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Moon Area parents call for reinstatement of assistant gymnastics coachVideo
Dozens of parents and student-athletes who attended Monday night’s Moon Area School Board meeting called for the reinstatement of an assistant gymnastics coach and accused one board member of pursuing a “vendetta” against the gymnastics program. Nick Price, the former assistant coach, was let go in April after former Moon...
Westmoreland County girls soccer notebook: Latrobe roster packed with Division I players
With junior Robin Reilly giving a verbal commitment to West Virginia, Latrobe continued its recent pipeline to Division I college soccer. The Wildcats now have four players committed to D-1 programs. The others are senior forward Regan Reilly (Bowling Green), senior midfielder Ella Bulava (Maryland) and junior midfielder Maddy Petruzzi...
Suffocating defense fuels Penn-Trafford girls soccer
When a goal finally found its way into the net during an overtime section opener at Franklin Regional, Penn-Trafford did not descend into girls soccer madness. It was just a miscue — a hitch, a blip — and the Warriors didn’t expect to make many more. And they haven’t. Only...
Plum, Bethel Park remain undefeated in Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League play
Plum and Bethel Park are the only undefeated teams left after two weeks of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League season. Plum swept Seneca Valley on Sunday, 16-1 and 19-4, to move to 4-0. The Mustangs have outscored their opponents 67-9. Bethel Park is 3-0, scoring 35 runs and posting...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 11, 2023
High schools WPIAL Field hockey Monday’s results Section 3A Mt. Lebanon 9, Allderdice 0 Peters Township 9, Hempfield 0 Pine-Richland 12, Norwin 0 Nonsection North Allegheny 2, Shady Side Academy 1 Tuesday’s schedule Section 2A Fox Chapel at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. Latrobe at Oakland Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Golf...
High school roundup for Sept. 11, 2023: South Park gets past Shady Side Academy in section showdown
Alicia Riberich scored the winning goal to lead South Park (4-1, 2-0) to a 1-0 victory over Shady Side Academy (3-2, 1-1) in a matchup of Section 4-2A girls soccer contenders Monday night. Avonworth 5, Beaver 2 – Fiona Mahan had two goals and an assist and Gianna Babusci also...
Latrobe football player taken to hospital via helicopter after injury in game at Thomas Jefferson
A Latrobe player was injured during a freshman football game at Thomas Jefferson and transported to the hospital via helicopter Monday night. The player’s identity and condition were not immediately available. The injury occured near the end of the game, and the injured player was taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 12, 2023: Clash of undefeated boys soccer teams in Class 2A
There are two WPIAL boys soccer teams in Class 2A that have yet to lose this season, and they’ll square off Tuesday for first place in their section. South Park sits in first place in Section 2-2A with a 4-0 section record, 6-0 overall, a half-game ahead of East Allegheny....
Burrell volleyball team hopes to keep momentum going with tough section schedule ahead
In starting 3-0 overall, 2-0 in Section 5-2A with victories over Ligonier Valley and the Neighborhood Academy, and earning a top-six finish against mostly higher-classification schools at Saturday’s Moon tournament, the Burrell girls volleyball team won 15 of 18 sets to start the season. The Bucs, senior 6-foot-3 middle hitter...
Hempfield hires girls basketball, wrestling, girls lacrosse coaches
Hempfield hired three varsity head coaches Monday. Bob Madison was approved for girls basketball, while Steve Santia will lead the wrestling team, and Mackenzie Whatule takes over the girls lacrosse program. Madison was a former assistant at Laurel Highlands, his alma mater. He is the husband of Hempfield softball coach...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 2Video
Thankfully this “streaking” thing that the Waynesburg football team has grown accustomed to has nothing to do with the crazy fad from 50 years ago. The Raiders put to rest an ugly 13-game losing streak, including a winless 2022 season, when they won in Week Zero. Now the script has...
