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Fox Chapel’s Eli Yofan named 2021-22 Trib HSSN Boys Athlete of the Year
As Eli Yofan celebrated on the 18th green at Cedarbrook Golf Course last fall, a thought unrelated to golf came into his head. He’d just shot a 1-under par round, leading Fox Chapel to a WPIAL team title, but his mind was already on winter. “All I was thinking was,...
Competitive fire burns bright for Quaker Valley 3-sport star Nora Johns
Nora Johns is a natural. Name the sport and she’s a natural fit. It didn’t surprise Quaker Valley coach Jared Jones that the rising senior won WPIAL and PIAA titles during the 2022 track and field season. “Nora is a great athlete but an even better competitor,” Jones said. “I...
Penn State recruit Adin Zorn sets standard for Sewickley Academy baseball program
Adin Zorn’s baseball acumen runs the gamut, from A to Z. A senior-to-be at Sewickley Academy, Zorn has been a two-year starter and team leader on the Panthers baseball team. His freshman season was wiped out because of the covid-19 pandemic. “Adin is an exceptional talent,” SA coach Anthony Garofalo...
With drive to improve, Penn Hills dives into summer basketball competition
Summer basketball isn’t just about improving skills. Penn Hills boys basketball coach Chris Giles enjoys watching his 3-year-old daughter, Jaxx, co-exist with the teams she’s around. Jaxx has an opportunity to spend time with two teams — her dad’s Penn Hills squad as well as her mom Jordan’s Seton LaSalle...
Hampton track standout Kevyn Fish wants to be known as more than a fast freshman
Finishing first in a track and field event is never an easy task. There are many athletes vying for the prestigious accomplishment of being on the podium. Hampton freshman Kevyn Fish took no time to become a track and field star, coming in first place in the 3,200-meter run when...
Pitt offer adds to excitement of recruiting frenzy for Pine-Richland lineman Ryan Cory
In the last few months, Ryan Cory has received scholarship offers from schools all over the country, and now he’s getting some interest closer to home. Following a team camp June 26, Cory, lineman at Pine-Richland, was offered by Pitt, adding to a long list of colleges hopeful to land...
Norwin notebook: Former volleyball coach honored for remarkable record
Last spring, MaxPreps scoured the country looking for the best female high school coaches of all time in every state. The online prep sports outlet recognized one of the most successful girls volleyball coaches in the WPIAL, naming legendary Norwin leader Sheron Watson as its top coach in Pennsylvania. Watson’s...
Trib HSSN top storylines from the 2021-22 school year
Nov. 19-20, 2021 WPIAL soccer teams jump-started the school year by winning five of the eight state championships. For the first time, the WPIAL won three boys titles with victories by Hampton (3A), Quaker Valley (2A) and Winchester Thurston (A). Nov. 20, 2021 The North Allegheny boys and girls swept...
Parade of champions: WPIAL winners from the 2021-22 school year
WPIAL TEAM CHAMPIONS FALL Boys Cross Country 3A – North Allegheny 2A – Hampton A – Riverview Girls Cross Country 3A – North Allegheny 2A – Montour A – OLSH Field Hockey 3A – Pine-Richland 2A – Penn-Trafford A – Shady Side Academy Football 6A – Mt. Lebanon 5A –...
Beaver’s Payton List tabbed Trib HSSN Girls Athlete of the Year
Specialization in one sport became the thing to do for high school athletes in the early years of this century. If you showed promise in one sport that could take you to the next level, you were told to focus on that one sport year round to give you the...
Kiski Area’s Eliza Miller named Valley News Dispatch Girls Athlete of the Year
Just a sophomore, Eliza Miller already has accomplished what most athletes dream about. The Kiski Area standout qualified for the PIAA championships during all three sports seasons this past school year, competing in cross country, track and field and swimming. For her performance on the trail, in the pool and...
