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After thriving in 2A, Burgettstown looks like big fish in Class A pond
For nine weeks in the 2019 football season, Burgettstown was the class of 2A. The Blue Devils ended the regular season with a perfect 9-0 record and a Three Rivers Conference championship after a Week 8 showdown victory over Brentwood. However, the Burgettstown dream season ended with a nightmare on...
Union building around dominant lineman Aaron Gunn
They have one of the top players in the WPIAL, but will one dominant performer be enough to help Union turn around and enjoy success in the always competitive Big Seven Conference in Class A? The Scotties finished in fifth place in the eight-team conference a year ago with an...
Dual-threat QB Logan Shrubb leads Keystone Oaks into new-look conference
Since expansion to six classifications four years ago, Keystone Oaks has had four winning seasons playing against elite teams from Beaver County in Class 3A. The Golden Eagles have a combined record of 26-14 since 2016 but have only one playoff trip to show for it. The combination of Gardner...
Loaded McGuffey welcomes favorite label in Class 2A
Most coaches want to run away and hide from preseason expectations. McGuffey’s Ed Dalton is not like most coaches. “We are the best team with a big roster and 17 starters back,” he said. “This is the best overall team I’ve had at McGuffey. We think we are Final Four...
Playoff eligibility in doubt for talented West Mifflin team led by Pitt recruit Nahki Johnson
As camps finally begin across the state, every high school football team has questions, from competition for starting spots to trying to stay healthy during a pandemic. However, one district school has another massive question hanging over its heads as practices begin. Will West Mifflin be eligible for the 2020...
After successful Class 5A stint, McKeesport happy to return to 4A ranks
For 3½ decades, McKeesport called Class AAAA home in high school football. Four years after expansion to six classifications saw the Tigers competing in Class 5A, McKeesport returns to 4A football this fall. “Moving into 4A is exciting,” McKeesport coach Matt Miller said. “We get to play against a whole...
Oakmont to host WPIAL girls Class AAA golf championships for the first time
Oakmont Country Club has hosted nine U.S. Open championships, three PGA championships, two U.S. Women’s Opens, five U.S. Amateur Opens and several WPIAL boys championships, including the 2016 and ‘18 Class AAA individual finals. History will be made Oct. 8 when the storied golf course hosts the WPIAL Class AAA...
Mudcats edge Snappers in Game 3 to win 2020 Daily News League championshipVideo
Eric Fairman may have been at the top of the Mudcats batting order, but on Monday night in the third and deciding game of the 2020 Daily News League championship series, the Thomas Jefferson grad was in the middle of his team’s two rallies. Fairman doubled to set up two...
Mudcats walk past Snappers to even Daily News League championship seriesVideo
After dropping the opener of the best-of-three Daily News League baseball championship series, the Quinn Construction Mudcats treated the bottom of the first inning of Game 2 like a walk in the park. The Mudcats sent 11 batters to the plate in the first inning and ended up with two...
Defending champion Snappers come back to beat Mudcats in Game 1 of DNL FinalsVideo
Brandon Whitfield had three hits and drove in four runs as the defending champion Snappers knocked off Quinn Construction Mudcats, 7-3, in Game 1 of the best-of-three Daily News League championship series. The DNL is in its 92nd year of summer baseball for high school, college and post-college players. The...
Soccer success helps Greensburg CC put best foot forward in Class A Trib Cup competition
The Greensburg Central Catholic boys and girls soccer teams played for WPIAL gold on Nov. 1 and earned a split decision with the GCC girls settling for silver and the boys winning gold. However, when it came to 2019-20 Class A Trib Cup, it was a unanimous decision in favor...
Quaker Valley gets a golden kick out of winning the Trib Cup 4A championship
Consistent success throughout the fall and winter sports season and a big season on the pitch by the boys soccer team has Quaker Valley getting their kicks this summer as the Quakers have earned the Class 4A Trib HSSN Sports Cup. Quaker Valley captured gold in both the WPIAL and...
