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West Mifflin’s Nahki Johnson announces ACC football offer
West Mifflin sophomore Nahki Johnson, who won a WPIAL football title last fall at Steel Valley, added his first Power 5 scholarship offer Saturday. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound defensive end/outside linebacker received a Virginia Tech offer while visiting Blacksburg, Va. Johnson announced his offer on Twitter. He already held offers from...
2 perfect seasons help shape Trib 10 girls basketball all-star team
One word can describe both Peters Township and Chartiers Valley: Perfect. Only three girls basketball teams in WPIAL history had celebrated undefeated state titles before this season. But the Indians and Colts added their names to that list last month when they capped 30-0 seasons a day apart with state...
3 high-scoring juniors join senior-heavy Trib 10 boys basketball all-stars
Western Pennsylvania had no shortage of standout scorers this season. The WPIAL’s two leading scorers — Woodland Hills’ Keandre Bowles and Serra Catholic’s Jimmy Moon — are among seven seniors on the Trib 10 boys basketball all-stars for 2019. But three talented juniors with Division I college basketball in their...
High school roundup for April 6, 2019: Mt. Pleasant tops Connellsville in 12th inning
Autumn Shogan hit a three-run homer in the top of the 12th inning to lead Mt. Pleasant to a 7-4 nonsection win at Connellsville (3-3) on Saturday afternoon. Hannah Gnibus sent the game to extra innings for Mt. Pleasant (5-0) with a two-run homer in the seventh inning. Carolyn Alincic...
High school scores, schedules for April 6, 2019
High Schools Baseball Saturday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Section 3 Laurel Highlands 4, Montour 2 Class 3A Section 2 Freedom 7, Beaver Falls 0 Hopewell 13, Ellwood City 2 (6 inn.) Class 2A Section 2 Mohawk 7, South Side Beaver 1 Section 3 Apollo-Ridge at Riverview, ppd. Class A Section...
Highlands’ Johnny Crise picks up football scholarship offer from Fordham
Already a potential Division I basketball player, Johnny Crise now can add football to the mix. The Highlands junior received his first Division I football scholarship offer Saturday from Football Championship Subdivision school Fordham. Extremely blessed and excited to have received my first division 1 scholarship offer from Fordham University!#Ramily...
Trib HSSN WPIAL baseball rankings for week of April 7, 2019
Baseball rankings Class 6A 1. Central Catholic, 7-1, 3 2. Penn-Trafford, 7-0, - 3. Seneca Valley, 5-1, 1 4. Bethel Park, 4-1, 4 5. Pine-Richland, 5-3, 5 Out: Hempfield (4-3, 2) Class 5A 1. Moon, 4-0, 4 2. Mars, 5-2, 1 3. West Allegheny, 5-1, 3 4. Shaler, 5-2, 5...
Freeport’s Sidney Shemanski named Valley News Dispatch Girls Basketball Player of the Year
Valley News Dispatch Girls Basketball Player of the Year Sidney Shemanski Jr., Guard, Freeport Sidney Shemanski does just about everything at Freeport: soccer, where she topped 20 goals in each of her first three seasons; basketball, where she’s a three-year starter; and track and field, where she finished as runner-up...
Highlands’ Johnny Crise named Valley News Dispatch Boys Basketball Player of the Year
Valley News Dispatch Boys Basketball Player of the Year Johnny Crise Jr., F, Highlands Johnny Crise can be difficult to miss on the basketball court. Not only does the Highlands junior stand 6-foot-7, but he spends a significant amount of time above the rim — throwing down any sort of...
Greensburg Salem’s Megan Kallock named Westmoreland Trib Girls Basketball Player of the Year
Here’s a look at the Westmoreland Tribune-Review girls basketball all-stars and player of the year. Megan Kallock Sr., G, Greensburg Salem When Greensburg Salem needed a basket, it looked to Megan Kallock. The senior consistently provided instant offense for the Golden Lions, be it from the perimeter, driving the lane...
Ligonier Valley’s Marrek Paola named Westmoreland Trib Boys Basketball Player of the Year
Marrek Paola Sr., C, Ligonier Valley The traditional post player, old-school basketball buffs say, is all but extinct. The low block is a lonely place nowadays as the tallest players work the perimeter more often, their backs away from the rim. But Marrek Paola proved the modern big man can...
WPIAL softball rankings for week of April 7, 2019
Here’s a look at this week’s WPIAL softball rankings: Softball Class 6A 1. Seneca Valley, 6-0, 1 2. Canon-McMillan, 5-1, 2 3. North Allegheny, 4-0, 3 4. Bethel Park, 5-0, — 5. Baldwin, 5-1, — Out: Hempfield (3-3, 4), Norwin (3-2, 5) Class 5A 1. Latrobe, 7-0, 2 2. Penn-Trafford,...
