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Jane Garver channels inner ‘Eugene’ in leading Ligonier Valley softball to 12-0 record
Longtime Ligonier Valley softball coach Mark Zimmerman doesn’t randomly had out nicknames to his players — there’s a lot of though that goes into it. It was the winter of 2017, and Zimmerman was holding his first workout of the season. He asked up-and-coming freshman Jane Garver if she wanted...
No. 2 Burrell rallies again, defeats Deer Lakes for 8th straight victory
Charlie Confer put it succinctly: Even when Burrell is down, the Bucs are up. Put enough comebacks together, as Burrell is doing this softball season, and a team develops a comfort when the game is on the line. Burrell provided another example Monday, as Confer’s go-ahead, two-run double in the...
Coaches association releases latest WPIAL boys volleyball rankings
Less than two weeks remain in the WPIAL boys volleyball regular season, and some teams are jockeying for playoff positioning, while others continue to battle to stay alive in the playoff chase. The Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association, with votes from all 39 head coaches, released its latest Class AAA...
Central Catholic’s Elliot Donald adds West Virginia, Syracuse offers
Elliot Donald’s uncle ranks among Pitt’s all-time greats, but that didn’t stop West Virginia from recruiting him. The Central Catholic sophomore announced offers this week from West Virginia and Syracuse, raising his scholarship total to 14. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound defensive tackle ranks among the WPIAL’s top recruits in the 2021...
Nebraska football makes recruiting push into Western Pennsylvania
Nebraska’s football roster lists 75 players from the Cornhusker State and a number of others from the midwest, but coach Scott Frost’s staff is making a push in Pennsylvania. Four WPIAL standouts announced offers this week from Nebraska: Aliquippa junior Zuriah Fisher, Baldwin sophomore Dorien Ford, Gateway sophomore Derrick Davis...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for week of April 28, 2019
John Malagise School: Blackhawk Class: Senior The Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week is Blackhawk senior John Malagise, who was a combined 4 for 4 with three walks in seven plate appearances in wins over Central Valley and Ambridge last week. “He works extremely hard at hitting and is...
High school schedules for April 29, 2019
High Schools Baseball Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Allderdice at Seneca Valley, 4 p.m. North Allegheny at Butler, 7 p.m. Pine-Richland vs. Central Catholic, LaRoche College, 4 p.m. Section 2 Connellsville at Norwin, 4:15 p.m. Latrobe at Plum, 4 p.m. Penn-Trafford at Hempfield, 4 p.m. Section 3 Mt....
Trib HSSN lacrosse power rankings for week of April 28, 2019
There were very few changes in this week’s Trib HSSN weekly Power Rankings for boys and girls lacrosse. Nothing changed at No. 1 as the Upper St. Clair girls and North Allegheny boys remained atop the rankings. Some of the changes included: Boys: Fox Chapel taking a big jump up...
Trib HSSN boys volleyball power rankings include a few changes
There were no changes to the top three in the Trib HSSN weekly WPIAL boys volleyball Power Rankings. Shaler leapfroged Derry into the top four while Norwin bumped Butler from the rankings at No. 10. Seton LaSalle moved up two spots after a spotless week and losses suffered by Seneca...
A-K Valley track and field teams gallop into WPIAL semifinals
The last time the Apollo-Ridge boys track and field team qualified for the WPIAL semifinals was in 2014 when the Tre Tipton-led Vikings won the section title and punched their ticket to the postseason. “We have a lot of guys who have become better throughout their career and throughout the...
Trib HSSN broadcasts for the week of April 29, 2019
The regular season of the spring high school sports season hits the stretch run as we turn from April to May this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Weather permitting; Trib HSSN has plenty of WPIAL baseball and softball section coverage with several live and archived video...
A-K Valley notebook: Surging Springdale softball weathers 18-day standstill
Springdale is attempting to find a silver lining in the storm clouds that are hampering its breakout softball season. The Dynamos last played April 10, the day of a 19-11 Section 3-A loss to Leechburg. Since then, weather and other factors forced several postponements. “At least we’re well-rested,” coach Anthony...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for the week of April 22, 2019
The Trib HSSN Team of the Week is Upper St. Clair, which has won three straight, including a pair of key Section 3-6A games this past week to move from outside of the playoff picture to the thick of the postseason chase. After snapping a two-game losing streak with a...
