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Improved chemistry has Burrell boys basketball team thinking big
Something special is brewing within the Burrell boys basketball program. You don’t have to look hard to find a Bucs team full of playmakers, depth, senior leadership and playoff experience. On top of all those qualities for fifth-year coach Mike Fantuzzo, a new element has surfaced with the team: togetherness....
Rosters set for 2023 Western Pa. Soccer Coaches Association boys all-star games
The Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association boys all-star games will be Nov. 25 at Pine-Richland. The first game features Class A vs Class 2A at noon, followed by Class 3A vs. 4A at 2 p.m. Coaches are Nick Malabri of Bentworth (Class A), Marc Bellora of South Park (2A), Matt...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 13, 2023
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Class 3A Lower Dauphin (20-3) vs. Emmaus (24-1) at Hamburg, 6 p.m.; Manheim Township (20-1-1) vs. Warwick (17-5-1) at Donegal, 6 p.m. Class 2A Villa Maria (20-4) vs. Gwynedd Mercy (15-10) at Wissahickon, 6 p.m.; Hershey (15-6) vs. Palmyra (20-1-1) at...
High school roundup for Nov. 13, 2023: South Fayette tops Fox Chapel in PIHL 2A battle
Nolan Murphy had two goals and an assist and Nathaniel Keller also scored twice to help South Fayette to a 5-3 victory over Fox Chapel in PIHL Class 2A hockey Monday night. Robert Chiappetta had a goal and two assists and Trevor Dalessandro handed out three assists for South Fayette...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Nov. 14, 2023: Girls soccer powers to clash with state finals berth on the line
When it comes to PIAA Class 3A girls soccer, a pair of WPIAL programs have been out of this world. Since the state expanded soccer to four classifications in 2016, either Moon or Mars has won the PIAA 3A girls soccer crown six times in seven seasons, including four years...
PIHL announces October players of the month
With 10 goals and six assists in four games last month, Norwin’s Alex Thomas surged to the top spot in the PIHL scoring leaders. He’s developed a reputation as one of the most league’s most prolific scorers. Thomas was selected as the PIHL Class 2A Player of the Month, joining...
Apollo-Ridge boys basketball relishes health this season
The Apollo-Ridge boys basketball team hoped to be in the Section 3-3A mix last year, but injuries before and during the season quickly scuttled those plans. The injury bug bit the team a couple of months before the season as then-junior Karter Schrock, who started for the Vikings as a...
Apollo-Ridge girls basketball ready to take next step after strong run
The Apollo-Ridge girls basketball team won 19 games last year, finished runner-up to Shady Side Academy in Section 3-3A and hosted the first home playoff game by a Vikings basketball program, boys or girls. There were a lot of things to be pleased about following the season, and the returning...
Coaches association names 2023 WPIAL field hockey all-stars
The WPIAL Field Hockey Coaches Association announced postseason honors Monday, including all-stars for each classification and a 24-person all-WPIAL team. Pine-Richland teammates Jessica Albertson, Madeline Mill and Georgia Rottinghaus were among the all-WPIAL honors after winning the Class 3A title. Penn-Trafford teammates Ava Hershberger and Mackenzie Keenan were named all-WPIAL...
Trib HSSN high school football player of the week for 2023 Week 11Video
North Allegheny coach Art Walker calls his senior quarterback Logan Kushner a great young man who has outstanding composure, toughness and focus. Kushner has been the Tigers’ leading passer the last three seasons and this year is the team’s leading rusher as well. He is also a tremendous student with...
Riverview girls hope to continue historic march through PIAA soccer playoffs
Last fall, Juliette Brun was watching Riverview girls soccer games, including the WPIAL Class A first-round matchup with Chartiers-Houston, from the stands, knowing that she along with others in her then-eighth grade class soon would get their chance to contribute. Brun, a defender on a Raiders unit that has allowed...
