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Freshmen stand out at WCCA wrestling tournament
Even though the 71st Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament was minus one of the top freshmen in the state, there still were many youngsters who shined. Three freshmen won titles, three others were finalists and 10 earned medals. Wrestling fans missed out watching Landon Sidun (26-1) of Norwin because...
Greensburg Salem set to hire Drake D’Angelo as athletic director
Greensburg Salem will vote to hire Drake D’Angelo as its athletic director, according to board agenda for Wednesday night’s meeting. D’Angelo is the current athletic director at Burrell and would take over at Greensburg Salem upon his release from the other Westmoreland County school. Dave Zilli, the retiring principal at...
2024 PIHL all-star rosters released
Big games and big performances have filled the first three months of the PIHL regular season. Now, many of those standout players will have the chance to come together at the end of this month to show their stuff in a series of all-star games. The 2024 PIHL all-star rosters...
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling rankings for Jan. 9, 2024
Team rankings Class 3A Team (This year’s record) Last week’s ranking 1. Trinity (5-0) 1 2. Connellsville (5-1) 2 3. Canon-McMillan (3-0) 3 4. Franklin Regional (12-0) 4 5. North Allegheny (10-2) 5 6. Norwin (9-4) 6 7. West Allegheny (7-0) 7 8. Latrobe (4-2) 8 9. Bethel Park (6-1)...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 8, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class A Section 3 St. Joseph 39, Hillel Academy 34 Nonsection Beaver County Christian 64, Propel Montour 48 Tuesday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 New Castle at Central Catholic, 7:30 p.m. North Allegheny at Butler, 7:30 p.m. Seneca Valley at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. Section...
High school roundup for Jan. 8, 2024: McKeesport, Oakland Catholic girls win section showdowns
Rachael Manfredo scored 17 points and Brooke Evans added 16 to lead McKeesport to a 53-40 victory over Thomas Jefferson in a matchup of top girls basketball teams in Section 3-5A on Monday night. Maddy Hertzler had 12 for McKeesport (10-1, 4-0). Laekyn Flinn scored 17 points and Riley McCabe...
In a very different rematch, Franklin Regional hockey tops Norwin again
When Franklin Regional and Norwin battled on the ice Nov. 14, the Knights were short-handed and the Panthers breezed to an easy victory. In Monday’s PIHL Class 2A rematch, the game was a lot different. Franklin Regional (8-6) rallied from an early two-goal deficit to defeat Norwin, 6-4, in a...
Battle-tested Norwin girls roll past Hempfield
Norwin has yet to lose to a WPIAL team this girls basketball season. Eight up, eight down. But no matter how much potential the Knights have, this collection of talent is a work in progress. A nonsection schedule that is as thorny as it is taxing has kept them sharp...
Kira Schrecongost leads way for Freeport swimmers
Kira Schrecongost again was an iron woman at the WPIAL and PIAA swimming championships. The Freeport junior last season swam four events — two individual and two relays — on the first day of the WPIAL Class 2A meet at Pitt’s Trees Pool. She earned four medals that day —...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 9, 2024: South Hills boys basketball rivals meet again
It may not be at the level of Mike Tomlin vs. John Harbaugh in the NFL when it comes to longtime rival coaches, but as far as district boys basketball is concerned, it doesn’t get much better than Joe David vs. Danny Holzer. The two legendary coaches go head to...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Jan. 8, 2024Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions Record: 4-0 in Section 3-2A, 11-2 overall Last year: Greensburg Central Catholic was section champion with a record of 11-1, two games in front of Serra Catholic. The Centurions finished 18-7 overall, losing in the WPIAL semifinals to...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Jan. 8, 2024Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Joey Dopirak School: North Allegheny Class: Senior Position: Guard/Forward What coach says: “We have had guys out and we have had to rely on him more as a scorer. The impressive thing has been his efficiency. He’s only taking about 14 shots...
Franklin Regional bowling off to blazing start despite switching sections
Franklin Regional’s bowling team dealt with a major change before the season began. The Panthers, last year’s Northeast section and WCCA champions, were moved to the more competitive East section. “That raised a lot of eyebrows in our area because it puts us in the same section with two strong...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Derry’s Brady Angus
Derry’s boys basketball team ended last year with a loss to Mohawk in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs. After the loss, Brady Angus had some fire coming into his final high school season. “It definitely gave us some motivation to be the Derry team to make a run...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Plum’s Mason Wilkes
Going into his senior season, Mason Wilkes knew there would be challenges ahead for the Plum hockey team. First, the team would have a new coach in Jon Gratton. Second, the Mustangs would be a young, inexperienced unit coming off a disappointing 3-14-1 record a season ago. But Mason has...
High school sports schedule for Jan. 8, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule Class A Section 3 Hillel Academy at St. Joseph, 7:30 p.m. Nonsection Beaver County Christian at Propel Montour, 7 p.m. Girls Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny at Butler, 7:30 p.m. Norwin at Hempfield, 7:30 p.m. Pine-Richland at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 8, 2024: Top girls teams in Section 3-5A face off
Monday begins a new week of district high school basketball with another busy night of girls hoops around the WPIAL. One game in the loss column separates the top four teams in Section 3-5A, and those four schools go head-to-head on Monday. Oakland Catholic is 4-0, McKeesport is 3-0 and...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Jan. 8, 2024
We begin to settle back in after the holidays with plenty of high school hoops and pucks this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We shine the spotlight on section high school basketball with several girls and boys WPIAL hoops games throughout the week. We also drop...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Jan. 7, 2024Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Norwin Knights Record: 2-0 in Section 1-6A, 9-3 overall Last year: Norwin was co-section champion with North Allegheny at 9-1. The Knights finished 24-5 overall, losing in the WPIAL semifinals to eventual champion NA, 38-36. They then lost in the PIAA semifinals...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Jan. 7, 2024
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Iyanna Wade School: Clairton Class: Junior Position: Guard What her coach says: “Scoring is easy for her,” Clairton coach and Iyanna’s father Carlton Wade said. “She’s not just a scorer, she’s a leader.” #Earned: Wade hit 50 points in a game twice...
2023-24 PIHL standings through Jan. 7, 2024
Here are the latest 2023-24 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Seneca Valley, 10-3-0 = 20 North Allegheny, 8-3-1 = 17 Peters Township, 8-4-1 =...
Even at the high school level, football coaches take measures to avoid signs being stolen
There was a commotion in the bleachers at a WPIAL football game one night when some opposing coaches had their notes fall from the press box window. Those notes turned out to be a cheat-sheet of sorts. “They had written on them, ‘This is outside zone. This is speed option,’...
Before heading to Cincinnati, South Park’s Katie Jackovic aims for more WPIAL, PIAA success
Like many elite swimmers at the high school level, Katie Jackovic is versatile in what she can do in the water. That again is evident by the fact that the South Park senior already has qualified for WPIALs in every individual event. What she will swim at WPIALs in early...
West Virginia-bound Patton Graziano an all-around performer for Penn-Trafford Water Warriors
Patton Graziano gained a second home in November as he signed a national letter of intent to swim at Division I West Virginia. His first home, Penn-Trafford, is where he hopes to continue to make his mark in a senior season filled with high expectations. The defending WPIAL Class 3A...
Former Gateway coach Daryn Freedman leads Penn State Greater Allegheny to No. 1 ranking
Daryn Freedman entered his fourth season as Penn State Greater Allegheny men’s basketball head coach in the fall, and his team had its sights set on making its mark in the Penn State University Athletic Conference and beyond. So far, things have gone well for the former boys head coach...