High school scores, schedules for April 5, 2019
High Schools Baseball Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Canon-McMillan 6, Mt. Lebanon 5 Peters Township vs. Brashear, ppd. Upper St. Clair at Baldwin, ppd. Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong 8, Woodland Hills 1 Franklin Regional 7, Fox Chapel 6 (8 inn.) Penn Hills 9, Gateway 2 Section 3...
High school roundup for April 5, 2019: South Park edges Belle Vernon
David Monaco’s two-out single in the sixth inning plated the lone run of the game as South Park edged Belle Vernon, 1-0, in a Section 3-4A baseball game Friday night. Brenden Gray allowed six hits and struck out 10 batters in 6 1/3 innings to earn the victory for the...
4 WPIAL teams debut in Trib HSSN state baseball rankings
Now that the 2019 high school baseball season is two weeks old, it’s time for the debut of the Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings. The four defending state champs from 2018 are ranked No. 1 in the four lowest classifications while the Class 6A and 5A defending champs, Canon-McMillan in...
Strong start lifts Penn-Trafford to rare mercy-rule victory over Hempfield
There is something about Penn-Trafford softball and games against Hempfield at Seton Hill. The Warriors ended the mighty Spartans’ 46-game winning streak on the college turf a year ago, and they flat out thumped the three-time defending PIAA champions in the nonsection rematch. Using a lengthy, nine-run first inning to...
Franklin Regional rallies past Fox Chapel in extra-inning battle
The Franklin Regional baseball team fell behind by four runs after three innings of Friday’s Section 1-5A matchup at Fox Chapel. The Panthers took the lead in the sixth and saw the Foxes tie it in the bottom of the seventh. But a one-out RBI single from Bryce Harper in...
Sopata, Dolan return to lead Baldwin baseball team
The Baldwin baseball team is aiming to make a stronger playoff push this season despite losing 10 seniors to graduation from last year’s club. The Highlanders started out 0-4 and 1-8 in 2018, then went 5-3 down the home stretch to end up 6-11 overall. “We expect to be improved...
Thin Gateway track and field roster still boasts plenty of talent
When it was all said and done last season, longtime Gateway track and field coach Tom LaBuff felt good when he looked ahead to the 2019 season. And then, football standouts Courtney Jackson and Jeremiah Joseph chose to early enroll this past January at Syracuse and Miami (Ohio), respectively. A...
Yekich takes control of Baldwin boys volleyball program
Milan Yekich is in his first season as head coach of the Baldwin boys volleyball program. But his background in the sport goes back to his grade school days. Yekich started playing volleyball as a fifth-grader at St. Elizabeth. He continued his career through middle school and high school, and...
Quaker Valley tennis wants to snap title drought, while Sewickley Academy adjusts to Class AAA
After dominating WPIAL Class AA for years, the Sewickley Academy boys tennis team (4-1, 4-0 in Section 2-AAA) is playing up in Class AAA. If that is not daunting enough, the Panthers are rebuilding. They saw four players depart from a squad that earned its 14th consecutive WPIAL Class AA...
Quaker Valley girls lacrosse feels stakes of season’s potential
Kristin Semones realized she had a problem early in her coaching tenure. Quaker Valley’s girls lacrosse team was “the most talented” she ever had coached. With a deep roster of skilled players, she knew there would be difficult decisions every game about who started and who sat. “This is the...
Shorthanded Penn-Trafford track teams eye individual success
For the second year in a row the Penn-Trafford boys and girls track teams have small rosters, but that doesn’t mean there is a shortage of talent. Being low on numbers will make it tough to score enough points to win meets, but the Warriors have several athletes who plan...
Newcomer Lee buoys Penn-Trafford boys tennis squad
The Penn-Trafford boys tennis team (4-1 in Section 1-AAA) lost its top player but has an able replacement. Sophomore Brian Lee ranked 24th among college prospects in his class in Pennsylvania by the Tennis Recruiting Network as of April 2. “Brian did not play his freshman year,” Penn-Trafford coach Jane...
Pine-Richland boys tennis team tries to find footing
As the WPIAL regular season for boys tennis nears its halfway point, Pine-Richland is seeing mixed results as it tries to find its groove. Up to this point, qualifying for the WPIAL team playoffs is still on the table for the Rams (2-3, 2-2), who are halfway to their Section...
