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The Southern Columbia rule? Teams winning consecutive state titles would be moved into higher class under PIAA proposal
Some might call it the Southern Columbia rule. Any PIAA team that wins two consecutive state championships would be forced into a higher classification regardless of whether it added any transfers under a proposed change to the competitive-balance rule that the PIAA board will consider next week. The suggested change...
WPIAL girls golf adds 8 new teams for next school year
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall. This summer, the Tribune-Review will break down changes for each of the WPIAL sports. Here’s a look at the upcoming WPIAL girls golf season: 2023 WPIAL Champions WPIAL...
Hempfield East Legion looking to build on historic season
Hempfield East comes into the Westmoreland County American Legion baseball season looking to continue its winning ways after a tremendous finish in last year’s playoffs. It was able to escape multiple jams en route to a first-round series win against Young Township. Beating Young Township gave Hempfield East the first...
Rosters announced for new Western PA Senior Softball All-Star Game
Rosters are set for the inaugural Western PA Senior Softball All-Star Game at 8 p.m. June 18 at Plum. It will be Black vs. Gold in a matchup of the WPIAL’s top graduating players. Phil DiLonardo and Julie DiLonardo of Plum, and Jenna Muncie of Avonworth will coach the Black...
Olympic hopeful Jordan Geist of Knoch headlines WPIAL Hall of Fame class
Jordan Geist, who smashed records as a high school thrower for Knoch’s track team, caught a mid-week flight home from Europe so he could be inducted Friday night into the WPIAL Hall of Fame. He was overseas competing in Germany and the Czech Republic and hopes to fly back across...
Iran’s acting president addresses new parliament after helicopter crash killing president, others
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s acting President Mohammad Mokhber addressed the country’s new parliament Monday in his first public speech since last week’s helicopter crash that killed his predecessor and seven others. His speech comes as Iran prepares for a presidential election to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi in just a...
On patrol: Mounted police officers create a presence
Their steps are choreographed, part of the job training the horses and their riders go through. The majestic animals are stationed in stables across the city, county and state. They perform details throughout the year, but spring is when you begin seeing them more often. Typically January through March there...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Former East Allegheny football coach joins Penn-Trafford staff
Dom Pecora, who served as the head football coach at East Allegheny for the past 11 seasons, is joining Penn-Trafford’s staff as a volunteer assistant. Pecora resigned in January after guiding East Allegheny to eight consecutive playoff appearances. He had a record of 67-48. The Wildcats went 9-3 this season...
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Former Franklin Regional coach back on sideline
Former Franklin Regional coach Steve Scorpion is back on the sideline. Scorpion is an assistant this season at Kiski Area. He applied for the Kiski Area girls head coaching position, but when he did not get the job, Cavaliers boys coach Corey Smith invited him onto his bench. “The (girls...
Western Pa.’s top football prospects for the Class of 2025
For college coaches recruiting the WPIAL, linebacker has become a position of strength. That proved true for the 2024 class after Central Catholic teammates Anthony Speca and Cole Sullivan signed Wednesday with Big Ten schools. Speca is Penn State bound. Sullivan is a Michigan recruit. Among their peers, Aliquippa linebacker...
PIAA releases updated enrollments, classifications for 2024-25, 2025-26 seasons
The PIAA has released updated enrollment numbers for all sports, giving high school teams their first look at classifications for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons. The numbers were posted online Tuesday. The PIAA realigns teams into new classifications every two years by evenly dividing them into two, three, four or...
Potential enrollment error has Woodland Hills moving to WPIAL 6A football
Woodland Hills may have misreported its enrollment numbers to the PIAA, causing its sports teams to jump into higher classifications starting next year. The school reported 638 boys and 619 girls, according to updated enrollment numbers released Tuesday by the PIAA, but Wolverines football coach Brian Tarrant said those figures...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Franklin Regional’s Bunker lauded
A college freshman now, Aiden Bunker still is reaping the rewards of a terrific career as a student-athlete at Franklin Regional. The 2023 graduate who currently is a swimmer at Villanova, Bunker was named to the USA Swimming Scholastic All-American list, a notable accomplishment for the former WPIAL standout. The...
