at Downingtown West (12-1), 7 p.m.; Nazareth (12-1) vs. St. Jospeh’s Prep...
Dates, sites, times set for PIAA football quarterfinals
The first round of the PIAA football playoffs is made up mostly of district championship games with a few champion vs. champion matchups sprinkled in. While there are seven district title games coming up this weekend, including two WPIAL finals, the state quarterfinals are primarily compiled of district survivors battling...
PIHL high school hockey standings through Nov. 17, 2019
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Nov. 17. Exclusive coverage of the 2020 PIHL Penguins Cup hockey playoffs can be heard and viewed on the TribLive High School Sports Network. In Class AAA, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. In Class AA, the...
