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Shaler grad Agbale brings strong body of work to Shippensburg
Oyinda Agbale wasn’t one of the students who thought health class was funny. While some students snickered at the topics typically discussed, Agbale became interested and found a career path. Agbale, a 2019 Shaler Area graduate, will have a busy freshman year at Shippensburg. Adjusting to playing volleyball at the...
North Allegheny’s Miller sisters make college commitments
Paige and Abby Miller had visions of what they were looking for in a college. They believe they found the right fit with their recent commitments to Division I volleyball programs. The North Allegheny sisters will be 816 miles apart, but each found what they were seeking. Abby, a rising...
Beadling Soccer Club 16U boys heading back to national championships
For the third straight year, the 16U team for Beadling Soccer Club will be competing for the US Youth Soccer national championship between July 21-28, in Overland Park, Kansas. In the last two years, the 16U team has reached the national championship game, but came up just short. Coach Robert...
Burrell boys basketball coach Shawn Bennis resigns
In his six seasons as coach of the Burrell boys basketball team, Shawn Bennis appreciated the hard work his players put in preparing and game planning for every opponent. “The players worked so hard to be ready to play, no matter the situation,” he said. “We were always competitive. No...
While awaiting PIAA eligibility hearing, West Mifflin’s Nahki Johnson giving 100 percent effort
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 23 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. West Mifflin’s season opener is only six weeks away, and Nahki Johnson doesn’t know...
WPIAL swimmers earn spots on All-American lists
Upper St. Clair’s Josh Matheny set a National Federation of High Schools record of 52.52 seconds in the 100-yard breaststroke at the PIAA Class AAA championships in March at Bucknell University. So, it came as no surprise Wednesday when the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association All-American lists for the 2018-19...
Pitt recruit Dayon Hayes a disruptive force for Westinghouse
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 23 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. One thing that stands out on Dayon Hayes’ junior highlight film is his quickness....
North Allegheny’s Luke Colella gives Ivy League another WPIAL football recruit
Once a Tiger, always a Tiger? The Ivy League added another WPIAL football recruit Wednesday when North Allegheny’s Luke Colella committed to Princeton. The wide receiver and defensive back also listed offers from Central Michigan, Robert Morris, Columbia, Dartmouth, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Sacred Heart. Colella announced his commitment...
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 indoor track season
It was a bit of rough ride for WPIAL athletes competing at the Pennsylvania Indoor Track Championships at Penn State on Feb. 24. Only two athletes — Hempfield senior Mackenna Orie in the shot put and North Allegheny senior Zach Kinne in the 3,000-meter run — returned to Western Pennsylvania...
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 competitive spirit season
It was a repeat performance for three teams at the WPIAL competitive spirit championships in January. After claiming district titles in 2018, Bethel Park, Elizabeth Forward and Chartiers-Houston again stood atop the podium at the 2019 championship meet. Bethel Park edged Butler by less than half of a point on...
Hempfield’s Mayo nabs All-America honors in 50 free for second time
Recent Hempfield graduate Gavin Mayo has been named for the second consecutive year to the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association Boys High School Swimming All-America Team. The 6-foot-3 Mayo, a North Carolina recruit, won the WPIAL Class AAA title in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 20.60 seconds. He...
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 WPIBL bowling season
Competitors from the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League made an impact at all levels during the 2018-19 season. Small is big at states Plum’s Shannon Small led the WPIBL with a fourth-place finish (202.5 average/six games) out of 24 in the girls singles qualifier at the Pennsylvania High School State...
George Guido: Leechburg considering artificial turf for football field
Leechburg might be the next local school to get artificial turf for its football stadium. The school board recently approved a line item of $560,000 to consider widening the current football field and installing artificial turf at Veterans Memorial Stadium, where the Blue Devils have played since 1947. The expenditure...
Central Catholic baseball’s Will Ray commits to Wake Forest
Central Catholic’s Will Ray is the lastest WPIAL baseball recruit heading south. The left-handed hitting outfielder committed Monday to Wake Forest, continuing a trend that’s seen ACC and SEC schools recruit players from Western Pennsylvania. Among them, Blackhawk graduate Michael Turconi was a freshman for the Demon Deacons this past...
Union’s Gunn is big man with even bigger work ethic
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 23 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. At some point in his high school career, Union junior lineman Aaron Gunn thought...
Alison Riske’s WPIAL coach talks Wimbledon upset, quarterfinals vs. Serena Williams
Peters Township tennis product Alison Riske upset the top seed and world No. 1 at Wimbledon. Her reward? A quarterfinal match against legendary champion Serena Williams. It’s at 8 a.m. Tuesday. And it’ll be played on Centre Court. No pressure. Riske, the No. 55-ranked player in the world, stunned French...
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 PIHL season
A year after being shut out in the state hockey finals, the Penguins Cup winners went 1-2 against the Flyers Cup champs in the three Pennsylvania Cup state championship games at the RMU Island Sports Complex in 2019. Pine-Richland became only the second Penguins Cup champion to win a Pennsylvania...
Baldwin’s Dorien Ford ready to produce season of thrills
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 23 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. When Kennywood Park opens the Steel Curtain roller coaster Saturday, Baldwin rising junior Dorien...
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 boys swimming and diving season
For the second year in a row, a National Federation of High Schools record fell at the PIAA Class AAA swimming championships at Bucknell University. Upper St. Clair’s Josh Matheny, now a rising junior, established an all-time mark of 52.52 seconds in the boys 100-yard breaststroke, surpassing the previous NFHS...
Woodland Hills AD among candidates to coach boys basketball team
Woodland Hills’ next boys basketball coach might already work in the school’s athletic department. Athletic director Ron Coursey, who previously coached basketball at Propel Andrew Street and Greater Works, is among the candidates for the job. The school board is expected to make a decision soon. The group meets July...
Week Zero football showcase at Wolvarena expands to 2nd venue
The Western Pennsylvania vs. Everyone Football Showcase is officially too big for one stadium. The multi-game Week Zero event was held entirely at Woodland Hills’ Wolvarena last season, but this year will grow to include two games at North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium. All combined, there are eight games on Aug....
2 WPIAL football recruits announce 1st Division I offers from St. Francis
Two rising seniors in the WPIAL each received their first Division I football offers this week from St. Francis. Baldwin’s Naseer Penn and Bethel Park’s Jehvonn Lewis announced offers days apart from the Red Flash, an FCS program in the Northeast Conference. Lewis (5-10, 160) plays running back and defensive...
Aliquippa’s Fisher ready to improve on breakout junior year
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 23 during a HSSN Media Day live broadcast at Kennywood Park. When the Aliquippa football team captured its first PIAA state...
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 girls swimming and diving season
One of the closest races at the PIAA Class AAA championships at Bucknell University in March saw Butler junior Laura Goettler edge Fox Chapel freshman Zoe Skirboll by 10 one-hundredths of a second for the title in the finals of the girls 100-yard breaststroke. Skirboll, however, would capture state gold...
Like famous uncle, Central Catholic’s Elliot Donald seems poised for ‘great things’
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 23 during Trib HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Central Catholic’s Elliot Donald noticed a video on Twitter this week that showed...
