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Gateway hockey program continues ascent, will play JV again
Rebuilding Gateway’s hockey program will continue to be a slow, difficult process. The Gators will play at the junior varsity level for the third consecutive season with a roster of 12 skaters and three goaltenders, and most of them have a year or two of experience. “We want to work...
Expect offensive fireworks from Norwin hockey team
This season, Norwin’s hockey team wants to keep the light on — the opposing team’s goal lamp. With its top three scorers back from a year ago, the Knights expect to rack up goals. “Offense is definitely our strength,” Norwin coach Adam Tokarski said. “All the players want to get...
Baldwin ace Bethany Yauch commits to Cleveland State
Baldwin tennis whiz Bethany Yauch, a two-time WPIAL runner-up, recently signed a letter of intent with Cleveland State, a member of the NCAA Division I Horizon Conference. The senior opted for the Vikings following a trip with her parents to the campus located near Lake Erie. “When I visited Cleveland...
Q&A with 40-year South Hills Record sports reporter Ray Fisher
The 2018-19 school year marked my 40th year covering high school sports at the South Hills Record. Where did the time go? Over the years, I’ve done my fair share of Q&A interviews with local sports figures, ranging from grandparents, parents, children (student-athletes) and now grandchildren. Recently, it was suggested...
Quaker Valley hockey looking to rebound
Quaker Valley’s hockey team hopes to rebound from a near postseason miss. The Quakers, who own five PIHL Penguins Cup Class A titles (2006, ’08, ’12, ’13, ’14), reached the Class AA championship game two years ago. Last season, though, playing in a bigger classification and against bigger schools caught...
Plum’s captains bringing optimism back to ice
Prior to the season, Plum hockey coach Phil Mains told his leadership group of captain Dan Baranowski and alternate captains Logan Schlegel and Nic Pushic that the team would go as they go. The captains took that message to heart and worked to build a good culture in the locker...
No steps backward for Norwin volleyball
The Norwin girls volleyball team entered the season as a relative unknown. The team returned only one starter from last season’s team — senior middle hitter Victoria Nicholes. With only four seniors total, the staff turned to a junior class and underclassmen lacking varsity experience. This uncertainty led to some...
Franklin Regional volleyball joins fight against breast cancer with Dig Pink event
The Franklin Regional girls volleyball players kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Oct. 1 with a Dig Pink fundraiser on their home floor. The Panthers topped rival Kiski Area, 3-1, to remain undefeated at 9-0 in Section 1-AAA. Franklin Regional was ranked No. 5 in Class AAA in the...
Franklin Regional hockey adapting quickly to new coach
Franklin Regional’s hockey team has a new coach, but the goal remains the same — win a PIHL Penguins Cup championship. John Winebrenner takes over behind the bench for the Panthers, who won PIHL Penguins Cup Class A titles in 2016-17. He has his own championship history as well. He...
The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Shane Funk, Fox Chapel
Shane Funk, a junior on the Fox Chapel cross country team, is in his third season with the team and has shown improvement every year. “He’s constantly been in our top four all season,” coach Tom Moul said. “He’s a hard worker and he’s really thrown himself into running and...
WPIAL Week 6 football: How to watch, listen and find scores
This is the week for big matchups in WPIAL football. Franklin Regional-Gateway. Mt. Lebanon-Upper St. Clair. Central Valley-Thomas Jefferson. It doesn’t get any bigger in Week 6. You can find a complete list of all the games being broadcast here. And when results start to roll in, you can find...
WPIAL Week 6 football: How to watch, listen and find scores
This is the week for big matchups in WPIAL football. Franklin Regional-Gateway. Mt. Lebanon-Upper St. Clair. Central Valley-Thomas Jefferson. It doesn’t get any bigger in Week 6. You can find a complete list of all the games being broadcast here. And when results start to roll in, you can find...
WPIAL team golf championship sites and brackets announced
The brackets and competition sites for next week’s WPIAL boys and girls golf team championships were released Friday. The two Class AA boys semifinal tournaments will take place at Beaver Valley Golf Course and River Forest Golf Course on Tuesday, beginning at 9 a.m. with the top three teams from...
