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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 7, 2022: South Hills girls soccer rivals to clash
Between them, Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair have won 14 WPIAL girls soccer titles since the Blue Devils captured the very first district championship awarded in 1983. However, it has been a while since the Blue Devils or Panthers have mined gold on the pitch. It was 10 years...
Trib HSSN State Football Rankings for Sept. 6, 2022
Losses in the weekly Trib HSSN state football rankings can produce a slight tumble, a free fall or nothing at all. There was a mixed bag of rankings results among the elite PIAA teams that came up empty in Week 1. Four teams lost and dropped completely out of the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 6, 2022: Section girls volleyball openers on tap
With the picnic gear put away following the holiday weekend, high school sports returns with a busy night of section openers in WPIAL girls volleyball. While Class 4A teams continue to wait, every section in the other three classifications will begin the matches that will determine postseason berths. One interesting...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week 2022: Week 1
Historically, Mt. Lebanon has had the better of their rivals south on Route 19, leading Bethel Park, 45-13, in the all-time series. The Black Hawks don’t care much about history though, as they continued their hot start in 2022 with a thrilling overtime road victory over the defending Class 6A...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Sept. 5, 2022
With opening weekend of the high school football season in the rearview mirror, we extend the scholastic sports menu this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 2, with nearly 30 WPIAL, District 6, D-9 and D-10 high school football...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week 2022: Week 1
Steel Valley senior quarterback Cruce Brookins believes in his abilities on the football field. He also has great trust in his offensive line. That combo was on display in Week 1 in the season opener for the Ironmen in a thrilling, 28-24 win at Sto-Rox in an early season Class...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 1
Welcome to Week 1 of the 2022 WPIAL football season. While most teams decided to suit up and play in Week Zero, this is opening night for a few WPIAL teams. All of the games this weekend around the district are once again nonconference matchups with the exception of one...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 1, 2022: Top teams meet on busy night of boys soccer
Welcome to September, where the thought of fall colors and cooler temperatures down the road may help deal with another summer-like day around the various district athletic fields. Thursday marks another busy evening of boys soccer section action around the WPIAL. Some of the better matches on the pitch on...
Trib 10: Aliquippa tops season’s 1st power rankings
With Zero results in the books, so to speak, which district teams are feeling enough power to earn a spot in the first Trib 10 of the 2022 season? If you are familiar with the weekly power rankings, you know there are no rules and no boundaries in selecting the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Aug. 31, 2022: South Hills soccer showdown in spotlight
We close out the month of August with another busy evening of WPIAL girls soccer on the pitch. One of the top district matches Wednesday has Bethel Park hosting neighboring Peters Township. Both teams won their section openers Monday as Bethel Park edged Norwin, 2-1, while Peters Township shut out...
Trib HSSN State Football Rankings for Aug. 30, 2022
Another high school football season is upon us as we present the first edition of the 2022 Trib HSSN PIAA weekly state rankings. We left off in 2021 with six champions crowned in Hershey, an unprecedented four WPIAL teams winning state gold. Mt. Lebanon (6A), Penn-Trafford (5A), Aliquippa (4A) and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Aug. 30, 2022: Section play begins in boys soccer
Ready or not, the WPIAL begins its section schedule for the 2022 boys high school soccer season Tuesday. Thirty-six of the district’s 105 boys soccer teams will not only be opening up section play Tuesday, but also it will be their season opener. Similar to the girls side, the biggest...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2022 Week Zero
The Mars football program had a rare down year in 2021. The Fightin’ Planets not only missed the postseason for only the fifth time in the last 30 years, but they also finished 2-8 overall with one of those wins coming via forfeit. The offseason brought major change as the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Aug. 29, 2022: Girls soccer section play begins
Three days into another girls high school soccer season, the district rolls out the red carpet on the start of section play around the WPIAL on Monday. For two-thirds of the 98 District 7 soccer teams, their section opener also will be their season opener. The biggest change after realignment...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Aug. 29, 2022
With opening weekend of the high school football season in the rearview mirror, we extend the scholastic sports menu this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 1, with nearly 30 WPIAL, District 6, D-9 and D-10 high school...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week 2022: Week Zero
At Penn-Trafford, they love their green and gold. Last season, Carter Green helped lead the Warriors to the school’s first WPIAL and PIAA football championships with 1,265 yards passing and 1,155 yards rushing. After Green graduated in the spring, P-T coach John Ruane decided to stay Greene and moved now...
Butler looking to build off most successful season in 25 years
Sometimes the grass is greener on the other side. After going a combined 0-20 in 2018 and 2019, the Butler football program decided to leave the WPIAL to play an independent schedule. After finishing 2-4 in 2020, the Golden Tornado enjoyed a winning season last fall for the first time...
Albert Gallatin football loving the independent life
These are the glory days of high school football at Albert Gallatin. The story is familiar by now. In 2018, the Colonials finished 0-10 and were outscored 479-46, an average score of 48-4 with most of the games ending with a running clock. The program hadn’t had a winning season...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week Zero
Welcome to the 2022 WPIAL football season. Zero usually means nothing, but in this case, Week Zero equates into a lot of excitement and optimism as a new campaign kicks off. All but nine of the 117 WPIAL football teams will be in game action this weekend while eight others...
Carlynton working to end playoff drought
Twenty-one years. After finishing tied for third place in the 2001 Class AA Interstate Conference, Carlynton traveled to Reeves Field at Geneva College to battle heavy favorite Beaver Falls in the first round of the district playoffs. The Tigers, who eventually lost in the finals to Washington, had more than...
Burgettstown brings momentum into new Black Hills Conference
Burgettstown returned to the playoffs in 2021 for the sixth time in seven years thanks to a strong finish with three straight regular season must-wins. The Blue Devils finished 5-5 overall after falling to eventual champion Bishop Canevin in the Class A first round, but second-year coach Greg Marshall won’t...
Championship roster almost entirely intact as Bishop Canevin aims to defend WPIAL title
Two years removed from a one-win season, Bishop Canevin quickly built a solid foundation for the football program that led to the school’s first WPIAL championship since 1990 last fall. “It was a great year for the Bishop Canevin school, alumni, community and our program,” second-year coach Richard Johnson said....
Mohawk football season on hold amidst hazing allegation
As 117 WPIAL football teams prepare to begin their new season this weekend with a Week Zero game or a second scrimmage, one district team’s season is on hold after allegations surfaced of a possible hazing incident within the team. Lawrence County and Mohawk School District officials are investigating possible...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Aug. 22, 2022
Let the games begin! We kick off another high school sports season with the start of scholastic football in the heat of August this weekend on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week Zero with 29 WPIAL, District 6, D-9 and D-10...
After smooth coaching transition, resilient Keystone Oaks ready for another run
After eight successful seasons in which he went 45-34, Greg Perry left as Keystone Oaks football coach in the offseason, in part because of a cut in pay for his assistant coaches. However, one of Perry’s assistant coaches, Steve McCormick, has taken over the program and is set for a...
