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Coffman hopes to lift Burrell to early-season victory against rival Freeport
Lea Coffman remembers the moment all too well. Early last season, the Burrell softball team was one inning away from an important section victory over rival Freeport. The Bucs built a 6-0 lead over the first six innings, and Coffman contributed to the advantage in the big way with four...
Beall having a ball for Franklin Regional softball
Franklin Regional softball standout Angalee Beall has never been one to show off. It’s not her style. The senior pitcher prefers to let her play do the talking. But last Thursday against Connellsville, she couldn’t help herself. With the scored tied 6-6 in the top of the seventh inning, Beall...
Burrell falls in USA Hockey national championship game
Burrell’s run at a high school hockey national championship ended one win short. Penalties and special teams cost the Bucs on Monday as they lost 7-1 to Boulder/Monarch (Colo.) in the championship game of the USA Hockey High School Division II National Championship in Cleveland, Ohio. Burrell, the PIHL Division...
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week: South Park
The first Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for the 2019 season headed south to open up the new season and returned home to start section play this week with four wins in five games: the South Park Eagles. Under Steve Bucci, South Park has been a perennial power...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week: Central Catholic’s Joe Olsavsky
Joe Olsavsky School: Central Catholic Class: Junior Central Catholic is the reigning Section 1 baseball champ after claiming the title last spring by three games over Pine-Richland and Butler. The Vikings were the top seed in 2018 WPIAL Class 6A playoffs and reached the semifinals before falling to eventual champion...
High school scores, schedules for March 31, 2019
High Schools Baseball Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 2 Franklin Regional at Plum, 4:15 p.m. Nonsection Apollo-Ridge at Highlands, 4 p.m. Avonworth at Fort Cherry, 4:15 p.m. Bentworth at Geibel, 4 p.m. Brashear at Latrobe, 7 p.m. Butler at Gateway, 4 p.m. Central Valley at Hopewell, 4 p.m. Charleroi...
WPIAL boys volleyball standings through March 31, 2019
Here are the latest WPIAL boys volleyball standings for section play in the 2019 season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the 2019 district playoffs, which begin in mid-May. Only section records are shown. CLASS AAA Section 1 Bethel Park, 2-0 Peters Township, 2-0 Baldwin, 1-0 Canon-McMillan,...
High school broadcasts planned for week of March 31, 2019
Don’t be April fooled by imitations. The best and most complete high school sports coverage as the calendar changes to April this week is on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN turns the page to the fourth month of the year with the debut coverage of WPIAL girls...
Burrell advances to USA Hockey national championship game
Burrell stands one win from a national high school hockey championship. Dylan Zelonka scored five goals — all in the second period — as Burrell beat the Newark (N.J.) Generals, 8-4, Sunday evening in the semifinals of the USA Hockey High School Division II National Championship in Cleveland, Ohio. The...
Fox Chapel volleyball hopes growth can snap playoff drought
Phil O’Keeffe is well into his second decade of coaching boys volleyball at Fox Chapel. So his calling the current group of Foxes the youngest team of his tenure is a significant statement. A batch of players that includes one senior, two juniors and more than a dozen sophomores and...
Deer Lakes, Kiski Area combine for five titles at Altoona Area Igloo Invitational
Athletes from Deer Lakes and Kiski Area represented the WPIAL on Saturday at the 43rd Altoona Area Igloo Invitational at Altoona’s Mansion Park stadium. The Cavaliers crowned three champions, while the Lancers came home with a pair of first-place finishes. Deer Lakes senior Josh Yourish, a state qualifier last year,...
A-K Valley look-ahead: Week of April 1, 2019
Monday Baseball: In the lone section game on the local schedule, Plum hosts Franklin Regional in Section 2-6A. The Mustangs (2-3, 0-0) began the year in Florida before dropping a pair of one-run decisions last week. Franklin Regional is making its season debut. • Apollo-Ridge and Highlands are looking to...
Trib HSSN announces PIHL Players, Goalies, Coaches of the Year
With the conclusion of the 2018-19 PIHL season, it’s time to look back at the stellar individual performances across the four classifications. Last week during the final PIHL Power Play Show, the TribLive High School Sports Network unveiled its picks for Player, Goalie and Coach of the Year in each...
Pine-Richland’s Dan Petcash commits to Binghamton
Pine-Richland’s Dan Petcash, one of the WPIAL’s top seniors, committed Sunday to Binghamton. He announced his decision in Twitter. The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 22 points this season for the Rams, who went 22-4 and reached the WPIAL semifinals and the PIAA second round. Proud to announce my commitment to Binghamton...