Farrell wants to rejoin WPIAL after nearly 2 decades in District 10
Farrell athletic director and football coach Anthony Pegues calls himself “a WPIAL guy,” since the Steelers played here in the WPIAL when he was on the team. He’s ready to come back. The Farrell school board took a step in that direction Monday night by voting 8-1 to transfer its...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Latrobe’s Alex Tatsch draws more college offers
Alex Tatsch has more than a handful of Power 5 scholarship offers. The list of interested schools is rising like his recruiting stock. Tatsch, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound junior running back and linebacker who is getting recruited heavily for defense, added offers from Maryland and South Carolina last week. In addition,...
WPIAL rules North Catholic baseball player ineligible after transfer
The WPIAL ruled North Catholic junior Jake McKee ineligible for the upcoming baseball season after transferring from New Brighton. The WPIAL held a hearing Thursday. WPIAL executive director Scott Seltzer said the hearing panel found validity in testimony from New Brighton that indicated McKee’s transfer was at least partially motivated...
Face of Jeannette boys soccer program sets big-time goals
Jordan Taylor doesn’t just have one goal in mind for soccer season; he has about 100. All right, so maybe that is a stretch for the senior who seems like he has been playing at Jeannette for a decade. Four-year starters tend to become the face of a team, and...
‘No one has a better answer:’ PIAA relying on principals to identify transgender athletes
High school principals in Pennsylvania are asked to identify transgender athletes as male or female under PIAA rules, while other states empower a health care provider or use a student’s birth certificate to make that decision. There is no national consensus when it comes to determining a high school athlete’s...
Burrell softball ready to turn page after another successful season
It’s been three weeks since the Burrell softball team bowed out in the first round of the PIAA Class 3A playoffs with a 1-0 loss to eventual state runner-up Juniata. But the players and coaches, sophomore Braelyn Jones said, have been able to take a step back and appreciate their...
Former Steeler Jonathan Hayes highlights WPIAL Hall of Fame induction with focus on family
NFL veteran Jonathan Hayes is best known for playing tight end and coaching football, but as a student at South Fayette, his parents made sure he was involved in other activities. In hindsight, he said that was wise. “My dad, my mom, they wanted us to do outside activities, whether...
Stair climb: Harrison native to showcase images of steps at Oakmont Carnegie Library
Paola Corso is always looking to take the next step. The Harrison native writes about and photographs staircases not only for their beauty, but for their functional use as a journey to get from one place to another. “I am always looking for steps,” said Corso, who lives in Brooklyn,...
WPIAL Baseball rankings: Week ending April 23, 2023
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 9-2, 2 2. Pine-Richland, 11-4, 3 3. Seneca Valley, 11-2, 1 4. Hempfield, 9-4, 4 5. Butler, 6-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Shaler, 10-3, 1 2. Bethel Park, 8-4, 2 3. North Hills, 10-2, 3...
Trib HSSN WPIAL softball rankings: Week ending April 16, 2023
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Hempfield, 9-1 3 2. Seneca Valley, 7-1, 1 3. Norwin, 8-2, 4 4. North Allegheny, 8-3, 2 5. Canon-McMillan, 3-5, NR Out: Pine-Richland (2-8, 5) Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Shaler, 9-0, 1 2. Armstrong, 8-1, 2 3. Trinity, 8-1, 3...
High school roundup for April 14, 2023: West Allegheny hands 1st loss to Montour
Ben Kern doubled and drove in four runs as West Allegheny defeated Montour, 9-4, in nonsection baseball Friday, handing the Spartans their first loss of the season. Derek Curry drove in two runs and Brady Miller singled and doubled for West Allegheny (5-4). Jake Robinson went 2 for 4 with...
Westmoreland County boys basketball all-stars: Norwin’s Adam Bilinsky flies highest
Adam Bilinsky Sr., G, Norwin Whether he was commanding a double-team at the top of the key from a defense that didn’t want to get dunked on or pulling up in the lane for a syrupy-smooth jumper, Adam Bilinsky was a tough matchup for any team. “He was the best...