Deer Lakes, Freeport prepare for Big East rivaly matchup with playoff implications on the line
Deer Lakes and Freeport have a storied history in football. The Yellowjackets have dominated that history and lead the rivalry 41-5. The last time Deer Lakes won was in 2010 when it earned its first WPIAL playoff appearance. Another victory came 25 years ago this week, when current coach Tim...
PIAA tightens competitive balance formula for football, basketball transfers
Adding one transfer could force a basketball team into a higher PIAA classification. The PIAA board this week voted to tighten its competitive balance formula by reducing the number of transfers required to trigger an increase in classification. The threshold in football was reduced from five transfers to three, and...
Yough names Kelsey Kuhns softball coach
Just five years ago, Kelsey Kuhns was leading the Southmoreland softball team from behind the dish. Suddenly, the former standout catcher is a head coach at another Westmoreland County program. Kuhns, 23, has been named the next coach at Yough. She replaces Art “Dutch” Harvey, who resigned in June after...
WPIAL Clinched: Boys soccer through Oct. 3, 2019
There are less than two weeks left in section play in WPIAL boys soccer. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Oct. 3, 2019
Field hockey Thursday’s results WPIAL Division I North Allegheny 12, Allderdice 0 Pine-Richland 3, Norwin 0 Division II Shady Side Academy 10, Woodland Hills 1 3 goals or more: Annabel Kuhn, Shady Side Academy Football Thursday’s result District 8 City League University Prep 28, Brashear 0 Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class...
High school roundup for Oct. 3, 2019: Pine-Richland boys soccer upends Seneca Valley
Vince Roller scored both goals as Pine-Richland (6-9, 5-7) pulled off a 2-1 upset, handing first-place Seneca Valley (11-2-1, 10-1-1) its first loss in Section 1-AAAA boys soccer Thursday night. Nathan Prex scored for Seneca Valley. Canon McMillan 4, Upper St. Clair 2 — Joey Fonagy scored twice to lead...
PIAA might ease co-op rules for small schools struggling to fill rosters
With many small districts struggling to fill rosters, the PIAA might make it easier for two schools to form a combined sports team. Currently, for schools to create a shared team, the districts must be “contiguous,” meaning they share a border. But the PIAA board waived that rule this week...
Shady Side Academy tops Greensburg Central Catholic in girls soccer showdown
The latest installment of the Shady Side Academy versus Greensburg Central Catholic rivalry had a little bit of everything. Each goaltender made terrific saves to keep it scoreless through halftime, an improbable goal broke open the scoring, and a coach was ejected late in the game. No. 2 Shady Side...
Revamped roster aims to keep North Hills hockey on the rise
The North Hills hockey team was one of the most surprising success stories in PIHL Class A last season as it racked up a regular season record of 13-5 and advanced to the second round of the playoffs under the tutelage of first-year head coach Kevin Pawlos. The level of...
Bishop Canevin’s Alexa Malloy reaches milestone, eyes PIAA volleyball title
Seeing Bishop Canevin’s Alexa Malloy step onto a volleyball court, it would be easy to assume she is a defensive specialist. Her 5-foot-6 frame — maybe 5-7, if you ask coach Kevin Walters — looks the part. Then she launches into a 30-inch vertical jump, and it’s easy to see...
New runners make strides for Hampton cross country team
This season, Dean Longwell was looking for growth from the Hampton cross country team — and that’s what he’s seen across the board. “We’ve got a lot of guys that last year were new to cross country,” Longwell said. “Guys that didn’t make soccer, one kid was in the band,...
Changes to program don’t slow Hampton volleyball
A coaching change can give a program a breath of fresh air, but new Hampton volleyball coach Mike Hansen wants his seniors to know that they’re the ones who deserve all the accolades. “We have a great group of seniors providing tremendous leadership,” he said. “I give myself no credit...
