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High-scoring Avonworth forward headlines PIHL players of month for November
Conner Ralston returned from a broken collarbone as if nothing ever happened. The junior forward on the Avonworth hockey team led the Antelopes to four wins in five games in November and was named the PIHL Class A Player of the Month. Ralston had 10 goals and five assists last...
Trib HSSN 2023 Head of the Class: Football coaches of the year in all 6 classes
The 2023 WPIAL football season stood out for many reasons, including so many quick turnaround seasons by several district programs. A tip of the coaching cap to: • Ryan Linn of Moon, as the Tigers went from 1-9 last season to 6-6 and a semifinals berth this year. • Sam...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Dec. 18, 2023: Class 2A girls basketball finalists square off
For all you last minute shoppers, the WPIAL has a great stocking stuffer for district girls basketball fans with a Monday rematch of this past season’s Class 2A district championship game. WPIAL defending champion Shenango hosts Freedom in a rematch of the title game from earlier in 2023. In the...
High school sports scores, schedules for Dec. 17, 2023
High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s result Reindeer Games tournament in Philadelphia Constitution 75, North Catholic 65 Monday’s schedule Class 2A Section 4 Beth-Center at Chartiers-Houston, 7:30 p.m. Nonsection Highlands at Deer Lakes, 7:30 p.m. Hundred (W.Va.) at West Greene, 7 p.m. Laurel at Western Beaver, 7:30 p.m. Neighborhood Academy at...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Dec. 18, 2023
‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the house, basketball balls were bouncing and pucks were flying high as we bring you a few more days of winter scholastic sports before the holidays this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We wind down the year with a...
2023-24 PIHL standings through Dec. 17, 2023
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 North Allegheny, 8-2-0 = 16 Seneca Valley, 8-3-0 = 16 Pine-Richland, 7-2-0 = 14...
Enthusiasm sky high for Pine-Richland girls wrestling team
For Tommy Campanella and Ellisyn Mularski, watching the Pine-Richland girls wrestling team make their debut at the Butler tournament Dec. 9 invoked some emotion and pride. The duo has teamed up to coach the Rams in their inaugural season and have seen an impressive turnout. So much so, they have...
Plum girls wrestlers continue growth in 1st year as PIAA sanctioned sport
When the Plum school board voted to sponsor a girls wrestling program in June 2022, it got the ball rolling for new opportunities in a district rich with wrestling tradition. Eighteen months on, 12 girls represent the Mustangs in the newly sanctioned PIAA sport. Coach Dave Miller said progress was...
Gateway sports year in review: Boys tennis team makes program history
Paced by singles standouts in sophomores Adam Memije and Zidan Hassan and freshman Logan Memije, the Gateway boys tennis team captured the program’s first WPIAL team title in 35 years with a victory over North Allegheny in the Class 3A finals May 10 at Washington & Jefferson College. The No....
Freshmen show potential for Quaker Valley wrestling
Quaker Valley wrestlers Aris Haniotes and Trey Dunlap had a night they soon won’t forget. Both freshman athletes joined the QV wrestling program as varsity starters Dec. 6 at Avonworth in the Quakers’ first match of the season. QV won by a convincing 64-12 final score. Haniotes competed against Tyler...
Quaker Valley hockey out to start new winning streak
Time to kick-start another winning streak. Quaker Valley’s hockey team didn’t experience a loss in the first two months of the PIHL season, posting a 9-0 record through Nov. 30. The Quakers outscored their opponents by a 44-10 margin, allowing 1.1 goals per game and logging three shutouts. No team...
Fisher’s Files: Quaker Valley volleyball players earn all-state honors
Two Quaker Valley girls — Annica Kagle and Vanessa Pickett — were chosen to the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association all-state team in the Class 2A division. Kagle is a senior right-side hitter and a two-time all-state selection. Pickett is a junior setter. “I was honored to be chosen again,” Kagle...
Penn-Trafford swimmers off to strong start
Penn-Trafford’s swimming teams are off to a good start to the 2023-24 season. The Water Warriors own wins against Gateway and Greensburg Salem, and coach Dave Babik has been impressed in the early going. “Our win over Gateway is indicative of the strides we have made with our returning swimmers...
