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West Allegheny’s Hendrick shines at summer showcases
West Allegheny outfielder/pitcher Austin Hendrick continues to make a name for himself as one of the best hitters in the 2020 MLB Draft. On Thursday, the Mississippi State recruit produced one of the hardest hit balls of the inaugural PDP League at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. The rising senior...
Class 5A Trib HSSN Sports Cup champion is repeat winner
Last year, Mars rode the coattails of two championship basketball teams to win the Trib HSSN Sports Cup in Class 5A. This past school year, it was a more balanced attack for the Fightin’ Planets as they have been crowned 5A champions once again. “A lot of our teams did...
West Mifflin rising junior Nahki Johnson gives Pitt verbal pledge
Pitt still has a little room for recruits in its 2020 class, but Pat Narduzzi already has started on 2021. The first rising junior to commit to Pitt’s coach is outside linebacker Nahki Johnson, a recent transfer from Steel Valley to West Mifflin. Momma I’m staying home???#committed #H2P #2ManyLights0n pic.twitter.com/WPzyYNOsfb—...
2 WPIAL basketball recruits named in updated ESPN rankings for 2020
Two WPIAL basketball recruits received spots close together in updated ESPN 100 rankings for the 2020 class. Butler’s Ethan Morton was ranked No. 55 overall and Moon’s Donovan Johnson was No. 61 in rankings revealed Monday. Morton, a 6-foot-4 guard, committed to Purdue in May. Johnson, a 6-7 forward, remains...
Pitching coach Watson takes over Belle Vernon baseball program
For Tony Watson, there’s no place like home. The Belle Vernon graduate was hired Monday by a unanimous vote to take over the Leopards baseball program after the resignation of Daryl Hixenbaugh. Watson, who’s coached “off and on” since 1998, has served as the pitching coach for Belle Vernon the...
Hempfield’s Gerger will continue hockey career in Canada
When Canada came calling for Jared Gerger, he couldn’t resist. The recent Hempfield graduate accepted an offer to continue his hockey career with the Trenton Golden Hawks in the Ontario Junior Hockey League. “It was definitely cool to receive an offer from them,” he said. “I didn’t really expect it,...
Head of the Class: Softball Player and Coach of the Year for each classification
Back in the day, when a student did well in the classroom they were sometimes moved to the front of the class. Well this is the TribLive HSSN version of that. These players and coaches stood out for their performance on the softball diamonds around the WPIAL in 2019, and...
Head of the Class: Baseball Player and Coach of the Year for each classification
The WPIAL baseball playoffs were as unpredictable as ever this season with only one top-seeded team winning a title. That was California in Class A. But that led to some unexpected champions and some long-awaited celebrations. Two first-year coaches claimed WPIAL titles, while Shaler and Seton LaSalle each were finally...
Class 6A Trib HSSN Sports Cup champion won 6 WPIAL, PIAA titles in ’18-’19
Fifteen years ago, the then-MSA Sports Network began a competition to measure the athletic success of each school’s various sports teams. It then became the battle for the Trib Sports Cup with four champions crowned and then six cup winners were honored three years ago. Whatever the name, the one...
Woodland Hills tight end Josh Rawlings commits to Virginia over ACC rivalsVideo
Virginia was the first Power 5 program to offer Woodland Hills’ Josh Rawlings a football scholarship in December. Six months later, now holding offers from Pitt, Syracuse, Minnesota and others, the rising senior committed Sunday to the Cavaliers. The 6-foot-6, 235-pound tight end and defensive end announced his decision on...
Ligonier Valley wins linemen challenge at Pitt
It was quite a day for the Ligonier Valley football team. The Rams competed in the University of Pittsburgh’s linemen challenge and took home the title by defeating Ohio power, the Massilion Tigers. So proud of our linemen! Your 2019 Pitt Linemen Challenge Champions! Beat Massillon, Ohio in the finals...
Serra Catholic’s Mark Black named Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Year
The Youghiogheny runs beyond the outfield fence at Boston Field in McKeesport, the home for Serra Catholic baseball. If opponents agree to pitch to him, Eagles star Mark Black might one day launch a home run into the river. He’s already had a few come close, according to folks in...
WPIAL’s youth movement shows in 2019 Trib HSSN baseball all-stars
WPIAL baseball has witnessed an influx of talented freshmen in recent years and their arrival is reflected in the Trib 10. Seton LaSalle’s Drew Lafferty and North Allegheny’s Cole Young, both ninth graders with bright futures, joined a list of talented upperclassmen in this season’s TribLive HSSN all-star selections. Lafferty...