5 things we learned in Week 2: Rough night for defending WPIAL champions
Week 2 was a rough night for defending WPIAL champions. Three of the six teams that celebrated district titles last season were defeated Friday, with Pine-Richland, Steel Valley and Union all taking losses. But Pine-Richland knows better than anyone that it’s a long football season and one game doesn’t define...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Penn-Trafford’s Eilish Connolly
It’s always tough to get knocked out of the playoffs and have to endure a long offseason. The Penn-Trafford girls soccer team, however, used a season-ending loss to positively propel them into this year. Last season, the Warriors lost a close 1-0 matchup to the No. 2 high school team...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Burrell’s Andi Householder
Leadership is one of the most sought-after qualities in a team sport. It takes a certain type of individual who can develop the skills necessary to be a leader. Those individuals either learn by example or have the qualities fostered by a coach or mentor. Others, such as Burrell’s Andi...
Coaches association releases latest WPIAL girls volleyball rankings
With section play in full swing, teams in all four WPIAL girls volleyball classifications are making their move with impact victories on the court. Others are hoping for bounce-back performances as the third week of section matches begins. North Allegheny (Class 4A), Hampton (Class 3A), Freeport (Class 2A) and Bishop...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 11, 2023: Girls soccer showdowns on tap
The first full week of high school sports in September begins with a couple of showdowns in WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer. In Section 2-3A, there are three teams tied for first place. Laurel Highlands is 3-0 in section play, and Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth Forward are 2-0. The first...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for 2023 Week 2Video
Montour senior quarterback Jake Wolfe huffed and puffed and blew away the Lions. He also threw and ran through and around South Fayette in leading his Spartans to a nonconference victory in a battle of undefeated teams, 42-35. “He has really embraced the new offense and has taken a big...
High school sports schedules for Sept. 11, 2023
High schools WPIAL Field hockey Monday’s schedule Section 3A Mt. Lebanon at Allderdice, 3:15 p.m. Peters Township at Hempfield, 4 p.m. Pine-Richland at Norwin, 7 p.m. Nonsection North Allegheny at Shady Side Academy, 6:30 p.m. Soccer Boys Monday’s schedule Class 2A Section 1 Steel Valley at South Allegheny, 5 p.m....
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Sept. 11, 2023
We get ready for the ribbon-cutting ceremony and the grand opening of conference play for most teams in WPIAL football this weekend of WPIAL football here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video coverage of Week 3 with six WPIAL football games Friday plus links to...
Riverview cross country program ready to build on success
The Riverview boys and girls cross country teams ended last season at the PIAA state meet in Hershey after strong finishes at the WPIAL championships at Cal (Pa.). The returning Raiders runners, along with some new blood, hope to build off that successful ending to the 2022 season. Coach Palma...
Westmoreland County H.S. notebook: GCC’s Sasha Hoffman out to defend section title
The WPIAL girls tennis individual postseason begins Wednesday with section tournaments around the district. Keep an eye on Greensburg Central Catholic junior Sasha Hoffman, a title contender in Class 2A. A dominant player this season, Hoffman is 8-0 and has won 92 games while losing only two. “She doesn’t make...
Trib HSSN’s WPIAL boys, girls soccer rankings for week of Sept. 11, 2023
WPIAL soccer rankings Girls Class 4A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny (6-0) 1 2. Peters Township (4-0-1) 2 3. Upper St. Clair (5-0) 3 4. Mt. Lebanon (4-2) 4 5. Seneca Valley (4-0) 5 Out: None Class 3A 1. Moon (5-0) 1 2. Mars (4-0) 2 3. Plum...
Led by PIAA qualifier Kefimba Cisse, Gateway runners off to strong start
Kefimba Cisse is on a mission for his senior season on the Gateway boys cross country team. Veteran Gators coach Tom LaBuff sees it and hopes Cisse can take advantage of the prime running opportunities in his final varsity year. Cisse finished in the lead pack at the season-opening Gateway...
Gateway golfers show early improvement in quest for playoff berth
Noah Colberg shot a nine-hole round of 50 in a match Aug. 16 at Willowbrook Country Club. It was the Gateway senior’s highest round of the season. Just a couple of weeks later, he owned a trio of rounds in the 30s with a pair of 38s against both Penn...
Sewickley Academy golfers look to carry on culture created by late coach Win Palmer
The 2021 season was an aberration for the Sewickley Academy boys golf program. The Panthers won WPIAL championships for eight consecutive years starting in 2013 only to have the impressive streak end in 2021. The Sewickley golfers returned to championship status last year as they claimed their ninth team title...