Hempfield state champ Liz Tapper named Tribune-Review Westmoreland Girls Athlete of the Year
Liz Tapper’s unbelievable junior track and field season at Hempfield is turning into a great summer. That’s because Tapper has been on the road visiting colleges. She’s made a unofficial visits to Duke, Penn State, Michigan and Maryland and plans to make a couple of officials visits later in the...
3-sport star Caden Smith of Franklin Regional named Tribune-Review Westmoreland Boys Athlete of the Year
Franklin Regional started an athletics hall of fame this year. A future inductee might have just graduated. Caden Smith made the best of his time at Franklin Regional, excelling in three sports for the better part of four years. His senior season was his best as he made first-team all-conference...
Westmoreland notebook: Belle Vernon slugger Maren Metikosh class of 4A softball
Maren Metikosh has a name that rolls off the tongue. It is pure alliteration for broadcasters and announcers at Belle Vernon softball games. Her swing is even smoother. The rising senior had a memorable season for the Leopards as she launched home runs off the Dairy Queen sign in left...
George Guido: Late Riddinger made a number of contributions to Oakmont area sports
Warren Riddinger, who coached the first Alle-Kiski Valley girls basketball team to a PIAA playoff win and made a number of other contributions to Oakmont area sports, died last week. He was 90. Riddinger founded the girls basketball program at Oakmont and Riverview, where he led the Raiders to three...
2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Seneca Valley’s Luke Lawson
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 15 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. When Luke Lawson was a freshman, his older brother Gabe led Seneca...
As playoffs start, American Legion baseball thriving in some parts of Western Pa., struggling in others
American Legion Baseball starts to get a little more intense beginning this week. That’s when league playoffs are scheduled in Region 6 (Allegheny, Beaver and Fayette County leagues) and in Region 7 (District 31 for Westmoreland and Indiana county teams, Central Penn and Cambria leagues). The region tournaments are scheduled...
Armstrong quarterback Cadin Olsen commits to Ivy League school
Armstrong’s Cadin Olsen, a dual-threat quarterback and one of the WPIAL’s top passers, committed Friday to Penn. Olsen announced his decision on Twitter. The 6-foot-5, 205-pounder will be a senior in the fall. He passed for 2,051 yards a season ago, third best among all WPIAL passers. He also threw...
2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Aliquippa’s Cameron Lindsey
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 15 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Cameron Lindsey’s favorite play from last season came in the state championship...
Justin Walther brings competitive fire to Plum boys basketball program
The Plum Mustangs made the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs seven times in the nine-year span from 2008-16 — but only once since. Plum would like to get back to that scenario as quickly as possible. The school board earlier this week hired Justin Walther, coach at Winchester Thurston the past...
Deer Lakes track champion Carson McCoy selected Valley News Dispatch Boys Athlete of the Year
Carson McCoy worked his way into becoming a Division I runner. Thanks to countless hours of running and training, he has earned a spot on Eastern Michigan’s track and field team. He spent his four years of high school building that resume at Deer Lakes, where he recently graduated after...
Beaver’s Payton List, Mt. Lebanon’s Deirdre Flaherty top all-state softball awards
Mt. Lebanon catcher Deirdre Flaherty and Beaver pitcher Payton List topped the list of players earning all-state honors Thursday from the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association. Flaherty was named as the state’s top position player, and List shared pitcher of the year honors with North Penn’s Julia Schearer. Two...
2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Central Catholic’s Peter Gonzalez
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 15 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Central Catholic football players have grown accustomed to vying for WPIAL titles....
Championship girls basketball coach Dori Oldaker steps down at Mt. Lebanon to take spot in South Fayette stands
One of the top basketball coaches in the state is putting down her whiteboard and whistle and is preparing to be a fan. Dori Oldaker announced on Wednesday she was stepping down as head coach of the Mt. Lebanon girls basketball team after 19 years and multiple championships. Oldaker and...
2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 15 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Rodney Gallagher ranked among the WPIAL’s top quarterbacks last season, but the...