Derry volleyball team seeks focus for playoff run
Derry’s boys volleyball team wants to play for the WPIAL Class 2A title. Sitting atop the WPIAL coaches association rankings for the past five weeks, the Trojans are favored to reach the championship match for the second season in a row. However, coach Shawn Spencer knows that’s not a given...
A-K Valley H.S. lookahead: Week of April 29-May 4
Monday Softball • Burrell and Deer Lakes already played one thriller, and the Section 1-3A rivals will see if the rematch can live up to it as they meet with first place on the line. Sara Clark’s three-run walk-off homer gave Burrell (8-2, 6-1) a 10-9 win in the first...
WPIAL boys lacrosse standings through April 28, 2019
Here are the latest WPIAL boys lacrosse standings for the 2019 season through April 28. Trib HSSN will update the standings next weekend and then once more upon the end of the regular season. The top six teams in each section will qualify for the district postseason. Only section records...
WPIAL girls lacrosse standings through April 28, 2019
Here are the latest WPIAL girls lacrosse standings for the 2019 season through April 28. Trib HSSN will update the standings next weekend and then once more upon the end of the regular season. The top six teams in each section will qualify for the district postseason. Only section records...
A closer look at 2019 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete honorees
BELLE VERNON Lindsay Steeber Sport: basketball QPA: 4.532 Class rank: 1 of 188 Did you know: Steeber will attend Duquesne. … She recently played in the Roundball Classic. … She played softball for three years and ran track in 2018. … She had scholarship offers from Duquesne and Seton Hill....
Kiski Valley girls rugby team hoping for breakthrough
After three years of seeing the Kiski Valley girls rugby team finish as the state runner-up, Rilee Roach is ready to break through. “Honestly, I’m just so sick of getting second place at this point,” said Roach, a junior captain. “I think our other captains, Autumn (Trempus) and Kelsie (Magill),...
High school scores for April 27, 2019
High Schools Baseball Saturday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 11, Central Catholic 1 Section 2 Connellsville 5, Latrobe 4 Section 3 Peters Township 13, Brashear 1 Class 5A Section 3 Albert Gallatin 5, Trinity 4 Montour at Chartiers Valley, ppd. Class 4A Section 3 Elizabeth Forward at...
High school roundup for April 27, 2019: Penn-Trafford edges Connellsville in extra innings
Penn-Trafford kept its undefeated streak intact but needed extra innings to do it. Mia Smith pitched 52⁄3 innings in relief, giving up one hit and an unearned run, as No. 1 Penn-Trafford earned a 4-3 win over No. 5 Connellsville (8-4, 7-3) in an eight-inning Section 1-5A contest Saturday afternoon....
Pitt recruit Justin Champagnie named MVP at PBC Roundball Classic
Pitt recruit Justin Champagnie had a memorable first game in the Pittsburgh area. The 6-foot-8 Brooklyn product tallied 14 points and earned MVP honors for the Pennsylvania all-star team in the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Roundball Classic on Saturday night at Montour High School. The USA team posted a 125-92 victory...
WPIAL baseball rankings for week of April 28, 2019
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN WPIAL baseball rankings: Baseball rankings Class 6A 1. Penn-Trafford, 12-1, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 10-3, 2 3. Seneca Valley, 9-3, 3 4. Bethel Park, 10-2, 4 5. North Allegheny, 9-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. West Allegheny, 12-2, 1 2. Franklin Regional,...
WPIAL softball rankings for week of April 28, 2019
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN WPIAL softball rankings: Class 6A 1. Bethel Park, 10-1, 1 2. Baldwin, 9-2, 4 3. North Allegheny, 11-3, 2 4. Norwin, 8-4, 3 5. Seneca Valley, 10-4, 5 Out: None Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 12-0, 1 2. Hampton, 12-0, 2 3. Trinity,...
Latrobe’s Williams leaves home track as big winner at WCCA meet
Latrobe sprinter Zakharee Williams always has considered himself a strong finisher. So, making his final appearance on his home track, the senior won four events Saturday and earned MVP honors at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association championship meet. Williams won individual medals in the boys 100 and 400 meters, and...
