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Hampton volleyball coach’s departure ‘heartbreaking’

Hampton didn’t have to look far to find its new girls volleyball coach. And they don’t have to look far to see where their old coach ended up. Dainen Holler, the district’s middle school coach, was promoted to the Talbots’ top spot after Annie Bozzo departed following two seasons at...
Fox Chapel boys basketball drops to Class 5A in PIAA realignment

The biennial WPIAL basketball realignment can bring about odd situations. Take the one issued by the WPIAL Board of Directors to cover the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons. Both finalists for the 2021 Class 6A boys title — Fox Chapel and North Hills — are now part of Class 5A. Fox...
George Guido: Deer Lakes’ Dana Petruska emerged early after passing of Title IX

On March 26, 1985, the Deer Lakes girls basketball team played Bishop Guilfoyle in the PIAA Class 3A semifinal at IUP’s Memorial Fieldhouse. Deer Lakes prevailed 55-50 in triple overtime in one of the best games of the decade. But the significance of that contest was not only the excitement...
After 2-year wait, high school girls hockey team skated into inaugural season

Three young girls clutched a sign: “I Play Hockey Thank You For Paving A Path For My Future.” Those girls — Emma Abramowicz, Hannah Spradley and Angela Marshall — entered the locker room before a playoff game June 5 at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. They play youth hockey...
2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Upper St. Clair’s Aidan Besselman

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. Aidan Besselman will have a hard time topping the 2021 football season....
Evan Holewinski pitches 3-hitter, Bethel Park wins back-to-back PIAA titles

UNIVERSITY PARK — Rarely does a WPIAL baseball team have a chance to win consecutive state titles, so Bethel Park tried to remember and repeat everything that worked a year ago. “We tried to do everything the same,” coach Pat Zehdner said. “We left at the same time. We stopped...
Spring-Ford quiets Seneca Valley bats in PIAA Class 6A title game

UNIVERSITY PARK — Jules Scogna said she was having some back issues coming into Friday’s Class 6A state softball final at Penn State. The Spring-Ford senior pitcher showed no ill effects in the circle, and she seemed just fine lifting the trophy. Scogna, a Boston University commit, tossed a two-hit...
Hempfield’s Liz Tapper wins national championship in discus

Hempfield’s Liz Tapper added a national championship to her state gold in the discus on Friday. Tapper, a rising senior, took the discus title at the New Balance Nationals at Franklin Field in Philadelphia with a throw of 163 feet, 2 inches. Tapper led throughout the competition, throwing 159-8 on...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 17, 2022

High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Championships At Medlar Field, Penn State Friday’s results Class 5A Bethel Park 5, Selinsgrove 0 Class 3A Central (Martinsburg) 13, Lancaster Catholic 2 Class A DuBois Central Catholic 12, Halifax 2 Softball PIAA playoffs Championships At Beard Field, Penn State Friday’s results Class 6A Spring-Ford...
Neshannock softball caps undefeated season with state championship

UNIVERSITY PARK — At the beginning of the spring season, Neshannock softball was barely on anybody’s radar in the state. The Lancers were not in any state or district rankings and had not even made the state tournament in eight years. Three months later, they’re undefeated state champions. Neshannock defeated...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 16, 2022

High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Championships At Medlar Field, Penn State Class 6A Thursday’s result Warwick 6, Liberty 4 Class 5A Friday’s schedule Selinsgrove (23-2) vs. Bethel Park (20-3), 4:30 p.m. Class 4A Thursday’s result Montour 10, Holy Ghost Prep 9 Class 3A Friday’s schedule Lancaster Catholic (23-2) vs. Central...
Armstrong shut down by undefeated Pittston in Class 5A softball final

UNIVERSITY PARK – Armstrong’s potent offense met its match Thursday in the PIAA Class 5A softball championship game at Penn State’s Beard Field. Sophomore Gianna Adams spun a two-hit shutout, striking out 10 and walking three in leading Pittston to a 4-0 victory to cap a perfect 25-0 season. It...
No extra time needed: Latrobe soccer standout Bulava commits to Maryland

The final pieces of her college decision came together rather quickly. Maybe quicker than a penalty kick. A Maryland coach talked to Ella Bulava on Wednesday afternoon and, by early evening, she was a Maryland commit. Small talk. Offer. Acceptance. Good morning. Good afternoon. Good night. Bulava, a rising junior...
Avonworth softball makes adjustment, rallies to win school’s 1st state title

UNIVERSITY PARK – Avonworth found itself in a two-run hole heading to the bottom of the fourth inning Thursday in the PIAA Class 3A Championship game at Penn State’s Beard Field. But a small adjustment by the Avonworth batters at the plate helped the Antelopes rally for a 7-2 victory...
7th-inning rally lifts Montour baseball to 1st state championship

UNIVERSITY PARK — This was a scene Montour senior Ryan Gallagher and his teammates had thought about for years, one where they’re together at Penn State celebrating a state baseball championship on the infield grass. But no one could’ve imagined how they got there. With Gallagher on the mound, Montour...
Walk-off single in 9th dashes Neshannock’s state baseball title hopes

UNIVERSITY PARK — The grind of three-straight extra-innings games finally got to the Neshannock baseball team. After combining for eight scoreless innings in the PIAA Class 2A championship at Medlar Field, Everett’s Jadin Zinn hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Neshannock, 1-0. Neshannock had...

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