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McKeesport’s Jahmil Perryman scores twice as Pennsylvania wins Big 33 Football Classic
McKeesport’s Jahmil Perryman scored twice, and Team Pennsylvania rallied with a late touchdown to win the Big 33 Football Classic, 31-27, over the Maryland all-stars Sunday in Harrisburg. The winning touchdown was a 31-yard pass from Upper Dublin quarterback Colin O’Sullivan to Dallastown receiver Kenny Johnson with 1:15 left. Johnson...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Isabella Marquez
Typically, teams that only have two seniors aren’t predicted to get very far because they’re seen as too young. With Greensburg Central Catholic’s softball team, that’s not the case. This year, the Centurions (11-2, 8-2) powered their way into the playoffs with just two seniors and reached the WPIAL Class...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Burrell’s Cassidy Novak
The end of the school year is approaching rapidly and for the seniors, the end of the spring sports season marks the end of an era. For Burrell softball senior Cassidy Novak, there’s a lot to reflect on from this past year. “My favorite part about game days were always...
Westmoreland WPIAL softball consolation capsule: Game for Tuesday, May 30, 2023
WPIAL Class 2A softball consolation game Greensburg Central Catholic (13-3) vs. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (14-4) 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gateway Winner: Advances to the PIAA playoffs. The loser is finished for the season. Players to watch: Isabella Marquez, Greensburg Central Catholic; Leann Walzer, Our Lady of the...
2023 WPIAL Class 4A baseball championship preview: Latrobe vs. Hopewell
WPIAL Class 4A baseball championship 5-Latrobe (17-6) vs. 14-Hopewell (11-11) 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wild Things Park, Washington On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: Latrobe defeated No. 12 Kiski Area, 7-6, in the first round, No. 4 Chartiers Valley, 4-2, in the quarterfinals and No. 1 Montour,...
2023 WPIAL Class 5A baseball championship preview: Shaler vs. Bethel Park
WPIAL Class 5A baseball championship 1-Shaler (18-4) vs. 2-Bethel Park (17-4) 7 p.m. Tuesday at Wild Things Park On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: Shaler had a first-round bye and beat No. 8 Fox Chapel, 11-1, in the quarterfinals and No. 4 Plum in the semifinals,...
2023 WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship preview: Serra Catholic vs. Seton LaSalle
WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship 1-Serra Catholic (19-2) vs. 2-Seton LaSalle (16-4) 1 p.m. Tuesday at Wild Things Park On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: After a first-round bye, Serra Catholic beat No. 9 OLSH, 8-3, in the quarterfinals and No. 4 Burgettstown, 6-1, in the...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 29, 2023
As you prep for the picnics and cookouts this holiday weekend, there will be plenty of golden treats later this week as we celebrate diamond Championship Week in the WPIAL on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN concludes our exclusive coverage of WPIAL baseball and softball with all...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for May 28, 2023Video
Veteran Belle Vernon softball coach Tom Rodriguez was actually happy his team didn’t listen to him at Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 4A semifinal softball game. All week, Rodriguez had his team preparing to play undefeated Elizabeth Forward by practicing small ball in an effort to scratch home a couple of runs....
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for May 28, 2023Video
The WPIAL postseason can by a torturous ride with plenty of “Edge of your seat” and “hold your breath” moments. Unless you are the 2023 Montour softball team, which is making the trip through the Class 4A playoff field look like a chill day at the beach. The offense has...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 28, 2023Video
Aliquippa football has proven it doesn’t matter the class where elite programs play, the victories and championships keep coming. The Neshannock baseball program is definitely among the elite in the WPIAL. Ten years ago, the Lancers were in Class A. Enrollment numbers eventually put them in 2A, where they technically...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 28, 2023Video
As a sophomore pitcher, Evan Holewinski started a WPIAL quarterfinal game as well as a PIAA first-round and semifinal playoff games. He allowed a total of three runs in his three starts, all Bethel Park victories. Last season, the Kent State recruit pitched a shutout in the district consolation game,...