Older, wiser Penn Hills grad Corey Thomas Jr. transfers to Virginia for final college season
Football didn’t always go the way Penn Hills graduate Corey Thomas Jr. hoped it would during his time at Akron. The Zips didn’t win a lot of games. Thomas was also asked to cycle between defensive line, linebacker and safety. But when Thomas hit the transfer portal in the offseason,...
Defending WPIAL champ leads way for Pine-Richland swim teams
Pine-Richland swimming coach Pete Barry can see the fire inside Sarah Anne Shaffer. Shaffer won the WPIAL Class 3A gold in 100 breaststroke last year but isn’t resting on her laurels. She also made the A final at states and finished seventh. A title defense at WPIALs and an improved...
Trib HSSN 2023 Head of the Class: Football player of the year in all 6 classes
Back in the day, when a student did well in the classroom, they were moved to the front of the class. While there is no more dangling carrot for students like getting to leave your final class to pound the chalk out of the erasers, the tradition continues as Trib...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 16, 2023
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Capitol City Classic Lincoln Park at Lake Oswego (OR), (n) Cleveland Play-By-Play Classic Imani Christian 76, St. Edward (OH) 60 Harry Jenkins Classic At La Roche Allderdice 79, Avonworth 69 South Allegheny 59, Grove City 48 Shaler 68, North Hills 47 Upper St. Clair...
High school roundup for Dec. 16, 2023: Mt. Lebanon drops Aliquippa
Riley Farabaugh scored 19 points to lead Mt. Lebanon to a 55-44 boys basketball victory over Aliquippa at the Clash at North Allegheny on Saturday. Liam Sheely and Nate Girod each hit four 3-pointers and finished with 16 points for the Blue Devils (5-0), who jumped out to an 18-6...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 17, 2023
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 4-0, 3 2. Butler, 3-1, 1 3. Upper St. Clair, 3-2, 2 4. Baldwin, 4-1, 4 5. Central Catholic, 1-2, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Gateway, 5-1, NR 2. Shaler, 6-0, NR 3. Penn Hills, 2-1, 5 4. Moon, 3-2,...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 17, 2023
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 5-0, 1 2. Norwin, 5-1, 2 3. Peters Township, 5-0, 4 4. Upper St. Clair, 4-2, 3 5. Canon-McMillan, 5-1, NR Out: Mt. Lebanon (2-3, 5) Class 5A 1. McKeesport, 4-0, 2 2. Oakland Catholic, 4-0, 5 3. Lincoln Park, 4-0,...
A-K Valley all-time leading passer Derek Burk of Deer Lakes wins Valley News Dispatch offensive player of the year honors
Offensive player of the year Derek Burk Deer Lakes, QB, sr. When Derek Burk stepped on the field against rival Freeport in the Allegheny 6 Conference finale, he had his sights set on doing what he could to help Deer Lakes clinch a spot in the playoffs for the second...
Hard-nosed linebacker Luke Bombalski of Highlands named Valley News Dispatch defensive player of the year
Defensive player of the year Luke Bombalski Highlands, RB/LB, sr. Before Highlands’ 2023 season started, Luke Bombalski was asked what his goals were for the season. The senior two-way standout didn’t point to any type of personal success. It was team accomplishments he was focused on. A playoff win was...
2023 Valley News Dispatch high school football all-stars
Parker Anderson Knoch, OL/DL, Sr. The 6-foot-1, 260-pounder was a difference maker in the trenches for the playoff-qualifying Knights in Class 3A. He helped Knoch gain more than 3,000 total yards and collect eight victories in 11 games. Coaches in the Allegheny 6 Conference recognized him as the most valuable...
Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin caps brilliant career with state title, TribLive Westmoreland player of the year honors
Player of the year Quinton Martin Sr., RB/DB, Belle Vernon As running back Quinton Martin bounced outside and ripped into the secondary for what would end up his final touchdown for Belle Vernon — a 92-yard run in the PIAA championship at Cumberland Valley — the star-studded senior began to...
2023 TribLive Westmoreland County high school football all-stars
First team Da’sjon Craggette Southmoreland, RB, Sr. The senior turned in a brilliant season. He rushed for 1,462 yards and scored 19 touchdowns. He also caught five passes for 122 yards. Samir Crosby Greensburg Central Catholic, WR/QB/DB, So. This super sophomore caught 31 passes for 623 yards, rushed for 634...