Bethel Park’s Maddie Dziezgowski commits to St. Bonaventure
Bethel Park junior Maddie Dziezgowski, who helped the Black Hawks reach the WPIAL girls basketball semifinals, announced her commitment Saturday to St. Bonaventure. The 5-foot-11 guard/forward averaged 14 points for Bethel Park, which went 22-4 overall with all four losses coming to eventual PIAA Class 6A champion Peters Township. The...
Aliquippa’s Zuriah Fisher becomes 2nd WPIAL junior with Penn State offerVideo
Aliquippa’s Zuriah Fisher became the second WPIAL junior with a Penn State football offer when the Nittany Lions joined his scholarship list Saturday. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound linebacker announced his offer on Twitter. He joins Mars lineman Michael Carmody as the only WPIAL recruits in the 2020 class with a Penn...
High school scores, schedules for March 30, 2019
High Schools Baseball Saturday’s results Ripken Experience In Myrtle Beach Albert Gallatin 9, Valley 5 Campbellsville 15, Valley 0 South Park 9, Sullivan North (Tenn.) 1 WPIAL Nonsection Canon-McMillan 9, Montour 6 Central Catholic 7, Hempfield 4 Greensburg Central Catholic at Chartiers-Houston, ppd. Keystone Oaks 11, Carlynton 0, 5 inn....
High school roundup for March 30, 2019: Canon-McMillan drops Montour
At Wild Things Park, Noah Burke went 2 for 2 with two RBIs as the Canon-McMillan baseball team (3-2) scored five runs in the third inning and held on to beat Montour, 9-6, in nonsection play. Alex Gregory and Austin Able each added two RBIs in the win. Jon Tokarczyk...
WPIAL baseball rankings for week of March 30, 2019
Rankings Class 6A Rk, Team, W-L, Last 1. Seneca Valley, 4-0, 4 2. Hempfield, 4-0, 5 3. Central Catholic, 4-1, — 4. Bethel Park, 2-1, 3 5. Pine-Richland, 3-2, 2 Out: Canon-McMillan (2-2, 1) Class 5A 1. Mars, 4-0, 1 2. South Fayette, 1-0, 2 3. West Allegheny, 3-0, 3...
WPIAL softball rankings for week of March 30, 2019
Rankings Softball Class 6A Team, record, previous 1. Seneca Valley, 5-0, 2 2. Canon-McMillan, 3-1, 5 3. North Allegheny, 2-0, — 4. Hempfield, 1-2, 1 5. Norwin, 2-1, 3 Out: Baldwin (3-1, 4) Class 5A 1. West Allegheny, 2-0, 1 2. Latrobe, 4-0, 2 3. Penn-Trafford, 2-0, 4 4. Trinity,...
Canon-McMillan’s Gerrit Nijenhuis named Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Year
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Year Gerrit Nijenhuis, Canon-McMillan, junior, 170 pounds When Gerrit Nijenhuis returned home to Canonsburg after winning the PIAA Class AAA 170-pound title, he was greeted by a parade. It was the culmination of a season of hard work. The Canon-McMillan junior struggled a little with...
Kiski Area’s Darren Miller named Valley News Dispatch Wrestler of the Year
Darren Miller grew up admiring Matt McCutcheon’s wrestling accomplishments at Kiski Area. He’ll graduate after matching and breaking some of those achievements. Miller had a season for the Kiski Area record books, beating Franklin Regional’s Colton Camacho by a one-point decision in the 126-pound PIAA Class AAA championship match in...
Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer named Westmoreland Tribune-Review Wrestler of the YearVideo
When Dayton Pitzer began his freshman season at Mt. Pleasant, his goal was to stand on the podium at the PIAA championships in Hershey. That goal changed as the season progressed. After he defeated some of the area’s top-ranked wrestlers, Pitzer knew he was capable of winning a state title...
High school scores, schedules for March 29, 2019
High Schools Baseball Friday’s results Ripken Experience In Myrtle Beach Hopewell 4, Berkshire (Ohio) 3 South Park 5, Morgan County (Ky.) 3 WPIAL Nonsection Bethel Park 13, Latrobe 3 (6 inn.) Brownsville 8, Charleroi 7 Butler 11, Armstrong 8 Carmichaels 15, Jefferson-Morgan 0 (4 inn.) Connellsville 6, Gateway 4 DuBois...
High school roundup for March 29, 2019: North Allegheny edges Shaler
Ryan Dougherty scored on a wild pitch to give North Allegheny a 2-1 walk-off victory over Shaler in a nonsection game Friday. Daugherty finished 2 for 2 with two doubles. Shane Murphy was 2 for 3 with two doubles, and Anthony Hattrup had an RBI for the Tigers (2-2). Zach...