Gateway boys volleyball uses playoff defeat as learning moment
On the road and down a set in its WPIAL Class 2A first-round match against No. 7 Montour on May 16, the No. 10 Gateway boys volleyball team punched back and scored a win in set two to even things up. “It was nothing short of awesome to see us...
Gateway boys tennis team caps special season in PIAA semifinals
The Gateway boys tennis team surged to the top of WPIAL Class 3A this season and made its mark with a run at the PIAA tournament. First-year coach Emily Levine said it was a special feeling to be a part of it all with her players and to see the...
5 athletes, coach, cross country team to join Gateway Sports Hall of Fame in class of 2023
The Gateway Sports Hall of Fame will induct its next class of Gators athletic greats this fall, and the first class since 2019 has been selected. The group includes five athletes, a teacher/coach and one team. Robert Kalkstein (Class of 2010) was 41-9 as Gateway’s starting quarterback and played in...
Sewickley Academy players pleased with another successful tennis season
Sewickley Academy left little doubt as to why it was the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 2A boys tennis tournament. The Panthers defeated No. 6 Winchester Thurston, 4-1, in the WPIAL finals May 10 at Washington & Jefferson’s Janet L. Swanson Tennis Center. It was the 24th WPIAL...
Going the distance: Quaker Valley’s success continues in 3,200 relay
Three juniors and a sophomore have proven to be a dynamic 3,200-meter girls relay unit at Quaker Valley. The 3,200 relayers, consisting of juniors Kate Hines, Elizabeth Szuba and Ellie Cain and sophomore Cecilia Montagnese, took first place at the WPIAL Class 2A girls individual championships held May 17 at...
Quaker Valley track teams set gold standard in WPIAL postseason
Suffice to say, Quaker Valley has become the preeminent WPIAL track and field program in Class 2A. The Quakers proved as much with their powerhouse performance May 17 at the WPIAL individual championships at Slippery Rock University. QV ended up with four WPIAL titlists, four seconds, one third and three...
After deep playoff run, Penn-Trafford boys lacrosse continue to grow
Before the season, Penn-Trafford coach Charlie Hach and his players set goals of making the playoffs, winning a playoff game and reaching the Final Four. Mission accomplished. The Warriors (15-6) completed their finest season, finishing 9-1 in the section, won their first home playoff game and reached the semifinals in...
High school sports scores, schedules for May 27, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Wednesday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (12-10) vs. North Allegheny (16-6) at Wild Things Park, 7 p.m. Class 5A Championship Tuesday’s schedule Shaler (18-4) vs. Bethel Park (17-4) at Wild Things Park, 7 p.m. Third place Wednesday’s schedule Plum (14-8) vs. Penn-Trafford (14-6)...
Trib HSSN state baseball rankings for May 27, 2023
Some surprising results in the various district playoffs around the state have shaken up this week’s edition of the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings. With one more state rankings next week before the start of the 2023 PIAA baseball playoffs, 10 teams lost in their district postseason and dropped from...
Trib HSSN state softball rankings for May 27, 2023
While there were 10 baseball teams that lost in their district playoffs and fell from the PIAA rankings, only six softball teams lost their hold on a Top 5 spot in this week’s Trib HSSN state softball rankings. The six softball teams that exited included two teams from the WPIAL...
Riverview’s Amberson Bauer runs away with 800 title at PIAA championships
Amberson Bauer prepares for track meets with some visualization, running each stage of a race through his head with mental reps. For a year, he often has thought about Seth Grove Stadium. “Just lying in bed before I go to sleep, I have a lot of time to me and...
OLSH’s Antonio Votour claims state gold in 110 hurdles
SHIPPENSBURG – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart senior Antonio Votour came into the PIAA track and field championships coming off a record performance at the WPIAL championships May 17. He showed the others in the state he wasn’t joking around. Votour broke his own personal record in winning the...
Waynesburg’s Andrew Layton fights through pain to win PIAA Class 2A pole vault
SHIPPENSBURG – Talk about a gutsy performance at the PIAA track and field championships Saturday at Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium. Waynesburg senior Andrew Layton should be wearing a walking boot to protect his injured left foot. But Layton said he wasn’t about to miss trying to win a gold...
