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Chartiers Valley’s Perri Page commits to Division I Columbia
Chartiers Valley’s Perri Page is in a New York City state of mind. The daughter of former Pitt men’s basketball standout Julius Page committed Friday to continue her basketball career at Columbia in Manhattan. She announced her decision on Twitter. Page, a 5-foot-11 junior forward, had numerous Division I offers,...
2020’s parade of champions in WPIAL sports
Most parades draw large crowds that are entertained by the many bands and floats and other spectacles that march through a specific route, making for a fun and unique event. If you could use one word to describe the year 2020 that was suitable for the eyes of all family...
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: Chartiers Valley girls basketball proves unbeatable
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 middle 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: Mars soccer dominates the state
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...
Top 10 stories in A-K Valley sports in 2020
The year 2020 was one nobody soon will forget. The specter of the covid-19 pandemic brought about hardships and challenges both in and out of the sports world. But before and during those challenging times, local athletes and teams were able to make their marks, paying off many hours of...
Picking the Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the 2000s: Class AAA middle 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...
Gateway’s Jayson Jenkins to kick for Robert Morris
A dream now is a reality for Gateway’s Jayson Jenkins. The senior place kicker will trade the black and gold of the Gators for Robert Morris red, white and blue. Jenkins enters the new year with a verbal commitment to the FCS Colonials. “It was a special feeling for me...
Top 10 Westmoreland County sports stories of 2020Video
Sports at every level, from pee wees to the pros, have been affected by the menacing coronavirus. There is no dodging it. The global pandemic used 2020 for its big scene, an opponent teams couldn’t even see, stopping some seasons in their tracks and leaving others in tatters. Much to...
Gov. Wolf: Shutdown of high school sports will end Monday
After a three-week pause of interscholastic sports, it’s time to push “play.” Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday his administration’s ban on extra-curricular activities won’t be extended, allowing high school teams statewide to resume their seasons next week. His covid-19 order expires at 8 a.m. Monday. The order kept sports teams...
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: Step up in class can’t slow Aliquippa
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 lower 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: Winter sports start, then quickly stop
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...
Despite the latest ‘pause,’ A-K Valley basketball players look to grow into bigger roles this season
En route to its first WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball championship since 1995 last season, Highlands relied on a trio of seniors to lead the way. But as the Golden Rams jump up a classification, they will have to rely on a young roster, and sophomore Jimmy Kunst is one...
Wrestling notebook: Alternative tournament announced after cancellations
Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling recently announced the 2021 junior high and elementary state tournaments, along with Area tournaments, have been canceled because of the ongoing pandemic. The junior high tournament was scheduled for March 6-7 at Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown. The elementary tournament was scheduled March 27-28 at...
Armstrong School District mourns death of athletic director Denny Stewart
The Armstrong School District athletics community lost an important voice this past weekend as longtime athletic director Denny Stewart died. Armstrong co-athletic director Todd Harvey, who worked alongside Stewart since Kittanning and Ford City merged in 2015, confirmed the news Monday. “It was a real pleasure to work alongside him,”...
Picking the Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the 2000s: Class AAA lower weights
Since 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 better...
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: Thomas Jefferson again captures WPIAL, PIAA titles
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...
Editorial: The PIAA can’t dodge the Right to Know Law
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association is not a simple, powerless recreation organization. It is more than a club. To pretend otherwise seems like it should demand a flag on the play from an impartial referee of some kind. The call might be termed “offsides.” The specifics of being offsides vary...
Hopewell’s Becky Novacek featured in Trib HSSN Best of the Century podcast series
Through the end of 2020 and the start of 2021, the Rebel Yell podcast will feature chats with some of the top WPIAL athletes from the first 20 years of this century. In May and June, the TribLive High School Sports Network held a fan vote bracket to determine the...
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: Laurel Highlands wins long-awaited WPIAL title
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...
Freeport hockey hopes to continue winning ways after shutdown
Excitement remains high for the Freeport hockey team despite having to work through a couple of stops and starts over the first two months of the 2020-21 PIHL regular season. Covid-19 concerns and Thanksgiving slowed the Yellowjackets in November, and then they and the rest of the league were affected...
Unbeaten Hempfield, rest of PIHL eager for return
Hempfield is one of three hockey teams without a loss in PIHL Class AA in a season heavily impacted by covid issues. The Spartans are 4-0 in league play after a 6-2 triumph over Shaler on Dec. 3. They are hoping, along with the rest of the league, things get...
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: Pine-Richland achieves perfection
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...
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: West Allegheny slugger sees red
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...