2019-20 Trib Cup: Victory Bell rings loud as North Catholic runs away with title in Class 3A
North Catholic has a tradition that players ring the school’s Victory Bell when their teams win a district or state championship. When it comes to the 2019-20 Class 3A Trib Cup, the bell tolls for the Trojans. The chase for the Cup in 3A wasn’t even close thanks to a...
WPIAL, PIAA football gold pave way for Thomas Jefferson to take Trib Cup 5A title
The Thomas Jefferson football team did more than bring WPIAL and PIAA gold back to Jefferson Hills. The Jaguars also led the way to a Trib HSSN Sports Cup championship in Class 5A. The Jaguars football team claimed its fourth WPIAL title in the last five years and captured PIAA...
2019-20 Trib Cup: Basketball success lifts OLSH to repeat in Class 2A
Though the school did not sweep gold in football along with both boys and girls basketball like it did the previous year, one championship out of three was enough to give Our Lady of the Sacred Heart another Class 2A Trib Cup. The honors continue with the announcement of the...
2019-2020 Trib Cup: North Allegheny dominates Class 6A again
It is time to begin announcing the 2019-2020 HSSN Trib Cup winners, which means it’s time to honor North Allegheny in Class 6A again. Every year there has been a chase for the cup, schools in the WPIAL’s highest classification have been taking a back seat to NA. Even a...
Trib HSSN girls athlete of the year: Morningstar shines bright for champion North Allegheny
Paige Morningstar came to North Allegheny three years ago ready to fill the big shoes left behind by both of her two-sport star older sisters. Now she is following in the footsteps of another Tigers two-sport star in Rachel Martindale. That is because a year after Martindale won the honor,...
Rebel Yell Podcast: Best of the Century salute to Spencer Lee and Maura Huwalt
The WPIAL Battle of the Century was born during a pandemic as a combination to fill the void of the missed March Madness and a way to salute many of the great area scholastic athletes from the now-completed first two decades of the 21st century. Thirty-two athletes were selected to...
South Park’s Maura Huwalt wins Trib HSSN Best of the Century tournament
The HSSN June Madness results have been tabulated in the championship of the girls bracket to determine the WPIAL athlete of the century. She was a WPIAL and PIAA champion eight times in her golden high school career. Now she has one more accolade to add to her collection. In...
Spencer Lee wins Trib HSSN WPIAL Best of the Century tournament
The HSSN June Madness results are in from Monday, June 22 in the championship round of the boys bracket to determine the WPIAL athlete of the century. He had his hand raised and received gold four times in the WPIAL championships and three times in the PIAA state finals in...
Trib HSSN June Madness finals: Maura Huwalt, South Park vs. Rachel Martindale, North Allegheny
We have finally reached Championship Week in June Madness as we determine who fans believe is the WPIAL Athlete of the Century. HSSN put together two 32-player brackets, one for the boys and one for the girls, of WPIAL alumni. Outside of a few exceptions, the field was made up...
Trib HSSN June Madness finals: Tyler Boyd, Clairton vs. Spencer Lee, Franklin Regional
We have finally reached Championship Week in June Madness as we finally determine who fans believe is the WPIAL Athlete of the Century. HSSN put together two 32-player brackets, one for the boys and one for the girls, of WPIAL alums. Outside of a few exceptions, the field was made...
Trib HSSN June Madness semifinal results for Friday, June 19
The HSSN June Madness results are in from Friday, June 19 in the final semifinals match of the brackets to determine the WPIAL Athlete of the Century. Two real life friends and former AAU teammates fought for the final championship berth in the Battle of the Alleghenies, and in the...
Trib HSSN June Madness semifinal results for Thursday, June 18
The HSSN June Madness results are in from Thursday, June 18 in the third semifinals match of the brackets to determine the WPIAL Athlete of the Century. It was not by decision, but rather a decisive pin that Spencer Lee of Franklin Regional defeated Luke Hagy of Mt. Lebanon. The...
Trib HSSN June Madness semifinal: Amani Johnson, East Allegheny vs. Rachel Martindale, North Allegheny
Over the course of the next week, June Madness will determine who fans believe is the WPIAL Athlete of the Century. HSSN has put together two 32-player brackets, one for the boys and one for the girls, of WPIAL alumni. Outside of a few exceptions, the field is made up...