Standout pitchers highlight 2019 Trib HSSN softball all-star team
The one word that best describes the 2019 WPIAL softball season is dominant. Four teams continued to flex their program’s muscles and repeated as district champions this spring. Hempfield won a record-tying fifth straight WPIAL crown in the district’s highest classification, and did so with a 15-0 rout in the...
Elizabeth Forward’s Kailey Larcinese named Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Year
Kailey Larcinese dominated in the pitchers circle for a team that won 19 games in a row, a first WPIAL championship and a runner-up trophy in the PIAA postseason. What stands out about the sophomore’s super season was it was her first year as the starting pitcher for Elizabeth Forward....
Knoch’s Amanda Fischer named Valley News Dispatch Softball Player of the Year
2019 Valley News Dispatch Softball All-Stars Player of the Year Amanda Fischer, Junior, Pitcher, Knoch Amanda Fischer was one of the WPIAL’s top pitchers this spring. It’s no coincidence her Knoch Knights were one of the district’s top softball teams. The junior right-hander was 13-3 with a 1.73 ERA and...
Freeport’s Jarrett Heilman named Valley News Dispatch Baseball Player of the Year
2019 Valley News Dispatch Baseball All-Stars Player of the Year Jarrett Heilman, Junior, Pitcher, Freeport Jarrett Heilman said he and his Freeport baseball teammates are getting noticed more in the community since they lifted the program to its first PIAA playoff appearance since 1998. “I’ll go into Tony’s Pizza in...
Mt. Pleasant’s Alincic named Westmoreland Tribune-Review Softball Player of the Year
2019 Tribune-Review Westmoreland Softball All-Stars Player of the Year Carolyn Alincic, Senior, Pitcher, Mt. Pleasant Pitchers come and go in prep softball, and they approach hitters with differing styles. Some work to induce groundouts and fly balls. Others dabble with curve balls and changeups to catch batters off balance. Carolyn...
Yough’s Bach named Westmoreland Tribune-Review Baseball Player of the Year
2019 Tribune-Review Westmoreland Baseball All-Stars Player of the Year Jarett Bach, Sr., P/1B, Yough There was a reason the Yough baseball program made a huge jump in 2019. His name was Jarett Bach. The 6-foot-5 left-hander was the guiding force for the Cougars as they tied Greensburg Salem for the...
Quaker Valley to honor Class of ’19 in Sports Hall of Fame
The Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame announced the inductees for its Class of 2019. The honorees include the 2006 hockey team and the 2006-07 girls tennis teams, along with three athletes: Justin Hughes, Darren Rogers and Catherine Stewart. “Once again, we are extremely impressed with the qualifications of another...
Pine-Richland’s Lukez commits to wrestle for Army
Nate Lukez still has one more year to build his status as one of the winningest wrestlers in Pine-Richland history. But that didn’t stop the rising senior from solidifying his plans beyond high school as he fulfilled a longstanding goal of his by committing to attend, and wrestle at, the...
Thomas Jefferson’s Fiedor honored for impact on, off the volleyball court
Julia Fiedor, a 2019 Thomas Jefferson graduate, embodies the definition of a positive athlete. On June 17, Fiedor, representing girls volleyball, was the recipient of the Positive High School Athlete Award. The Sen. John Heinz History Center and Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum hosted the eighth annual awards ceremony. Student-athletes representing...
Baldwin’s Ernst earns coveted Division I cheerleading scholarship
Baldwin’s loss is Morehead State University’s gain. Paige Ernst, a 2019 graduate, will continue her cheerleading career at Morehead State. Practice starts this summer. Ernst is the first Baldwin student to land an NCAA Division I scholarship for cheerleading during Taryn Madden’s coaching tenure, which started in 2009. “We are...
Penn-Trafford divers honored by national coaches association
Penn-Trafford departing senior divers Paige Kalik and Logan Sherwin capped their high school careers with prestigious honors. Kalik made National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association Girls One Meter Diving All-America for the third season in a row, and Sherwin made boys All-America for the first time. Kalik, an Akron recruit, repeated...
Pine-Richland’s Alyssa Sarver to play tennis at Lafayette
Former Pine-Richland tennis player Alyssa Sarver has cemented her college decision, planning to continue her athletic pursuits at Lafayette. The recent graduate said she took a considerable amount of time to deliberate on her decision, and ultimately narrowed her prospects to a pair of Patriot League schools before her recent...
