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A-K Valley wrestling teams overcoming obstacles as they return to mat
For the past 30 years, Kiski Area wrestling coach Chris Heater has spent most of his winter vacation in the wrestling room, putting his athletes through practices and preparing them for tournaments and future matches. This year has been different, though. With the three-week pause that was put into place...
Franklin Regional football program, WCCA mourn loss of Larry Sellitto
Every head football coach has a right-hand man. For longtime Franklin Regional coach Greg Botta, it was Larry Sellitto. “He was my best friend,” Botta said. “He was there during good times and bad. One of the most supportive people I have ever met. He was loved by so many...
Starting 5: A guide to the 2020-21 A-K Valley high school basketball season
WPIAL basketball season resumes Friday following a three-week pause initiated by Gov. Tom Wolf. Here is a look at the top storylines, teams and players to watch around the A-K Valley. Boys 5 Storylines Moving on up: Highlands won its first WPIAL title since 1995 last season and now the...
Starting 5: A guide to the 2020-21 Westmoreland County high school basketball season
WPIAL basketball season resumes Friday following a three-week pause initiated by Gov. Tom Wolf. Here is a look at the top storylines, teams and players to watch around Westmoreland County. Boys 5 Storylines An invisible opponent: A season unlike any other is about to unfold, and the manner in which...
A.Q. Shipley discusses a high school career at Moon that led to a decade in the NFL
In May and June, the TribLive High School Sports Network held a fan vote to determine the Best of the Century among the district’s top male and female athletes. We also had a chance to visit with some of the participants — interviews that have yet to be seen. So...
Westmoreland County basketball notebook: Teams jumping right into section play
A number of local basketball teams will take to the court Friday night and finally open the season after the state’s three-week shutdown of winter sports ended earlier this week. Many teams will jump right into section play. Hempfield, for example, will host Fox Chapel in a boys Section 3...
Plum wrestler Vinny Citrano eager to take first steps on road to Hershey
For Vinny Citrano, the return to the Plum wrestling room this week was a welcome change. The Plum junior is using his work on the mat to move past any frustrations born of the recent shutdown of high school athletic activities ordered by Gov. Tom Wolf. “It was tough because...
From the piano to the paint, Ellie Schwartzman plays key role for Fox Chapel
Ellie Schwartzman is proficient at playing the piano, having studied and practiced the craft for more than a decade. She takes lessons every week to keep her skills sharp. “My whole family is very musically inclined,” said Schwartzman, a senior at Fox Chapel. “Music was a nice thing to have...
Uniontown leaving WPIAL football for independent schedule
Uniontown is leaving WPIAL football for an independent schedule, a decision school administrators hope can spark a struggling program. The football team has lost 34 consecutive games, a losing streak that started in 2016. “This decision will allow the football program to have a restart,” said Daniel Bosnic, assistant to...
Quaker Valley grad Tabitha Bemis discusses decorated high school career
In May and June, the TribLive High School Sports Network held a fan vote to determine the Best of the Century among the district’s top male and female athletes. We also had a chance to visit with some of the participants — interviews that have yet to be seen. So...
WPIAL swimming committee lowers qualifying times for championship meets
The WPIAL swimming committee met Tuesday afternoon, and the group agreed to establish faster automatic qualifying standards for the WPIAL championship meets. The championships tentatively are set for the week of March 1, but it remains uncertain if the event will be held at Pitt’s Trees Pool or moved to...
WPIAL champion Highlands excited to get back in gym after long layoff
All basketball teams around Western Pennsylvania have been through a series of ups and downs in the past few weeks. The Highlands boys, however, didn’t even get to take the court for so much as a practice before Gov. Tom Wolf put a three-week pause on high school sports. So,...
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the 2000s filled with multiple-time state champs in Class AAA
Over the past week, Trib HSSN has polled fans to pick the Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the 2000s. Today, staff writer Paul Schofield makes his selections for Class AAA. I’ve seen a lot of great wrestlers since I started covering the sport in 1980. When making my selections for...
Three-sport star Luke Hagy remembers decorated Mt. Lebanon career
In May and June, the TribLive High School Sports Network held a fan vote to determine the Best of the Century among the district’s top male and female athletes. We also had a chance to visit with some of the participants — interviews that have yet to be seen. So...
All-time greats highlight Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the 2000s in Class AA
Over the past week, Trib HSSN has polled fans to pick the Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the 2000s. Today, staff writer Paul Schofield makes his selections. I’ve seen a lot of great wrestlers since I started covering the sport in 1980. When making my selections for the Trib HSSN...
In the pool profile: Seneca Valley’s Edie Sawyer hoping for senior success before heading to Ohio University
Edie Sawyer made the most of her one December swim meet. In the 100-yard breaststroke against Section 2-AAA rival North Allegheny, the Seneca Valley senior established a school record with a time of 1 minute, 4.45 seconds. The time surpassed the previous record of 1:05.07 set in 2006 by Kelly...
In the pool profile: Indiana’s Thome hoping to add more WPIAL gold to an already full resume
Kyle Thome earned WPIAL-championship gold last year as the best in the Class AA 200-yard freestyle. The Indiana senior swimmer also finished runner-up in the 500 freestyle and helped set WPIAL records as part of the 200 medley and 400 free relays with older brother, Cole, graduate Kevin Zheng and...
Greensburg Salem opts to resume winter sports Monday
Greensburg Salem is walking back a lengthy pause on winter sports and will now resume practices Monday like most of the WPIAL. Golden Lions first-year athletic director Frank Sundry confirmed Sunday the district’s plans to eradicate initial plans to suspend winter sports until Jan. 26. “I support any measure that...
Picking the Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the 2000s: Balloting results
Since all high school sports have been put on hold until Monday, and with the postponements of three big holiday wrestling tournaments, now is a good time to take a look back and pick the top wrestlers from the WPIAL since the start of the century. Wrestling hasn’t been better...
PIHL ready to get back to action
The PIHL, along with the WPIAL and other sports organizations, is returning to team activities Monday after a shutdown issued by Gov. Tom Wolf on Dec. 10 as part of overall efforts to slow the spread of covid-19. The league is scheduled to resume games Jan. 11. PIHL president John...
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: Spring sports season shelved
The most unique year in our lifetime is coming to an end. With so many mass starts and stops, highs and lows, just about all walks of life were affected by the coronavirus in 2020. High school sports were no different. The first two and a half months of the...
Picking the Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the 2000s: Class AA upper weights
Since all high school sports have been put on hold until Jan. 4, and with the postponements of three big holiday wrestling tournaments, now is a good time to take a look back and pick the top wrestlers from the WPIAL since the start of the century. Wrestling hasn’t been...
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: New WPIAL executive director takes over
The most unique year in our lifetime is coming to an end. With so many mass starts and stops, highs and lows, just about all walks of life were affected by the coronavirus in 2020. High school sports were no different. The first two and a half months of the...
Picking the Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the 2000s: Class AAA upper weights
Since all high school sports have been put on hold until Jan. 4, and with the postponements of three big holiday wrestling tournaments, now is a good time to take a look back and pick the top wrestlers from the WPIAL since the start of the century. Wrestling hasn’t been...
From BLM to rallying teammates, how McKeesport grad Johnasia Cash found her voice with Penn State women’s basketball
Johnasia Cash realized in July that she wanted more out of her experience as a college basketball player. She wanted to freely express herself. She wanted her voice to be heard. She wanted to continue to grow as a player. So, the 6-foot-2 forward — a three-year starter for Dallas’...
