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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 13, 2022: Runners begin section competition
Many people around the area will take advantage of a nice, late summer day Tuesday with some sort of run, jog or brisk walk at a nearby park. Also Tuesday, many young athletes who enjoy a longer run on a more challenging course will be in action as section play...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week 2022: Week 2
When Ellwood City sophomore running back Elijah Palmer-McCaine scored the second of his three touchdowns in Week 2 in the first quarter that put the Wolverines up for good, little did he know that he was making history. Palmer-McCaine rushed for 102 yards on 18 carries and scored on touchdown...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 12, 2022: TJ, Laurel Highlands vie for top spot
We inch our way toward the middle of September with a busy night of WPIAL girls soccer section action. One of the marque matchups Monday features a pair of undefeated teams fighting for first place in Section 2-3A as Thomas Jefferson hosts Laurel Highlands. The Mustangs are a perfect 3-0...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week 2022: Week 2
When it comes to finishing off drives in the end zone, Shaler senior running back Luke Cignetti enjoys them in all shapes and sizes, knowing it all leads to six points on the scoreboard. “I’m more of a speed back myself, but those bellies and pulls and watching those guards...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Sept. 12, 2022
We hit the middle of the first month of the fall sports season with a great long-term forecast, both weather-wise and with broadcast coverage this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio football coverage of Week 3 with 33 WPIAL, District 6,...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 2
Welcome to Week 2 of the 2022 WPIAL football season. The district is slowly creeping toward the start of conference play. Last week, there was one Class 6A conference contest; this week, there is another 6A game to go along with two Class 5A conference openers. If this weekend is...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Sept. 8, 2022: Defending golf champs meet again
Call it the Clash of the Golf Champions II. With the forecast cooperating, 2021 WPIAL boys team golf champions will meet for the second time this fall on Thursday as North Catholic faces Fox Chapel at the Pittsburgh Field Club at 4 p.m. A year ago, Fox Chapel won the...
Aliquippa remains atop Trib 10 power rankings while 3 new teams enter
A competitive Week 1 led to three changes from the debut Trib 10 of the 2022 season last week. All around the district, most games were close, including five contests that went beyond regulation and three matchups that went to double overtime. Home losses by Penn-Trafford and Seneca Valley and...
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...