Westmoreland PIAA boys soccer playoff capsule: Games for Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023
PIAA boys soccer playoffs Class 4A semifinals Norwin (17-5-1) vs. Central Bucks South (18-5-2) 6 p.m. Tuesday, Chambersburg High School, Chambersburg Winner plays: Winner of Council Rock North (19-3-1)/Conestoga (22-0-1) in championship, 7 p.m. Friday at Eagle View Middle School, Mechanicsburg Coaches: Scott Schuchert, Norwin; Kyle Pettican, Central Bucks South...
Hit hard by graduation, Belle Vernon girls basketball team will lean on youth
The Belle Vernon girls basketball team heads into the season needing to adjust. After losing in last season’s WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals, the team had to say goodbye to five seniors who played the bulk of the minutes. “Last year, we were a veteran team. We’re going to have to...
Belle Vernon boys basketball might be without college football commits Martin, Laux for season
The Belle Vernon boys basketball team could be without its star player for 2023-24. Quinton Martin committed in April to play football at Penn State next year and might leave early for Happy Valley. “I haven’t talked to him yet. I’ll talk to him after football’s over and go from...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Deer Lakes’ Aaron Haney
Aaron Haney set his sights on starting for the Deer Lakes hockey team last year. He lost out to senior goaltender Benjamin Korol but got a chance to show what he could do in a game against Wilmington in January. Haney stopped all 20 shots he faced, and the Lancers...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Owen Burmeister
Norwin’s hockey team got off to a good start to the season in Class 2A, going 3-1-0-1 in its first five games. This is the team’s first year at that level, and it’s an understatement to say it deserved the move up in class. After winning the Penguins Cup two...
High school sports schedules for Nov. 13, 2023
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Lower Dauphin (20-3) vs. Emmaus (24-1) at Hamburg, 6 p.m.; Manheim Township (20-1-1) vs. Warwick (17-5-1) at Donegal, 6 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Villa Maria (20-4) vs. Gwynedd Mercy (15-10) at Wissahickon, 6 p.m.; Hershey (15-6) vs....
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 11Video
Over the last three years, the Beaver Falls football team has been a No. 1, No. 5 and No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs, reaching the district semifinals and eventually the title game every season this decade. This year, the Fightin’ Tigers finished in fourth place in...
2023-24 PIHL standings through Nov. 12, 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, 5-1-0 = 10 Pine-Richland, 4-2-0 = 8 Seneca Valley, 4-2-0 = 8...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Nov. 13, 2023
We hit the ice again for more high school hockey action and also focus on the district football playoffs winding down this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Our PIHL feature game this week is a Class 3A clash between south and north Thursday. We also have the...
PKs are OK for Norwin boys soccer team as it marches on in PIAA tournament
CHAMBERSBURG — These days, when regulation ends and two overtimes conclude with no result, the Norwin boys soccer team doesn’t clock out and go home. No, when it is time for penalty kicks, Norwin calls in the Knight Shift. The team’s penalty-shooting unit is 3-0 this postseason and has the...
Westmoreland high school notes: Area players selected to All-WPIAL volleyball lists
The area was well represented on the All-WPIAL lists for girls volleyball. WPIAL semifinalist Greensburg Central Catholic had two Class A first-team selections: sophomore right-side hitter Ashlyn Black and junior outside hitter Eva Denis, who held her own quite well at 5-foot-4. Senior setter Ella Dindak and senior outside hitter...
4 WPIAL girls volleyball teams set for PIAA semifinal matches
Both the WPIAL and the 2023 PIAA girls volleyball playoffs are down to the final four midway through the state postseason. There are four District 7 teams still alive for state gold, and two of them will be going head-to-head in the third round. Here is the rundown of the...
10 WPIAL soccer teams advance to PIAA semifinals
The WPIAL will have representation in all but one of the classifications in the upcoming state soccer semifinals. Following nine boys and 11 girls first-round victories, District 7 teams were not as dominating in the PIAA quarterfinals Saturday, going a combined 4-5 for the boys and 6-5 for the girls,...
Gateway welcomes newest class of Sports Hall of Fame honorees
Four years separated the opportunities for the Gateway athletics family to honor its own. More than 150 people gathered together Nov. 4 at Edgewood Country Club to again celebrate memorable sports accomplishments with the enshrinement of the Gateway Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Celebrated this year were Shayla...
