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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 28, 2022: Top 4A girls soccer teams look to break logjam
It has become crowded at the top of Section 2-4A in WPIAL girls soccer. Five teams in that section are separated by only two and a half games heading into a busy Wednesday that includes 43 district section soccer matches. Four of the top five teams will go head-to-head in...
Trib HSSN State High School Football Rankings for Sept. 27, 2022
Once again, there were few changes in the weekly Trib HSSN state football rankings as we have reached the midway point of the 2022 regular season. There were two head-to-head showdowns in Week 4 with one losing team dropping from No. 1 to No. 5 while the other fell completely...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 27, 2022: Plum, Franklin Regional renew rivalry
The second half of section play around WPIAL boys soccer begins for many teams Tuesday with 47 section matches on the schedule. One of the top contests is a battle between the two top teams in Section 4-3A as Plum hosts Franklin Regional. The Mustangs are in first place with...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for 2022 Week 4
Following a winless 2019 season and a total of four wins in 2020 and 2021 combined, losing the first three games of this season made it seem like another long fall was ahead for West Mifflin football. However, these Titans decided that recent struggles weren’t going to define them. After...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 26, 2022: Golfers begin championship tournaments
The top district golfers in Class 2A boys and in both 3A and 2A girls will put ball on tee Monday morning to begin the first two rounds of the WPIAL golf championships. The new format has the championships being played on two days at two different golf courses. In...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for 2022 Week 4
The smart little pig that built his house with brick was able to survive and thrive the menacing big bad wolf. Beaver Falls football coach Nick Nardone was just as wise four years ago when he decided to build his offense around a freshman that has been a rock for...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Sept. 26, 2022
We don’t need a calendar to tell us. An autumn chill is in the air as we close out the month of September with plenty of fall high school sports broadcasts this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio football coverage of...
Chartiers Valley girls volleyball adjusts to new section opponents
Every two years based on enrollment numbers, the PIAA sets the parameters for each classification in every high school sport. The WPIAL then sets up sections in each sport based on which schools are in each class. In this two-year cycle that started this school year, realignment to the WPIAL...
Chartiers Valley runners set sights on qualifying for PIAA meet
The Chartiers Valley boys and girls cross country teams are not shy about their goals this fall. “Our goal for the boys and girls team is to challenge for a state qualifying spot,” Chartiers Valley cross country coach Lori Poe said. “If we keep working hard and improving throughout the...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 4
Following two straight weeks of ultra-competitive games, the opening weekend of conference play landed some big-time eyebrow raisers as the Trib HSSN top-ranked teams in Class 6A, 5A and 3A all lost. What surprises are in store for Week 4 as we officially kick off the first weekend of autumn?...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 22, 2022: City League football championship rematch
Week 4 of the high school football season begins with a possible preview of the District 8 championship game later this fall. Undefeated powerhouse Westinghouse will battle defending champion Allderdice at Cupples Stadium at 7 p.m. Thursday. The Bulldogs appear to be the class of the City League this season....
Trib 10: Tumultuous Week 3 shakes up power rankings
Week 3 of the WPIAL football season may be remembered as Freaky Friday. As teams across the district opened up conference play last weekend, the top proved to be a slippery slope as half of the Trib HSSN top-ranked teams were knocked off. Central Catholic (6A) and Belle Vernon (3A)...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 21, 2022: North Allegheny, Seneca Valley collide in girls soccer
The first day of autumn brings another warm day throughout the district, as well as a red-hot matchup on the pitch in WPIAL Class 6A girls soccer. Before the mercury drops in the days ahead, the first big clash between Section 1-6A powers North Allegheny and Seneca Valley will take...
Trib HSSN State Football Rankings for Sept. 20, 2022
As tidal waves of surprises crashed down on the heads of WPIAL top-ranked teams in Week 2, the rest of the elite teams in the state were closing out victories, making for little movement in the weekly Trib HSSN state football rankings this week. Central Catholic in 6A, Gateway in...
Defending champ, freshman sensation earn WPIAL girls tennis top seeds
Defending champion Ashley Close of Sewickley Academy has earned the No. 1 seed in the upcoming WPIAL Class 2A girls singles tennis championships. The two-day event will begin with the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals matches Wednesday and conclude Thursday with the district championship and consolation matches. Close won’t have...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 19, 2022: Boys soccer teams thriving in new sections
A drop down in classification has helped a pair of district boys soccer teams that are shooting for first place in their respective sections on a busy night of WPIAL boys soccer. Last year, West Mifflin finished in fifth place in Section 4-3A with an overall record of 8-9-1. On...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for 2022 Week 3
Through Week 2 of the high school football season, McKeesport senior Bobby Boyd was dominating on both sides of the ball. At running back, he had rushed for nearly 450 yards and seven touchdowns. As a defensive back, he already had five interceptions. So when Boyd went down with an...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Sept. 19, 2022: Girls soccer showdowns scheduled
Another big week of district soccer begins Monday with a showdown for first place in girls WPIAL Class 3A. Elizabeth Forward (5-0) has a half-game lead over Thomas Jefferson (4-0) in the Section 2 standings. The Warriors host the Jaguars in the first of two regular season meetings at 7:30...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Sept. 19, 2022
Let the transition begin as we say so long to summer and hello to autumn with plenty of fall high school sports broadcasts this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio football coverage of Week 4, with 32 WPIAL, District 6, D-9 and...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week 2022: Week 3
In an effort to instill confidence, trust and more leadership, second-year Hempfield coach Mike Brown decided against naming four team captains and instead asked 11 seniors to guide what they call the “leadership group.” More cooks in the kitchen usually doesn’t end well, but more leaders has proven to be...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 3
If the district playoffs are Christmas for high school football fans, then Week 3 is like Thanksgiving Day. Sure, you eat plenty of meals over the course of a year, but there is something special about that one meal in late November. Hours and hours of prep time in the...
What to watch for in high school sports on Sept. 15, 2022: Thursday night football in the City League
For the first time this high school football season, a weekend of district gridiron action kicks off on Thursday. It will be a busy two days of District 8 football at the home of the City League, George Cupples Stadium on the South Side of Pittsburgh. It kicks off Thursday...
Trib 10: Conference openers ahead for many top teams in power rankings
Week 3 and the start of conference play. It’s like opening up that first Christmas catalog as a kid and going to town on the wish list. Conference games have a little extra special feel. Players know it. Coaches know it, though they won’t admit it. These are the games...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 14, 2022: Tough Moon defense to face test
Last fall, the Moon girls soccer team got very defensive in the district postseason. The Tigers defeated Butler, Peters Township and finally Seneca Valley in the finals to win the 2021 WPIAL 4A girls soccer championship. They did so without allowing a goal. That mindset continued into the PIAA playoffs...
Trib HSSN State Football Rankings for Sept. 13, 2022
A pair of top-ranked teams in the weekly Trib HSSN state football rankings tasted defeat in Week 1, yet both held on to their top spot in a week that featured little movement. Imhotep Charter from District 12 lost by a touchdown to Archbishop Spalding out of Maryland, yet the...
